Kelowna arts and culture
Community responds to help Kelowna artist
When the call to arms went out, Woon-Hing Manning’s friends had no idea the local arts community could be so generous. What started as a solo show for the UBCO grad to exhibit her life’s work has become a whole community affair. Friend and organizer Terry Tuck says the show now has work from a [...]
Kelowna: Centre staff take over booking pro plays
It’s a new name but the same game for those booking tickets to professional plays this year. While Sunshine Theatre is in the process of being dismantled, the Rotary Arts Centre would like everyone to know the shows will still go on. All the plays which formally ran under the Sunshine banner will now be [...]
Theatre Kelowna finally in centre it helped create
There will be quite a scene at The Scene Shop in the Rotary Arts Centre come this September. Finally, after about 20 years of wanting and wishing and hoping, Kelowna’s volunteer theatre group, Theatre Kelowna, will be moving into the centre—eight years after it opened and decades after they first started fundraising to build the [...]
Kelowna: Dragoons need muralist
It’s an extraordinary challenge but one the Okanagan Military Museum, the British Columbia Dragoons and the Whizbang Veterans Association believe someone in this community can meet. By the end of next month, members of the three organizations are hoping to have at least a handful of Okanagan artists interested in painting a mural on the [...]
Kelowna: Pushing the artistic envelope should be a social need
Does one ever want to risk a little short-term gain only to wind up with long-term pain? Last week, I met a young artist for whom I really hope the concept doesn’t apply. His name is Cory Dixon and he has written a proposal to pair realtors and developers with up-and-coming artists. The idea is for [...]
West Kelowna: 50th Anniversary of the Okanagan Symphony is Golden Midsummer Magic Music and Wine Gala Celebration at Mission Hill Family Estate
The Okanagan Symphony is celebrating their 50th year with a gala benefit this weekend, July 17, at Mission Hill Family Estate winery. The most substantial fundraising activity for the OSO of the year, the evening regularly raises about $80,000 annually of their $800,000 budget. The largest performing arts organization in BC’s interior, the funding helps [...]
Kelowna: Artists appear eager to spark downtown growth
It’s a cultural phenomenon evident in virtually every major North American city: The artists move in, real estate values go up and neighbourhoods gentrify, developing into more vibrant—and costly—communities. So well documented is the trend, it’s made household names of intellectuals like Richard Florida, whose become a media icon for his theories on attracting youth, [...]
Kelowna: Nominate your favourite B.C. Interior musician or band
Nominations are now open for the B.C. Interior Music Awards to be held in Kelowna on Nov. 5. Whether your favourite musician or band is from the Thompson Okanagan, Columbia Kootenays, Cariboo Central Interior, Similkameen, Boundary, Shuswap or the Peace region, get your nominations in on time. Nominations will be accepted from both fans and [...]
Kelowna: Wearable Art Gala – Press Conference
The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is pleased to invite you to attend a press conference for the 7th Annual Wearable Art Gala and introducing the first annual G74 Music and Media Arts Festival. At 2pm on Thursday July 8, artistic, music and other creative producers will gather to provide interviews and build momentum towards [...]
Kelowna: More screenings than ever at Okanagan Film Festival
The Okanagan Film Festival found itself in an unusual position in this its 13th year. When the calls for submissions went out, the festival organizers were inundated with responses and a record number of submissions. “We are definitely on the international scene,” said Jason Woodford, the festival president. Of the 200 to 300 submissions received, [...]
Airport showcases Westbank First Nation arts and culture: Westbank First Nation arts and culture was unveiled at Kelowna International Airport
A display showcasing Westbank First Nation arts and culture was unveiled at Kelowna International Airport Wednesday by Chief Robert Louie and Kelowna Mayor Sharon Shepherd. The display cabinet in the U.S. departures room at Kelowna International Airport celebrates the Westbank First Nation and those who are members of the Okanagan Syilx people. “This display of [...]
Arts Celebration June 5 in Kelowna
The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan and the ArtzZone Studio invites you to join an Arts Celebration on June 5. The open house will showcase their unique programs to the public. The ArtzZone Studio is at at 140-1735 Dolphin Ave., in Kelowna, and exists to provide high quality visual arts instruction to people of [...]
Kelowna: Visionaries share their film making dreams
As residents and visitors alike know, the Okanagan boasts divergent and breathtaking views around every turn. The valley is camera ready and many have long felt it “ought to be in movies.” But it takes more than locations to make movie magic. It takes a talented pool of skilled directors, camera operators, scene builders, video [...]
Kelowna: Alternator’s WAG fundraiser critical for survival
When the AlternatorArt Gallery’s director learned that the ‘Bitch Was Back,’ she had no choice but to move her gallery’s signature event deeper into the summer. Elton John’s return to the city commands a touch of deference but more importantly, explained Jennifer Pickering, putting on the Wearable Art Gala at the same time guaranteed weak [...]
Kelowna: Mission Hill Family Estate Celebrates Summer
Mission Hill Family Estate is pleased to announce the start of a new series of culinary, fine wine and artistic activities. The season commenced with the opening of the internationally acclaimed Terrace Restaurant this past weekend with live jazz accompanying diners under the open air piazza. The season’s cultural highlight, is the exciting introduction of [...]
