Oliver Community Arts Council

Have a look at Music in the Park’s photo album of outdoor summer concerts: The Desert Airs Men’s Chorus work their a cappella magic on the crowd at Music in the Park’s opening concert July 8. The Nouveau trio, featuring Chris Stodola on piano, and Lori Stodola  (voice) share the opening night with the Desert Airs. [...]

Have a photo of the show?  A comment or review? Send it to olivercac@gmail.com and we’ll post it!

The popular summer music series is back with a lineup of great new artists and some old favourites.  Check out the young local talent tonight playing instrumental guitar and indie folk.   July continues with some great songsters: Gail Riddall and Dale Seamans are terrific crowd pleasers. Don’t forget to bring your donation to the concert [...]

Members of the OCAC or the Oliver Sagebrushers are invited to enter now for the Spring Art Show and Sale kicking off Arts and Culture Week April 17 – 24. The Oliver Community Arts Council, together with support from the Oliver Sagebrushers, are soliciting local artwork from artists in a variety of media: fine art, photography, and [...]

The Oliver Community Arts Council welcomes your submission for poster artwork to advertise the Fall Art Show & Sale, October 2 -3 , 2010. The theme for the 2010 Fall Art Show & Sale is “Those Were the Days”. The poster image may be a photo, a painting, or other 2-D representation, but must be [...]

“Those Were the Days” is the theme chosen for the 27th annual Fall Art Show and Sale, October 2 and 3, 2010. The Oliver Community Arts Council has been planning this year’s event with inspiration drawn from the Oliver and District Heritage Society. Museum director Darryl Mackenzie is thrilled about the collaboration between the two [...]

This year the Fall Art Show attracted its largest number of entries, 103. Many entries were submitted by artists exploring relatively new media: painters working instead in collage (Ellen Tache Cote) , quilting (Kim Wanner), or 3-D (Leo Pedersen), and collage artists painting (Marion Trimble). Some of these entrants have excelled and won awards in [...]

Get ready for our big fall splash of colour!  Held in conjunction with Oliver BC’s Festival of the Grape (part of the Okanagan Wine Festival), the weekend is a perfect blend of arts and culture. The Fall Art Show promises to be the biggest and best one we’ve ever had. We are up to 104 [...]

Music in the Park is a popular program featuring performers every Thursday night in July and August on the riverside behind the  CPR Station in Oliver, BC.  Rock, country, jazz, classical, choral, gospel, folk and world music — there’s a sound for everyone!  Here are some photos of the July entertainers: Penticton Concert Band:   Conductor Gerald Nadeau [...]

“Good artists copy, great artists steal” has become the tag line for The Rip-Offs, a collective of nine South Okanagan artists who shamelessly pilfer their creative ideas from great works of art. In a Summer Studio exhibit in July, this multimedia collective interpreted the work of American oil painter Georgia O’Keeffe, each artist in their [...]

From his panoramic landscapes of Oliver, Osoyoos, and McIntyre Bluff to his delicate closeups of local flora and fauna, Russell Work’s photographs have reflected some of the most iconic images of the South Okanagan. The local photographer is the featured artist in residence at Summer Studio from August 10th – 15th at the Quail’s Nest [...]

  OLIVER COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL BOARD MEETING Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Quail’s Nest Arts Centre Present: Esther Brown (President), Penelope Johnson (Secretary/SOCS Liaison), Jack Bennest (Treasurer/FOTOL Liaison), Sally Franks (Rentals, Desert Sage Spinners & Weavers Liaison), Brian Mapplebeck (Country Market A-Fair Liaison), Jennifer Mapplebeck (SOAP Liaison), Penny Ruddy (Finance Committee, Double O Quilters Liaison), Regrets: [...]

The poster below lists the August concerts. For the July concerts, scroll down the page, look under “latest posts” , visit the “Upcoming!” page, or use the search tool and enter “Music in the Park”.   If the weather is foul, the concerts go on! Our rain venue is the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre at 34274 – [...]

Penny Buhr Johnson enthralled a near-capacity audience at her Coffee House concert at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre on June 25th 2009.  Singing songs from jazz and pop to inspirational, many composed by her, Johnson admitted to her audience that the love songs are her favourites. The singer-songwriter also told stories about some of her past performances and [...]

Coffee House Concert featuring Penny Buhr Johnson Singing a variety of  music from gospel to jazz and blues Thursday June 25 7:00 p.m. Studio Building, Quail’s Nest Arts Centre $10 tickets at the door (includes refreshments) A former Oliver music teacher, Penny moved to Saskatchewan and her musical career took off!  She was awarded the [...]

The 26th Annual Fall Art Show is set to go. It is slated for October 3-4, 2009  held in conjunction with the Festival of the Grape at the  Oliver  Community Centre. The theme for the show this year is “Autumn”. October 3, 2009 3:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. : Public Viewing 3:00 – 8:00 p.m.: Public [...]

       In Oliver – Arts Council member groups and businesses will be participating in events across our community. All Week Long: Visit Handworks Gallery, 35648 – 97th Street, for a front window multi-media display celebrating Arts and Culture week and featuring the work of many of our members.  The Rip-Off Artists’ Klimtomania multimedia exhibit is [...]