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SUMMARY:Descent into Classicism
DESCRIPTION:Glenn Clark\n\n\n\nTopham Brown Memorial GalleryJuly 25 – September 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\nArtist statement: \n\n\n\nWhen I was young\, I dreamed and schemed of creating neo-classical paintings.  There are a lot of ducks one must put in a row before mural size classical themed paintings can develop.  Fifteen years ago\, I took a couple years off my regular practice to build a studio and that opened the gate of possibilities. \n\n\n\nI always get there it just takes me longer.  Beyond the space and gumption\, an artist needs the reason\, finances\, imagery\, time\, ambition and lots of practice to create this type of work.  After visiting the Louvre in 2016 there was a jolt\, my paintings would look to the past for guidance. It finally all came together and I suspect this descent is turning into something more akin to a spiral.   \n\n\n\nIt always seemed to me that classical artists from previous centuries had better props to work with; horses\, armor\, castles and archaic ruins. I needed new models to push ahead and a photo shoot at a jousting event in Osoyoos was perfect to get started. \n\n\n\nWhat drives an artist; is it the fear of death? The love for life and art are interconnected. When you look at centuries old work you sense a window into the past\, a connection\, a message or warning through this time hole called a painting. You see how things were\, the humor\, mood\, fashion\, cruelty of the time. It’s like the artists were reaching out through a one-way portal to the future\, never wanting to let go\, hanging on through their art.  \n\n\n\nTiming is everything and it’s a good time for artists to take cues from the eighteenth century and beyond when art famously rebelled against the status quo.  People are consistent\, history repeats.  Neo-classicism\, the art of the time of the French Revolution\, arguably the most important chapter in the history of modern civilization; the perfect art for a time of upheaval. All these influences; art history\, my own history\, and the current events that are making history.  You throw that in a studio with yours truly and this is what shakes out.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/descent-into-classicism-glenn-clark
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, British Columbia\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Midsummer's Eve of the Arts Auction Preview
DESCRIPTION:Community GalleryJuly 25 – September 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\nPreview the spectacular pieces available at the Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts Auction Preview exhibition from June 26th to July 16th\, 2024.  \n\n\n\nJoin us on June 26th for the Opening Reception of the Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts auction preview. \n\n\n\nPrevious Auction items\, and previous Midsummer’s Eve of the Arts previews:
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/midsummers-eve-of-the-arts-auction-preview
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Accidentals
DESCRIPTION:Robert Fee\n\n\n\nCaroline Galbraith GalleryMay 23 – July 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\nArtist statement: \n\n\n\nThe title of the show “Accidentals” refers to the musical term indicating a temporary shift in a musical composition. Once the key of a song is established\, an instrumentalist reading the music will encounter a note has been made sharp or flat for that bar and they must adjust. Then the music will default back to the original key for the subsequent bars\, until the composer creates another shift somewhere else. At first this temporary change may be a mystery to the individual player\, but to the composer there is underlying meaning; a change in the harmony\, or a different scale with a particular sound. What might have seemed a random change always has a purposeful intention. The accidental always adds more tension\, drama\, and interest to the piece. \n\n\n\nWith these paintings\, I gather structures randomly\, as you would with a collage\, and I start creating parameters and set a course for the work. At first\, the paintings seem to be about something unintended; mostly from imagery I gravitate towards but not knowing where it will fit into the work. Some of the strangest references that I choose do seem like random accidentals; not knowing how they will relate to the whole. Often\, I’ll find a phrase or image that materializes out of simple curiosity. \n\n\n\nI engage with the visual challenge\, integrating and editing the accidental imagery into the painting. A quiet interaction takes place between the images\, their potential subtext and my brushwork and colour palette. The compositions involve a process that channels energy around and throughout. The process of additions and revisions repeats until ultimately the composition appears resolved. I like discovering beauty or humour that may reveal itself in this process. The paintings involve some free association\, which probably also involves my own psychology\, but I hope these connections have some universal resonance.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/accidentals-robert-fee
