Valentine's

Dinner & Dance Fundraiser

for the Boundary Women's Resource Centre

 

Sat. Feb. 13th, 2010

 

Senior's Hall, City Park

(Behind Selkirk College, turn right into campground)

Grand Forks

 

Doors Open: 5:30pm

Dinner: 6pm

Dance to follow until 11pm

 

Featuring: Live Band - "Buck Naked & The Saddle Tramps"

 

Tickets: $20.00 each

Sold at:

The Source 

Boundary Women's Resource Centre

or call Margie 250-442-3974

 

Cash Bar

 

Designated Drivers Available

 

Silent Auction

Door Prizes

Spot Dance

& much more

 

Menu: chili (meat or veggie), rolls, Caesar salad, dessert, coffee, tea, one complimentary glass of wine with dinner.

 

A great chance to treat your sweetie, be entertained, socialize, bid on that treasure you’ve always wanted and contribute to helping raise funds to keep the Women’s Resource Centre open.  Your participation and generosity will help assist women and families throughout the Boundary.  The centre is also a valuable asset to the community as a venue for a rental facility. 

 

We are asking for donations of items to contribute to our Silent Auction.  You may drop them off at the centre, Tue. Wed. or Thurs. from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. or call for pick-up.  Deadline, Thurs. Feb. 11^th, 2010.

 

For further info. drop by the centre or call: Boundary Women's Resource Centre, 268 Market Avenue, PH:250-442-5212 

 

In the event you are not able to attend on the 13^th. You may make a donation at the centre or by mail.  Please make your cheques payable to BWC-Centre.

 

Mailing address:

Boundary Women's Resource Centre, PO Box 903, Grand Forks, BC, V0H 1H0

Email: bwrc@telus.net

 

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NEW PHOTO STUDIO OPENS – OFFERS
FREE FACEBOOK PORTRAITS

February 2010 – Two of the most talented photographers in Nelson, BC, have combined forces and are celebrating the grand opening of their new studio on Friday, February 12 beginning at 6:00 p.m.

 Heather Goldsworthy of Imageobscura and Melissa Welsh of Melissa Welsh Photography and Wonow Media Ltd, are inviting everyone to their location at 560 Baker St, Unit 3, where there will be wine and appetizers served. The two are also offering free studio sessions that night, capturing Facebook profile pictures for guests. (Fun backdrops and costumes will be on hand in case people want to get funky with their images.)

“Heather and I studied photography together 10 years ago and besides being great friends we have offered each other a lot of support in our businesses over the years,” Melissa says. “When the chance came up to share a studio space, I jumped at the opportunity.”

The 600-square-foot studio, which will be available for rent by other photographers and artists, features soft, natural lighting via a central skylight, as well as strobe lighting, stands, tripods, reflectors and tabletop working area. The space also has a comfortable, open seating area that allows for client meetings, critiquing events and brainstorming sessions.

“We believe in building an involved, creative community, not fostering competition between artists, so our door is always open,” says Heather. “Drop by for a brainstorming session, flip through photography magazines and design books or just poke your head in to say hi.”

Melissa Welsh is a multi-disciplined photographer who specializes in photographing people. Her work can be found in private collections around the world as well as in regional, national and international publications. She has shifted focus for 2010 and is committed to shake things up in the family portrait genre.

Specializing in commercial and food photography, Heather Goldsworthy provides a wide range of location and studio photography services including product photography for websites and packaging. In particular she is excited to offer her newest service – “Hot Shots.” Designed for business owners, Hot Shots allows you to have your product photographed on a clean white backdrop and a resultant image file within two hours. It’s the ideal service for websites, online merchandising and cataloguing. Imageobscura is the only company in the Kootenays to offer this type of service to local business owners.

Heather and Melissa look forward to seeing everyone at their studio’s grand opening at 560 Baker St., Unit 3, on February 12 after 6:00 p.m.

For more information contact Melissa Welsh at 250-505-5705 (e-mail: info@melissawelsh.com) or Heather Goldsworthy at Imageobscura, 250-551-6543 (e-mail: heather@imageobscura.com).

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Zumba Latin Dance Fitness dancing up a storm in Rossland

If you love to groove to Latin music and are looking for an incredibly fun way to add new fitness to your New Year regime Zumba is the answer.
This fitness concept has been growing internationally in popularity and fitness instructor Amber Hayes is now the local Zumba certified instructor teaching classes with both Rossland Recreation and Better Life Fitness. The style includes a variety of international styles and music including salsa, meringue, belly dancing, cumbia and reggaeton and offers great cardio!

Asked about the popularity of these classes Hayes responds “ Zumba classes incorporate really key elements to a successful fitness program – a good cardio workout that is achieved through having fun so participants actually look forward to their workout. We have every age from teen through to 60+ ; participants can have a variety of fitness levels from beginner to advanced since we can achieve different workout levels depending of the energy they put into the different dances.  You don’t have to be a great dancer by any means – you learn some new steps, the chorography is a blast and participants spend so much time laughing, dancing, shaking it up they don’t even notice the hour go by. “
Classes have become so popular that a new night Tuesdays 5:15 -6:15 pm has been added to the Miners Hall schedule and it is recommended participants pre register for new classes at Better Life Fitness. The instructor reminds folks who want to come out – it is a workout so wear clothes you can move and (gasp) sweat in.

The Zumba concept was started by a Columbian fitness instructor Beto Perez when he forgot his Jane Fonda type workout music and did his routine instead to his own Latin tapes. In 2001, now in Miami Beto began standardizing Zumba routines for other fitness instructor and Zumba is now an international phenomenon. If you want to give the classes a try – first class is always free at the Miners Hall in Rossland Mon/Wed 9:30 a.m.  Tuesdays 5:15-6:15 pm and more classes are starting in February at Better Life Fitness in Rossland.
 

