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CALL TO ARTISTS The Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show is coming May 5-29, 2022 Prizes awarded. Start creating now. Online registration is March 28 to April 8.
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16 Shades of Boston Terriers by Pauline Dueck
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Honouring our Food Producers and the Animal World Susan Down is managing director of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council.
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estauranteurs and food producers on the Island have had a tough go recently battling challenges from flooding to COVID-19 protocols to supply chain breakdowns. So the first show of 2022 in the Cowichan Valley Arts Council Annex is a timely focus on this critical sector. NOURISH (January 6-27) is a photographic show and a celebration of local food and beverage producers, farmers, vineyards, and the restaurants that kept us fed. Jules Sherred, local commercial food photographer and stylist, and owner of Polaris Creative, will display his powerful photographs, most featuring Cowichan and Gulf Islands growers, producers, and restaurants, with one image paying tribute to crops
lost due to wildfire. TALK: As part of the show, Jules Sherred will give a talk Jan.15 at 2 pm, to discuss his own journey with food, culture, and disability. Jules will delve into the inspiration for the NOURISH exhibit, why he chooses photography as a storytelling medium, how he approaches his subjects, and his personal story about food and culture, and how this story influences all aspects of his work, including his upcoming cookbook Crip Up The Kitchen: Realistic Tips, Tricks, And Recipes For The Disabled Kitchen. At the same time, January 6-27, the CVAC Gallery is going to the dogs! And the cats, and donkeys and giraffes…Wild or domestic, mythological or real, mammals or insects, large or small, animals play the starring role in this art show, called Animalia. More than
CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY abstract I representational I modern
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80 images and sculptures range from realistic to impressionistic and together provide a celebration of the creatures that share our world. Also in 2022, we will start up the Art Café, a place to talk about art and culture each week. And finally we
are continuing the series of workshops on First Nations traditional crafts to explore everything from mask carving to Metis beading. See you in the Gallery!
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