[BCMA] Restless Earth Press Release

[Moderated BCMA subscriber listserv.]

Restless Earth

LCAG Members’ Juried Exhibition

with guest curator

Hanss Lujan

April 7th to May 20th

*Opening Reception Pancake Breakfast:* Saturday, April 7th 11:30am to 1pm

*Curator Talk:* Sunday, April 15th @2pm



*“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our
children”*

*--Unknown*



This exhibition invites artists to respond to the environmental changes
happening throughout the Okanagan Valley. The past year in the Okanagan
brought major flooding throughout the spring resulting in personal property
damage and had us thinking about climate change and our relationship to
nature. That conversation took on more urgency in the summer months with
the lack of rain, forest fires, lost homes and day after day of
smoke-filled skies.

This exhibition explores current ecological crises and presents a platform
for a discussion on the Anthropocene—the current ecological epoch that
represents humanity’s dominant influence on the planet.



Guest curator Hanss Lujan is a Peruvian artist, writer and emerging curator
living in the Okanagan. He has worked on a variety of exhibitions and
projects for galleries in Kelowna including the Kelowna Art Gallery and the
Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art. His project research themes include
place and cultural identity, globalization, and socially engaged practices.


*Upcoming Events:*


*Saturday April 7th:*

*11am:* Unveiling of *Ponderosa Sphere* by David Jacob Harder, adjacent to
GESS, 10241 Bottom Wood Lake Rd.


Join the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art in partnership with the
Lake Country Public Art Commission on Saturday April 7 at 11am for the
unveiling of a new temporary public art sculpture, *Ponderosa Sphere*, by
BC artist David Jacob Harder.


Ponderosa Sphere, a 10’ orb constructed of metal and ponderosa wood and
bark, lets visitors examine the structural poetry of the organic and
inorganic. Inspired by the common use of natural materials for advancements
in technology and engineering, Harder anchors this exploration to his own
observed changes in the Thompson Okanagan landscape over time, and prompts
us to consider how the built environment continues to impact the natural
life cycle of the natural world around us.

*11:30 am to 1pm:* Pancake Breakfast and opening reception of *Restless
Earth* at the LC Art Gallery

*1pm:* LC Art Gallery’s AGM

*Sunday April 15th:* Curator’s Talk for *Restless Earth* at 2pm

*Summer Monster Camp: *Register now for Summer Monster Camp, July 9th-13th
at the LC Art House. Details on the gallery website.

*Media Contact*: Wanda Lock - curator tel: 250 864 5597 or 250 766 4873

email: wandalock at shaw.ca

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*Lake Country Art Gallery:*10356A Bottom Wood Lake Rd
Lake Country, British Columbia
V4V 1T9


*Gallery Hours:*Wed,Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun 10am-4pm
(closed Mon-Tue)

*Contact:*
(250) 766 -1299
lakecountryartgallery at shaw.ca
*www.lakecountryartgallery.ca <http://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca>*
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