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, British Columbia\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:An Eclectic Collection
DESCRIPTION:Crit Club\n\n\n\nUp-Front GalleryMay 23 – July 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\nMembers of the VPAG Crit Club are excited to present An Eclectic Collection\, which will be on view in the Up-Front Gallery space. Crit Club is a workshop and critique program dedicated to supporting high school school students in their artistic pursuits and development. Every month\, the students gather to share their artwork for a group critique session\, and partake in a workshop and presentation by an established guest artist.  \n\n\n\nThis collection will feature art pieces that have been workshopped through these sessions\, now on display for the public to enjoy. \n\n\n\nMakayla Callender\, “Home”
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/an-eclectic-collection
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Emergence
DESCRIPTION:Audrey Allan\, Sarena Aresenault\, Carman Bouvier\, Taylor Carpenter\, Katja Ewart\, Amy Marui\, Karina Nardi\, Ari Pielecki\, Nick Tai\, & Aliana Voshell\n\n\n\nTopham Brown Memorial GalleryMay 23 – July 17\, 2024 \n\n\n\nThe exhibition Emergence features works of artists who have completed their studies at UBC Okanagan’s BFA program in 2024. This exhibition exemplifies various approaches to research and studio practice and asserts an active hands-on attitude while creating their work.  \n\n\n\nPlease join us at the VPAG on May 23\, from 6-8 pm for the opening reception of Emergence.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/emergence
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Through Our Eyes
DESCRIPTION:Teen Junction\n\n\n\nCommunity GalleryMay 23 – June 21\, 2024 \n\n\n\nThrough Our Eyes is a unique community-based project by the youth at the Teen Junction Youth Centre in partnership with the Vernon Public Art Gallery. The Vernon Public Art Gallery strives to connect art and the community and supports emerging artists working outside of mainstream of artistic production. The focus of the exhibition is to give voice to youth and make statements about their lives and experiences in Vernon. We all have a unique voice and presence in our community and Through Our Eyes is an affirmation of the importance of recognition\, representation\, collaboration\, and the arts. Teen Junction Youth Centre is an after-school drop-in center that offers a safe space for youth to relax\, connect\, and learn. The Centre works with community organizations to connect youth with support and resources when they need it.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/through-our-eyes
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, British Columbia\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Art & Soul
DESCRIPTION:SD 22 High School Students\n\n\n\nCaroline Galbraith Gallery\, Community Gallery\, & Up-Front GalleryApril 18 – May 23\, 2024 \n\n\nArt and Soul is made up of artwork created from School District No.22 displaying a maturity of handling various mediums and more importantly\, demonstrating a strong conceptual approach. \nThe Opening Day for Art & Soul will be on April 18 at the Vernon Public Art Gallery from 10:00 – 5:00 pm  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMakayla Callender\, Grade 12 VSS \n\n\n\nDangerous Beauty\, 2024\, Acrylic paint on paper mache sculpture
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/art-soul
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Art from the Heart
DESCRIPTION:SD 22 Elementary Students\n\n\n\nCaroline Galbraith Gallery\, Community Gallery\, & Up-Front GalleryMarch 16 – April 10\, 2024 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArt from the Heart is the annual exhibition by elementary students from School District No.22. Their artwork delights viewers with their creativeness under the guidance of their art teacher.  \n\n\n\nJoin us on Saturday\, March 16th\, for the opening day of the exhibition.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/art-from-the-heart
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:There Must Be Life
DESCRIPTION:Ulrich J. Wolff\n\n\n\nTopham Brown GalleryMarch 14 – May 15\, 2024 \n\n\nThe Vernon Public Art Gallery is pleased to introduce the exhibition titled There Must Be Life produced by Ulrich J. Wolff. Based in Karlsruhe\, Germany\, the artist and educator is known for his vast range of images including natural and urban landscapes\, architecture\, bodies of water\, fields\, forests\, and vegetation. While dedicated to photographically constructed imagery and environments devoid of human presence\, Wolff’s also includes haunting portraits which reflect the mysteries of the human condition. \nWinner of the 2021 Okanagan Print Triennial (OPT)\, a tri-annual exhibition rotating between the Vernon Public Art Gallery and the Kelowna Art Gallery\, Ulrich J. Wolff\, is set to attend the opening reception on March 14th at the VPAG. 
