[Bcma-l] (Fwd) March 2007
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To: jharding@museumsassn.bc.ca
From: "Island Mountain Arts" <info@imarts.com>
Subject: March 2007
Date sent: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:48:44 -0500
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Toni Onley Artists' Project
(Formerly The Wells Artists'
Project)
Island Mountain Arts is very pleased to announce that the
'Wells Artists'
Project'
(http://e2ma.net/go/543031253/441887/14473314/goto:http://www.imar
ts.c
om/default.asp?NavBarID=2&SideBarID=&IncludePage=details.asp&C
ourseID=
92) is to be renamed as the 'Toni Onley Artists'' Project'.
World renowned BC artist Toni Onley
(http://e2ma.net/go/543031253/441887/14473315/goto:http://www.toni
onle
y.com/flash_go.html) (1928-2004) very much embodies the spirit of the
Wells Artists' Project. He had a great passion for going into remote
areas in order to gain inspiration, he was also very savvy in the
business of being a successful Canadian Artist. In re-naming the
project we hope to honor these aspects of of Toni's artistic career
and spirit.
The renaming is the first step in a long term vision to develop an
eight-month artist development program in Wells, called the Toni Onley
School, where participating Artists will live and work in the remote
hamlet of historic Wells in order to create a body of work for
exhibition.
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Toni Onley Artists' Project
Saturday July 21 - Sunday July 29
Artist Mentors: Chris Cran,
RCA & Michelle Forsyth
Fee: Eight-day Session $800 + GST
Four-day Session $410 + Gst
First offered in 2000 with distinguished artist Norman Yates, The
Wells Artists' Project (now the Toni Onley Project) has had a
tremendous impact on the artistic development of those who have
taken
part. Participating artists will spend nine days in Wells (eight days
of instruction, July 25 is a self directed day) painting in the IMA
studios under the mentorship of two senior Canadian Artists. This is
a forum for artists to explore and develop their ideas in relation to
visual arts practice. With hands on experimentation as the starting
point, artists will engage in an exchange of ideas aimed at better
understanding the possibilities of the creative act. The artist
mentors, with their vast knowledge and experience from working as
professional visual artists in Canada and internationally, will give
valuable keys to those artists keen to forward their artistic practice
in the visual arts and spur production of new bodies of work. A
shorter four-day session(July 21 - July 24 or July 26 - July 29) is
also available.
Chris Cran,
(http://e2ma.net/go/543031253/441887/14473316/goto:http://www.chri
scr
an.com/)
who teaches at the Alberta College of Art and Design, has been
described by the New York Times as a painter who"...has built a career
on tampering with people's perceptions." Widely exhibited across
Canada and internationally recognized, Cran's paintings have to do
with visual tricks, images that appear one way but have been made
another way. Michelle Forsyth
(http://e2ma.net/go/543031253/441887/14473317/goto:http://www.mic
helle
forsyth.com/), who was born in Vancouver, currently teaches painting
and drawing at Washington State University, but has also taught at the
Pratt Institute in New York and at Brooklyn College. She has
received many accolades including residencies at the Banff Centre,
Emily Carr and most recently a Canada Council Professional Artists
Grant. An artists who works in many mediums, Forsyth uses painting,
needlepoint and paper-crafts to counter the dehumanization of rapidly
transmitted, digital images.
The Sonia Cornwall Scholarship
In honor of Cariboo artist, Sonia Cornwall (1919 - 2006) IMA is
pleased to announce the new Sonia Cornwall Scholarship, which will
provide one emerging Cariboo artist with a full eight-day scholarship
to the Toni Onley Artists' Project. Visit www.imarts.com
(http://e2ma.net/go/543031253/441887/14473318/goto:http://www.imar
ts.c
om/) for details on this and other scholarship opportunities.
Application Process:
Applicants must submit 12 images of
their work (digital format on CD is preferred), CV and artist
statement to IMA by June 1, 2007 to be eligible. As the course can
fill up quickly, it is advised to submit your application as soon as
possible. Send To: Toni Onley Artists' Project Box 65, Wells, BC, V0K
2R0 or media@imarts.com (mailto:media@imarts.com)
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Up Coming Exhibits at
Island Mountain
Arts
Wells/Barkerville School
Exhibit
April 17 - May 14
Opening and Artist Talk - April 17, 1pm
Toni Onley, Inside the Studio
Courtesy of the Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Guest Curator,
Paul
Crawford
May 18 - June 18
Opening and Curator Talk - May 18, 7pm
Michael Kluckner, In Search of Patterned
Landscapes
Also see Micheal Kluckner in Barkerville Historic Town with his
Vanishing British Columbia Series
June 22 - July 17
Opening - June 22, 7pm
30 x 30 Fundraising Exhibit
Featuring 30 works by 30 artists in support of IMA's 30Th
Anniversary. Works will be auctioned off in September through Levis
Fine Auctions (www.levinsonlineauctions.com
(http://www.levinsonlineauctions.com/)). Visit the Gallery to choose
the works you would like to buy or view them online and purchase
them
through Levis Fine Auctions.
July 20 - August 13
Opening - July 20, 7pm
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2007 IMA Brochure
Our beautiful 2007 brochure is almost ready to be sent out! The
brochure will outline our many workshops, events and exhibitions that
make up our 2007 spring & summer programs. If you would like to
receive a copy of the brochure, but are not already on our mailing
list, please forward your name and mailing address to info@imarts.com
(mailto:info@imarts.com) and we will gladly send you a copy. Toni
Onley (1928 - 2004) Chris Cran's Piece Titled 'The Physics of
Admiration' Michelle Forsyth's Piece Titled 'Undulating Surfaces'
Wells/Barkerville School Exhibit
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