Building the Building – Building Community, a photographic exhibition opening in the West Gallery of the Kootenay Gallery of Art in Castlegar, reflects and documents 40 years of building, maintaining, and initiating community activities by the volunteers of the Vallican Whole Community Centre and the Rural Alternatives Research and Training Society. The Vallican Whole is [...]
Creston’s own Summer Art Market. A cooperative of 9 different artists from the Creston Valley, featuring a wide variety of work from several different mediums. Artisits at work each day. Something for every taste and budget. Friday and Saturday 10am – 6pm
Hans Wilking, owner of the Ymir Hotel, has been a collector of art for many years, and has a personal connection not only to the work, but often to the artists themselves. This exhibition will feature highlights of his collection, including a number of works by such well known artists as E. J. Hughes, Simon [...]
A new exhibit at Touchstones Nelson, Upstairs at Wah Lee’s creates a remarkable and intimate portrait of life in the small frontier town of Quesnel. Chow Shong (C.S.) Wing was born in Quesnel and became a partner in the family store, the Wah Lee Company. As a young man in the early 1900’s, he established [...]
On Friday, June 3, born-and-raised Nakusp artist Kate Tupper opens her latest exhibition, Full Metal Basket, at Oxygen Art Centre. Kate is a female tradesperson – a welder and fabricator – and mother who tells her story in the weaving of her metal baskets. She reflects, “I have built a wall to keep my [...]
A studio sale of multiple original works by over 30 area artists. Artists in support of artist run culture. 50% to the artists and 50% to Oxygen This event is a fundraiser for Oxygen Art Centre.
10+ Artists, Opening Friday April 15th at 6:00pm Painting, Pottery, Sculpture, Jewelry, Photography, Furniture… Featuring: Branda Avis, Eryn Prospero, Marlin and Vic Olynyk, James Harris, Kalika Bowlby, Brooke Riome, Thomas Creighton… Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-5pm Until April 30th For more information contact Thomas Creighton at Timeless Iron 250-551-4703 www.timelessiron.ca
10+ Artists, Opening Friday April 15th at 6:00pm Painting, Pottery, Sculpture, Jewelry, Photography, Furniture… Featuring: Branda Avis, Eryn Prospero, Marlin and Vic Olynyk, James Harris, Kalika Bowlby, Brooke Riome, Thomas Creighton… Open Wednesday-Saturday 12-5pm Until April 30th For more information contact Thomas Creighton at Timeless Iron 250-551-4703 www.timelessiron.ca
Well known Kootenay artist Alf Crossley’s work is firmly rooted in our local landscape. With a visual style often leaning towards abstraction, his practice has long been based on working outdoors (or “en plein air”), drawing both imagery and inspiration directly from the natural environment. Crossley says, “I suppose the basic inspiration comes from my [...]
The next exhibition opening at the Kootenay Gallery of Art is one that celebrates contemporary craft and art created by 26 artists who teach and work at the Kootenay School of the Arts at Selkirk College in Nelson. The curriculum at the Kootenay School of the Arts includes four areas of study- Metal, Clay, Fibre, [...]