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/there-must-be-life
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Through the Gardens
DESCRIPTION:Laurence Belzile\n\n\n\nCaroline Galbraith GalleryJanuary 11 – March 5\, 2024 \n\n\nLaurence Belzile’s exhibition titled Through the Gardens features colorful abstract paintings with both softness and forcefulness. Born in Gaspésie\, QC in 1994\, Laurence Belzile now lives and works in Vancouver\, BC. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Concordia University with a major in painting and drawing\, and a Master of Fine Arts from Laval University. \nOpening Reception on January 11 at the Vernon Public Art Gallery from 6:00 – 8:00 pm 
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/laurence-belzile
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Reconnection
DESCRIPTION:Jessie Emilie Schmode & Troy Teichrib\n\n\n\nCommunity GalleryJanuary 18 – March 5\, 2024 \n\n\n\nCurrent MFA Candidates and artists duo\, Jessie Emilie Schmode and Troy Teichrib showcasing thier recent paintings in an exhibition titled: Reconnection. The paintings focus on figuration and urban graphic abstraction.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/jessie-emilie-x-eye-factory-reconnection
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Voices of Vernon
DESCRIPTION:SD 22 Students\n\n\n\nUp-Front GalleryJanuary 11 – March 5\, 2025 \n\n\n\nWith a goal of encouraging intercultural understanding and to build community connections. Voices of Vernon\, supported by the B.C. Anti-Racism and Multiculturalism grant\, will see local organizations work with School District 22 to hold these conversations and allow students and educators to identify and take action against discrimination and racism. A collaborative storyboard done in response to the stories told through the program will be on display in the Up-Front Gallery at the VPAG. This project was a partnership between the Vernon & District Immigrant & Community Services Society\, SD #22\, The Family Resource Center\, The Vernon Library ORL Branch\, and the VPAG.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/voices-of-vernon
LOCATION:Vernon Public Art Gallery\, 3228 31st Ave\, Vernon\, V1T2H3\, Canada
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Beautiful Parasites
DESCRIPTION:Tammy Salzl\n\n\n\nTopham Brown Memorial GalleryJanuary 11 – March 6\, 2024 \n\n\nTammy Salzl’s exhibition titled Beautiful Parasites is a multi-media installation consisting of paintings\, sculptural objects\, video\, and sound composed by Canadian composer Greg Mulyk. Generally\, there are several dominant themes in Salzl’s artwork. The artwork is a commentary on the human condition often associated with societal norms and status. Some of the works examine consequences of human stewardship within the frame of ecological damage caused by development of heavy industry. The portrayal of human protagonists and animals is almost grotesque with dark undertones inevitably resulting in the feeling of fear and anxiety. Salzl’s work is influenced by surrealist art resulting in dreamlike scenes populated by real and imagined creatures. \nOpening Reception on January 11 at the Vernon Public ARt Gallery from 6:00 – 8:00 pm 
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/tammysalzl
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:2024,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Exposed!
