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Jazz Fest holds artwork contest

Set the tone for next year's jazz fest.

The Kaslo Jazz Etc. Society proudly presents the 2012 Kaslo Jazz Etc. Festival Artwork Contest.

They’re looking for original, creative four-colour art that reflects bright, festive, simple, clear images of professional quality that is camera ready and transfers well to posters, T-shirts, etc.

Events Calendar Temporarily Down, Back Soon

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If you have noticed that you cannot enter your event in our events calendar on the arts site, that’s because it is disabled for a short time because of some glitches related to site upgrades. You can read about that at News in the Kootenays. We appreciate the fact that more and more people are [...]

Gaming Grant Review Forum Coming to Castlegar, Cranbrook

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Community forums around the province this month will hear public opinion on gaming grants to community groups. Premier Christy Clark recently announced the Community Gaming Grant Review, to look at how much money community groups should get and how the allocation process should work. This followed Premier Campbell’s cuts to community gaming grants in 2009. [...]

Columbia Basin Culture Tour

The Columbia Basin Culture Tour takes place in 89 venues all over the Columbia Basin. This self-guided tour  is a great opportunity to meet with artists, shop for fine art and craft, view demonstrations, exhibitions or chat with local historians. It is one of the best cultural celebrations of the year! For more info visit http://www.cbculture.com [...]

Funding Available for Nelson Artists– Apply Now!

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February 7th, 2011 (Nelson, BC) – The City of Nelson and its Cultural Development Commission are pleased to announce that it will be continuing with last year’s initiative to devote up to 35% of the Columbia Basin Trust Community Initiative funding to local arts, culture and heritage projects. Last year over $40,000 was distributed, helping to [...]

Diwali Celebrations in Castlegar

The third annual Diwali celebration, or Festival of Lights, was held in Castlegar last week. The Hindi word “Diwali” translates as “row of lamps,”  and the holiday is celebrated by Hindus and Sikhs worldwide to mark the transition into winter. Robson Fletcher reported on the celebration for the Castlegar News. “Everybody comes from nearby cities [...]

Seduced: Sergio Raffo’s Ceramic Beings

Sergio Raffo’s four life-size ceramic figures became part of the crowd at the opening of “Seduced” at the Oxygen Art Centre last night. I spent a couple of hours there and noticed that those four strange figures (which made up almost the entire exhibit) seemed to be mingling with us, hanging out with us, even [...]