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4th Annual Fernie Mountain Film Festival

February 25-27th
 

It’s time to gear up for the biggest Fernie Mountain Film Festival yet—celebrating is fourth anniversary with the addition of 4 more movie nights!

New this year are weekly screenings on the Wednesdays nights leading up to the Festival. On February 3, 10 and 17 at the Arts Station, you are invited to enjoy a selection of feature films, including Paddle to Seattle, Freedom Riders and Let it Ride: the Craig Kelly Story. These screenings are $5 each, or included with a full festival pass.

FMFF is also pleased to announce the addition of a local’s night—on Thursday, February 25 at the Community Centre. Come see the work of Fernie’s local filmmakers who have been gathering momentum and cutting deep niches. Local’s night is $5, or included with a full festival pass.

On Friday and Saturday, February 26 and 27, sate your appetite for the moving, the thought-provoking and adrenaline-boosting. This year’s film selection promises to take you to new heights, where the only limit is your imagination. Individual tickets are $10, or $15 for both evenings.

And back by popular demand—and still completely free—is FMFF’s children’s matinee, complete with popcorn and family friendly films.

Schedule

Evening programs begin at 7 pm

Weekly Screening Dates: Wednesdays, February 3, 10, 17
Weekly Screening Place: the Arts Station

Festival Weekend Dates: Thursday, February 25 & Saturday, February 27
Festival Weekend Place: Fernie Community Centre

FREE Children’s Film Festival
Sat., Feb. 27 at 3 pm

You can buy tickets online, at the Guides Hut, or College of the Rockies Fernie campus.

For more information or to set up interviews, please contact Brian Bell at bbell@cotr.bc.ca or 423.4691

www.ferniefilmfestival.com for all the details

www.ferniefilmfest

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CKCA AND CBT ANNOUNCE 2010/11 ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE GRANTING PROGRAMS

Applications currently being accepted

Columbia Basin – The Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance (CKCA) is inviting individuals of all artistic disciplines - as well as arts, culture and heritage organizations - to apply for funding provided by Columbia Basin Trust (CBT) under its Arts, Culture and Heritage granting program, which was recently awarded $550,000 for the 2010/11 fiscal year.

 

The Arts, Culture and Heritage program streams include: project funding for individuals and groups through community arts councils; minor capital project funding; funding support to touring; arts and heritage mentoring/master classes; organizational development; major project funding; artists in education; major exhibition funding; major heritage capital funding; and funding for new heritage projects. Funding applications are adjudicated once a year by local arts councils and the CKCA Steering Committee.

 

“The CKCA administers and manages arts, culture and heritage program funding on behalf of CBT,” explained Jacquie Hamilton, CKCA Chair.  “These programs support projects in all arts disciplines and give artists a chance to broaden their abilities, while also ensuring residents in the Basin have an opportunity to be exposed to great local talent.”

Following up on last year’s success, CKCA is also coordinating the Columbia Basin Culture Tour, a project that celebrates the rich culture, heritage and artistic talent in the Columbia Basin. It is a two day, free self guided tour taking place August 14-15, 2010 from 10am to 5pm. Any artist or cultural venue interested in participating in the culture tour must register before March 19, 2010. For more information on the tour visit www.cbculturetour.com .two day free self guided tour taking place August 14-15, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm. The call for entry for artists and cultural venues interested in participating in the culture tour is available at www.cbculturetour.com.

“The goal of this program is to support those in the arts and heritage community to build long-term sustainability and to create a greater awareness of the wonderful talent, projects and resources within the Basin,” said Lynda Lafleur, CBT Community Liaison.

 

More information, funding policies and funding application forms are available online at www.basinculture.com, from local community arts councils, or by phoning the CKCA at 1-250-505-5505 or toll free at 1-877-505-7355.

 

Funding applications must be received by March 19 or April 1, 2010, depending on the program.

 

Columbia Basin Trust delivers economic, social, and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. For more information about the Columbia Basin Trust visit www.cbt.org or call 1-800-505-8998.

 

For further information contact:

Krista Patterson

Coordinator

Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance

1-250-505-5505

1-877-505-7355

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Call for Entry: Artists/Cultural Venues

Columbia Basin Culture Tour – August 14-15, 2010

a project of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance

Columbia Basin – Call for entry: registrations are currently being accepted for artists/venues in the Columbia Basin to participate in the Columbia Basin Culture Tour (CBCT). The CBCT is a two day celebration of culture taking place August 14-15, 2010 from 10 am to 5 pm.

The CBCT is a self guided tour showcasing local arts, culture and heritage offered at no charge to the general public. Full colour tour directories will be available free of charge to the public as a guide to visit  your studio, exhibition, museum, art gallery, cultural center or heritage site throughout the Columbia Basin during this special weekend event. And yes, “artists” includes visual, written, performing, media and inter-arts! Last year visitors loved this event and we are expecting increased interest in this second year.

Participating as a venue allows you to really connect with locals, develop a wider audience, educate the public about what you do, market your activities, and attract visitors to your community.

The CBCT allows visitors to meet the participants “behind the scenes” and allows them to: visit artists studios that may not regularly be open to the public, purchase works directly from the artists, visit art galleries, museums and cultural centres to view special interpretive displays, archives, demonstrations or performances. It is also a chance for them to meet people such as artists, curators, historians and volunteers that are such a vital part of our local culture.

FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MARCH 19, 2010 Register by Feb 26 and save!

