The North Vancouver Community Arts Council operates the following Exhibition Spaces, Programmes and Special Events:
Exhibition Spaces
CityScape Community Art Space Contemporary, interactive art gallery Located at 335 Lonsdale Avenue Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday from 12noon-5pm
Current Exhibition: "Groundswell" a collective, community art project inspired by nature
March 5th - April 10th, 2010 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 4, 2010, 7-9pm
Elspeth Hart, Sarah Hill, and Mary Shaughnessy created paintings that are a reflection of what nature gives to our North Shore residents.
In the spring of 2009 journals were placed in local gathering spots on the North Shore as a collective community art project. People were invited to share their experiences and inspiration of our beautiful natural surroundings. They contributed a drawing, a word, a favourite quote or poem. The artists then collected these journals and drew inspiration from them to create a body of work expressing these sentiments literally and abstractly. Visit these journals and the art work in this unique collective project at CityScape Community Art Space.
Join us for “Meet the Artists Reception” Thursday, March 4, from 7–9pm
Journals were located at Lion’s Bay Café, Bean Around the World @Parkgate, Whole Foods, The Bakehouse in Edgemont Village and Dunderave, Savary Island Pie Co, End of the Line Gerneral Store, Ecology Centre, Cityscape Community Art Space, Lookout Café Horseshoe Bay.
Upcoming Exhibition: "The World Garden" April 16th – May 8th, 2010 Opening Reception from 7-9pm, Thursday, April 15, 2010
Explore the wonder and beauty of nature on a broad and minuet scale, viewing the smallest of insects in macro photographs, to grand scale paintings of waterfalls in the forests, and the vibrancy and darkness of everything in between.
Artists:
Kent Crawford: creates realistic acrylic paintings on wood panels capturing the coastal world where there are orderly patterns of water, rock and vegetation. Ken is a resident of West Vancouver with a background in fine arts, architecture and industrial design. Alexis Cawood: large expressionist acrylic paintings on paper of flowers close up in their various cycle of life using deep earth tones ,ochres, rust, burgundies, greens and browns. Alexis is a West Vancouver resident who has sold her work worldwide. Sharon Christian: paints vibrant large scale paintings of our beautiful seasons and has created whimsical environment friendly sculptures of animals. Sharon is a West Vancouver resident with a background in fine arts and education. Mike Wakefield: Mike is a North Shore resident and has been a professional photographer for 24 years. His appreciation of nature is presented through a fascinating macro view of some of the smallest creatures as they forage for food and shelter.
Interactive Community Component: a free guided tour led by a wild life conservationist through the wetlands of the Maplewood Flats Bird Sanctuary. Participants are encouraged to bring a camera and/or sketch pads. This event is in celebration of Arts & Culture Week and Earth Day. Artists Alexis Cawood and Sharon Christian will be in attendance.
Saturday, April 24th 2010, 11am-2pm Please contact the NVCAC at 604.988.6844 or email nvartscouncil6@telus.net to sign up for tour.
Art in the Community Programme District Foyer Gallery at the District Hall of North Vancouver, 355 West Queens Road Monthly art exhibitions and receptions District Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm
Current Exhibition:"The Winter of 2010" January 20 - March 17 Opening Reception: Thursday, January 21st, 6:30-8:30pm
In celebration of the significance of Winter 2010, eighteen talented local artists, eleven of which are Saint Thomas Aquinas Senior Secondary Students, created works capturing their favorite winter sport. This exhibition showcases a broad array of artistic style and media including paintings, photographs and sculptures. This is a community celebration that should not be missed.
