On now until Monday, May 23rd at The Atrium Building (800 Yates)
The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria is pleased to announce that our 2nd Annual Juried Fine Arts Show, 'Art Victoria Now' opened to the public on Saturday, May 14th! We were very impressed by the quality of work submitted for this show. Over sixty artists from Greater Victoria and the surrounding areas are participating in this exhibition with an exceptional range of 2D, 3D and photographic works included. Congratulations to our three Art Victoria Now award winners:
2D: "Ocean Glimpses" by Lisa Jackson
3D: "Arrhythmic Bloom" by Sinan Soykut
Photography: "The Shoe Tree" by Gregory Varano
A big thank you to our exhibition award sponsors: The Victoria College of Art, Kilshaw's Auctioneers, and the Ackland/Wershler family.
Check out Shaw TV's coverage of Art Victoria Now here!
Art Now Afterhours
A big thank you to all those who joined us for our Art Now Afterhours gala on Friday May 13th! We had a wonderful time celebrating the opening of our 2nd Annual Juried Fine Arts Show, Art Victoria Now. Thank you too all the artists who took part in this wonderful exhibition, our musical performers - the Tom Vickery Trio, Victoria Poet Laureate - Yvonne Blomer, Victoria Youth Poet Laureate - Ann-Bernice Thomas, and special guests Emily Rogers, Scott Sollazo, John Barton, Holly Simpson, SJ Valiquette and Jeremy Loveday. Thank you to Mark Brennae for acting as our event MC for the evening.Thank you to our sponsors: AJ's Organic Cafe, Poppies Floral Art, Driftwood Brewery, Art Ink Print, The Market on Yates, Wellburn's Market, Coast Collective, Island Blue, the CRD, British Columbia Arts Council and the Province of British Columbia. Finally, a big thank you to Jawl Properties Ltd. for their generous donation of The Atrium courtyard space and to their hard working staff for assisting us with this event. (Photos by Anna Shkuratoff).
The CACGV Galleries are now open for submissions for July - December 2016.
Deadline for applications: Friday, May 20 at 4:30pm!
Main Gallery
at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill - 3220 Cedar Hill Road
May 25-June 8, 2016
Take Me to the River: Paintings by James Bardy
Café Gallery
at The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill - 3220 Cedar Hill Road
May 11-May 25, 2016
Cedar Hill Park Walk Exhibition
Works by Ilka Bauer, Anne Bowen, Sandra Curran, June Haynes, Kathy Hintz and Andrew Niemann
May 25-June 8, 2016
Take Me to the River: Paintings by James Bardy
Greater Victoria Public Libraries
Central Branch
April 8-May 20
"Pursuit of Movement" by Barbara Tolloczko
May 20-June 30
Works by Marie-Pierre Schliewinsky
Saanich Centennial Library: 'Oystercatchers & Beyond' by Anne Hansen April 5th-July 5th
Bruce Hutchison Library:
Works by Peter Van Giesen
April 4th - July 4th
MLA Carole James' Office
Works by Rhonda Lee Usipiuk
April 6-July 8
Victoria International Airport
Works by Maria Miller, Pamela Wooton and Cameron Millhouse
April 11 - July 11
Driftwood Brewery
May 20 - June 30
Works by Margaret Hantiuk
Upcoming Events
ART JAM! Come to the Arts Centre at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre (3220 Cedar Hill Road (for a weekly art drop-in! Jan 21 - May 26, 2016. Explore art making and methods in a relaxed, creative environment. Have fun making individual and collaborative projects. Materials, demos and light refreshments provided. Interested in participating? Stop by or contact The Arts Centre at 250-475-5557
Help Wanted
Volunteers are needed to assist with the sitting and cleanup of the CACGV's "Art Victoria Now."
BC Culture Days invites all B.C. artists to apply to be a 2016 Culture Days Ambassador in their community. Winners will receive $1,000 towards community activation and production of a Culture Days activity!
The Culture Days Ambassador acts as a spokesperson for BC Culture Days and as a community mobilizer throughout the summer leading up to the Culture Days weekend (September 30-October 2, 2016).
Eligibility Requirements - The applicant must:
Be an individual artist (amateur or professional) residing in B.C.
Applications from organizations, businesses or groups are not eligible;
Be active in their arts, culture or heritage community; and
Register at BC.CultureDays.cato present an activity in B.C. during the 2016 Culture Days weekend (September 30-October 2, 2016).
Ambassador Responsibilities include:
Networking and mobilizing — Reaching out to community members such as individual artists, arts organizations, cultural organizations, heritage organizations, and businesses encouraging them to offer activities during the Culture Days weekend.
Promoting — Encouraging public participation and discussion about Culture Days through in-person interviews with community members, blog posts, and social media, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
Organizing — Registering and coordinating a free Culture Days activity for the public.
Representing — Acting as spokesperson and media contact during the Culture Days publicity campaign. The ambassador may be called upon for TV, Radio, and Newspaper interviews to speak on behalf of BC Culture Days and their local arts and culture community.
How to apply:
Please visit BC.CultureDays.cato complete the online application form.
Submissions will be juried by members of the BC Culture Days Task Force. Winners will be awarded $1,000 (includes ambassador honorarium + activity budget).
Winners will be required to submit a final report in October.
JOIN the Cedar Hill Art Club Society!
Drop in for the next meeting on September 14 in the café at the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre to learn more or visit the website!
June is Orca Awareness Month!
SALES & DISPLAY OPPORTUNITY FOR ARTISTS & PHOTOGRAPHERS
SAT. JUNE 11th * 1 - 4 pm
OAK BAY UNITED CHURCH HALL
TABLES $20 EACH
THEME: "the Salish Sea" & "What can we do to help our local orcas and their companion species?"
Contact Barbara Julian at sbarbarajulian@hotmail.com if interested.
Call for Submissions for Emerging and Established Artist Submissions
Deadline: May 31, 2016
For submission details visit the Salt Spring Potters Guild website.
Call out for Artists for ARTISHOW 2016
NOW IN OUR 6th year of Operation
Local visual artists- here is your opportunity to paint, sculpt, create works of art
at some of the best hotels in Victoria starting May 1 through October 2016 for a month long
Artist in Residence position. Note: these positions are not live-in !!!!!!
Victoria Culture Days Workshop When: Wednesday, 25 May 2016 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM (PDT) Where: Greater Victoria Public Library, Central Branch
You are invited to a FREE Culture Days Workshop!
Join the Culture Days movement and be a part of B.C.'s largest celebration of arts, culture and heritage! All professional and amateur artists, arts organizations, cultural workers and community organizers from Victoria are invited to participate in a free workshop in preparation for the 2016 Culture Days weekend. Participants will learn how to plan, market and publicize their Culture Days activities, as well as connect with other artists and organizers to find ways of working together collaboratively towards their common public engagement goals. Please come prepared to brainstorm ideas and determine what activities, projects, discussions or initiatives deserve to be highlighted in your community and unique ways in which they can be shared with the public.
Modern Visionaries
Eclectic Gallery (2170 Oak Bay)
May 9 - June 30
Please keep in touch! info@cacgv.ca 250-475-7123
3220 Cedar Hill Road
Victoria, BC, V8P 3Y3
CACGV Office Hours: Wednesday 11:00am - 5:00pm or by appointment Cedar Hill Recreation Centre Hours: Monday - Friday 6:30am – 10:00pm, Saturday/Sunday 8:00am – 9:00pm
CACGV.CA FREE ARTIST DIRECTORY - If you're a CACGV member don't forget to publish your work online. Click Here.
