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07: SALMO DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL
Gallery show; Demonstrations; Performance; Sculpture
Join the Salmo District Arts Council (SDAC) at its home base in the historic Salmo Community Memorial Church. The church was built as a memorial for WWII soldiers and has a rich history as a non-denominational community venue. SDAC will be featuring a gallery show in the church and various interactive opportunities in the yard, as well as live performance. Check out our feature sculpture the Saturn Bench, which invites play for all ages!
Address:
Salmo Community Memorial Church, 304 Main St., Salmo
Venue Arrangement:
My venue is a museum, heritage site or cultural centre
Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes
Socials/Contact:
- Facebook: Salmo & District Arts Council
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 250-777-1046
08: LARS BAGGENSTOS SCULPTOR & ILLUSTRATOR
Making a sculpture
My artistic creativity and stimuli revolve around the questions I have about human and wildlife coexistence and the friction it causes. It is an instinctive and expressive approach, where the process is still visible in the finished piece.
Address:
216 Porcupine Rd., Ymir
Venue Arrangement:
I am an artist at my own studio
Wheelchair Accessible:
No
Socials/Contact:
- Facebook: Lars Baggenstos Sculptor & Illustrator
- Instagram: larsbaggenstos
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 250-512-9373
09: YMIR ARTS STUDIO
Ceramics; Artist studios; Painting; Music venue
The Ymir Arts Studio, which many simply call “The Studio,” has been a project of collaboration and partnership between the Renascence Arts and Sustainability Society and artist Hannah Rane. The project has been in the works for over a year now, featuring a fully equipped community pottery studio, artist residencies and a community art space for workshops of many kinds. The studio has provided the community with pottery classes, crochet nights, chili bowl sales and card-making workshops, plus has been a centre for the Tiny Lights festival. The Studio is a warm and welcoming arts collective forged right out of the heart of Ymir.
Address:
7012 1 Ave., Ymir
Venue Arrangement:
My venue is a studio and/or gallery exhibiting the work of many artists year-round
Wheelchair Accessible:
Yes
Socials/Contact:
- Website: tinylightsfestival.com/the-studio
- Facebook: tinylightsfestival
- Instagram: cloudpottery, ruralartslove, tinylightsfestival
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 250-551-8606