Nicola Valley Community Arts Council

Whet the Palette opens this Friday and will feature paintings by the former Coquihala Middle School Art Teacher, Fame Mackney. A painter whose influences include studies in the metaphisical arts, her love of nature, and the love shared between people, her work shows her wonder at the mysteries she is helping to unfold. Using rich colours, mystical and magical forms, her paintings aim to Whet your Palette

In her biography, Fame says,”Art is who I am; not what I do. I caught the bug early, the moment I picked up a red lipstick and improved my parents’ virginal white walls.” Her great grandmother (Clara Pottinger) was also an artist and was taught by Victoria’s own Emily Carr. Fame graduated from UVIC’s education program (with distinction) majoring in art and English.

In Maple Ridge, she chaired the A.R.T.’s (Artists Round Table) for a year, and contributed to Cythera House’s Art Melodique for three years. Currently, she is a middle school art teacher, headed for MSS in the fall. Fame paints, tattoos, and create murals when she isn’t teaching her classes at the middle school.

“Whet Your Palette” will open Friday, May 11 and run through June 9. A reception for the artist will be held Saturday, May 19, from 4-6pm and the public is invited to attend.

Gallery hours are: Thursday 4-8pm Friday and Saturday noon to 6pm. The Courthouse Gallery is open to the public at no charge and is operated by the Nicola Valley Arts Council. If you have questions regarding the shows please contact us at: kathi.courthouse.gallery@gmail.com or give us a call at 250-378-6515

Help us kick off BC Arts & Culture Week with our Opening Reception of the Artist Trading Card Show. This show was created by community members that participated in our ATC Workshops and features locally created Art cards (size of the cards are 2 ½ by 3 ½ inches), light refreshments will be served. Reception is from 6-8pm at the Courthouse Gallery 1840 Nicola Ave.

This is a widely popular new art form which features original and unique handmade art trading cards (ATC).  If you have been looking for something new, exciting, and different, then stop looking.  Artist, Alexandra Edmonds, will be bringing this new art form to the Courthouse Gallery with three workshops which will cumulate in a show based on the work of the community artists.  Cards are 2 ½ X 3 ½ inch or 64 X 89 mm card stock and will feature pencil, watercolor, collage and so many other fun forms of  art!

Opening reception for the ATC is April 21st from 6-8pm. For more Arts & Culture Week events check out: http://bcartsweek.org

For further information or if you have questions, please contact Kathi at:
Kathi.Courthouse.Gallery@gmail.com or klassicalart7@hotmail.com
or at the Courthouse Gallery at 250-378-6515

The new gallery hours are: Thursdays 4-8pm and Friday and Saturday from Noon – 6pm

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and story-teller, Ed Peekeekoot is a skilled and seasoned performer. He has a timeless kind of cool that appeals to audiences of all ages. Here is information about his upcoming performance and a sample of his work:

April 13, 2012
Civic Centre
7:30pm
Tickets available at Blacks Pharmacy, Baillie House and at the Door tickets are $22 (adults)
$17 (Senior/Students)

Another great song:

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Coming to the Courthouse Gallery in April- ATC (Art Trading Cards)
People are always coming into the gallery looking for something new and different in art. If you have been looking for something new, exciting, and different, then stop looking. Coming to the Courthouse Gallery, in April is the newest rage in the art world, Art Trading Cards.

Artist, Alexandra Edmonds, will be bringing this new art form to the Courthouse Gallery beginning April 2nd. There will be 3 workshops and a 2 week show of the work with a trading session at the end of the show.

The dates of the workshops are as follows and will be held from 6-8pm:
April 2: Dry media (pens, pencils, pens, markers)
April 9: Wet Media (watercolour, acrylic, ink)
April 16: Paper Media (collage, paper cuts, folded paper, recycled materials).

There will be a drop-in fee of $20 for each workshop and there will be room for 20 in each workshop date.

Some Background on Art Trading Cards:Artists from all over the world are creating, and now selling these little masterpieces in different mediums and pertaining to several different subjects. Mediums used include, Watercolor, Oil, Acrylic, Coloured Pencil, Pastels, Pyrography, Pen and Ink, Sketching, and Collage. Many different styles such as Abstract, Surrealism, Outsider Art, Impressionism, Expressionism and more, are being created. This is extremely collectable Pocket Art.

M. Vänçi Stirnemann is credited in many circles with popularizing the modern artist trading card in 1996, holding trading sessions in Zurich, Switzerland. This resurgence of interest of Artists trading cards has spawned the popular ACEO (art card editions and originals) movement.

