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NICOLA VALLEY COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL

Building Community through the Arts

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Of all the thoughts and ideas racing around our heads...

GALLERY NEWS ~ from Jano

Lots of folks are coming in to see our show "Art During COVID, Creativity Persists" - Have you seen it yet? On until Sunday, March 7th, we have over 20 community Artists featured for this show. There is a variety from beading, weavings, carvings to paintings, word art, and music! Longtime Artist Evelyn Armstrong brought in a series of her photographs of the views from her window overlooking Nicola Lake - transformations of weather and seasons during her stay at home. You'll see it in the entrance way, before you even step into the gallery space! This is such a positive show with lots of colour and good messages. Please drop in and show your support.

Our Next Show: "LOOKING FORWARD NOW", March 10 to April 11, 2021

Features Cindilla Trent and Kim Leclair, quilters and mixed media Artists extraordinaire. Both Cindilla and Kim are longtime NVCAC members with notable contributions to our art in the community.

I was really happy to video Pius Chong, talking about his internationally known sculpture art, and his creative process. I'm working on edits now... Jano

CONNECT WITH GALLERY DIRECTOR HERE

REGISTER BY MARCH 3!!
MANDALA WORKSHOP - SATURDAY MARCH 6.
Once you're registered, pick up your package of specialty paper in the Gallery Gift Shop (included in the cost), then you can begin your home scavenger hunt for templates to use in your mandala creation, like small jar lids, small round or oblong stencils, use your imagination to fit in to your 12" x 12" mandala. You'll just need your own white coloured pencil and a mixed set to create the rainbow colours.
Your email address needs to be current as the Zoom link will be sent out 24-48 hours before class.

REGISTER BEFORE MARCH 3 - Limited to 15 participants.
Have FUN!

"Just a Local Artist" - by Jean Kiegerl

Need a uniquely local gift? How about a house warming present? The Gallery has a copy of Jean's 2021 phonebook about her local sketches and paintings. It's very high quality, full colour, hardcover book, 8.5" x 11".

$80 includes taxes and shipping, and profits are being donated generously by Jean to the Arts Centre. Available by pre-order purchase in the Gallery Gift Shop where you can pay by debit on Square, cheque or cash. Direct orders can be made from Jean pay by e-transfer jkiegerl@telus.net or cell, 250-280-1798. A limited number of these stunning books will be at the gallery gift shop for immediate purchase.

AS FEATURED IN MERRITT HERALD

$500 Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants Are Open Again!

The $500 Grant Applications are open again! These grants are accessible for projects that connect people socially or involve sharing skills or talent with each other. Let's see what we can do this year!

Last year, applications from Merritt individuals and informal groups applied for these Neighbourhood Small Grants and created these programs, carried out with all COVID precautions:
Artists painting together in an appropriate space
Musicians rehearsing together in an appropriate space
Dancers giving open-air performances outside the Seniors' homes
An outdoor art workshop creating mandalas
Planning an outdoor street mural by a local Indigenous Artist...

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RENEW YOUR NVCAC MEMBERSHIP
Support Homegrown Arts & Culture for less than $2/month

A reminder that annual NVCAC Memberships are by affordable donation, with a minimum donation $20 and activate yearly January 1-December 31.
YEP! That's less $2 per month.

Thank you for inspiring arts and culture.

ACTIVATE YOUR 2021 Membership HERE

Join us for Imagine if… a week-long, online celebration of the life and work of Sir Ken Robinson Phd. Sir Ken passed away in August 2020, and he leaves behind him an incredible legacy for us all to continue.

The event will champion our diversity of talents through performances, talks, discussions, and of course videos of Sir Ken himself.

LEARN MORE

CREATIVE CLICKS

RAVEN Drum Connection
Merritt's own, Richard Lepinsky - the Natural Order of Things
Local Musician Bobby Garcia on Spotify
7 Trends Designers Should Know for 2021
Writer Susan Orlean on how she moves past creative crisis
How You Create a podcast on getting practical with Creatives
Little Things are Big Things - A brief guide to Noticing

THE NICOLA VALLEY ARTS CENTRE
Gallery + Gift Shop + Artists' Studio + Co-working Space

Now open in the old Jackson Building, corner of Nicola & Voght
Wed-Saturday, 11am-6pm and Sunday 12-4pm.

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Nicola Valley Community Arts Council Board of Directors

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