Sunday at the Culture Club come out for some good ol’ entertainment with Canadiana Roots & Country Singer Tim Hus, who is making a stop in Merritt. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are available at Country Bug & Books, NV Medical Center or by calling 250-315-5673. Show starts at 7pm. To hear Tim Hus to go www.timhus.ca
The Nicola Watershed Community Round Table and the City of Merritt are jointly sponsoring & organizing a Water Festival to take place on June 8 at Rotary Park from 1 to 8pm.
The Water Festival will include activities for young and old, displays and demonstrations. Including Linda’s Dance Studio performing and local musicians.The Merritt Centennials will provide the concession and there will be as salmon BBQ supper. Tickets for the BBQ will be sold at Brambles Bakery and Coffee Shop prior to June 8 and also at the event.
The Water Festival will also have a costume contest. Open to young and old, the winner will be selected from those who come to the event in the most colourful and imaginative costume on a water theme. Information about the contest can be found in the Water Festival brochure, available at the Civic Centre, Baillie House and the Merritt Library.
Among the displays will be one showcasing the artwork of local residents. The artwork will have a water theme to compliment the Water Festival. Artists of all ages and in all media are invited to showcase their talent by picking up a canvas from selected locations and painting or drawing a picture or making a collage or mounting a photo on the canvas. The canvas is a piece of hardboard which has been painted with primer. A 5” X 7” (13cm X 18cm) hardboard piece may be picked up at the
following locations: City Hall, Baillie House, Merritt Library, Creative Company, Brambles Bakery and Coffee Shop and Courthouse Art Gallery.
To be shown at the Water Festival, the artwork must be dropped off at Baillie House no later than June 6, 2012. All artwork should have a water theme and must be no larger than 5” X 7” (13cm X 18cm) and painted or mounted on the hardboard provided. The artwork must be signed and dated on the back of the hardboard piece. There is no cost to participate and this is not a juried art show. All artwork that meets the criteria will be displayed at the Water Festival on June 8.
For more information, please contact Liis Jeffries at 250-378-8820
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The Peachland Art Group would like to invite you to their
52nd Annual Art Show and Sale held at the Peachland Community Centre from 10:00 am to 4:00 p.m. Sunday May 27th this year.
The exhibition will include close to 300 works, all individual in their subject, size, style, and character.
As well, the Show will focus on inviting all attending to participate in a Paint-By-Number activity titled
“You Can Paint Too!”…thus this year’s theme!
Admission is by donation.
We put on a fabulous luncheon! Everyone is welcome. We hope to see you there!
Contact:
Jan Topp
Chair/Advertising Committee, Peachland Art Group
P: 250 768 1159 E: janshirl@shaw.ca
Theatre is back in Merritt! With the first show of the season, Merritt Live Theatre Society is hosting it’s first one woman show, Under the Mango Tree at NVIT Theatre.
Show times: April 20 at 8pm & 22nd at 2pm
Tickets are $20 per person and available at Country Bug & Books and City Furniture (and at the door). Come out and support Live Theatre!
Under the Mango is about Timal is a precocious girl who relishes her life under the mango tree. She misses her mother, but still has her grandmother and her beloved Bappu, who she waits excitedly for at the end of each workday.
Then, one day, Bappu tells Timal that he is leaving for Canada, a far off country where he will try to build a better life for them both. Timal cannot go, but he promises to write, and that soon they’ll be reunited.
Under the Mango Tree is a powerfully affective one woman show that looks at an immigrant experience through the eyes of those left behind. Through Timal and Bappu’s letters we see Canada from afar, as a land of hope, as the home to an alien culture, and as a void that can swallow someone whole.
