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Fogerty and Seger rock the house

Night Moves
Bob Seger /John Fogerty tribute band
Friday January 18
7:30 p.m.
Venables Theatre
6100 Gala Street
Tickets: $35
https://www.venablestheatre.ca/coming-soon.html

Tribute artist Dan Hare re-creates Bob Seger and John Fogerty (of Creedence Clearwater Revival). Two American music legends, all in one evening of entertainment!

Bob Seger hits included Night Moves, Fire Lake, Against the Wind, Old Time Rocik ‘n’ Roll, and Like a Rock
Seger Tribute Video:

Fogerty (CCR) hits included Bad Moon Rising, Proud Mary, Up around the Bend, Have You Ever Seen the Rain, Lookin’ Out My Back Door.
Fogerty Tribute Video:

Hear them all, and sing along!

SOSS students on show

SOSS Art Club invites you to attend
“Semester End Celebration of Student Achievement”
Thursday January 17
6:30 – 8:00 p.m.
Southern Okanagan Secondary School
Entrance through the main doors.
There will be a lot of student artwork on display from Lindsey McVicar’s art and photography classes, as well as a lot of other projects from different classes.

It’s a SSNAP to enter!

Call to Artists NOW OPEN – $40,000 in Awards

The Salt Spring National Art Prize is one of Canada’s largest visual art prizes, offering $40,000 in awards!

Submissions for the 2019/2020 SSNAP awards now open, January 10 through to May 31, 2019. 

SSNAP Awards Totalling $40,000:

SALT SPRING PRIZE – THE JOAN McCONNELL AWARD + RESIDENCY FOR OUTSTANDING WORK– $20,000 ($15,000 and a $5,000 Salt Spring Island artist residency)

JURORS’ CHOICE AWARDS – four awards of $3,000 selected by each juror

PEOPLE’S CHOICE – ROSEMARIA BEHNCKE AWARDS – three awards determined by a vote of visitors to the exhibition – 1st prize – $3,000, 2nd prize – $2,000, 3rd prize – $1,000

SALT SPRING ARTISTS AWARD for outstanding work by a Salt Spring Artist – $2,000

Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are eighteen years of age and older as of January 1, 2018 are invited to submit their two- and three-dimensional work for consideration.

Guidelines and submission details to be found on our website www.saltspringartprize.ca

The Salt Spring National Art Prize is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art.

The intent of SSNAP is to encourage artists whose practice demonstrates originality, quality, integrity and creativity—resulting in significant work with visual impact and depth of meaning.

Approximately 50 finalists will be selected by an independent jury of four from across Canada to participate in the Finalists’ Exhibition on Salt Spring Island. All artists’ submissions will be anonymous to the jury.

Finalists may be selected to win one of nine awards, six selected by jurors and three selected by public vote. Finalist works are exhibited and for sale at the historic Mahon Hall on Salt Spring Island from Sept 21st to Oct 21st 2019, with the award winners announced at the Gala Awards Night on Saturday, Oct 19, 2019.

This exciting endeavour is an initiative of the Salt Spring Arts Council, which represents the arts for Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, known as one of Canada’s premier arts communities.

www.saltspringartprize.ca