[BCMA] REVISED Press Release: Blue Renew-art: debris Exhibit, PLUS Artist Talk & Food for Thought Discussion

Wed Apr 18 16:02:22 PDT 2018

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PRESS RELEASE

April 18, 2018
Blue Renew-art: debris Exhibit, PLUS Artist Talk & Food for Thought Discussion
Location: Greater Vernon Museum & Archives, 3009 - 32nd  Ave. Vernon, BC
Dates:  Saturday May 5, 2018
Time:  1:00pm - 2:30pm
Admission: Free
Phone: 250-542-3142

The Greater Vernon Museum & Archives (GVMA) is excited to announce its latest showcase exhibit located in the museum's Allan Brooks Gallery is an ArtBuoy Artist Collaboration, led by Michelle Loughery! The exhibition entitled Blue Renew-art: debris reflects on some of the serious environmental challenges that our planet faces today. Loughery, lead artist of Route Blue Buoy and the Blue Renew Show, has teamed up with a number of local artists to take on the challenge of creating beauty and art from reclaimed ocean buoys obtained from the Ocean Legacy Foundation.

Loughery explains, "Reclaimed debris from the ocean fuels the imagination of the artists in this collaborative show. Respecting the power of nature to both destroy and rebuild, we are reminded of our small space in the immense blue waters of life. The energy of the waters also has the ability to cleanse and renew, even when floods and fires devastate the landscape around us. Renewal begins by collecting the debris washed up by the tides and collaborating to give new life to unwanted and discarded materials. Out of the chaos we can build that creative vision. We are all one...we are all blue...we are part of one tribe"

Join us in a discussion about art and sustainability and how we can play a role in the preservation of our planet by attending our upcoming Unplug and Play Week activity. Michelle Loughery, along with fellow artists Rob Creeleman, Sheldon Louis and Jennifer Greenwood will host Blue Renew-art: debris Artist Talk & Food for Thought Discussion at the museum Saturday May 5th from 1:00pm-2:30pm. Plan to attend this free drop-in family event and add your two cents to the giant "conversation" buoys with felt marker and produce something meaningful out of the recycled ocean debris. These new ocean buoy creations will remain on display at the Museum during the week following Unplug and Play. Pre-registration is not required, however to avoid disappointment arrive early as space is limited.

For more information please call 250-542-3142, visit www.vernonmuseum.ca<http://www.vernonmuseum.ca> or find us on facebook.

Michelle Loughery, Artist and Art Educator, for more than 25 years, has been using her gift as an artist to  mentor, train, teach and inspire youth at risk and their communities. She uses a unique approach, large-scale public art installations, to bring capacity building, communication, education, and healing opportunities to communities across Canada. Michelle's murals are world famous, as is her success as a facilitator and youth educator. Every community she engages with her youth driven mural projects benefits from having original art installations, workshops, celebrations and incredible education opportunities.

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Kind regards,

Denise Marsh

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Marketing & Communications Coordinator
250.542.3142  *  3009-32nd Ave. Vernon, BC  V1T 2L8
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Please note my regular working hours are:
Mondays 9:00am-2:00pm (museum is closed to the public), Wednesdays 9:00am-5:00pm, Thursdays 9:00am-2:00pm & Fridays 9:00am-5:00pm.

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