Artists: Reyhaneh Bakhtiari, Joan Baron,Courtney Barr, Pavel Barta, Gina Constantino, Gary Eder, Kris Heuckroth Nicole Lane, Cassandra Lim, Alexandra Livsey, Madison Macauley, Kathryn Maguire, Nina Nguyen, Leanne Pickard, Melinda Straight, Breanne Tennant, Nathalie Wagorn
Upcoming Exhibition: Melanie Cossey and Graham Eagle
Wednesday, March 17th – Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 Opening Reception: Thursday, March 18, 6:30- 8:30pm
2D - (Pastels and Acrylics) Melanie Cossey – Melanie’s contemporary realism work seeks to explore the emotional attachment we have to contemporary objects as simple vignettes of life. Her still life subjects delve into the world of food, candy, childhood games, antiques and other objects that spark the desire of the heart and contribute to a richness and fullness of life.
3D – (Wood Sculptures) Graham Eagle – Using his architectural background Graham creates architectural vignettes, ships and a multitudinous array of “objects d’ folk art” wood sculptures using a plethora of reclaimed materials fished from the waste stream.
Programmes
Rhythm & Word A music therapy program for youth at risk at Keith Lynn Alternate Secondary School.
Art Workshops
Maplewood House Art Programs Courses take place at 399 Seymour River Place (access off Maplewood Farms Parking Lot) To register call the North Vancouver Community Arts Council 604.988.6844
CHILDREN’S SPRING BREAK DAY CAMP
Spring Break ~ Byte Camp ages 9-12 FULL Claymation Movie Production Monday March 8 to Friday March 12, FULL DAY 9:00am-3:00pm, 1 week Fee: $225 Make your own clay characters come to life. Participants will get to build their own clay characters, sets & props; develop their own script; shoot, edit and add sounds & special effects to create a movie. Lots of great samples from previous camps at www.bytecamp.ca
CHILDREN'S COURSES
Kids Art and Play Mornings Adventures Through the Crystal Caveages 3-4 Time: 9:30 - 10:15am Dates: Wednesdays, April 7 to May 19, 7 weeks Fee: $65 In each class, children listen to an enchanting and magical story. Then using different techniques, they will create images from the story. A fun and engaging way to stimulate children's imaginations while practising art skills. Instructor: Bryony Hollick
Kids DramaMornings The Magic Paintbrushages 4-5 Time: 10:30 - 11:30am Dates: Wednesdays, April 7 to May 19, 7 weeks Fee: $85 Children will creatively explore movement, story and drama through this fun and enchanting program. Each week the instructor tells a different magical story, and leads children through movement, dance, drama and play to make it come to life. Instructor: Bryony Hollick
Acrylic Painting for Kidsages 10-12 Time: 3:30 - 5:00pm Dates: Thursdays, April 1 to May 13, 7 weeks Fee: $100 Learn to paint with acrylics, in a fun class that meets once a week. The budding young artists will be introduced to the tools of acrylic painting and explore color, composition, lines, shapes and texture. Instructor: Jonathan Holland
Young Artist's Studioages 6–9 Time: Saturdays, 10:30am -12:30pm Dates: April 10 to May 1, 4 weeks Fee: $90 During this late winter course, children will explore a variety of techniques using sculpture, painting drawing and collage, in an ongoing journey to discover the wonders of fine arts . Instructor: Wendy Chien
Pizza and Picassoages 5-12 Food, music and creative fun Time: 6:30 to 8:45pm Dates: April 9, 23 May 7, 21 - 4 weeks on alternate Fridays Fee: $35 a week - $30 for siblings Ingredients for a fabulous night out just for kids! Parents get a free night to do what they want and kids get pizza and a chance to explore their creativity in this fabulous class. On every other Friday night a different artist or style of art will be explored. We'll kick off the evening with pizza while the instructor shares some interesting facts about the artist. Then, we unleash our independent creativity! Kids can choose to draw inspiration from the featured artist or explore the materials on their own. The "open studio" style workstations are dedicated to painting & drawing and collage & sculpture. Experience each, or spend the entire evening at just one - it's up to you!
Life Drawing - Non Instructional ages 18+ at Maplewood House, 399 Seymour River Place, North Vancouver Wednesdays, March 17 to April 21, 6:30-9:30pm, 6 weeks Fee: $70 or $15 drop-in Hone your figure drawing skills in this creative environment with a different live model each week. Pre-registration strongly recommended. There are drawing donkeys available on site. Please bring the drawing materials of your choice.