$40.00: Early Registration (before Feb 26)

$50.00: Registration (after Feb 26)

Registration fee includes: inclusion in printed directory, web page profile, placement on on-line interactive map, event signage, province wide promotional campaign. If you plan to have any special programming or demonstrations at your venue, details can be included on your web page profile. Directories and web profiles will be released by the end of May. Artist/venue web profiles will remain online until Dec 31, 2010 to provide contact information for follow up queries.

For information or to register visit:  www.cbculturetour.com.

Information: CKCA at 1-250-505-5505 or toll free at 1-877-505-7355

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Kootenay Festivals and Events Brochure 2010 listing deadline 

Book your listing by March 22 if you want your festival, community event, exhibition, concert, workshop, etc. listed in the 2010 Kootenay Festivals & Events Brochure.

10,000 copies of this brochure will be mailed to approx 300 public outlets such as: Chambers of Commerce, hotel resorts, festivals, cafes, bookstores and arts councils around the Columbia Basin as well as to Tourist Info Centres from the Alberta Rockies to the BC Coast. We receive great response to the Kootenay Festivals and Events Brochure, and we continue to fulfill requests for copies throughout the year.

• The information is also sent to media (Canada and U.S.) for use in their events listings (Selkirk Loop, Backpackers News and the North Columbia Monthly have utilized the listings in past years).
• The 2010 brochure will include events from May 2010-April 2011. The brochure will list festivals and events within the Kootenays, and will be listed by the date of the event.
• The cost for listing your festival or event is $70.00 per event/listing. The $70.00 is to offset costs for printing and distribution (which has increased this year…) and is a great deal for the coverage it provides as it is subsidized by funding from the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council and the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council.
• The information you send us about your event for the brochure is also uploaded to the CKCA website (www.basinculture.com) and the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council website (www.wkartscouncil.com). Art, culture and heritage listings are also used in the cultural magazine, ARTiculate.  

Listing includes: 

Name of Event:

Date:

Place:

One sentence description (maximum 20 words-longer submissions will be edited):

Contact phone number and/or website:

Book your space:

Deadline March 22, 2010 - Don’t wait - space may be fully booked before the deadline!

Book online at www.wkartscouncil.com (click on “events”) or e-mail me your information using the guidelines above.

Payment:

Either register online to pay by credit card using Paypal

Or mail a cheque for $70.00 (per listing) made payable to: West Kootenay Reg. Arts Council and mail to: WKRAC, Box 103, Nelson, B.C. V1L 5P7

All listings must be prepaid. To keep the cost of listing as low as possible, we do not mail invoices for listings.

 Please also forward the personal contact name for the event/festival, address and telephone number. 

The 2010 Kootenay Festivals and Events Brochure will be distributed mid April, 2010. To see last year’s brochure, please visit www.wkartscouncil.com (click on “events”)  If you have any questions, please call me at 250-352-2421 or email wkracassistant@telus.net .

Natasha Smith West Kootenay Regional Arts Council, a non-profit organization

We gratefully acknowledge support received from the Province of British Columbia through the BC Arts Council

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La Cafamore String Quartet

Fri. Feb. 26 at 7:30 pm:  Immerse yourself in timeless beauty at La Cafamore String Quartet’s concert in Nelson’s Evangelical Covenant Church (702 Stanley St.). Violinists Carolyn Cameron & Josette Laforge, violist Alexis More and cellist Jeff Faragher perform works spanning 3 centuries by Haydn, Ravel and Dvorak, played with skill and excitement. Admission is $20 Adult, $15 Student/Senior, $45 family.  Info.:  250-509-0703; http://people.finearts.uvic.ca/~bmore/family/La_Cafamore.html

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Going Green - Art Walk 2010 Artist Applications Ready

Castlegar – (BC) It’s time to start creating! Applications for Castlegar Art Walk 2010 are now available. “We’re trying something new this year”, said Jacquie Hamilton, who volunteers with the Art/Walk Committee – “we’re circulating the information about Castlegar's 2010 Art Walk via email instead of using Canada Post.”

 Artists who want to participate can still have their application mailed.  You can also pick up copies of the application at Biznet Signs and the Castlegar Chamber of Commerce. Interested artists should prepare an updated biography and Artists Statement along with their application.

The Art Walk Committee is hoping everyone is producing lots of work, as we’re looking forward to a great display in 2010!

Completed applications can be dropped off at Biznet on Columbia Avenue by March 31^st. Need more info? Contact castlegararts@canada.com or call Jacquie Hamilton 250-365-8026.

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Rossland Council for Arts and Culture Presents:

 

Redgy Blackout, Sunday February 14th

Bring your Valentine to see a dynamic rock band with a heart full of love,

Redgy Blackout's diversity defines their sound which ranges from funk and

swing to reggae and rock. They will be playing in the intimate setting of

the Rossland Miners Hall.

 

Crafted out of new friendships and a mutual love for music, Redgy

Blackout's new album "The Leap" is an eclectic collection of songs about

looking life square in the eye and living with more awareness of these

crazy times. Acoustic and electric guitars with banjo and trumpet are

fused together with catchy melodies and earthy grooves into a fresh retro

sound.

 

Tickets $18 in Advance, $20 at the door.

Tickets available at the Rouge Gallery in Rossland and the Charles Bailey

Theatre Box Office 250-368-9669 or 1-866-368-9669 Doors open at 7pm

For more details visit www.rosslandcac.com or email info@rosslandcac.com

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DOUKHOBOR DISCOVERY CENTRE PRESENTS:

SEEDY SUNDAY, February 21^st

Seedy Sunday will give participants an opportunity to exchange heritage seeds or to sell them to other collectors and gardeners. This will be followed by a workshop which will focus on seed selection, avoiding cross pollination, preserving the gene pool and other vital information concerning the ever expanding human consciousness in soil improvement and food sustainability. All are welcome at the Village Bistro from 1:00 to 4:00. Donations will go to the maintenance of the Community Garden Project and refreshments will be available.