For further information or if you have questions, please contact Kathi at:
Kathi.Courthouse.Gallery@gmail.com or klassicalart7@hotmail.com
or at the Courthouse Gallery at 250-378-6515

The new gallery hours are: Thursdays 4-8pm and Friday and Saturday from Noon – 6pm

Reception Announcement

The 6th Annual Community Arts Show has opened. This year’s show is very different from previous years with the types of art that was submitted for showing. This year’s show is really exciting. Here are some of the work being shown: fish-scale art, painted feathers, a homemade rocking horse, painted spoons, glass etching, and some illustrated books.

A reception will take place on Friday February 17th from 6-8pm and we hope you will attend. The prize for Best of Show and Kids work will be announced at the reception. Voting for Viewer’s Choice will continue through March 16th. Come in, see the show and support your local arts. Gallery hours are: Thursdays 4-8pm and Friday and Saturday Noon to 6pm.

Although the Courthouse Art Gallery is currently closed while we get ready for the 6th Annual Community Arts Show we are excited to announce new Gallery hours. We hope that these new hours will provide a better opportunity to come and check out the shows we present at the Gallery.

New Gallery hours are: Thursday 4-8pm, Friday and Saturday 12-6pm.

For more information, contact Kathi at: 250-378-6515 or 250-678-5718 or you can email us at either: kathi.courthouse.gallery@gmail.com or nicolavalleyartscouncil@gmail.com .

Visit our website: www.nvartscouncil.com

Come and see the show and support your local arts!

6th Annual Community Arts Show 2012

The Deadline for Artwork for the 6th Annual Community Arts Show is February 9 at 8pm. Artwork can be dropped off at the gallery during regular hours up until the deadline. All flat artwork should be clean, framed where appropriate, and have a hanging wire. Other artwork should be ready for presentation.

The show will begin February 10th and run through March 17. Deadline for submitting work will be 6pm Thursday February 9th.

In the past we have shown modeling, needlework, weaving, carving, fly-tying, woodworking, sculpting, drawing, and painting. If you have projects where you create what you feel is art, and is worth sharing, then show it at the community arts show. We are limited by the space we have, but we will attempt to find a spot for all submitted and accepted work. Work can be for sale.

There will be prizes awarded to Best of Show, Viewer’s Choice, and Kids under 16. For more information, stop by during gallery hours. The gallery is located in the Olde Courthouse Arts Centre at 1840 Nicola Avenue, Merritt. Admittance is always free. The gallery is owned and operated by the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council.

New Gallery hours are: Thursday 4-8pm, Friday and Saturday 12-6pm. For more information, contact Kathi at: 250-378-6515 or 250-678-5718 or you can email at: Kathi.courthouse.gallery@gmail.com or nicolavalleyartscouncil@gmail.com
Visit our website: www.nvartscouncil.com
Come and see the show and support your local arts

Date: Fri, Feb 24th @ 6:30 pm
Joe Trio Concert
Where: Merritt Civic Centre
Tickets available at Black’s Pharmacy, Baillie House or email us nicolavalleyartscouncil@gmail.com
Cost: $22 adults, $17 Senior & Student
The Trio consists of a classically trained violin, cello and piano. They have been performing and touring together since 1989.
 
Here is just a sample of some of their music. Enjoy!

Black Dog Rondo

Salt Peanuts

6th Annual Community Arts Show 2012

The 6th Annual Community Arts Show is coming in February and you, the community, are invited to participate. This year we are celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council.

The show will begin February 10th and run through March 17. Deadline for submitting work will be 6pm Thursday February 9th.

In the past we have shown modeling, needlework, weaving, carving, fly-tying, woodworking, sculpting, drawing, and painting. If you have projects where you create what you feel is art, and is worth sharing, then show it at the community arts show. We are limited by the space we have, but we will attempt to find a spot for all submitted and accepted work. Work can be for sale.

There will be prizes awarded to Best of Show, Viewer’s Choice, and Kids under 16. For more information, stop by during gallery hours. The gallery is located in the Olde Courthouse Arts Centre at 1840 Nicola Avenue, Merritt. Admittance is always free. The gallery is owned and operated by the Nicola Valley Community Arts Council.

New Gallery hours are: Thursday 4-8pm, Friday and Saturday 12-6pm. For more information, contact Kathi at: 250-378-6515 or 250-678-5718 or you can email at: Kathi.courthouse.gallery@gmail.com or nicolavalleyartscouncil@gmail.com
Visit our website: www.nvartscouncil.com
Come and see the show and support your local arts