[BCMA] [public service announcement] The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan’s Artscape Exhibition program is back in full swing

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

*The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan’s Artscape Exhibition program is
back in full swing - ARTSCO Relaunches Artscape Exhibition Program with
Opening on June 1st *


*//  For Immediate Release - May 24th, Kelowna, BC // *

*image attached: work by established Gillian Rau and students at the
downtown Kelowna branch of the Okanagan Regional Library*


On Tuesday, June 1st the public are invited to join local artists for an
opening reception at the downtown Kelowna library from 7 - 9pm.  The
opening celebrates the work 13 local artists currently displaying work at
the downtown library, as well as to kickoff the relaunch of the Artscape
Exhibition program.

The Arts Council of the Central Okanagan’s Artscape Exhibition program,
which has been going since 1995,  creates exhibition opportunities for
emerging and established artists, as well as community groups and provides
artistic enrichment of public venues/

The program hangs artwork in 6 locations: Kelowna Main Library, Kelowna
Community Theatre, Cottonwoods Extended Care Centre, Dr. Grover Dental
Office, Kelowna Mission Library, and Okanagan College Kelowna Campus
Library.

Currently, there are 3 solo exhibitions up with work by Joshua Wallace at
the Kelowna Community Theatre, work by Christina Clothier at the Mission
Branch of the Okanagan Regional Library and work by Kim Glowa at Dr.Grover
Dental Office in downtown Kelowna.

At the downtown Kelowna Library there is a special group show of work by 13
local artists. Doug Boyd, Yolanda De Villiers, Karen Etheridge, Darryl
Frasier, Elaine Frasier, Janet Gerber, Sheila Heidte, Shelley Hewitt , Tim
Nakashoji, Ingrid Sivorot, Lillian Sokil and Bev Whiting are all students
of established international artist Gillian Rau. Rau spent most of her life
in sun- soaked Africa, before immigrating to Canada in 2010. She now
resides in the beautiful Okanagan Valley of British Columbia.

This group exhibition shows Rau’s work alongside the work of her students,
for many of whom this is their first public exhibition, demonstrating just
how far their work has come under Rau’s tutelage. The artists have all been
taught the full techniques of mixing an infinite range of colours from a
limited palette, correct brushwork, composition, and perspective, as well
as the emotional, technical and intellectual aspects of the wonderful world
of oil painting.

The group show features a selection of landscape and portraiture oil
paintings and are on view from May 24th to August 30th during the open
hours of the downtown Kelowna Library.

The public is invited to join the Arts Council of the Central Okanagan for
the Artscape opening reception and kick-off from 7 - 9pm on Tuesday June
1st at the downtown library.


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Media Contact -

Katie Brennan, Executive Director, Arts Council of the Central Okanagan

250-861-4123 // director at artsco.ca



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