Contact Larry, 365-5327 or Netta Zeberoff @ 250.365.3512, netta_herbalist@hotmail.com for information, transportation assistance, or to donate heritage seeds.

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Next Concerts of Kaslo Concert Society:

Wednesday March 17 - 7:30 pm at St. Andrew's United Church, Kaslo -guitarist Gabriel Bianco (winner of 2008 Guitar Found. of America competition)

Saturday, May 8, 7:30 pm at St. Andrew's United Church, Kaslo - internationally acclaimed soprano Noemi Kiss

Friday May 28,  7:30 pm at JVH School auditorium, Kaslo - Alison Girvan's fabulous youth choir Corazon

 At the door:  Single Tickets $22; $20 for Seniors; School-age children accompanied by adult patron free; individual youth: $5.00

info:  Karen Pidcock, 250-353-7539 or David Stewart, 250-354-5368

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ISLAND MOUNTAIN ARTS NEWS

Master Poet, Patrick Lane to Teach in Wells This Summer

Island Mountain Arts is pleased to welcome senior Canadian writer, Patrick Lane to Wells this summer to teach a four-day writing workshop - The Story We Need To Sing from July 22 - 25. Born in Nelson, BC in 1939, Lane has been teaching the art of poetry for many years, both privately and at universities and retreats across North America. He has been called the finest poet of his generation and his teaching has been lauded from coast to coast.     

Also Just Announced for the 2010 Summer School 

Songwriting with Ken Whiteley, July 27 - 30

Ken Whiteley is a Canadian roots music legend. He is an active record producer, having worked on more than eighty albums. His productions have resulted in 11 Gold or Platinum albums, 18 Juno nominations, 2 Juno winners and 2 Grammy nominations, with total sales in excess of 6 million copies. He has written the music for a number of films and television programs. Whatever he does, it reflects his "brilliant musicianship and high test passion." Don't miss this opportunity to study the art of songwriting with this incredible musician.

Roots, Fingerstyle & Slide Guitar with Tim Williams, July 27 - 30

Tim Williams is a blues-based singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist. He is a 40 year veteran of the 'Roots' music scene in North America, roots which stretch back to the coffee-house scene of his native California in the mid 60's. Inspired by the Hillbilly and Western Swing music he heard as a child, Tim absorbed late Fifties Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll, Hawaiian and Mexican music, early Sixties Folk, and Bluegrass “like a sponge” before discovering a passion for traditional blues styles. He has shared the stage with such greats as B.B.King, John Hammond and Buddy Guy.

Scholarships and Bursaries are available for all of our programs.

Call for Art Projects for ArtsWells

ArtsWells is soliciting for innovative art projects/installations to be carried out/presented at the the 7th annual festival from July 30 – August 2, 2010. We are looking for projects in any media that can be displayed in the spaces we have available. These spaces include many outdoor locations, and some indoor locations. In previous years we have displayed paintings/drawings/photos in one of the venues, we are not doing this again due to our inability to secure, protect or light the work properly. Therefore we are looking for creative projects that can be displayed in non-gallery like settings. We welcome proposals that are interactive, innovative, performative, experiential, educational and any and all things art. We are also looking for creative people interested in taking on the decoration of various venues. Click here for submission details. Deadline to apply is May 1st, 2010.

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Alfa Guild Gallery is currently accepting submissions for their summer 2010 season. Deadline is March 19, 2010. Submission requirements are: description of propsed exhibit, CV or biography, an artist's statement, and a minimum of 10 images. Please include a SASE for return of submission pkg. Mail to; Selection Committee, ALFA Guild Gallery, Box 155 Nakusp, V0G 1E0  If you have any questions please contact Denyse @250 265 4996 or e-mail alfaguild@telus.net

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Art Therapy Double Feature Film Night
Hosted by the Kutenai Art Therapy Institute Association

When: February 18, 2010 7:00pm – 9:00pm with intermission

Where: Kutenai Art Therapy Institute Studio 601 E Front Street Nelson, BC.(now ground floor entrance, wheelchair accessible)

For information call 250 352 2264, or email us at kutenai_art_therapy@shaw.ca Please visit our website at www.kati.kics.bc.ca

 

K.A.T.I Executive Director, Monica Carpendale will be showing her two films about art therapy. The first is a 50 minute film about the use and value of art therapy for a woman healing from chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. The second is a 30 minute film about a woman with multiple handicaps who used art therapy as a means of expressing her inner thoughts and feelings in a symbolic and emotional way.

 ‘An Angel with a Broken Wing’ Art Therapy and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder – Film

This story is about identity and survival. The film explores the client’s dynamic relationship with the art therapy as well as her art therapist by focusing on the closing art review.  It also includes several songs the client wrote and an interview done eight years later reflecting back on the art process. Many key issues are revealed in the context of reviewing her artwork. Her ability to express herself through art and metaphor is evident throughout as she speaks passionately of how art therapy has saved her life. The artist client’s interest in participating in this film is to have her art and therapeutic process be of value in helping others.

The Art of Lorraine Beninger:Personal Maps and Collage Constructions – Film

This inspiring film conveys the excitement of discovering a media and method of creating art that was both emotionally satisfying and symbolically meaningful for an individual with multiple handicaps. Someone who is mentally and physically handicapped, including being legally blind, can very effectively use creative art making within a therapeutic process. Symbols, themes and color in her art gave expression to her anger, fear, sadness, warmth and humor. The use of tactile materials enabled her to be successful in creating art and reduced her anxiety about her worsening eyesight. Lorraine hopes this film will be shown “all around the world” to inspire people to offer art therapy to individuals living with disabilities.

