A publication of the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC)                                                                      June 12, 2009
Arts & Culture Weekly Update

Passageways

Featuring the work of
Sharon Norman
 
May 31 - June 25

Enter into a magical world where images of doorways and landscape passageways evoke transitions and journeys in life. Abstract painting and photography merge together in this latest exhibit by Sharon Norman showing at the Gallery.
 
Sharon writes:"My works are always full of hope, spirituality and gentleness, yet balanced with the excitement of colour and where the paint can take me."
 
The artist has been an abstract landscape painter for 25 years combining form, colour, texture and composition into breathtaking expressions of what is happening in her world and the world around us. "My painting have always been more organic and more from the soul than the intellect," says Sharon.
 
Sharon has had numerous exhibitions across Canada as well as many other parts of the world and each series tells a different story. This new chapter explores the evolution of Sharon's work and enables the viewer to find their own passageway, which reflects and honours the human need to connect and define oneself.



Register now for Write on Bowen! Festival

Calling all writers and readers! Bowen Island is the place to be for aspiring and experienced writers on the weekend of July 10 to 12. Come spend the day or the whole weekend! All you need to bring is your notebook and your imagination! You can register online for all events at the Write on Bowen! Festival of Readers and Writers!
 
Visit the Write on Bowen Website.
 
Write on Bowen!, a festival presented by the arts council, celebrates writers and readers on beautiful Bowen Island, BC, and beyond! Participate in interactive writing workshops that will really kick start your creative juices; learn tricks of the trade from professional writers in our panel presentations; enjoy readings by local authors including science fiction legend Spider Robinson on opening night and meet and mingle with festival authors at our gala celebration of the literary arts. Why not sign up for a one-on-one blue pencil editing session with a professional writer/editor who will help you focus on making your writing the best it can be.
 
Your visit to Bowen Island and the Write on Bowen! Festival can also include a contemplative walk and picnic in the Lieben Lands, a local property that inspired Canadian literary legends such as Earle Birney, Alice Munro, and Margaret Laurence who visited and worked there in the 1940's and 1950's.
 
Panel presentations are free, but most workshops are limited to just 15 participants so please register early! For more information, email Carol Cram, Festival Director  or call 604.947.9408 (residence) or 778.997.9408 (cell phone).

 
 

BIM takes steps towards a Community Hall & Arts Centre

 
The Municipality is looking for community members interested in volunteering their time to serve on the Bowen Community Centre Committee. BIM Council has declared Civic Facilities a priority, and has passed a motion to move forward with further planning of a Phase I portion of this project. Towards this goal, Council has agreed to establish a Committee to manage next steps and recommend a financial strategy that will make it feasible for the construction of a modest Community Hall as the first phase of a Bowen Community Centre (BCC). The initial phase would consist of assembly, performing arts, and light recreation mixed use spaces.
 
The Committee, to convene immediately and complete its work by the end of September, will consist of a chair and six other members of the public. The Bowen Island Arts Council has nominated Paul Hooson and Tina Nielsen, two members of its Community Hall & Arts Centre (CHAC) Committee, to join the group.
 
The mandate of the Committee is to recommend to Council a financial plan that considers all capital costs of construction for Phase I, a business plan for the operation of the facility and a fundraising strategy. Council will retain the services of consultants to provide technical expertise, as necessary. Ideally, the Committee will include members with skills in building and project design, financial planning and arts and recreation. The municipality is accepting applications for committee members until 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 25th, 2009. For more information, visit the website of the Bowen Island Municipality.

 
 

Undercurrent hosts Best of Bowen contest

Don't forget to vote in the 1st Annual Best of Bowen Awards, presented by the Bowen Island Undercurrent. What makes Bowen special? Think locally and and vote in 15 categories. Share your insight. Acknowledge the rock's riches. What do you treasure most about our idyllic island in the sun (at least these past few days)? Inquiring minds want to know. Surf over to the Undercurrent website and let your preferences be known.

 
 Saturday, June 13
 
Tir-na-nOg Theatre School presents the 21st Annual Festival of Plays, running from May 23 - July 5, presenting six plays featuring the work of the young people of Bowen Island. The Moominland Adventure runs Saturday, June 13 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, June 14 at 2 p.m. Adapted by Tir-na-nOg Theatre from the stories by Tove Jansson. Performed by students in grades 3.
 
Also this weekend -- Leap Year runs Saturday, June 13 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, June 14 at 7 p.m. This is a new play by Tir-na-nOg Theatre, performed by students in grades 7 & 8.

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 via email.
 
