Meet our Artisan of the Month - Herta Klassen
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Herta Klassen calls the Nicola Valley home since moving here from the Lower Mainland in 2017.
She has always found the outdoors to be her 'happy place' and hasn't regretted trading in her coastal forest hikes for hills, grasslands, and open skies. Translating the beauty around her into art is her greatest joy and on some days her greatest frustration! Bringing the stories within nature into your home and into your heart is her quest.
Herta creates in watercolours, acrylics, and mixed media. The journey began when a friend invited her to take a watercolour class and it was love at first sight and first stroke. Now, twenty years later, the journey is still just as exciting, challenging, and rewarding. Most of her learning has taken place alone, in her own private corner of struggle and joy, but select workshops over the years have contributed gems of knowledge and technique.
Her art has found new homes across Canada, the US, and other corners of the world. More recently, it's been a pleasure for Herta to share her art in Merritt and get acquainted with the community of talented artisans at the Nicola Valley Art Gallery.
Herta and her husband call the Nicola Lake area home. She also loves being Grammy to eight awesome grandkids and a few dogs. Walking and hiking are a must and in the winter (yes, she loves winters in the Nicola Valley) it's snowshoeing and xcountry skiing.
Find Herta's art in the Artisan Gift Shop!
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Arts Centre Bag Sale - June 1-3, 2023
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Mark your calendar and join us for the Arts Centre Bag Sale from June 1-3, 2023, from 10 am to 2 pm each day. We will have excess art supplies, art magazines, art books, and more available by the bag. Price is by donation - pay what you can - and all your $$ will go towards supporting the Arts Council's programs.
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New in the Artisan Gift Shop
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Are you shopping for Mother's Day? We have a great selection of handmade gifts from Nicola Valley artisans, stop by the store to browse. A new dust-repellant spray by Ki Essentials, lovely greeting cards by Lakeshore Creations, unique pottery by John Winkler, and new art by our artist of the month, Herta Klassen. Her cards with a small magnet - each a Herta Klassen original - are a bestseller in the shop.
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Which programs would you like to see?
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Our 2023 Spring Programs are coming to a close and we're busy planning for the Fall. And we'd love your feedback! Which programs and workshops would you like to see and attend? Art for your garden? Creative writing? Upcycling? Working with leather? Fibre arts? Pottery? We'd love to hear about it!
We'd also love to hear from you if you have a skill you would like to share as a workshop leader. Hit reply and let us know.
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Don't miss Linda Suzuki - An Art Teacher's Retrospective
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We are thrilled to bring you the work of Linda Suzuki, showcasing the art project models she used for her teachings as an art instructor at MSS, now until May 21, 2023.
Coming up next is a community favourite - our yearly showcase of MSS Student art, coming to the Nicola Valley Arts Centre June 8-26.
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The Arts Council is looking for...
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Thank you for your great response to our last call for community support. We received several satellite dishes that will be turned into art, stay tuned!
We are now looking for styrofoam meat/grocery trays for an upcoming art project. Washed and clean, please and thank you! Whether it's from a pound of ground meat or a family pack, whether it's small, medium, or large in size - we'd love to get it all!
Please drop your styrofoam trays at the Nicola Valley Arts Centre (2051 Voght Street next to Kekuli Cafe) during our regular hours, Wednesday - Saturday 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday noon to 4 pm.
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