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KEYGALLERY@ THE KEY CITY THEATRE

 "Fabric Art Show"  -   February 26 to March 29, 2010

Deadline for entries:  Monday, February 22nd

Delivery of work to Gallery:  Friday, February 26th between 10 a.m. and 12 noon

Pick Up of work:  Monday, March 29th between 10 a.m. and 12 noon

There will be no reception with this show. All work in this show will incorporate 'fabric' in the artwork. LIMIT of 4 pieces per artist. 

For more information contact :RondaWood, Chair 250-489-4201 Key Gallery Committee Key City Theatre 250-426-7006                                                                         

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Oxygen Art Centre News

 

Saltwinning: Equal to or Greater Than

Exhibition runs Jan 15 - Feb 13th. Wed-Sat, 1-5pm.

For more images and information about Max and her work see: http://www.maxliboiron.com/

#3 - 320 Vernon St. Alley Entrance.Nelson, British Columbia 

Kickstart your Creativity!

Winter and Spring Classes are open for registration. Registration through Selkirk College, KSA, Continuing Education: 250-352-2821.

Singing the Blues with Bessie Wapp Feb 15 - Apr 5 /  Mondays, 7- 9pm / 160 + $10 equipment fee. 16 yrs minimum.

Acting Schmacting! with Bessie Wapp Feb 17 - Mar 24 /  Wed, 7 - 9pm / $140

Pushing the Borders of Drawing with Natasha Smith Feb 17 - Apr 7. Not March 10. / Wed 7-10pm / $210 plus $10 materials fee

Photographing People with Fred Rosenberg Mar 30 - Apr 20 / Tues 7-10pm / $120

Seeing Red with Natasha Smith Apr 14 - May 19 / Wed 7-10pm / $180 plus $10 materials fee

Critiquing Your Work: Fiction and Creative Non-Fiction with Rita Moir March 6 - April 10 / Saturdays, 10 am -1pm / $180

Poetry: Working in a Series with Susan Andrews Grace Feb 18 - April 8 / Thursdays, 6:30-9:30pm / $240

Spring Break Art Camp: Art and Community: Children: 6-9yrs Anita Levesque, Fiona Brown, Bessie Wapp and more!

March 8 -12 & March 15 -19 Mon-Fri, 8:30 -12:00 w/ snack break. $175 per week. $300 for two weeks

Spring Break Art Camp: Art and Community: Youth: 10-14yrsAnita Levesque, Fiona Brown, Bessie Wapp and more!

March 8 -12 & March 15 – 19 Mon-Fri, 12:30 - 4pm w/ snack break $175 per week. $300 for two weeks

nicola harwood nicola@oxygenartcentre.org www.oxygenartcentre.org #3 - 320 Vernon St. Alley Entrance.Nelson, British Columbia 

Oxygen Art Centre is a multi-disciplinary arts center that provides space and time for the work, talk and community necessary for artists.    arte es vida!

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Kicking Horse Culture: Golden District Arts Council News

Come to Golden on Saturday evening, February 13 for the 4th Annual MasqueParade. Through the years we've had The Return to the Snow King's Castle... Snow King Goes Bollywood and last year's All You Need is Love. For this year's theme, the Snow King and Lady Spring Welcome the World. For more info: info@kickinghorseculture.ca 250-344-6186

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The Salmo Public Library invites everyone to come in and see our two new art exhibits. We have twelve oil on canvas and watercolour paintings by local artist Lee Hillaby. He likes exploring non-representational patterns and shapes. He enjoys painting intuitively and not working from a pre-planned structure, willing to let the artistic process take its course. We also have eight photographs by Salmoite Sydney Traer. She has captured images of nature and events from around the Salmo Valley and invites you to come and celebrate community spirit with her!

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Touchstones Nelson

Think of Thursday

Thursday, February 11   5 to 8         Creativity Station

Children are invited to create unique Valentines using a variety of materials.    

Don’t miss this great FREE opportunity to connect with your local museum, art gallery and archives!

 

Correction The Shawn Lamb Archives hours of operation are Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11am to 4pm.

 

Touchstones Nelson celebrates BC Heritage Week!  Heritage Week February 15 – 21, 2010

Heritage of Sport & Recreation, Community Pride and Active Living

Visit Touchstones Nelson during Heritage Week to see the current exhibition, Snow and Ice: A History of Nelson Winter Sports, and learn about Nelson’s past winter sports heroes. You can also catch a free evening of hockey and popcorn, the Ted Affleck Collection Reception and a fantastic Family Day celebrating winter sport. Join us in celebrating BC Heritage Week!

Think of Thursday! Thursday, February 18  Popcorn Night

Enjoy free popcorn and cheer on Canada’s Men’s Hockey Team as they take on the Swiss in a preliminary round match-up.

Ted Affleck Collection Reception Saturday February 20^th, 1-3pm

As part of Touchstones Nelson’s Heritage Week celebrations, the Shawn Lamb Archives will host a reception to launch our latest online archival project – the Ted Affleck Collection. Join retired archivist, Shawn Lamb, as she guides guests through the fascinating and often unexpected treasures found in this collection of paper documents and photographs. Refreshments served. 

Family Day – *Date Change* Expressions of Winter Sport: Creative Movement and Crafting With Marguerite Wood

Sunday February 21, 1 to 3pm experience winter sports in a new way! Children will interact with our current exhibition Snow and Ice: The History of Winter Sports in Nelson in a physically fun, playful and imaginative manner. Guest artist Marguerite Wood has been a dancer, choreographer and dance educator for over thirty years. Families can look forward to a tour of the exhibition, the joys of creative movement and the gift of a handmade treasure to bring home.             

