A publication of the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC)                                                                      July 3, 2009
Arts & Culture Weekly Update

New Exhibit:  3 Walls
June 24-July 8
The Gallery @ Artisan Square
Featuring the artwork of
 
Travis Wall
Robert Wall
Robin Wall
 
The three generations of the  Bowen-based Wall family each take a "wall" in the Gallery for this exhibition. Father, Robin, studied at the Healthy School of Art in London, in Florence and at the Sadie Bronfman Institute in Montreal. He taught Art and Art History at St. Lawrence College in Cornwall Ontario. He works in oils, oil pastels and is also a distinguished printmaker.
 
Robert is a  creative graphic designer for Vancouver advertising agencies. More recently, he has turned his hand to painting. Both Robin and Robert capture evocative images of Bowen place and landscape.
 
Robert's son Travis, a graduate of the 3-D program at Capilano College, works as an animator on television programs for Studio B in Vancouver. Included in the show are some of his "punchy" pencil/photoshop animated figures.
 
This exhibition presents a rare opportunity to view the creativity of three member of one family.
 
Everyone is welcome to the opening reception at the Gallery this Saturday, June 27 from 2 p.m. - 4 p.m..  You can view the art, chat with the artists and as an added treat – Rob’s brother Alan Wall from Calgary will be providing some piano stylings for your listening pleasure. Everyone is welcome.


July 10 to 12

Register now for Write on Bowen! Festival

Interactive workshops, free panels, editing sessions, book sales, plus other festivities in and around Artisan Square, and a Heritage Tour of the literary oasis — Lieben. This year the festival
presents a special Illustrative Art Exhibit at the Gallery @ Artisan Square, opening Thursday, July 9.
 
 
Opening Night Extravaganza Friday, July 10
 
Cates Hill Chapel, 7:30 p.m.Tickets $15; Available at Phoenix/Online and at the door.
Featuring: Spider Robinson, Pauline LeBel, AURAL Heather -- Heather Haley and Roderick Shoolbraid, Keath Fraser, Susanna Braund, and Nick Faragher; MC: David Cameron.
 
Gala @ the Gallery Saturday, July 11
 
7 p.m. Free Admission
Special Guests:  Lisa Shatzky, Bernice Lever, Ed Sanders,and Adam Morton. The evenings festivities include the announcement of the winners of the Short Fiction Contest.
 
 
Question and Answer with Spider Robinson on Saturday
July 11
 
The Gallery @ Artisan Square
2 p.m.- 4 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Join award-winning science fiction novelist Spider Robinson for a lively questions and answer session. Spider will read from his most recent novel Very Hard Choices,discuss the writing life and even sing a few songs! This special event is sure to sell out so register early!
 
 
Young at Heart:  Five Plays by five young island playwrights
presented at the Tir-Na-Nog Theatre School. Performances run on Saturday and Sunday,  from 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.

 
Visit the Write on Bowen Website.
 

 Friday, July 3
 

 
Presents
 


 
Come join us for an evening of dueling guitars.
 
The BBQ is still on!
Burgers, hot dogs, potato salad, corn on the cob... & live entertainment.
 
Doors open @ 6 p.m. for Dinner and Tapas
Music starts around 7:30 p.m.
Come early for dinner or come late for a night cap!
 
NO COVER CHARGE, but please be generous...Musicians are paid by donation!

 
 
 Saturday & Sunday, July 4 & 5
 
 
Tir-na-nOg Theatre School presents the 21st Annual Festival of Plays, and the 6th play of this year's program.There's only two nights left to see Lady Winderemere’s Fan by Oscar Wilde on Saturday, July 4 and Sunday July 5 at 7 p.m. each evening. It is performed by alumni & students in grades 9 and 10.

Limited tickets are available at the door. Performances held at 585 Rivendell Drive, Bowen Island.Contact Jack & Julie Headley for more information @ 604.947.9507, or email Tir-na-nOg Theatre School.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 Art on the Rock
 
 
The Gallery @ Artisan Square announces its Summer Season

The Gallery will be open
Wednesdays - Sunday
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
beginning June 24

And by appointment
at other times.

Please call Ann Ramsay,Gallery Coordinator/Curator at 604.947.2454
for more information.
 
The Gallery is
available for rental.
Please call
for more information.
 

 
The arts council is excited to introduce our new summer staff, Mia Watkins. Mia has just graduated from West Vancouver Secondary School. Among her many achievements, she is a talented artist whose work is now on display at Arts Pacific Gallery. Mia was the recipient of the Danielle Dulong Memorial Scholarship. She also was recognized for Outstanding Achievement in Art at WVSS and her work was selected to show in the 2009 Grad Show at the Ferry Building Gallery in West Vancouver.

Mia has taken on the role of assisting the Gallery Coordinator/Curator and Executive Director in a variety of tasks throughout the summer months. She will be attending the University of Victoria’s visual arts department in September. We hope you drop by and give a warm welcome to Mia.

 
If you are staging an arts and cultural event and wish to be in our listing, please let us know. We'd be happy to include it in the weekly update, which is sent out to members of the Bowen Island Arts Council. Send details to Jacqueline.
Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC)
Box 211, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G0 Tel: 604.947.2454
E-mail: admin@biac.ca
Web: http://www.biac.ca