Monashee Arts Council
1975 Vernon St. V0E 2G0 Lumby, BC, Canada

The Village Gallery will be closed temporarily until after February 15th. Thank you for your understanding. We will be open by appointment on Wednesday and Thursday. More information to come.The Village Gallery will be closed temporarily until after February 15th. Thank you for your understanding. We will be open by appointment on Wednesday and Thursday. More information to come.

unfortunately there will be a delay in mounting this show! Stay tuned!

OPENING FEBUARY 3rd Robin Ledrew's show 'See Here Now' opens at the Village Gallery Feb 3rd and runs to Feb 27th. The show combines Ledrew's recent acrylic paintings (2020) with a selection of her work from the past fifty years. Acrylic, watercolour, digital art, pencil and oil are all represented. Of interest to any collectors of her work, there will be pieces for sale that have not been offered before.

Have you seen the news? Has the Covid-19 pandemic effected you? BC Arts Council has a new grant program for Artists to apply for support for professional development such as mentorship and training The program is available to professional artists and cultural workers including;... -dancers and choreographers -visual artists -writers and actors -multi-media artists and arts administrators Applications are open until Feb 16th/2021 Learn more: https://www.bcartscouncil.ca//project-assistance-pivot-fo/

The Village gallery now has art supplies!! The gallery will now be carrying a limited selection of art supplies for those artists on your holiday shopping list! We will also be taking suggestions on what other supplies artists of all ages would like to see available in Lumby.

exactly what I have been thinking! and what the Monashee at Counicl supports.

Calendars and cards! Perfect for mailing along with the rest of your gifts, we have a great assortment that anyone will want to display, and it's all local!

Thank you everyone who has helped and supported the Arts in our community! With the move towards a new year we would like to look back at our latest shows (ArtsKids!, Stronger together, Christmas store etc.) and get feedback from our community of what the community has enjoyed. We would appreciate receiving your feedback on the shows. What worked well? What can be done to improve it? Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated in growing our future shows!

Now at the Village Gallery! Join us for the figurative art of Nina Westaway, a long-time volunteer with the gallery and Monashee Arts Council. Part educational and part-revelatory, exploring how figure drawing and portraiture can be taught and experienced. Nina will also offering one-on-one free workshops, for an hour on Saturdays: January 9, 16, 23, and 30. All materials will be supplied. Adults and children 12 years and over are welcome to register, and no experience is ...necessary. Please give two days notice for January 16, 23, and 30. Short demonstrations can be arranged on weekdays: How to make acrylic skins How to put wiring on a canvas for hanging How to transfer images How to re-size an image Discussion of anthropomorphism in art

Tis the season to start trimming the tree. We have lots of great Christmas decorations to add to your tree this year.

Feeling the chill in the air? Come down and check out this beautiful Irish eyes quilt. Made up of 2,176 little pieces of fabric cut and resewn into this beautiful work of art that you can also snuggle up with on those cold mornings

IMPORTANT AGM INFORMATION Attention Members: Please be informed that due to Covid-19 restrictions the Monashee Arts Council will be cancelling tonight's (Nov 17) AGM and rescheduling it for next Tuesday (.Nov 24th) to be held via Zoom.... If you would like to attend the Zoom AGM please let us know via email and we will be happy to send you an email copy of the agenda and Zoom contact. Thank you on behalf of MAC If you would like to receive more information please email: Hayley Bouzek at [email protected]

back by popular demand. A great Christmas Gift! A different piece of art every month,,,and recipes too!

Michelle Saurette has suggested this might be a wonderful addition to our community...pretty low cost, pretty maintenance free...support for musicians in this time of covid!

Lest we forget Let us never forget their sacrifice 'Remembered sacrifice' by Christine Rawcliffe

one of the Monashee Arts council members is trying hard to maintain her teaching during this lockdown. We encourage you to support her!

My friend in Victoria is starting to put her classes on-line. I highly recommend them!

Masks are now mandatory in all retail stores across British Columbia! Due to the new rules and regulations we are no longer permitted to allow entry to the store without a mask.

;The Christmas store had some new treasures on display today...here's a selection of paintings. Check us out at 1975 Vernon Street Lumby

wonderful barnwood art by Garth Kuraoka