[BCMA] Media Release: Sport Reimagined Jan. 21 through Mar. 21 Celebrates Art and Sports

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

For Immediate Release

January 12, 2010

"Sport Re-Imagined"

Bridging the Gap between Art & Sports 

January 21-March 21, 2010

 

Opening Reception: Tue, Feb 16   7-9pm

Leigh Square Community Arts Village

2253 Leigh Square, Port Coquitlam

FREE ADMISSION. Open Daily except for statutory holidays. 

 

Port Coquitlam, BC:  Sport Re-imagined is a group exhibition showcasing
artists whose work challenges, re-imagines, and reinterprets sport and
the paraphernalia and constructs that surround it.  Artists ask the
viewer to envision familiar objects with a new perspective:   robots
made of bicycle parts, skis transformed into furniture, tents and rugby
shirts altered into couture dresses or skateboard decks that look like
abstract paintings.  Other works emphasize the physical and bodily
exertion of sport; the potential energy in our bones and muscles.  It
celebrates Spirit Week in Port Coquitlam and Canada's Winter Games.
Featuring works from the following artists:

Roger Allen * Noah Bowman * Rainer Daniels * Ian Freemantle * Steve
Mitchell * Gillian McQuade * Charles O'Neil * Kevin Priebe * Eric Tryon
* Angelika Werth * West Coast Calligraphy Club members.

 

Opening Reception on February 16th will also feature the annual
Celebration of Port Coquitlam's Rising Stars, an official gathering
commemorating the efforts of young athletes and artists pushing the
boundaries.  The exhibition runs from January 21 through March 21.

 

The Leigh Square Community Arts Village is dedicated to encouraging and
facilitating community development through arts, culture and heritage by
creating a visible presence for community cultural activities within
Port Coquitlam and enlivening the downtown core.  For more information
please visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts. 

 

**NOTE: High resolution photos available upon request.

 

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Media Contact:
Yvonne Chui

Arts & Culture Coordinator
Leigh Square Community Arts Village
T: 604.927.8440   F: 604.927.8444

 

 

 

Cheers,
Yvonne

Yvonne Chui
Arts & Culture Coordinator
City of Port Coquitlam
Leigh Square Community Arts Village
1100 - 2253 Leigh Square
Port Coquitlam, BC  V3C 3B8
T: 604.927.8440   F: 604.927.8444
www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts <http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts> 

WHAT'S NEW: Recharege for 2010 with the 11th Annual Sunday Coffee
Concerts at Terry Fox Theatre on Sun, Jan. 31, Feb. 14 & 28, Mar. 14 &
28 at 1:30-3:30pm (admission by donation). To celebrate the Winter
Games, Port Coquitlam hosts Spirit Week Feb. 11-20 with an array of arts
and recreation activities.  The Arts Village fetures "Sport
Re-imagined", a showcase of work challenging, reinterpreting and
reimagining sport and paraphenelia Jan. 21-Mar. 21 (open daily except
for stats).  For more info. call 604.927.8400 or see  
www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts <http://www.portcoquitlam.ca/arts> .  

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