Visual Art: Kriszta Hernadi Studio Sale

You are invited to the

AUTUMN 2012

STUDIO SHOW and SALE

by the artist

KRISZTA HERNADI

SATURDAY and SUNDAY

OCTOBER 27^th and 28^th

1 p.m. to 6 p.m.

1924 Grant Street

Vancouver, BC, V5L 2Y9

604-879-7644

krisztahernadi@yahoo.com

Lyrical Abstract

Abstract  Expressionist

Paintings & Reproductions 

Abstract  Expressionist

Paintings & Reproductions

Visual Art: Leah Schell & June Foot Slakov @ Britannia Gallery

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Visual Art: Strata - Stone Sculptures by Russell Broughton

STRATA 

Stone Sculptures by 

Russell Broughton 

January 26 

to 

February 25 

Opening Reception: 

Wednesday 

 January 26  

6:30 - 8:30 pm 

Russell Broughton is an emerging stone sculptor from the U.S.  He first discovered direct stone
carving about thirty years ago while studying in the medieval village of Lacoste in southern
France.  He graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York in 1983 and went to
work for the British interior designer Mary Gilliatt.   He now make his home in Vancouver, where
he has take up stone carving again.  

His sculptures are  an articulation of some of the images that have been percolating through
his mind for the past couple of decades. Some of the early pieces evolved from the natural shape
and consistency of the stone.  What emerged were ovoid organic forms with a few distinct edges
evoking the tension of a seed or pod on the verge of bursting.  Over time these pod forms have
given way to  more anthropomorphic sculptures. Some pieces retain their pod shapes, but also
reference pre-christian mythologies.  Broughton’s  working process is a combination of planning
and spontaneity, developing general ideas using sketches and styrofoam models. The final design
arrives through the carving process.


Britannia Art Gallery

1661 Napier St. (in the library) 

Vancouver, BC, V5L 4X4 

www.britanniacentre.org 

Mon.Thurs, Fri, Sat: 8:30 am - 5 pm 

Tues, Wed: 8:30 am - 9 pm 

Sun: 1 - 5 pm 

Curator: Haruko Okano  Tel: 604.718.5800  harokano@telus.net 

Artist: Russell Broughton                   604..240.9634  russbroughton@gmail.com 

Visual Art: Famous Empty Sky @ Havana Gallery

Sept 27 - Oct 10

New work by artist Famous Empty Sky. "Beyond the Secret Garden" florals with a modern twist: mixed media collage paintings at Havana Gallery. 1212 Commercial Drive.
604-253-9119.

Visual Art: Zhana Nedelheva @ Britannia

Visual Art: "In the Neighborhood" @ Turks

Artist and poet Leanne Sjodin is pleased to present "In the Neighbourhood" currently exhibited at Turks Coffee Lounge at 1276 Commercial Drive. Linda and Brian Turko are keen supporters of local artists. Turks is a community unto itself. Stop by to see this art show, drink some damn good coffee,and pick up on the local vibe.

Find more of her work and poetry here: http://raptinaspectrum.blogspot.com/

Visual Art: Uncouth

UNCOUTH – a conversation with youth
June 4-June 28
Opening Reception: Wed June 4, 2008 – 6:30pm
Live Performance by 16 year old, Kirsten Whitney Introduction to
artists at 7:30pm
Britannia Art Gallery
1661 Napier St. Vancouver, BC (in the Britannia Library Branch)


UnCouth – a conversation with youth

Thanks to generous funding by a local community member/artist, the raw
talents and expression of east side youth have come together for the
exciting Britannia Art Gallery exhibition, UnCouth.

Over the past six weeks, the Britannia Teen Centre has been UnCouth’s
creative hub. Youth from various nearby schools, Britannia Outreach,
Britannia Secondary, 8J9J, and Streetfront have come together once a
week to collectively work on pieces for the upcoming show in June.
Youth involved responded to the term UnCouth -- that which is uncommon,
mysterious, or awkward (among other definitions) -- through their
chosen mediums and in keeping with the messages they wanted to
communicate.

Media Contact: Brenda Racanelli
Arts and Culture Programmer
Britannia Community Services Centre
604 718-5825
Brenda.racanelli@vancouver.ca

Visual Art: Nudes & Moods

Paintings by Rod Frew

Opening Reception

Thursday, May 1, 2008

w/Music by the ever-talented Monica Lee

The Libra Room 5pm - 8pm

Blog Watch: Humour

A great combination of turn of the 19/20th Century clip art with irreverant, sharp humour. Find more at http://www.marriedtothesea.com

Visual Art - Pastel Demonstration with Minaz Jantz

Local artist Minaz Jantz will be putting on a Pastel Demonstration coming up on the weekend Sunday April 27 @ 2:00pm in the Britannia Library which she will be introducing the wonderful features of pastel in creating art works. She will have a slide show of various stages of creating a painting and styles featuring historical works of arts. Jantz will also bring samples of pastels and surfaces for individuals to hand touch for themselves the quality and character of pastel.
Currently her pet portrait art show is still up in the Britannia Gallery in the Britannia Library until May 2.
www.artgirlgallery.com
For more info contact the Britannia Art Gallery at 604-718-5800

Special Event: Panel Discussion at Britannia Art Gallery

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Visual Art: Britannia Gallery Goes to the Dogs

Visual Art: Famous Empty Sky @ Havana

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Visual Art: Chief. Z.O. Oloruntoba, Healing Tapestries exhibition @ A Small World

Living legend: Chief. Z.O. Oloruntoba, Healing Tapestries exhibition at A Small World Shop and Gallery in Vancouver, his only scheduled Canadian visit for 2008.
Vancouver, BC Canada,
Zacheus O. Oloruntoba, born in 1919, is a Yoruba Chieftain and heir to the throne of Ogidi, Nigeria. He is a recognized clairvoyant and an artist whose work has been exhibited by the Museum of Modern Art and collected by Queen Elizabeth II, David Rockefeller and Mohammed Ali.

