The Arts Station

Planet Earth Arts Camp - Workshop

Administrator — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:30:56 +0000

Jul 28 - Aug 1 Mon - Fri 9:30-11:30am

Ages 5-8, with Lesley Graham

Verandah art attacks, kid sketch & studio creating! All inspired by BBC’s spectacular filming of earth’s deepest caves, fresh waters, deserts & jungles.

$85 inc. all materials.

Fernie Writers - Conference

Administrator — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:00:31 +0000

July 15 - 27

For Adults & Youth - Intensive Workshops in screenwriting, film editing, short stories, poetry and novels.

The Fernie Writers Conference brings award-winning established writers to work with writers of all levels in an intensive workshop setting. By encouraging positive critique of work–both in-progress and new–writers sharpen and refine their craft over the course of the Conference.

While centered around the workshops, the featured panel discussions, evening presentations and social events surrounding the conference create lasting and fruitful relationships. Editors, publishers and writers mingle over meals, in the receptions and during the public readings.

For more information visit: www.ferniewriters.org or email: keith@ferniewriters.org or call: 250-423-6132

Story Time at the Station - Workshop

Administrator — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 18:00:05 +0000

Tuesdays, July 8 - 29 , 11am - Noon.

Ages 4-7 with Denise Baughan

Come and explore the wonderful world of imagination through this interactive story time.

Each week you will get to participate in the telling of a story by a different character. Explore the jungles of Africa with Tina the Explorer, or go searching for gold with the Pirate, Sea-Bound Sally. Kids will get to play fun games and make a craft, all of which tie into the story of the week. All materials included.

Themes:

Week 1: Jungle Time with Tina the Explorer

Week 2: Magic and Mayhem with Molly the Witch

Week 3: Fairyland Frenzy with Princess Lola

Week 4: Pirate Adventures with Sea bound Sally

Pre-registration fee: all 4 - $40

Drop in: $12/session

Wild West World - Workshop

Administrator — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:06 +0000

WANTED! Boots, spurs & outlaws!

Rounding up all 6-9s for afternoon art making, games & ‘kicking-up’ fun with Lesley Graham & Sandra Summerfield

Session 1 July 7-10

Session 2 July 21-24

1:00-4:00pm. Mon-Thurs 6-9yrs

$95/session inc. all materials.

Latin Dance - Workshop

Administrator — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:30:48 +0000

Wednesday July 2 – Aug 20 from 7:30 - 9:00pm .

With Lonica D’Camacho

An Arts Station Program

Summer is meant to be HOT! Spice yours up with SALSA!

Salsa, Merengue and Cumbia for beginners. Singles, partners and left feet welcome!

Learn the steps and rhythms of the most popular Latin dances and put some sabor in your summer!

$100 /person, $180 /couple.

Intermediate & Kids Salsa classes also available.

Be Your own Creator - Workshop

Administrator — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:00:48 +0000

Thursdays, July 3rd - August 20, 3 - 5pm

A Show for Kids, By Kids!

Ages 7-13 with Denise Baughan

Do you like telling stories? Playing make believe? Doing impressions? If so, then this course is for you! You will get the exciting chance to create your very own show! All the while learning how to create a scene, develop characters and playing fun theater games.

At the end of the course you will get to be a star when you present your show to a supportive audience of family and friends. This course guarantees a supportive creative environment and tons of fun. All materials included.

Course fee: $85

Steve Short - Exhibition

Administrator — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 02:00:09 +0000

June 26th - July 30th

An Arts Station Program

Don’t miss what is sure to be one of the most colourful exhibits at the Fernie Arts Station this season - Steve Short’s new showing of spectacular landscapes from around the world, and the Best of Fernie collection featuring hundreds of never-before-seen images of people, events, and special moments in Fernie over the past decade.

Steve has mined his extensive file to assemble mosaics, individual framed enlargements, and out takes from his 11 published books including the Best of BC, In the Path of the Explorers, and Water and Our Way of Life, all widely acclaimed books. Those familiar with his work in the East Kootenay will recognize his work from the Fernie, Cranbrook and Crestbrook centennial books as well as Rumours, Routes and Rapids.

Join Steve in celebrating the world of photography and help select the shortlist of images for Picture BC , the Knowledge Network’s major project on BC. Steve will be producing the six images representing Fernie and you can give your feedback by voting for your favourite location images.

Also view a “Walk in the Cottonwoods” photo shoot material that was used for the National Geographic Crown of the Continent GeoMap.

Look for an interesting and provocative exhibit from this Fernie photographer.

Fernie and District Arts Council elects new Board of Directors

Administrator — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:53:52 +0000

The Fernie and District’s Arts Council annual general meeting for 2008 occurred on May 22nd. The following individuals were elected to the Board of Directors and on behalf of the arts community in Fernie we’d like to welcome them and thank them for volunteering their time.

President	Gail Adams
Past President	Donna Miller
Vice-President	Mike Tomney
Treasurer	Alice Booth
Secretary	Carolyn Nikodym
Member at Large	Angela Etheridge
Member at Large	Lorraine Kneier
Member at Large	Keith Liggett
Member at Large	Kevin McIsaac

Marj Foran - Exhibition

Administrator — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:00:58 +0000

May 28th to Jun 25th

An Arts Station Program

Local artist Marj Foran echoes the landscapes around her in abstract oil pastels that provide a compelling blend of bold lines and colours. Come out and celebrate Foran’s latest show, opening at the Arts Station May 29.

Foran’s relationship with visual arts started at an early age in her native New Zealand , where as a child she would make paper dolls. She would eventually venture out to art school and become a high school art teacher. What she really wanted to do, however, was study life through the visual and pursue art on her own terms.

After moving to Fernie in the early 1960s she was able to do just that, inspired by the rugged landscapes, the flora and fauna and the mining history all around her. Often working on multiple pieces, Foran says that it takes her five or six years to create a show of work that she feels is representative of the things she is exploring on canvas. Despite the amount of work, you get the sense from her work and Foran herself that she wouldn’t have it any other way.

“I find I really need to do art. It keeps me on an even keel,” Foran explains.

Indeed, Foran never really sought a career and rarely shows her work outside Fernie. Even then, this is only her fourth show in town, with the last one in 2003.

From the Heart - Exhibition

Administrator — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:00:33 +0000

Isabella Dicken Elementry School

From April 24 - May 28

Showcasing Children’s Creative work.