Fernie District & Arts Council Annual General Meeting
When: Thursday, May 23rd at 7pm
Membership table at 6:30pm
Where: at The Arts Station / 601 -1st ave.
We have open positions on the FDAC Board of Directors and we are actively seeking volunteers for these positions. For more information please click HERE.Please join us and celebrate the great year we’ve had and find out what we’ve got planned. Light refreshments provided.
Graced by Their Presence
by Leanne Stothert
Opening Reception: Thursday, April 25
Exhibit Continues Until: Tuesday, May 28
Children’s bodies were Leanne’s first love in painting, but this past winter she began to paint something else that she holds sacred; the wild animals that surround us in the Kootenays. Leanne feels privileged to live nestled by mountains and valley bottoms that are home to these beautiful creatures. She cherishes the sighting of a coyote in a field, a moose wading in the shallows of the quiet arm of a river, a herd of Elk communing in an open field. She hopes that as the human population grows in this region we will work for a balance of coexisting with wildlife and that we will continue to give them the respect and space they deserve.
Woven Fine
works by Karen Tamminga-Paton & Keri Lehr
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 30th at 7pm
Exhibit Continues Until: Tuesday, June 25th
Kari Lehr and Karen Tamminga-Paton live and work in the beautiful Crowsnest Pass, Alberta. The work in this exhibition is a wonderful combination of beautiful paintings that are intensely personal and thought provoking. Through their use of evocative colour and organic imagery Kari and Karen express their world view as artists. They are working their way though their mothering/nurturing years and the changes that come with mid-life, a universal experience that they express in a very personal way. Looking at their work it is no wonder that they have chosen to exhibit together; their work naturally complements each other leaving the viewer with a sense of whom the artists are.
The Abramson Singers
Wednesday, May 22nd 8pm
Opening Act, Astral Swans at 7:30pm
at The Arts Station / 601-1st Ave. Fernie
Members: Adult $15 Youth $10 / Non-members: Adult $20 Youth $14
Tickets available at Carosella, Freshies, The Arts Station, and Online.
Opera for Heathens
Kevin Armstrong & Special Guests
Wednesday, May 29 at 7:30 PM
at The Arts Station / 601 -1st ave.
Tickets $15.00 at the door
Kootenay Brass Quintet
Friday, May 31st at 8pm (doors at 7:30)
at The Arts Station / 601-1st ave
Tickets: Adult $15 / Student $10
available at the door and Online.
Raffle Tickets on Sale Now!
Raffle Tickets $20 each
Draw Date: June 22, 2013
Arts & Letter is wonderful fundraiser that supports community programming at the Fernie Heritage Library and The Arts Station. To kick off our fundraising efforts we are raffling off this iconic piece of Tiffany & Co. jewelry valued at $650. Tickets available at The Arts Station, The Fernie Heritage Library, and from Arts & Letters Committee members. BC Gaming License #53982. Only 250 tickets for sale, get yours soon!
Arts & Letters diamonds and the devil event tickets on sale starting Tuesday, May 21st at the Fernie Heritage Library! $100 each.
If you are interested in volunteering for Arts & Letters 2013 before, during, or after the event please contact Jenn or Courtney at 250-423-4842 or assistant@theartsstation.com. Thank you!
The Arts Station Gallery will be open from 9am to 3pm Monday through Friday all spring long! Come by pay us a visit, take a look around, and make sure to check out all of the great programs we have happening.
The hours for The Blue Toque is open
Thursday through Monday / 9am – 3pm
Closed Tuesday / Wednesday and statutory holidays.
We have changed the format of our weekly newsletter that gets sent out to members! It is short, sweet and better than ever. Now, we highlight the events taking place the following week and that’s all! We still have our full length newsletter available online including community events, call for entry and much more! Click HERE for our full length newsletter or to subscribe to our weekly bulletin!
For better or worse The Arts Station has started a blog. It is still a work in progress so please be patient! We can be found at http://theartsstation.wordpress.com. Please do keep checking it though as we will be updating it regularly and are working on a secret but great online project for 2012.