North Shore International Film Series Spring Season 2010 - TIX ON SALE NOW! Tickets: $30 for series or $9 per film Advance tickets at the NVCAC office, 335 Lonsdale Avenue Monday to Friday 9-5, Saturday 12-5 or at the door - cash only All films screened at 7:00pm at the Park & Tilford Cineplex Odeon Theatre 200-333 Brooksbank Avenue, North Vancouver
The Last Station - Wednesday March 24, 7pm It's certainly not true that Count Leo Tolstoy was unrecognizable in his day - he was revered as Russia’s greatest writer - but one of the teriffic things about writer-director Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station is that, Christopher lummer plays him. The old master is, of all things, a recognizable human being. He's not an icon. At least not to himself and his adoring, long suffering wife, Sofya, played with ravenous theatricality by Helen Mirren. The film is about many things, including the rise of quasi-socialist communes devoted to passive resistance that sprang up around Tolstoy in his final days, but it's finally, and most succesfully, about the amorous battle between the count and countess. Director: Michael Hoffman Cast: James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Paul Giamatti, Helen Mirren Year: 2009 | Country: Germany, Russia, UK | Language: English | 112 min | Drama | Rating: NR
Me and Orson Welles - Wednesday April 7, 7pm Me and Orson Welles is set in the exciting world of the New York Theatre. Teenage student Richard Samuals (Zac Efron) lucks his way into a minor role in the legendary Mercury Theatre production of Julius Caesar, directed by a youthful Orson Welles (strikingly protrayed by newcomer Christian McKay.) Over the course of a magical week, Richard makes his Broadway debut, finds romance withan older woman and experiences the dark side of genius after daring to cross the imperious, brilliant Welles. Richard has to grow up FAST. Me and Orson Welles, which had its world premiere at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival ®, marks another departure for maverick filmmaker Richard Linklater (Fast Food Nation, A Scanner Darkly). Director: Richard Linklater Cast: Ben Chaplin, Claire Danes, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Christian McKay Year: 2009 | Country: UK | Language: English | 107 min | Drama | Rating: NR
Last Train Home - Wednesday April 21, 7pm Stunningly photographed and expertly constructed, Last Train Home features the work of a filmmaker who has immersed himself in the lives of his subjects - the Zhangs - to explore the story of their fractured family. Many moments in this intimate movie are incredibly striking and ultimatly so symbolic of a much broader situation. The drama of the Zhang’s personal story - their specific struggle to simply get back home for a few days in 2006 - is so poignant that at times the film feels like it must have been scripted for a group of incredibly talented unknown actors. Director: Lixin Fan Cast: Siqin Chen, Changhua Zhan, Qin Zhang Year: 2009 | Country: Canada, China, UK | Language: Mandarin w English subtitles | 85 min | Documentary | Rating: NR
Cooking With Stella - Wed May 5, 7pm Transplanting the upstairs-downstairs comedy, Dilip Mehta has crafted a delightful feature debut scripted in collaboration with his acclaimed sister, director Deepa Mehta. Featuring charming turns from Don McKellar and Lisa Ray and a standout performance by Seema Biswas. Stella Elizabeth Mattews has been a cook in the Canadian High Commision in New Delhi for 30 years. She is brilliant at creatively padding her salary - with a few pilfered items, some minor overcharging, and a special phone-order duty free business. Cooking With Stella is great fun to watch as it offers a glimpse of how Canadians live in India's capital. Director: Dilip Mehta Cast: Don McKellar, Lisa Ray, Seema Biswas, Shriya Saran Year: 2009 | Country: Canada | Language: English, Hindi | 103 min | Drama | Rating: NR
The Last Station - Wednesday March 24, 7pm
Me and Orson Welles - Wednesday April 7, 7pm
Last Train Home - Wednesday April 21, 7pm
Cooking With Stella - Wed May 5, 7pm