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July 16, 2010
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ARTISTIC LICENCE – Painter Angelique Gillespie, tour organizer Lynda Tutty and woodblock printer June Thomsen enjoy the gardens at Mayor Conklin’s home, the third stop on the Columbia Valley Tour of the Arts.
Radium’s Mayor Dee Conklin to host the Tour of the Arts By Kate Irwin Pioneer Staff
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As the 2010 Tour of the Arts approaches, Radium’s Mayor, Dee Conklin, is looking forward to welcoming visitors to the third stop along the way — her garden. This year’s unique art show on August 1st will highlight gardens of ranches, homes and businesses near or in Radium Hot Springs. For Mayor Conklin it is a chance to show what Radium has to offer, and support the Columbia Valley Arts Council, the first organization she worked with when she moved to the valley. “A lot of the people going by Radium never stop off to visit,” Mayor Conklin explained. “All the towns along the valley have their interesting features — Radium is so much more than just the strip.” Her house, near Legend’s Park, and its modernstyle garden with gravel and raised beds, will hold a range of artwork, from welded sculptures to mosaics. Showing off their work will be seven artists, who are on hand to chat to visitors about different pieces. Tour-goers can also take home a little, or big, bit of the valley, as all artwork is available to buy. “I’m taking part in the tour because it promotes the art of the valley,” said Australian expatriate Angelique
Gillespie, whose acrylic paintings will be at Mayor Conklin’s. “Art and culture is so integral to life . . . and the artists of this community are just so friendly and encouraging.” An award-winning painter, Angelique’s artwork concentrates on whimsical figures, drawing on her experience with medical illustration, commercial art and illustrative quilting. Alongside her in the garden will be woodblock printer June Thomsen. This is June’s first Tour of the Arts and she will bring along the tools of her trade to show the complicated process of making her work. “A lot of people don’t understand that this is original artwork, not reproductions,” June said. “In fact the process destroys the woodblock as you go, making further copies beyond the first edition impossible.” June’s artwork takes a year to make from start to finish, with a limited run of prints made from each woodblock. On sale on August 1st will be landscapes, inspired by her Columbia Valley surroundings. Tour passports are on sale at locations across Radium, Invermere and at Fairmont Hot Springs, or by phone at Pynelogs Cultural Centre at 250-342-4423. For more information, or if you are interested in volunteering, contact Lynda Tutty at 250-341-3185, or e-mail lyndatutty@shaw.ca.
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