issue 5 // volume 44

Gallery seeking
student submissions

> Upcoming exhibition calls for
student and employee artists

Caroline Ho
Arts Editor

 

H™ you ever dreamed of seeing
your artwork hanging on the

wall in a gallery? Now’s your chance:
The Amelia Douglas Gallery will be
holding an employee and student
exhibition early next year, and

they're seeking your submissions.
Titled past present future, the
upcoming show will be running

from January 12 to February 24, 2018,
and will feature the work of current
students and current and retired
employees of Douglas College. All
students, from any areas of study, in
any artistic medium, and at any skill
level are welcome and encouraged to
submit by the November 17 deadline.
The Amelia Douglas Gallery holds a
student and employee show every two
to three years. However, the upcoming
show will be the first time it’s open to
retired employees as well. According

to Douglas College Arts Events
Coordinator Krista Eide, who spoke

to the Other Press over the phone, the
title past present future comes from this
idea—celebrating the artistry of retired
employees (past), current employees
(present), and students (future).

“From students’ life, all the way through
work and then retirement, [this
exhibition is about] what we're teaching
each other and we're learning from
each other at every stage,” said Eide.
The last edition of this in-house

show, Avocations, was held in late
2015. The exhibition explored the
question of “Who are we when we're
not at work?” as stated by the show’s
program, embracing the creative side
that some people might not get to show
in their day jobs or classes. Avocation

Guidelines: https://www.douglascollege.ca/
about-douglas/groups-and-organizations/
art-gallery/submission-guidelines

Deadline: November 17

 

featured paintings, photography,
ceramics, book-bindings, painted
rocks, and other forms of artwork

by 20 Douglas staff and students.

For the upcoming past present future,
Eide and the gallery's Art Exhibit
Committee hope to see a lot of students
submit their work, no matter how
professional or not they consider
themselves. Participating in the show is
a rewarding experience, and not just for
the thrill of seeing your work hanging
on the wall of a gallery, Eide told the
Other Press. The exhibition will also
have an opening reception where artists
have the chance to meet and interact
with other creative individuals in the
Douglas community, people who they
might not have otherwise interacted
with or realized shared a passion for art.
The exhibition will also provide an
opportunity for artists to advertise their
works for sale, if they wish to do so.
Anyone who is interested in submitting
art for past present future simply needs
to send in a short statement about their
role at Douglas and their art, and a
maximum of three images of artwork.
If accepted, the Art Exhibit Committee
will choose one to three works to
exhibit, depending on the size of pieces
and the space, although for small
pieces such as jewellery, artists may
have the opportunity to include more.
Full details on how to submit can be
found at https://www.douglascollege.
ca/about-douglas/groups-and-
organizations/art-gallery/submission-
guidelines, and the Committee

will do its best to include as much
artwork as possible. “We want to
encourage everyone to apply and

don’t think that their work isn’t good
enough, because it’s about celebrating
creativity of our employees, students,
and retired employees,’ said Eide.

Art by Kathleen Kanton Tonnes

arts // no. 9

‘Conribution: ACNW
Volunteer Exhibition’
opens at Queen's Park

> Appreciating artistic contributions of volunteers

Caroline Ho
Arts Editor

 

n Wednesday, October 4, the

Gallery at Queen’s Park will unveil
its latest exhibition, in celebration of the
hard work of community volunteers.

Contribution: ACNW Volunteer
Exhibition will feature the artwork of
volunteers Robin Chui, Julie Epp, Steve
Holmes, Randy Quickfall, Barb Webb,
Betteanne Wilson, and Kat Vedah, all
of whom generously contribute their
time to the Gallery in various ways.

The Gallery is located at Centennial
Lodge in New Westminster’s Queen’s
Park, and is only about a 20-minute
walk or bus ride away from the Douglas
College New Westminster campus.
Admission is free, so it’s a great place
to visit if you have a bit of time before,
after, or even in between classes.

Exhibitions at the Gallery usually
run for about a month, with 1 exhibitions
per year. The previous show, which
ended last Saturday, featured the work
of Tajah Olson, an artist and dancer
born and raised in Malawi and currently
based in Vancouver. Her exhibition

 

My Face My Canvas presented a
thought-provoking examination of the
complex construction of identity.

The Gallery at Queen’s Park is run
by the Arts Council of New Westminster,
a non-profit organization that promotes
visual, performing, and literary arts
in the community. In addition to art
exhibitions, they also run various musical
and other performances, movie nights,
craft markets, festivals, and other local
events. The space of the Gallery serves as
an artistic hub for New Westminster—a
hub that would be unable to function
without the efforts of its volunteers.

As described by the exhibition
statement, the volunteers’ contributions
“not only make the daily operations
of the Gallery possible, but their
passion for the Arts enriches the
environment of the Arts Council”

The Contribution exhibition will
hold a free opening reception on October
4 from 6 to 8 p.m. The Gallery’s regular
weekly hours are from 1 to 8 p.m. on
Wednesday and 1 to 5 p.m. on Thursday
through Sunday, and it is closed on
Monday and Tuesday. Contributions:
ACNW Volunteer Exhibition will
be on display until October 29.

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