DESCRIPTION:Members’ Exhibition \n\n\n\nCaroline Galbraith Gallery & Upfront GalleryNovember 2 – December 20\, 2023
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/tmixw-t-naqswe-are-all-one
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:2023,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:A Visual Journey
DESCRIPTION:Doris Charest\n\n\n\nCommunity GalleryOctober 5 – December 20\, 2023 \n\n\n\nA Visual Journey: Rediscovering Artistic Exploration at Mackie House \n\n\n\n“During my time at Mackie House\, I rediscovered my love for painting.  Life had been so busy that I hadn’t spent much time in my art studio this year.  However\, my main goal during this residency was to paint the beautiful local scenery.  \n\n\n\nNormally\, I like to try out new and different painting techniques. But at first\, I found myself going back to a more traditional way of painting.  However\, as I got back into the swing of paintings\, I started to explore new ideas.  I began by painting the amazing sunsets in the Okanagan region.  The first night I arrived\, there was a breathtaking sunset and I painted it in several steps to capture its beauty.  I also included paintings of the skies and paths I saw while taking walks\, as walking and hiking are part of my daily routine.  The third part of art show is all about flowers. I found a wildflower garden at the bird sanctuary\, and even though it was the end of the season\, I still found some inspiring flowers to paint. \n\n\n\nThis whole painting experience at the residency was a surprise for me.  I had to start with the basics again and slowly reintroduce experimentation in my art practice.  Happily\, trying out experimental techniques became second nature again.  It felt like a smooth transition back into my art and I’m excited to share my artistic journey at Mackie House with you.” – Doris Charest
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/a-visual-journey-doris-charest
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:2023,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Illuminating Language
DESCRIPTION:Dick Averns\n\n\n\nTopham Brown Memorial GalleryOctober 5 – December 20\, 2023 \n\n\nIlluminating Language by internationally exhibited and award-winning artist\, Dick Averns\, is a survey exhibition\, spanning thirty years of text-based art addressing a range of topics including social justice\, conflict\, natural resources and mental wellness. Averns’ art has been acquired for multiple collections\, including by the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery\, Department of National Defense\, Province of Alberta\, City of Calgary\, and multiple private collections. The critical value of his work was recognized in 2020 when Dick received the City of Calgary Mayor’s Cultural Leaders Legacy Award for Healing Through the Arts\, following a multi-year project addressing community mental wellness. \n\n		\n		\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Ambivalence Blvd… Trump Road Show\, 2016. Digital print from DSLR. Dimensions vary. Performance art outside “Trump Make America Great Again!” rally for NY Presidential Primary Election. Syracuse\, NY. April 16\, 2016. Camera: Lewis Liski.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Liberty Ave\, 2009. Archival Digital Print with laminate on 1/8” Aircraft Grade Aluminum with cleats\, 24 x 36 inches\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Recognition… Validation… Reassurance…\, (detail)\, 2017. Neon sculpture with custom flasher. 33 x 60 x 8 inches\n				\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Recognition… Validation… Reassurance…\, 2018\, Giles: Wish I Was… Billboard. Social practice public art project\, community participant collage. Documentation photograph in collection of Alberta Foundation for the Arts. Digital print from DSLR on Epson Archival Paper Edition 1/5. 47 x 68 inches.\n				\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n				\n				Illuminating Language\, 2022\, installation view – Herringer Kiss Gallery. Neon\, chromed steel\, wood\, closed cell liner\, transformers; Wall module 8 x 60 x 8 inches\, floor module 18 x 72 x 12 inches.
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/dickaverns
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:2023,Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Emergence
DESCRIPTION:Bella Jiang\, Jordan MacDonald\, Emily-Jayne May Myatt\, Julia Person & Angela Wood\n\n\n\nTopham Brown GalleryMay 25 – July 12\, 2023 \n\n\n\nEmergence is a group exhibition featuring the works of five recent graduates from UBCO’s BFA program. The exhibition showcases a range of art forms\, including painting\, sculpture\, and mixed media printmaking installation. The various artworks explore themes related to art history\, the human condition\, mental health and gender identity. \n\n\n\nThe artists in the exhibition draw on a variety of influences\, including art history and traditional modes of artistic production\, but include contemporary art forms as well as street graffiti and sculptural installation. Many of the works are based on research\, and some are also informed by personal experiences and exploration. \n\n\n\nOverall\, the exhibition Emergence offers a diverse and thought-provoking collection of works that highlight the talent and creativity of these emerging artists\, as well as their engagement with important social and cultural issues. \n\n\n\n\n    \n        Exhibition Publication
URL:https://vernonpublicartgallery.com/event/emergence-2
LOCATION:British Columbia
CATEGORIES:2023,Exhibitions
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