A publication of the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC)                                                                        May 29, 2009
Arts & Culture Weekly Update


BIAC thanks BIM for its commitment to the arts

BIAC thanks the Bowen Island Municipality, and specifically our Mayor and Council for their continued support of arts and culture and the recent approval of a core grant of $47,000. This funding is integral to the work of BIAC, and allows us to continue to deliver important services and programs to the community. Bowen continues to grow and be strengthened by the bountiful social and economic benefits of a vibrant arts and cultural scene. This contribution represents approximately one third of our operating revenues, an amount augmented by other grants and donations, fundraising efforts, and income. Our budget allows us to operate the Gallery @ Artisan Square, offer programming in the arts, including the Write on Bowen! Festival, initiate projects that support and promote local artists, such as the Open Studio Tours, and sponsor a myriad of arts events. We applaud BIM for its vision in recognizing the pivotal role arts play in creating a livable sustainable community.

 
 Friday, May 29
 
Friday Night Jazz at the Happy Ile Café is back, but...we can't do it without your support Bowen Island!
 
This Friday's line-up of amazing musicians features

Buff Allen on drums
Ryland Haggis on bass
Teun Schut on guitar
 
Performing funky, groovy jazz by Pat Metheny, 
John Scofield,
 Michael Brecker,
 George Benson
and much, much more...
 
Doors open at 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!
Please be generous...Musicians are paid by donation.
 
 
 
 
 
 Saturday, May 30
 
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 week, the thespians of TNN present The Neverending Story. It runs Saturday, May 30 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 31 at 2 p.m.  Performed by students in grades 5 & 6.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: tirnanog@telus.net.
 
 
 
Corbin Keep returns to Bowen for a solo concert featuring - cello and voice - at the Gallery @ Artisan Square

Since moving from Bowen Island to Gabriola in July, Corbin has released his CD of improvisations (Bad to the Bow) culled from years of monthly Wildcello Newsletters which feature the popular 'Improv of the Month'. The release was just in time for his feature recently at the Cellobration festival in Spokane, Washington. With loads of new material and another new CD in the making (Bowin' to be Wild due to be released summer '09) Corbin is anxious to entertain a in this intimate setting on beloved Bowen Island. Don't miss your chance to catch the Wild Cellist Saturday May 30, 8 p.m. Tix $15! Corbin will also be performing his infamous "Cello Portraits" for the opening of Sharon Norman's showing at the gallery Sunday, May 31 from 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
 

 
 

BI Film Society Presents Dim Sum Funeral

 
From director Anna Chi comes an introspective story about self-discovery and understanding framed around a seven day Chinese funeral. After the domineering and manipulative matriarch of a squabbling brood dies, her wish to have a traditional Chinese funeral is carried out, drawing her four distrustful, competitive and angry children to the family home for the event. When they come together, they inadvertently reach a new understanding after years of distance. A touching and evocative cultural exhibit that will appeal to anyone who has ever wondered how they ended up with the family they have.
 
The film runs 94 minutes and will screen at 7:30 p.m. at Collins Hall. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Coming Soon
 
 
An official launch party for the audio book of Gifts and Bones, the debut mystery novel by Vancouver-based mystery author Barbara Murray, will be held on Sunday June 7, 2009 at The Gallery @ Artisan Square. Refreshments will be served at the event which will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Barbara lived, worked and raised her children on Bowen Island and is pleased to be returning to the island for this important event. Gifts and Bones audio book is read by well known storyteller and Bowen resident, Allice Bernards, whose voice has been heard in a variety of venues from the corner cafe to national and international stages. This is her first audio book.

CD sets as well as the novel ($23.95 CAD) will be available for sale, and both author and narrator will be on hand so come celebrate the launch with us!

For further information about the launch, please contact rosie@beaandmildred.com; Barbara @ 778-329-1857; or Allice @ 604-947-2482. To find out more about author Barbara Murray and the upcoming novels in her series, please visit Barbara's website. Further information on narrator Allice Bernards can be found on Allice's website.

 


Poetry Reading/Salon

Join us for a lovely evening of stellar verse with father and daughter poets Allan Briesmaster and Clara Blackwood from Ontario, on Tuesday, June 9, 7:30 p.m. Josef Roehrl and Heather Haley are hosting this event at their home at 340 Forest Ridge Road. For more information, call Heather at 778.86.4050 or email hshaley@emspace.com.

Allan Briesmaster is a freelance editor and publisher, and the author of ten
books of poetry, including Interstellar (Quattro Books, 2007). As an editor Allan has been instrumental in producing more than 70 books of poetry and non-fiction since 1998.

Born and raised in Toronto, Clara Blackwood has been writing poetry for 15 years. Her first poetry collection, Subway Medusa (2007), is the inaugural book in Guernica Editions' First Poets Series, which showcases first books by poets thirty-five and under.
 
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.
 

BIAC Seeks Summer Student
Once again this year, the Canadian Summer Jobs Program has made it possible for the arts council to hire a summer student. We are currently seeking applications until Friday, June 5.
 
Qualified candidates must be enrolled in secondary or post-secondary educational programs. Responsibilities of the job will include:
 
- acting as a host at the Gallery @ Artisan Square, art sales, public relations
- assisting the curator with the hanging and presentation of art exhibits
- assisting the Executive Director in the areas of promotion, administration and program coordination
 
An interest and or background in arts, communications and working with the public is essential. We are looking for an individual with strong self-initiative and well-developed organizational skills who can relate well to the public and our members and who enjoys working in a creative environment. A high level of comfort working with technology including advanced computer skills is recommended.
 
The job runs from Wednesday-Sunday, 37.5 hours per week, with a remuneration of $10/hour. Applicants must be able to begin work on June 24, and will be hired for 10 weeks.
 
Please submit your resumé to Jacqueline Massey, Executive Director, BIAC via email:  admin@biac.ca, or by mail to:  Box 211, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G0, no later than Friday June 5.

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. Contact Jacqueline at admin@biac.ca with your information.
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