To participate in this two hour workshop contact Touchstones at 250-352-9813. Space is limited so please call as early as possible. The fee to participate in this workshop is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Adults accompanying minors participate free of charge. Materials used throughout the workshop are included in the registration fee. 

Touchstones Nelson is Nelson’s only Olympic/Paralympic Live Site

During the Games, the lobby at Touchstones Nelson will feature live TV coverage of all the events during regular public hours. Join us in the lobby to cheer on your favorite Canadian athletes.

Kaley Ewart Executive Assistant/ Volunteer and Membership Coordinator

Touchstones Nelson: Museum of Art and History

p.250.352.9813 info@touchstonesnelson.ca www.touchstonesnelson.ca

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Kimberley Arts Council – Centre 64  

An open art exhibition will be held at Kimberley Arts at Centre 64 fromMarch 02 toMarch 27, 2010.

The title and theme of the exhibition is Hands On – Fibre Arts, Ceramics, Glasswork and Jewelry.

Artworks in any of the above listed mediums will be accepted.

Artists may enter a maximum of 3 artworks, appropriately framed or mounted for exhibition. There will

be no hanging fee for members of the Kimberley Arts Council-Centre 64. Non-members will be

required to pay a fee of $10.

The deadline for entries is February 23, 2010. Please complete this entry form and return it to

Kimberley Arts Council-Centre 64 together with the appropriate entry fee. Artworks should be delivered

to Centre 64 between 1pm and 5pm on February 27, 2010.

A public reception will be held for the Hands On open exhibition Saturday, March 6th, 1-3pm.

Invitations for artists to send out to guests may be picked up from Centre 64 when submitting entries.                          

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TRAIL SOCIETY FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS 2009-10 SEASON DESCRIPTION

TICKET PRICES:

Regular           $95.00    Senior/Student    $85.00    Family  $200.00 Individual – varies with show. 

7:30, Tuesday, March 9         RUSSELL BRAUN accompanied by CAROLYN MAULE,  piano

7:30, Tuesday, March  23      LIZT ALFONSO DANCE COMPANY

7:30, Tuesday, April 13         CANTABILE—THE LONDON QUARTET

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Boundary District Arts Council's Performance 2009-2010 Concert Series:
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Performance 2009-2010 Concert Series
Hoja – a capella vocal and comedy
7:30 pm at GFSS Auditorium, Grand Forks
Info - 250-442-8569    http://www.eventsedge.com/Hoja.html

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Rossland Council for Arts and Culture Presents

the 2010 Performance Series!

Subscribe to all 4 for only $75.

Redgy Blackout - February 14th

Barney Bentall - March 14th

John Mann - April 2nd

Shane Koyzcan - May 1st

All performances at the Rossland Miners Hall. Subscriptions and tickets

available at the Rouge Gallery in Rossland (250-362-9609) and the Charles

Bailey Theatre in Trail (250-368-9669). Check out www.rosslandcac.com or

email info@rosslandcac.com for more details.

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Kootenay Gallery News

 

TD Canada Trust Sunday Coffee Concerts Series

On February 14^th, the Kootenay Gallery is presenting the 4^th concert in the TD Canada Trust Sunday Coffee Concerts Series.  In this special Valentine’s Day program, La Cafamore, a string quartet based in the West Kootenays, will perform three of the great works by Haydn, Ravel and Dvorak. Come and enjoy goodies, refreshments and a great program of music to celebrate this special day.

The concert will be held at the gallery at 1:30 pm.  Admission is $10 and $8 for members.  For more information go to our website www.kootenaygallery.com  or call 356-3337.             

Kootenay Gallery Film Series February Feature – AN EDUCATION – February 22

Securing Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay nominations for next month’s Academy Awards, the British film, An Education, will play at Kootenay Centre Cinema on Monday February 22^nd at 7 pm.. Tickets to An Education are $9 and available at the Castlegar Library and cinema door.

 

For more information, please call 250-365-3337 or visit the Kootenay Gallery website at www.kootenaygallery.com

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CINEFEST @ PYNELOGS

2009/2010 SEASON

- Mark Your Calendars -

SCHEDULE:

ª Tuesday February 16^th – 7 pm ª

ª Tuesday March 16^th – 7 pm ª

ª Tuesday April 13^th – 7 pm ª

Independent Films – tba

Call for more information

(250) 342-4423

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Trail Arts Council’s Sunday Cinema – 3^rd Series, (January & February, 2010)

Royal Theatre, Trail  Sundays at 4  Admission - $8.00  Series pass - $35.00

14 FEBRUARY   THE LAST STATION   http://www.sonyclassics.com/thelaststation/

21 FEBUARY     Me and Orson Welles (tentative)   http://www.meandorsonwellesthemovie.com/

28 FEBRUARY   INVICTUS   http://invictusmovie.warnerbros.com/

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CBT'S COMMUNITY INITIATIVES PROGRAM NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

 

(Columbia Basin) - Columbia Basin Trust's (CBT) Community Initiatives (CIP) and Affected Areas Programs (AAP) are currently accepting applications across the Basin for community-supported projects.

The CIP and AAP are CBT's largest and longest running programs and will provide communities with $3.3 million in 2010. This is the third of a three-year $10 million-commitment by CBT.

"As long-standing programs at CBT, the CIP/AAP are intended to be flexible to help address the needs of individual communities and decisions on how to best disburse the funding are community-based," said Neil Muth, CBT President and CEO.

All areas of the Basin receive CIP funding, while additional AAP funds are allocated to areas of the Basin most affected by dam construction under the Columbia River Treaty. These areas are part of the Arrow, Kinbasket, Duncan and Koocanusa Reservoirs.

Funds for these programs are allocated on a per capita funding formula and are distributed once a year to CBT delivery partners: the Regional Districts of East Kootenay, Central Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary, City of Revelstoke, Town of Golden, the Village of Valemount and the Ktunaxa Nation Council.

