8 May, 2009
Arts & Culture Weekly Update
Current Exhibit at the Gallery
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Friday, May 8
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| Saturday, May 9 |
The Maiwa Foundation and the Bowen Island Fibre Arts Guild are
having an auction on Bowen Island to raise money for Project Dhamadka, a project to help the Khatri community in the Kutch Desert in far Western India Saturday May 9th at 3:30 pm at Cates Hill Chapel.
Join us as we present an afternoon of ravishing textiles and jewelry. There will be a multi-media presentation and talk by Charllotte Kwon on the Khatri community of traditional block printers from Dhamadka, India, and the present water crisis.
The most exciting part of the afternoon will be the live auction of textiles. Exquisite double sided ajrakhs, textiles from the Maiwa Collection, jewelery, and shawls will be sold bidder.
Please come and support us. Entrance is free and every penny raised will go to the people of the Khatri community. More information about the Maiwa Foundation and the plight of the Khatri community can be found at the Maiwa website.
having an auction on Bowen Island to raise money for Project Dhamadka, a project to help the Khatri community in the Kutch Desert in far Western India Saturday May 9th at 3:30 pm at Cates Hill Chapel.
Join us as we present an afternoon of ravishing textiles and jewelry. There will be a multi-media presentation and talk by Charllotte Kwon on the Khatri community of traditional block printers from Dhamadka, India, and the present water crisis.
The most exciting part of the afternoon will be the live auction of textiles. Exquisite double sided ajrakhs, textiles from the Maiwa Collection, jewelery, and shawls will be sold bidder.
Please come and support us. Entrance is free and every penny raised will go to the people of the Khatri community. More information about the Maiwa Foundation and the plight of the Khatri community can be found at the Maiwa website.
| Thursday, May 14 |
| Coming Soon |
Mark your calendar for Bookfest on the long May weekend. Friends of Bowen Island Library Society welcome all to Bookfest, Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday, May 17, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. in BICS gym. It is the annual used book sale at a different time and
place. Other literary events, including presentations of storytellers
and an author's reading will be included in our newly named, BookFest.
The Literary Committee of the Bowen Island Arts Council will be on hand spreading news about the upcoming writers festival. They'll also be presenting author Keath Fraser, who will be reading from his non-fiction book, The Voice Gallery: Travels with a Glass Throat. Literacy Bowen will be launching the newly minted Literacy Plan for Bowen Island. Bowen Youth will be offering hands-on demonstrations of using social networking tools. Isn't it time you started tweeting? And of course the usual excellent selection of used books will once
again be offered for sale. Don't miss this spectacular event. (Pictured to the right above is author, Keath Fraser, who will also be appearing at the 2nd Annual Write on Bowen! Festival of Writers and Readers, to be held July 10-12, 2009.)
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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 first play, A Treasure Quest, is based on J.R.R. Tolkien's, The Hobbit. It runs on
Saturday, May 23 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, May 24 at 2 p.m. It will be
performed by students in grades 4 & 5.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.Our famous (or is that infamous?) Bowen Island Community Choir is doing overtime as it prepares for its annual Spring Concert, this year to be held on Saturday, May 23. There will be two performances at Cates Hill Chapel, one at 2 p.m. and the other at 7 p.m. Don't miss this always entertaining concert that includes special guests and is always a treat for all the senses.
BIMA presents Annie Lou -- a four piece bluegrass/folk band on May 24 at the Gallery @ Artisan Square.
When Yukon songwriters Kim Barlow and Anne Louise Genest discovered a shared joy in the string band sounds and story songs of Southern old time music, they joined their considerable musical forces (Barlow on clawhammer banjo/vocals and Genest on guitar/vocals) to form Annie Lou.
Old time music is based in a variety of dance, vocal, and songwriting and traditions. Annie Lou is faithful to these, with stringband instrumentation, rich vocal harmonies, and original songwriting that is fresh and new, yet firmly rooted in the old. Solid musical chops, rich vocal harmonies, and beautifully crafted songs reflect the solitude and grit of their northern home, and draw a straight line to the sounds of other times and places.
Tickets available at the door. Check out Annie Lou at Myspace.
Corbin Keep returns to Bowen for a solo concert featuring - cello and voice - at the Gallery @ Artisan Square on Saturday, May 30! 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 30th 8:00pm. 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 1:00-5:00pm.
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.
| Art on the Rock |
| Call for Submissions |
Islands Trust Call For Visitor Poster Art
Up to three pieces of work, one from each of the three regions of the
Trust Area (Northern Islands, Southern Islands and Howe Sound Islands),
will be selected. Artists of the selected pieces will each receive a
$1000 honorarium. Any artist residing full-time in the Islands Trust
Area is eligible to submit up to two works of art to the Islands Trust.
Current staff members, contractors and trustees are not eligible to
enter this competition.
For a complete copy of the Call to Artists (i.e. project description, eligibility requirements, selection process and criteria, timeline, application requirements and application form) go to the Islands Trust web site after April 30. Completed artist submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
The
Islands Trust is seeking submissions of art from resident island
artists which will be used to create posters with conservation messages
for visitors to the Islands Trust Area.
For a complete copy of the Call to Artists (i.e. project description, eligibility requirements, selection process and criteria, timeline, application requirements and application form) go to the Islands Trust web site after April 30. Completed artist submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2009.
| Artful Pursuits |
Non-instructional Life Drawing Class on Bowen Island volunteer-facilitated by Ian Kennard
(almost) every second Monday in the Multipurpose room at BICS
3 classes left! May 25, June 8, June 22, 7:30-9:30pm
This 2 hour life drawing class is non-instructional, which allows for artistic freedom of expression in a self-directed setting with a small class-size. Please bring your own drawing board/materials. Optional: from 9:30-10pm artists are invited to stay to peer-critique/ get feedback on work.
Artist Drop-in fee $25 per class or a pro-rated registration fee now available $80 for the last 4 classes.
May 25 and June 22 -a professional male nude lifedrawing model is coming over from Vancouver and on May 4 & June 8 female swimsuit clad lifedrawing model will be attending the class.
Please contact Bowen Island Community School at 604.947.9337.
(almost) every second Monday in the Multipurpose room at BICS
3 classes left! May 25, June 8, June 22, 7:30-9:30pm
This 2 hour life drawing class is non-instructional, which allows for artistic freedom of expression in a self-directed setting with a small class-size. Please bring your own drawing board/materials. Optional: from 9:30-10pm artists are invited to stay to peer-critique/ get feedback on work.
Artist Drop-in fee $25 per class or a pro-rated registration fee now available $80 for the last 4 classes.
May 25 and June 22 -a professional male nude lifedrawing model is coming over from Vancouver and on May 4 & June 8 female swimsuit clad lifedrawing model will be attending the class.
Please contact Bowen Island Community School at 604.947.9337.
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 589 Artisan Square, Box 211, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G0
(604) 947-2454
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