 Sunday, June 14
 
West Coast Symphony
Concert for the Community
 
Sunday June 14
3 p.m. - 5 p.m. 
 
BICS gym
1041 Mount Gardner Road
 
Bring your friends and family.
 Admission is by donation.
 
This event is supported by BICS  to promote local, affordable cultural experiences and music appreciation for all ages.
 
 Art on the Rock
 
The Gallery @ Artisan Square is open

Fridays - Sunday: 
Noon - 4 p.m.
 
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.
 



 
Studio Tours to run again in summer of 2009
The Bowen Island Arts Council will again be coordinating self-serve studio tours this summer. At this time we are inviting all artists interested in welcoming guests to their studios to participate in the program.
 
This year we are asking artists to agree to be available, by
appointment, to host visitors seeking to view their work. We are also asking for participation in the Bowen-based BC Cultural Crawl, which is set for the weekend of August 15 and 16, and for artists to remain open both days for a special Open Studio Tour.

BIAC will be producing a full-colour brochure and coordinating advertising and publicity for the Studio Tours. We are asking participating artists for a nominal contribution to help offset costs.

If you already have one of the bright yellow banners, to hang outside to indicate you are open and ready to receive visitors, the cost of participation is only $35. If you'd like to purchase a banner, the cost is $50.
 
If you would like to commit to participating we need you to reply ASAP with info we'll need to include in our brochure. Please send your name (or studio name), address, phone number, email/website and a high resolution (300 dpi minimum) photo depicting your work. If you are interested in participating, please email your info and photo no later than Friday June 12 to Ann Ramsay at gallery@biac.ca.
 
The Gallery @ Artisan Square seeks submissions

The Gallery Committee of BIAC is now accepting visual art proposals for 2010.

The proposals must include:

•    Covering letter, including theme of exhibition
•    Curriculum Vitae:  biographical information, education history, exhibition history, etc.
•    CD or photographs (not more than 20) with title, date, size, medium of each work
•    Three finished pieces of artwork representative of your current body of work
•    Price structure of the works of art or expectations of prices

Drop off proposals on Sunday June 28 between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. and pick up proposals on Tuesday June 30, between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. For more information, contact Ann Ramsay, Gallery Curator/Coordinator at 604.947.2454, or email gallery@biac.ca.
 
Short Fiction Writing Contest Announced
Write on Bowen!  is sponsoring a writing contest for adults and youth. Submit an unpublished work of fiction, maximum 1000 words, that contains the phrase “The ferry was late again” by June 22 and be eligible to win some great prizes (and publication in the Undercurrent!).
 
Contest Rules
 
Please read the following contest rules carefully. The Write on Bowen Contest Committee can only consider submissions that follow the contest rules.
1.    Ensure your entry includes the phrase “The ferry was late again” anywhere in the text.
2.    Submit your entry by the deadline of Monday, June 22, 2009. Submissions received after that date will not be considered.
3.    Limit your entry to a maximum of 1000 words.
4.    Submissions must be double-spaced.
5.    Include a title page that contains the following information:
     a.    Title of the submission
     b.    Your Name
     c.    Your Age (if a Youth)
     d.    Your email address
     e.    Your phone number
6.    Do NOT include your name on any page of the submission except the title page. Submissions that include a name in the header or footer of the submission text will not be adjudicated.
7.    Number all pages in the bottom right corner of every page.
8.    If possible, submit your story electronically via email:
a.    Name the file with your name; for example, Mary Smith_Fiction_Contest
b.    Email the file to admin@biac.ca with the subject line: Write on Bowen Fiction Contest
9.    If you are unable to submit your story electronically, mail it to Box 211, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G0 or drop it off at the Gallery @ Artisan Square.
10.    Submissions will not be returned.

Prizes
 
Adult Category
 
First Prize:
•    Write on Bowen 2009 Festival Pass includes admission to four workshops and opening night plus a Blue Pencil Editing session with one of the Festival editor
•    Reading at the Festival Gala on Saturday evening at the Gallery @ Artisan Square
•    Inclusion on the BIAC Web site and in the Undercurrent.
   
Second Prize:
•    Admission to the Write on Bowen 2009 workshop of your choice.
•    Inclusion on the BIAC Web site and in the Undercurrent
 
Youth Category (Under 18)
   
First Prize:
•    $75 gift certificate from Phoenix Books
•    Reading at the Festival Gala on Saturday evening at the Gallery @ Artisan Square
•    Inclusion on the BIAC Web site and in the Undercurrent.
   
Second Prize:
•    $25 gift certificate from Phoenix Books
•    Inclusion on the BIAC Web site and in the Undercurrent.
 
 
 




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
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