 

For application forms and guidelines, visit www.cbt.org/programs and click on Community Initiatives and Affected Areas Programs, or contact the local delivery partner. Deadlines for submitting project proposals are:

 

Regional District of East Kootenay - Monday, February 22 at 4:30PM MST Shannon Moskal

1.250.489.2791 Main

1.888.478.7335 Toll Free

www.rdek.bc.ca 

 

City of Revelstoke and Area 'B' of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District - Monday, February 15 at 4:30PM MST Debra Wozniak

1.250.837.5345

www.cityofrevelstoke.com 

 

Regional District of Central Kootenay - Thursday, March 18 at 4:30PM PST Karen Armstrong 1.250.352.8190 Main

1.800.268.7325 Toll Free

www.rdck.bc.ca 

 

Regional District of Kootenay Boundary - Friday, March 26 at 4PM PST Sharon Toupin

1.250.368.9148 Main

1.800.355.7352 Toll Free

www.rdkb.com 

 

Village of Valemount - Friday, March 26

Sandy Salt

1.250.566.4435

www.valemount.org

 

Town of Golden - Date TBA

Ryan Watmough

1.250.344.8610

www.town.golden.bc.ca 

 

Ktunaxa Nation Council

Gwen Phillips

1.250.417.4022

www.ktunaxa.org 

 

CBT delivers economic, social, and environmental benefits to the residents of the Columbia Basin. To learn more about CBT programs and initiatives, visit ww

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  Provincial, National & International Call to Artists, Workshops, News and Contests:
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Seeking support for a province-wide advocacy campaign to restore arts funding in British Columbia to the 2008 / 2009 levels.
You are probably aware of Creativity Counts: Restore Arts Funding Now through communications from Junko Sakamato, Trudy Van Dop and others. Full details, and our advocacy toolkit, can be found at www.creativitycounts.ca.
To date nearly 7,000 British Columbians have responded to this campaign by sending email messages through the website (where you will find an auto-letter program) to the premier and their own MLAs.
If you haven't already done so, please take a moment to send a letter, and encourage your friends, colleagues and members to do the same.
Creativity Counts is emerging as our collective voice in an extended campaign to demand a comprehensive and sustainable provincial arts funding policy – one that will ensure that no future government can ever again treat the arts as an expendable “frill”.
We need to keep up the pressure right through to the March 2 presentation of the next budget, and continue developing the network and strategies to keep Creativity Counts at the top of the agenda between now and the next provincial election.

There are three ways you can help support this campaign:
1. Propose A Municipal Resolution: The Union of BC Municipalities, several BC municipalities, and the Metro Vancouver Regional District board have all adopted resolutions calling on the provincial government to restore arts funding to previous levels. A copy of the template for this resolution is attached. Check with your municipal government and if they have not already done so encourage them to adopt a similar resolution and forward it to Premier Gordon Campbell. Susan Jersak of Powell River will be making calls to Assembly members across the province in the next several days to encourage and track action on this initiative.
2. Distribute Pins & Bookmarks (and Raise Money!): We have created a lapel pin and bookmark to raise public awareness of our campaign.  You can help distribute these pins and bookmarks in your own community, and raise a little extra cash for your organization as well.
3. Make A Personal Donation: We have developed a fundraising appeal that works a bit like a chain letter. Everyone who makes a personal donation to the Alliance's advocacy fund receives a version of this letter with their own name at the bottom, to forward to their own circle of friends and colleagues. Please consider making a donation.
I thank you in advance for your time in reviewing this material and for your collaboration now and in the weeks and months to come.
KDM Kevin Dale McKeown Director of Communications Alliance for Arts and Culture p: 604.681.3535 (215) e: communications@allianceforarts.com c: 604.345.2548

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BC Touring News

Pacific Contact March 26-28, 2010 Registration Now Online

Professional Development Intensive – Thursday, March 25th, 2010
Beyond Turbulent Times – It’s the next Decade! Register now at:
http://www.bctouring.org/pacific-contact/2010/beyond_turbulent_times.html

In-Conference Workshops, Meetings & Networking http://www.bctouring.org/pacific-contact/2010/pre_schedule.html

In-Conference Keynote Presentation – Friday, March 26th at 9AM - How Vital Is Your Community? http://www.bctouring.org/pacific-contact/2010/workshops.html

 

2010 ARTS ON TOUR DIRECTORY - is launched! www.artsontour.com
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Art Deadlines Information

 

February 28, 2010 Shift your art career into high gear - so you can
attract collectors and sell your art! Come hear 11 art career experts
and successfully artists as they give you strategies for getting into
galleries, licensing your art, organizing your life, working with
resistance, selling on social media sites, and "7-days-worthbten my
money's worth!" (C. Morgan, mixed media) To learn more about moving
your career forward in 2010, CLICK HERE >
http://www.smartist-telesummit.com

 

April 16, 2010 VIRIDIAN ARTISTS 21st ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION

Open to all US and international artists working in 2D and
3D media. Juror: Elisabeth Sussman, Curator, Whitney Museum of
American Art, NYC. Cash prizes, Power-Point presentation, Group
exhibition July 6 - July 24, 2010. $40/3 pieces, $5 each
additional. Send SASE for prospectus: Viridian Artists Inc, 530 West
25th St, New York NY 10001 OR 212-414-4040 OR
http://www.viridianartists.com OR info@viridianartists.com

 

March 1, 2010 THE HUMAN LANDSCAPE A thematic exhibition of figurative
art based on interpretations of the theme, "The Human Landscape." The
exhibition will be held at the Limner Gallery from May 1 - 29,
2010. This show is open for entry to all artists working in any
media. All interpretations of the theme from the realist to the
abstract and conceptual will be reviewed and considered. $2600 in
magazine publication awards. On-line entry form:
http://www.slowart.com/prospectus/human.htm OR slowart@aol.com
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Board Development

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Charities File: On Board Upcoming (Free) Webinars in February 2010

Do you represent a small or rural registered charitable organization? Would you like to learn more about annual reporting requirements to Canada Revenue Agency? Take one of our informative, one-hour webinars and learn about online tips and tools for board members, staff, treasurers and allied professionals who help charities meet their reporting obligations. Review the four strategies for fundraisers, treasurers, board members and executives. The one hour webinar will be followed by a brief question and answer period. Order a free CD of resources to share with colleagues.

