Arts and Culture
By Charles Jeanes On on Tuesday Jul 31 2018
A mind in movement across space and time: Part III
Traveller Chaos, Column Coherence
This month’s column is about travel, time, and identity. I have just returned from a four-week trip by car across the nation to Ontario and back. It is not the first such trip of my life; I have logged tens of thousands of miles since my first...
By RCAC On on Wednesday Jul 25 2018
The Rossland Council for Arts and Culture (RCAC) will be presenting Celebrate! 20 Years in the Making. This is a juried visual art exhibition in celebration of the RCAC’s 20th Anniversary.
20 Years in the Makingis both about what the RCAC has accomplished in their 20 years of supporting arts and culture in Rossland and a reference to the time and experience underlying...
By Contributor On on Tuesday Jul 17 2018
Now celebrating its tenth year, the BC SPCA’s Wildlife-in-Focus Photography Contest is officially open for entries. Whether the subjects are in your own backyard, foraging for food in rivers, or exploring B.C.’s beautiful forests, amateur photographers at least 14 years of age are invited to send in their work. The contest runs until Sept. 15.
... By Charles Jeanes On on Wednesday Jul 11 2018
“Travel broadens the mind.”
“Einstein said Time isn’t really Real.” -- James Taylor, Secret of Life
A Traveller’s Chaos, A Writer’s Coherence
This month’s column is about travel, time, and identity. I have just returned from a four-week trip by car across the nation to Ontario and back. It is not the first such trip of my life;...
By Boundary Sentinel On on Monday Jul 09 2018
The Gallery 2 Art & Heritage Centre is hosting an opportunity for the public to to support your local art gallery and enjoy a summer evening out with the Taps and Tapas 3 Friday August 17th from 7-9:30 p.m. in Grand Forks.
The event features regional beer, delicious food, and great music on the grounds of Gallery 2 in Grand Forks.
Taps and Tapas 3 is great chance to sample...
By Contributor On on Saturday Jun 09 2018
By Melissa Dahl, from Aeon magazine
There is a meme that speaks directly to the hearts and minds of the overly self-conscious. Perhaps...
By Contributor On on Wednesday May 02 2018
New goings-on in the Kootenay music world: a local group is putting a new spin on the resurgence of vinyl with a brand-new project. It’s called The VinylCast, and it aims to deliver music on vinyl to music lovers – right to their doors. (Or post offices, as the case may be.) It launches globally this month, and will also put Rossland on the map as a must-...
By Contributor On on Tuesday May 01 2018
Get your Sculpturewalking shoes ready! On Saturday, 35 sculptures will be landing in Castlegar’s downtown, marking the biggest year ever of the internationally-renowned Castlegar Sculpturewalk.
2018 also marks some exciting new changes: a new sponsorship program offering tiered levels of support, a revamped and expanded brochure with a print run of 10,000, and a new Sculpture Garden...
By Contributor On on Monday Apr 30 2018
In celebration of BC’s moratorium on the grizzly bear hunt, Grizzly Bear Foundation is embracing the shift from triggers to tripods by holding a photo contest to find and recognize the Canadian Amateur Grizzly Photographer of the Year. And the Grizzly Bear Foundation is promising prizes; see below.
Grizzly Bear Foundation is seeking photos of grizzly bears looking their best in their...
By Letters to the ... On on Saturday Apr 07 2018
To the Editor,
The Kootenay Gallery of Art hosted an event called Snow Longer to coincide with two exhibitions that have been on in the Gallery since March 2. Both the exhibitions and event talk about climate change. Thanks to everyone who helped out at Snow Longer, including Laura Sacks of the Citizens Climate Lobby, Erin Thompson of the West Kootenay Eco Society and...
