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Opening new art shows at the Nanaimo Art Gallery

admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:29:55 +0000

It is a great time to take in some art. The Nanaimo Art Gallery has new art shows starting this week at both locations, downtown and the Vancouver Island University campus gallery.

Today you can join artist Amy Loewan, January 13, 2012 from 4:30 pm – 7:00 pm at the Campus Gallery at VIU for her show “Illuminating Peace” which runs from January 13, 2012 – April 14, 2012. Her talk will be followed by a reception until 7:00 pm.

Amy Loewan’s exhibition and artist practices center on “creating work as a vehicle for personal transformation and promoting human understanding. I am dedicated to peace building and my career as a visual artist provides me with the avenue to carry out this task.” In the last decade Loewan has been focused on integrating her multicultural background and Chinese heritage by studying ancient symbols and eastern philosophies.

Downtown, the Nanaimo Art Gallery at 150 Commercial Street is featuring a new show called “Person, Place or Thing” which runs from January 12, 2012 – January 28, 2012.

Artists B.A. Lampman, Rachel Evans, Chelsey Braham, Jean Paul Langlois, and Rose Dickson present “contemporary art exploring alternative dimensions, overlapping realities and all sorts of the beautiful and strange that exists within the mult-iverse.”

Also at the Downtown Gallery is “DATASTREAM 4 – Proliferating Signs & Cultural Layers” from January 12, 2012 – February 4, 2012.

Since its first exhibition at Vancouver Island University in 2004, the Datastream collective has reflected the stimulating–and sometimes disorienting—vectors of media and flows of data surrounding us.

Artists this year are: Robin Davies, Kevin Mazutinec, Niel Scobie, Marshall Soules, Doug Stetar, and Marian van der Zon.

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Open Call for Public Art in Nanaimo

admin — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:50:48 +0000

Calling all outdoor artists! Nanaimo wants you.

The City of Nanaimo and the Nanaimo Art Gallery are seeking both large and small scale temporary public art pieces to be installed in high profile locations such as Maffeo Sutton Park and McGregor Park Plaza from May 2012 to April 2013.

Closing date for proposals is Friday, January 13, 2012, 2pm PST.

A non-mandatory information meeting will be held:
Thursday, December 8, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Location: Nanaimo Art Gallery, 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, B.C.

Expression of Interest documents are available at the City of Nanaimo under Bid Opportunities. Go there for all the details.

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Visions of Rural China comes to NAG

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:00:42 +0000

A new art show opens at The Nanaimo Art Gallery called, “Visions of Rural China – Huxian Collection” by various artists. The Huxian paintings are all gouache watercolours on paper. The art show will run from August 29th to November 5th, 2011.

The opening reception will be held Friday, September 9th from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm, at the Campus Gallery – 900 Fifth Street, Entrance 5D. Everyone is welcome.

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Nanaimo Summer Art Camps

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:18:06 +0000

Looking for something for the kids to do this summer? The Nanaimo Art Gallery is offering Summer Art Camps throughout July, 2011.

All Day Art Camp: week of July 11-15th 9am – 3pm, age group 7 – 12 – $180 plus HST, all art supplies included.

ArtRageous art camp for little artists: July 18-22nd, 9am – 11.30am, ages 5 – 7 - $75 plus HST, all art supplies included.

Dance and Drama: July 18-22nd, 12:45 – 3:45pm, ages 6 – 12 – $90 plus HST, all supplies included.

Drawing, Painting and Printmaking for Teens: July 18-22nd, 12noon – 3pm, ages 13 -18 – $90 plus HST, all art supplies included.

For more information visit Nanaimo Art Gallery on the blogroll.

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New exhibit at Nanaimo Art Gallery

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 12:00:52 +0000

Charles Breth at Nanaimo Art Gallery

Charles Breth has a new exhibit at the Nanaimo Art Gallery at VIU.

