[BCMA] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Burnaby Art Gallery Presents Artists Music Lab: An Improvisational Music Experience with Davida Kidd and Vern Shewchuk

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 2010
Contact: Sher Hackwell
Tel: 604.297.4414
Email:  sher.hackwell at burnaby.ca<mailto:sher.hackwell at burnaby.ca>
burnabyartgallery.ca



Burnaby Art Gallery Presents
Artists Music Lab: An Improvisational Music Experience with
  Davida Kidd and Vern Shewchuk
 December 2, 2010     7-10 pm

(BURNABY, BC) - Join exhibiting artist Davida Kidd in a free flowing, fun evening of creating experimental music and sound.  In recognition of contemporary interdisciplinary practices and the number of artists who pick up instruments in their spare time, this is an informal musical improv social-night for artists who play music and musicians who make art.  Facilitated by Vern Shewchuk, Vern will guide the group through it's various creative permutations. Enjoy this unique opportunity to revel in all forms of sound and music construction, from harmony to sheer cacophony. Listen, call, respond, laugh, mix it up and meet others who share an interest in all things visual and auditory....

Free event, 19+  Instrument required, an "audience-free" event, all levels of musician/artists welcome, basic understanding of rhythm expected.
Limited space, call now to reserve your seat.
Pre-registration required. Call: 604.297.4422

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VERN SHEWCHUK
A spirited and enthusiastic drummer, Vern Shewchuk has devoted his life to music since he was a young boy. Originally from Manitoba, he relocated to Vancouver at 15. Vern holds a Bachelor of Music Degree in percussion from UBC where he studied music theory and performance on tympani, vibes, marimba, and hand-drums while continually developing his skills on the drum set.  During his career Vern has played in marching bands, drum corps, percussion ensembles, symphony orchestras, and various types of bands ranging from rock/ jazz/ blues/ r&b/country and latin to large show bands. Over the years his experiences have taken him from concert halls and the club circuit, to performances on major international cruise lines. He has played small venues as well as 60 thousand seat stadiums.

DAVIDA KIDD
Davida Kidd was born in Edmonton, Alberta Canada and now resides in Burnaby, B.C.  Davida Kidd has been studying hand-drumming with Vern over the summer through the Mozart School of Music in Burnaby. Seeing how talented and versatile he was, as well as devoted to meeting any challenge presented to him, she decided to invite him to facilitate this evening of improvisation.

Kidd received her BFA and MVA in Print Media from the University of Alberta, and her areas of specialization are: Print Media, Photography, Digital Imaging, and Installation.  She uses painting, drawing and collage to create environments that are subsequently photographed with a medium-format camera and combined with elaborate staging followed by Photoshop editing.  Kidd is currently an instructor in the Department of Visual Arts at the University College of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford, B.C.  She was awarded the prestigious Grand Prix at the International Print Triennial in Poland in 2003.

Artists Music Lab: An Improvisational Music Experience
Thursday, December 2    7-10pm

Davida Kidd Exhibit: Who Needs Art When You Have a View Like This
November 30, 2010 - February 6, 2011

Opening Reception:
Saturday, December 4, 2010  1-3pm

Burnaby Art Gallery
6344 Deer Lake Ave.
Burnaby, B.C.

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The Burnaby Art Gallery began as an association in 1967 collecting and presenting contemporary art and the City of Burnaby assumed management in 1998. Dedicated to presenting a historical and contemporary art program by local, regional, national and international artists, the Burnaby Art Gallery also facilitates the development of emerging artists. It provides a diverse art educational program a long with acquiring culturally significant works on paper; and caring for and managing the City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection.

The Burnaby Art Gallery gratefully acknowledges the funding support provided by:

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For more information about the Gallery's exhibits, programs, tours or program
registration call 604.297.4422 or visit burnabyartgallery.ca.

Located in the beautiful surroundings of Deer Lake Park, the Burnaby Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Friday,
10am - 4:30pm and Saturday and Sunday, 12 - 5pm. Admission is free.

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