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“East Meets West” Vancouver Island Surface Design Association (VISDA) September 6-27
ARBUTUS GALLERY
John Lennon -“Give Peace a Chance Exhibit” September 17 - October 13
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ow did it all Girl in the Stream, get started? by Gail Barry In 1968, six eager and enthusiastic women, including 19 year old Lynne Starter, under the guidance and leadership of Julie Porter (who came to be known as the “Emily Carr” of the Cowichan Valley) started the Maple Bay Painters. The aim was “just getting together to draw and paint and have fun and to keep as unorganized as possible”. The members initially met weekly in the Girl in a Boat, by Rae Rhodes church hall at Maple Bay, eventually moving to the Maple Bay Rowing Club for the next 31 years, followed by the Moose Hall. Since 2012, the Cowichan Exhibition Grounds have been their home. What started small has of life and the artwork is as thrived and grown to over 35 diverse as the people creating members. it. From an era of verbal Celebrate with us! We invite formalities expressed in you to come and join the handwritten correspondence, party and help us to celebrate and labour intensive tasks of our 50 year anniversary at St. xeroxing and mailing out the Peter’s Church Hall on Sept monthly minutes, Maple Bay 28 and 29, from 10:00am to Painters have entered the age 5:00pm. As this is a special of technology and now host occasion, a Reception is being a Facebook page with upheld on Friday, September to-date information on club activities and artists’ creations 28 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, that is available to the public. which will allow guests to talk with the artists and Who are these Maple Bay have some refreshments. Painters? Past President, Mark your calendars and Diana Batcheler who joined plan to stop by and enjoy in 2012 says it best: “I feel the memories and creative lucky to belong to a warm, new works from Maple Bay supportive group, sharing Painters. not only ideas and giving www.facebook.com/ encouragement but sharing MapleBayPainters life’s ups and downs, and a good laugh, too”. These artists come from all walks
Maple Bay Painters Is 50 Years Old!
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