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November 2020
2020 Annual General Meeting!!
The Monashee Arts Council AGM has been set! When: November 17th at 6:30pm Where: OAP hall (1737 Glencaird street, Lumby BC) There will be a maximum of 30 people able to attend due to Covid-19 and we ask that everyone practice social distancing and wear masks! Stay Safe!
Find out more »January 2021
Artist in Residence – Nina Westaway
Nina Westaway The Village Gallery is hosting a new show starting January 4, 2021 with the figurative art of Nina Westaway, a long-time volunteer with the gallery and Monashee Arts Council. It is part educational and part-revelatory, exploring how figure drawing and portraiture can be taught and experienced. She is also offering one-on-one free workshops, for an hour on Saturdays: January 9, 16, 23, and 30. All materials will be supplied. Adults and children 12 years and over are welcome…
Find out more »February 2021
See Here Now – Extended
Join us for our second Artist in Residence show at the Village Gallery as Robin Ledrew's presents 'See Here Now' The show combines some of Ledrew's recent acrylic paintings (2020) with a selection of her work from the past fifty years. Acrylic, watercolour, digital art, pencil and oil are all represented. Of interest to any collectors of her work, there will be pieces for sale that have not been offered before. ‘See Here Now’ will be running from Feb 16th…
Find out more »April 2021
April Photography show
Due to the pandemic and the cancellation of Lumby Days for 2021, the Monashee Arts Council and the Village Gallery is hosting a photography competition and show for the month of April 2021. At such a transitional time of year, between winter and spring, it is a magical opportunity for photographers of all levels, be it amateur and professional from Lumby, Whitevale, Lavington, and Cherryville to be out and about. The show will consist of entrants from 3 age categories:…
Find out more »June 2021
Pictographic Reflections
'Spotted Lake' by David Wilson Sookinakin David Wilson Sookinakin is a renowned First Nations artist from the Okanagan Nation. As a child, David looked for his own Nation’s art forms, but could only find a few pictographs. After discovering a book of local pictographs in the public library, he studied it extensively and went on to develop his own style of art from this. “I create First Nations Art using ancient pictographs of my Ancestors to create a contemporary and…
Find out more »July 2021
People, Plants and Pollinators
The Monashee Arts Council (MAC) is currently hosting their new show at the Village Gallery, which underlines the relationship of art and nature. In 1699, Maria Sibylla Merian, a 52-year-old German artist and naturalist, travelled with her adult daughter Dorothea to Surinam in South America, and was the first person to accurately observe insects as they transformed from egg, pupa, cocoon, and caterpillar to adult form—called metamorphosis. And the mutuality of plants and animals was accurately portrayed; her beautiful, detailed…
Find out more »Re-wilding, and Nature scaping with Roseanne Van EE
Join the Monashee Arts Council for a special Q&A event with ROSEANNE VAN EE, well-known educator and naturalist in conjunction with our current show ‘People, Plants, and Pollinators’ happening now at the Village Gallery at 1975 Vernon Street (Hwy. 6) This special event will be held on Saturday, July 17, 2021 from 3:00 pm and 5:00 pm at the Lumby OAP hall at 1765 Glencaird St. Admission is free, but Donations are greatly appreciated. Enquiries can be made Monday through…
Find out more »August 2021
Home Arts
The lockdowns of the previous year have meant we have had to find new ways to keep ourselves busy, thus allowing many to either hone skills they already possessed or for some to explore new skills. MAC has invited these artisans to show you their applied art skills in this special showcase. Dates: August 2nd to 28th MAC will also be sponsoring three fibre art demonstrations by the Monashee Weavers at Arbor park gazebo on August 7th , 21st and 28th be sure to…
Find out more »September 2021
Power of Storytelling
Stories have always been an integral part of what it is to be human, whether in our own personal lives or through our history and culture. It is perhaps one of the things which make us human; we have been conveying stories since before the written word came into being. Originally stories and the lessons they taught the future generations were passed down orally or through other forms of communication such as the arts. In fact, the first writing system…
Find out more »March 2022
“Through the Looking Glass or the Selfie”
Let’s face it! We’re all tired of hiding. We miss seeing each other and being seen so The Monashee Arts Council is excited to present “The Selfie- Through the looking glass” the perfect show for the season! In the past, artists have used their self-portraits as a kind of business card: “here I am and this is the quality you can expect”. This was important to artists who relied on the patronage of the rich and titled. The modern selfie often shows the things we are…
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