Titled “Body of Evidence” this exhibit features figurative sculptures Charles Breth created by hand using age old techniques such as coil, slab and pinch pot processes. These pieces have been fired with a terra sigillata solution of very fine clay particles most prominently used by the Greeks and Romans of antiquity.

Body of Evidence runs from May 13th to August 20th at the Campus Gallery, 900 Fifth Street in Nanaimo.

You can also visit his website http://charlesbrethsculpture.blogspot.com/

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New Public Art for Nanaimo

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 12:00:16 +0000

Nanaimo gets new public art works this week to celebrate “Public Art Week” in Nanaimo which is all week from May 9 to 16, 2011.

Today, Tuesday May 10th city crews will be installing six public art pieces at Maffeo Sutton Park, one at McGregor Park, and an eighth at the recently renovated Beban Park Social Centre. This collection of temporary art will be on display until May 2012.

All of the art pieces will be on on-line auction at the Nanaimo Art Gallery website. The auction proceeds will benefit the Nanaimo Art Gallery and the temporary art project fund to ensure the project is sustainable.

On Thursday, May 12th come and meet the artists who created the public art, the Nanaimo Art Gallery will be hosting an Art in the Parks opening event at Maffeo Sutton Park at 4:30pm, with speeches beginning at 5:00 PM.

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Counterpoint and VIU Interior Design Grad Show

admin — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:00:35 +0000

Looking for some inspiration? The Nanaimo Art Gallery downtown has two impressive shows on right now that you will be interested in seeing.

Counterpoint is a show featuring 3 Vancouver Island abstract artists, Carmen Mongeau, Barbara Ann Scott and Helen Webster. The show runs until May 25, 2011. The art works are colourful and vibrant and subtle and blended. A mixture of mediums have been used to achieve rich layers of interesting compositions.

VIU School of Interior Design Grad Show displays the final projects the students submitted for their thesis and portfolios of previous projects completed. An impressive collection of work that showcases all their talents. Any future students considering the program this gives a good idea of what can be accomplished. Congratulations!

For more information visit The Nanaimo Art Gallery on the blogroll.

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VIU Visual Art Grads invite Nanaimo to Art Show

admin — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 12:15:53 +0000

Come and see a feast for the eyes! The fourth year students in VIU’s BA visual arts program have put together, “Explorations” a show featuring the students finest works.

For many of these visual art students this exhibition has been years in the making. Typically, this accomplishment assists their chosen concentration and usually takes four years to complete. Come visit the show and support the students. Everyone is welcome at the opening reception between 7-9 pm on Friday, April 1, 2011, so come and meet the artists.

The art show runs from March 30th, 2011 to April 23th, 2011 at the Downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery on Commercial Street.

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John Poirier’s Exhibit

admin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:00:05 +0000

Come to the Nanaimo Art Gallery this Saturday, January 22nd (1-3pm) for the opening reception for John Poirier’s new photography exhibit which will run until February 5th. Mr. Poirier is a renowned photographer originally from Yellowknife who now makes his home on Gabriola Island.

For more of John Poirier’s breathtaking photos, visit his website http://www.johnpoirier.ca

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Gung Haggis Fat Choi Celebration

admin — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:00:20 +0000

Xin Nian Haggis – Gung Haggis Fat Choi - Are you looking for an interesting cross cultural experience? Then you will want to take in the blending celebration of Chinese New Year with the celebration of Robbie Burns Day. Where else can you get Haggis Won Tons and Neaps and Tatties Spring Rolls!

The event this year will take place on:
Saturday, January 29 from 4:00 to 7:00 at the Nanaimo Yacht Club.

Tickets are $20 (children 6 to 11 are half price and under 6 are free) and are on sale at the Downtown Nanaimo Art Gallery (150 Commercial) and McLean’s Specialty Foods (426 Fitzwilliam). For more information visit: http://www.cicblog.com/

Hint: Get them soon because we expect this event to sell out.

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