PAST EXHIBITS
March 2008
Water: Imagining Life
During the month of March, artists will answer the call for a challenge
to display their artwork revolving around the ever-more precious resource of water. There will also be a display by the Nicola Watershed Community Round Table, that has carried out extensive studies about the resource and its use in the Nicola watershed. There is lots of info about the group and their NICOLA Water Use Management Plan, at
http://www.nicolawump.ca
Watch for details about the opening reception.
Until March 1, 2008
This year’s community art show features many local artists never shown
yet! The exhibit is part of Merritt’s Spirit of BC celebrations, and
is open Fridays & Saturdays 10am-4pm, extended until March 1st, 2008.
February 21, 2008
From left: Tiana, Danikka, Claire, Kylee & Kaitlyn participated in the Spirit of Place art project at the Courthouse Art Gallery. The exhibition, which includes Claire's artwork & photos of the other participants with their work, opens Feb 21st, in Vancouver.
September 28 - October 20, 2007
Connections
The Courthouse Art Gallery proudly presents paintings & mixed media
work by 3 members of one family: Bill Edmonds, Sylvia Gillespie and
Alexandra Edmonds. An opening reception will be held on Friday, Sept.
28th, 7-10pm at the gallery, where the artists will be in attendance.
The Edmonds are well-known in Merritt & the Nicola Valley. Bill was in
medical practice, and Alexandra was a winner in the Youth Ambassador
Program in 2003
Bill's fame as an artist has been growing, since he exhibited at the
Kamloops Art Gallery in 2003, a show that featured many, many paintings
from a prolific artist. "He employs a combination of media and techniques to convey these unscripted moments in life. He makes quick sketch-style renderings by applying common house paint to Plexiglas panels. Some of the paintings are then photographed and printed onto large-scale photo paper. Edmonds’ labour-intensive process creates
another layer to his visual exploration and reveals the charged undercurrents of everyday life experiences." —KAG. His MySpace page is at www.myspace.com/drbill66
Sylvia Gillespie has worked in many styles, and is currently in a mixed
media mode, working with the wonderful textures of fabric. Her work has
been shown on various art websites, but her home base on the internet
is at
www.myspace.com/sgarts
Alexandra Edmonds is at art school in Kelowna, and she'll return to exhibit her work in her "home town". She's been experimenting with many different media & styles, and has most recently taked up painting,
acrylic on canvas. Her MySpace page is can be viewed by clicking HERE
Sept 7-22, 2007
Dog Show
The Courthouse Art Gallery will be closed Labour Day Weekend, but the Dog Show opens Friday, Sept. 7th. The exhibit features man's best friend - in art. The works are from community members' collections, everything from pencil drawings, paintings, prints, photos, and intarsia. This will be a short exhibit, on display for just 3 weekends. So if you like dogs, be sure to check it out! If you'd like to have your dog art — that you've produced, or that you have in your collection — please contact Kim 378-5717, or drop it by on Wed. Sept 5th, 1pm.
August 2007
Barbara Rodé Retrospective: Oil Paintings & Book Illustrations by Varvara Zouzouline Rodé, born Odessa 1889, interred Merritt 1969.
Many paintings were produced during her stay in Merritt, and to this day remain in the Nicola Valley in the possession of friends. These have never been shown, as they have been in private collections, perhaps previously not known of. The upcoming exhibit at the Courthouse Art Gallery will display these local paintings of Barbara Rodé's, along with some on loan from the Grand Forks Art Gallery and 2 individuals living in Grand Forks. There will also be drawings & prints, owned by local friends of Barbara's.
July 2007
Cowboy & Western Art This exhibit featured select artists who were involved in the Kamloops Cowboy Festival art show
May 4-26, 2007:
Valley Visual Artists Annual Show & Sale
The Valley Visual Artists are celebrating their 13th annual show & sale, with new work by their members, and the variety & innovation we have come to eagerly anticipate.
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April 2007
Images of Cattle Country, photographs by Murphy
Shewchuk
Photos by hiker/publisher/
historian/photographer Murphy Shewchuk were
on display last month. There was a meet-the-artist gathering on Friday
the 13th, 4-7pm. There were many black & white photos of ranch life
taken during the 1970s & 1980s, and a few portraits that many of you
will no doubt recognize. There were some great wildlife shots, too.