Even better, we get a vivid sense of life in Timal’s Fiji village. Warm lighting, a simple set, and evocative props bring Timal’s home vibrantly enough to life to make us wonder why anyone would leave. The real magic here, however, is in Veenesh Dubois, who performs each of the five characters with riveting grace and confidence – this woman radiates emotional truth. Theatre at its best! – CBC
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
Valley Visual Artists 18th Annual Show & Sale
Merritt Civic Centre
Happening: Fri, Sat, Sun, March 23, 24 and 25
The reception will be held from 5 pm to 8 pm on Friday with refreshments and music. This latest show and sale will feature art by club members in a variety of mediums such as oil, acrylic, pastel, photography, pencil, and pencil crayon. Subjects range from still life to floral, from area landscapes to the abstract. A boutique table offering greeting cards and smaller paintings illustrating local area scenes is also included. A $2 Draw will be held throughout the weekend with the winners being announced at the close of the sale on Sunday
The Nicola Valley Arts Council is currently seeking a Treasurer for the Arts Council.
Duties include: using our Simply Accounting Software program to enter our finances, preparing monthly statements for Board meetings (3rd Weds of the month), working with the Board to create yearly budgets.
We are looking for someone with keen interest in finance and knowledge of Simply Accounting is an asset. We are willing to train and support any individual that might be interested in this position. If you or someone you know might be interested please contact us at nicolavalleyartscouncil@gmail.com.
The Nicola Valley Arts Council has teamed up with the Merritt Civic Centre to bring back an Introduction to Photography Course. If you are interested in signing up please contact the Aquatic or Civic Centre at 250-315-1050.
Course Outline
Are you looking for a great first course in photography, but don’t have
the time to commit to a 10 week program? Then this workshop is for you!
An introductory course on the basics of using any digital camera
combined with the basics of good photography. Through fun and informal
lectures, field trips and critiques, we will learn how the digital
camera works, and how to get the best images from it. We will cover
basic image manipulation in software and how to perfect your images once
they have been taken. We will also cover basic concepts in photography
such as proper exposure and good composition. This is a great first
course in how to make fantastic digital photographs.
In only 4 courses you will learn the most important basic camera and
photography concepts, such as: exposure calculation, depth-of-field,
effective composition guidelines and how to use your camera to get
consistent high quality results.
This workshop is intended for all budding photographers using digital SLR
cameras & Point & Shoot cameras. Each participant is expected to bring a
digital camera with a fully charged battery, manual and memory card(s).
After Our fun personal attention and interactive classes you can begin
to take better photos of any subject and get more enjoyment from your
photography.
Buying a camera doesn’t make you a photographer. It makes you a camera owner
No better way to say Happy Holidays to your best friend, a gift for a colleague, teacher, friend or family member – you’re looking for a way to say something unique and memorable.
Your funds will directly support local community events like the Community Concert Series and Community Art Shows as well as provide much needed funds to keep creativity alive in the Valley. With your support we can do so much more to enhance local arts. Or if you prefer you can always purchase a membership which will give a year long membership to the Arts Council.
In return for your donation you will receive a tax receipt for your donation and a card, letter or e-card will be sent to the recipient informing them of a donation made in their name.
Simply fill out Holiday Donation Form and we will mail you a receipt.
For over 29 years the Nicola Valley Arts Council has been supporting, promoting and fostering art and creativity in the Nicola Valley. This month we begin our Annual Membership drive for the Nicola Valley Arts Council. We hope that you will take the time to “heart the arts” and consider purchasing a membership to support the Arts in the Nicola Valley. We have 3 membership options available:
Individual- $20
- a quarterly newsletter
- up-to-date Arts Event Calendar
- invitation to special events such as Gallery Receptions and an all members private wine and cheese party
- income tax receipts for donations greater than $10
Group- $40
- up-to-date Arts Event Calendar
- Promotion of Group’s events
- invitation to quarterly networking events
- a quarterly newsletter sent to the Group’s email address
Corporate- $100
- free advertising fo business on our website
- a quarterly newsletter
- up-to-date Arts Event Calendar
- acknowledgement on the Arts Council’s website, newsletter, and other printed materials
*please note membership fees for all the categories will be reviewed at the next AGM*
to download a copy of our membership form click here: Membership Form 2011/12