The Chief seated in front of his work titled The Cities of Israel - Part I
Photo credit: Carrie Rosema / The Press-Enterprise

The works of Chief Oloruntoba are showing February 6^th through February 18^th 2008, at A Small World Shop & Gallery, 2120 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC.

Chief Otunba Zacheus Olowonubi Oloruntoba creates vibrant tapestries both for the aesthetics as well as the inherent healing powers within. It is said; the owner of these artworks, are likely to benefit from more than their pictorial qualities. 89 years young, a Yoruba chieftain and heir to the throne of Ogidi, Nigeria, is a shaman, clairvoyant and gifted artist. Working with age old techniques and traditional materials, Chief Oloruntoba illustrates his clairvoyant visions into what he calls “Paintings of power and life, for the protection from sickness and jealousy.” He warns buyers not to place his art works under glass as it will impede their healing power.
The Chief paints his larger pieces using all vegetable dyes and Kaduna cloth, for the smaller tapestries he weaves colored silken cord and attaches it using a natural wheat paste. He carefully chooses plant dyes for their attractive color and curative characteristics. The subject matter for his powerful pieces includes his village, Yoruba tribe people, lions, birds and elephants. True to form, the Chief believes that his works have healing abilities; each animal depicted contains a healing spirit that has arrived from beyond to wrestle a particular problem or area of concern. These spirits range from gods of the Yoruba pantheon to other worldly helpers and ghost of ancestors who have a lively interest in human affairs.
He is first and foremost a spiritual leader of the Nigerian city of Ogidi, a city of the Kogi State, made up of 300,000 people primarily of the Yoruba tribe. The Chief is next in line to succeed his uncle, who is 117 years old; as King of Ogidi in Kogi State, Nigeria. As King, according to tradition, the Chief will no longer be able to make this art.
“This is something I create for so many years, since 1948,” he says. He continues with “I know about the plant medicine. I tie dye the thread; local thread we plant. Some of the color comes from a tree, and we use some of that water (sap) then boil it with salt.”
The Chief had his first exhibition of his works in 1966 at the British Consulate, Dugbe Ibadan, Nigeria. The Chief then had his first American show the following year in New York. The Chief’s works were also exhibited from 1983 until 1996 in the famed Eko Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria.
The works of Chief Oloruntoba - lecture, healing tapestries exhibition and sale with international artist Zacheus O. Oloruntoba. His only scheduled Canadian visit for 2008, showing February 6^th through February 18^th 2008, at A Small World Shop & Gallery, 2120 Commercial Drive, Vancouver BC.
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Kevin Noble (Director)
A Small World Shop & Gallery Ltd.
2120 Commercial Dr. V5N 4B4
Vancouver BC, Canada
T: 604-215-0279
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Special Event: Youth Photographs Brighten Britannia Walkway

While the little cobblestone parkway between Sweet Cherubim and Drive Organics is a well-traveled route to both Britannia School and Community Centre during the day (not to mention a pleasant performance place on lazy summer afternoons), at night the space is far less inviting. But a unique project at Britannia Community Centre is changing that by placing permanent light boxes featuring photographs taken of the neighborhood taken by at-risk native youth attending Britannia High.
This is a project of the Britannia Artist-In-Residence program through the Vancouver Park Board and is generously funded through the Neighbourhood Matching Fund.
The light boxes will be unveiled at the opening ceremonies of the 7th Annual Talking Stick Festival, Tuesday, February 12th at the Roundhouse Community Centre as part of Heartbeats of the Seventh Generation – a collection of youth performance works and an art exhibition that features photos, and writing by over 150 youth artists from schools and communities throughout Western Canada. The exhibition is curated by recognized First Nations photographer, bookmaker and educator, Christine Germano of the Constant Arts Society.
As well, the exhibit includes hand-carved talking sticks mentored by renowned Kwakwaka’wakw carver, Wayne Alfred. The opening night celebration will also feature Big Sky Multi-Media Story Telling Society’s new multi-media installation project “Move the Sky” by artist, storyteller, Victor Reece and multi-media artist, Sharon Jinkerson-Brass.
Here is a sneak peak of a couple of the boxes. If you look at the bottom left-hand corner of Box no. 2, you just might recognize a familiar face!

The 7th Annual Talking Stick Festival, February 12 – 17, 2008, is presented by Full Circle: First Nations Performance. A celebration of traditional and contemporary Aboriginal performance and art, this year’s Talking Stick Festival will unite a diverse and talented community of local, national and international Aboriginal artists and feature a fusion of music, dance, theatre, multimedia, performance art, visual art and storytelling. The vibrant city-wide event takes place at several venues: the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, the Scotiabank Dance Centre, Ironworks Studio, Aboriginal Friendship Centre, Britannia School, the Railway Club and the Yale.