Okanagan arts
Kelowna: Seeking entries from young Okanagan filmmakers
Kelowna Capital News, January 17, 2011 Summer Arts Scene For Youth in Central Okanagan Society presents Film Fever Fest this April. Youths up to the age of 25 from across the Okanagan Valley are invited to submit film, short clips, photo-essay, video or animation to the festival. This is a fundraiser for SASFY, creative workshops [...]
Kelowna: Ballet Kelowna fundraiser
By Judie Steeves, Kelowna Capital News, January 18, 2011 Join Ballet Kelowna dancers on a Bar(re) Hop Thursday night, as they visit the restaurants that are supporting the Pirouette fundraiser Feb. 5 to sell the last remaining tickets. Read the rest of the article here.
Kelowna: Printmaking alive and well in the Okanagan
By Jennifer Smith, Kelowna Capital News, January 14, 2011 Kelowna’s public art gallery is awash with activity this week as students from UBCO’s third and fourth-year printmaking class tape and re-tape a unique selection of their latest work into the front hallway. The students spent the snowy midweek trying to ascertain the best way to [...]
Peachland: ARTSCO holding first Cental Okanagan Spirit Festival
Peachland News, January 16, 2011 The first annual Central Okanagan Spirit Festival is a brand new event to the Central Okanagan region, which will be open for all to enjoy and celebrate during the entire month of February 2011. Festival events and performances will provide attendees with an exciting opportunity for exploration, participation and enjoyment [...]
Kelowna: Focus on creative arts
Cheryl McLean, an independent scholar, publisher and educator advancing the field of creative arts, will speak at UBC’s Okanagan campus next Wednesday, Nov. 17. McLean’s talk, called The Creative Arts in Interdisciplinary Practice: Shaping Change, Transforming Communities, is from 2 to 3:30 p.m. in the UBCO administration building lecture theatre. The presentation is sponsored by [...]
Summerland to host Ryga Award
This year, a writing prize named in honour of George Ryga will be presented in the town where he did most of his writing. The eighth annual George Ryga Award will be announced at Centre Stage Theatre in Summerland on Nov. 6, the last day of George Ryga Week. From 1962 until his death in [...]
Vernon: Society prepares for annual Chaos
Western Canada’s largest craft fair is moving ahead with plans for next year. The Creative Chaos Society recently elected its 2010/11 executive, including chair Ingrid Baron, vice-chair Herb Fox, past chair Barb Setter, co-treasurers Marg and Jim McGillivary, secretary Gwen Bartram and director Betty Anderson. “Creative Chaos also includes a great board of committee heads [...]
Penticton: More repairs needed for damaged shoreline sculpture
The popular Romp sculpture, damaged last year by vandals, needs more work than originally anticipated before it can be returned to the waters of Okanagan Lake, according to Coun. Judy Sentes. The statue, created by sculptor Chong Fahcheong, was removed from its home off the shore of Marina Way Park last August after it was [...]
Lake Country: Funding cuts provoke instability
In preparation for the 2011 provincial budget, a 10-member finance committee consisting of government and opposition MLA’s, is in the process of making its way around the province. Its job is to collect input from citizens and organizations on topics that they would like to see addressed in the upcoming budget. Last week the committee [...]
Coldstream: Coffee house enters eighth season
The coffee crowd will be kept humming with the return of the Coldstream Coffee House this month. Originated by Vernon’s Sid Tozer and some of his fellow musical friends, the coffee house has been going strong for eight years now thanks to a slew of dedicated volunteers. This year, local guitarist Manfred Harter has taken [...]
Lake Country: ArtWalk receives federal funding
Federal funding of $7,500 will support the 17th annual Lake Country ArtWalk. ArtWalk, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, will give local audiences opportunities to attend dance, music and theatrical performances by Canadian artists. The festival also features artwork displays. “Events like this play an important role in engaging Canadians through performing and visual arts [...]
Kelowna: Local arts society suffers 75% grant cut
The Okanagan Symphony Orchestra is feeling the harsh impacts of cuts to the BC Arts Council grants. Music Director Rosemary Thomson says their usual grant amounted to about $30,000, but this time, they’re only getting $7,600. That amounts to a 75 percent slash. Thomson says, “It only confirms what I’ve been coming to believe about [...]
Vernon: Meet the team behind the scenes
The Vernon Performing Arts Centre is known for many features that makes it a world-class cultural venue that artists what to perform at, and audiences want to check out. Much of that has to do with the people who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make the theatre tick, so to speak. Down in the [...]
Kelowna: Funding cut a sour note for OK symphony
If there is a local poster child for the devastating cuts to arts organizations, the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra surely fits the bill. After slicing and dicing plans for its 50th anniversary program, but still putting on a show for local audiences, this summer the OSO society was dealt a crushing blow. “We just received our [...]
Vernon: Curators discuss future of public galleries
To curate means to select, organize and look after objects in a collection or exhibit. However, the task of a curator or director of a public art gallery is much more complicated than this simple definition. “Public art galleries hold a special place in their communities. They showcase the work of local and national artists, [...]
