Okanagan arts
Penticton: Shatford restoration project ready to get underway
The 50th year of summer arts programming from the Okanagan School of the Arts will be happening at the Leir House Cultural Centre, but by next year, organizers hope to be working out of a newly repurposed Shatford Building. Earlier this month, Samarpan Faasse and Jane Shaak, members of the Shatford Centre Transition Team, received [...]
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 [...]
Vernon: Library plans proceed with contract awarded
The task of building Vernon’s new library has been given to a company familiar with constructing new facilities in the city. Burnaby-based TASK Construction Management has been awarded a contract up to $11 million to build the new library at 2808-30th Avenue. They will also act as the project and construction management team. TASK built [...]
Penticton: Gala continues gallery’s momentum
Artists who captured the breathtaking settings of wineries and vineyards above Okanagan Lake will have their work up for auction at the 33rd annual Penticton Starry, Starry Night gala. “Growing in popularity each year, this event is fast becoming the foremost summer event on many social calendars not only here in the Okanagan Valley but [...]
Vernon: Centre builds bricks from waste
Most artists don’t mind getting their hands dirty to make their masterpieces. But when it comes to the earth, many want it to come out a cleaner, more green if you will, work of art. That’s why the Vernon Community Arts Centre (VCAC) has launched its Earth to Earth Project, a one-year pilot project in [...]
Kelowna: Sculpt award which will honour artists
The 4th annual Okanagan Arts Awards is asking all North, Central and South Okanagan artists to create the next design that will honour the artists in our communities. Though it is not required, the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan suggests interested artists send an email of their intent to submit a design to info@artsco.ca. [...]
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 [...]
Vernon: NOAA celebrates its first decade
It’s time to celebrate at Gallery Vertigo. The North Okanagan Artists Alternative, which operates Gallery Vertigo, is marking its 10th anniversary with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday. “Photos and archives of the past 10 years of the organization will be on display,” said Judith Jurica, executive director. “Come join us to [...]
Vernon: Artist reflects on residency at centre
Mud caked up to her elbows, the artist throws another wet hunk of clay onto the pottery wheel at the Vernon Community Arts Centre. She makes it look easy, working the clay with her hands. Once the hypnotic spin of the wheel stops, a vessel is born. All that’s needed now is some glaze and [...]
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 [...]
Penticton: Rotary International Children’s Festival
The 8th Annual Rotary Okanagan Childrens Festival has announced the International line up for this spring’s event. This year’s festival takes place May 26 to May 29 in Penticton. The onsite activities and workshops vary from Makin Music, Rotary Global Village, Circus Arts, Aboriginal Village, Nylon Zoo to the always popular Wacky Hair.
Summerland: Vagina Monologues controversial in B.C. town
The Vagina Monologues might be too controversial for some residents of one British Columbia town, almost 15 years after its New York premiere. The award-winning play premieres on Friday evening in Summerland, B.C., as a fundraising event for the Penticton and Area Women’s Centre. The play, composed of several frank and sometimes humorous monologues about [...]
Kelowna: Creative sector boon to local economy
Kelowna’s creative sector generates $37.8 million in wages annually and has an annual economic impact of $143.8 million. Those are just two of the key findings in a new economic impact study led by Bernard Momer, associate professor of geography at UBC’s Okanagan campus. The Creative Sector in Kelowna, British Columbia: An Economic Impact Assessment [...]
Kelowna’s Arts Alive parks program calls for artisans
The Arts Alive program is now accepting applications from artists who would like to showcase and sell their artwork in key, downtown parks this summer. Arts Alive is a juried, artisan and crafters program that runs from mid-May to the end of September in City Park and Kerry Park, and can accommodate up to 36 [...]