The Charities File: On Board webinar will be offered four times in February 2010: twice in English and twice in French.

Pick a convenient date and sign up now: In English with trainer Bettina Ford: 1:00 p.m. EST to 2:30 EST February 18 and February 23
Feb 18 2010: https://www1.gotomeeting .com/register/664190945
Feb 23 2010: https://www1.gotomeeting .com/register/155316048

N.B. all times are given in EST. Check your local time zone when registering online. Questions? Contact: info@thecharitiesfile.ca

 

Among Small & Rural Charities

Resources & Tools to Improve Reporting to the Canada Revenue Agency

Free Two Hour Teleconference brought to you by the Charities File: On Board

Topics Include: Safeguarding an organization’s charitable status is essential for people who are passionate about their causes and communities. The session will provide an overview of The Charities File: On Board by outlining its four strategies:

The Treasurer’s Chest offers tools and templates for treasurers, bookkeepers, and finance committees.

The Fundraiser’s Receipt Book has information, tips, and the latest CRA fundraising guidelines.

Agenda Gems provides a year-round calendar of seasonal agenda items for boards and annual meetings.

The Shoe Box contains the lists and rationale for storing and transferring key organizational documents.

Date: Tuesday, February 24th, 2010 Time: 6:30PM - 8:30PM Trainer: Debbi Lynn Salmonsen

To Register:  Register Online at The Charities File: On Board Or E-Mail: Gail Joyce at info@thecharitiesfile.ca You will receive a confirmation e-mail upon signing up.
Instructions will be e-mailed to you two days prior to the event. Register soon, seating may be limited. N.B.

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BC TOURING NEWS

Pacific Contact 2010 – Register Now! – just a little more than a month from now we’re back for the 34th annual Pacific Contact from Friday March 26th to Sunday, March 28th in Vancouver.
Online registration, showcase line-up, schedules and other conference information is now available at http://www.bctouring.org/pacific-contact/index.html
Don’t delay, register today!

2010 ARTS ON TOUR DIRECTORY - is launched! www.artsontour.com
See the amazing variety of Artists and Agents from across North America who are interested in touring in B.C., Alberta and the Pacific North West. There’s still time to be included. Go to www.artsontour.com

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MUSIC BC NEWS

MUSIC BC'S CAREER DEVELOPMENT SERIES 2010

Save The Dates On Your Calendar! Tom Lee Music Hall, Vancouver BC / FREE for Members, $25 Non-Members

RSVP for all seminars now with appropriate subject line or 'All Seminars' to rsvp@musicbc.org

Saturday March 27^th New Marketing & Distribution for the New Music Industry

Panelists: Bobby Kimberley - Director of Marketing, The Muse Box More TBA  rsvp subject line: "Internet Marketing Seminar"

Saturday May 1^st On Stage and On Point: A Live Performance-

Savvy Seminar with Grant Lawrence of CBC Radio 3 rsvp subject line: " Grant Lawrence Seminar"

Saturday June 5th How To Get Your Music in Film & TV

Panelists: Alexandra Patsavas - ChopShop (Twilight/Grey's Anatomy) Alicen Schneider - NBC Universal Rudy Chung - Hit The Ground Running (CSI)

rsvp subject line: "Film & TV Seminar"

Sunday June 13^th Live Music Producer Tom Jackson

The Biltmore Cabaret 1-4pmrsvp subject line: "Tom Jackson Seminar"

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Dear Friends of BC Arts and Culture,
This past week I had the opportunity to visit communities in the Cariboo and Chilcotin to meet with arts, culture, and heritage groups in 100 Mile House, Williams Lake, Quesnel, Barkerville and Wells, BC.
The joke that I often heard from people in these communities was that they are “beyond Hope” – both in terms of their location outside of the Lower Mainland but more significantly because of the effects of the BC Liberal government’s attack on investments in arts, culture, and heritage in BC, as well as health care and education.
However despite these challenges, the talented artists that I met and the incredible volunteer and community support that I encountered, shows that despite the cuts there is still a vigorous cultural scene in rural BC where folks continue to share their work and their stories helping us all know each other, and our province.
However the effect of the BC Liberal government’s massive cuts to arts and culture are very much being seen in rural BC. And while we all hold out hope that funding for the arts will increase with the March 2nd Provincial Budget, unless this government reverses its cuts there will be a number of arts groups in this region and throughout the province that will be forced to close their doors.
Speech from the Throne
In yesterday’s Speech from the Throne, the provincial government referred to arts and culture as providing competitive value to the BC economy. However there were no clear commitments made to restoring much needed investments in arts, culture, and heritage in our province. The BC Liberal government needs to put its money where its mouth is and follow the recommendations made by the bi-partisan Finance Committee this past Fall to fully restore funding to 2008 levels.
We will restore true and meaningful support for the arts in BC and we must work together to continue that fight.
Sincerely,
Spencer Herbert Official Opposition Critic for Tourism, Culture and the Arts MLA - Vancouver West End www.spencerherbertmla.ca