Oliver Community Arts Council

by Marion Trimble The “Ripoff Artists” once again rise to the challenge as they scale new heights in lifting Lawren Harris’s “MOUNT LEFROY” during a week of open studio. So-named for their annual pilfering of a famous dead artist’s masterpiece, the Ripoffs, a “Group of Nine”, have selected the Canadian icon who was the driving [...]

“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 [...]

Don’t miss this one-stop Christmas shopping event!   Oliver Arts and Crafts Sale Friday November 20 10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Saturday November 21 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. It’s an old-fashioned Christmas gift market, sure to please everyone on your list. All vendors are artisans, specializing in leather goods, soaps and perfumes, jewelry, woodworking, pottery, [...]

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 [...]

The Oliver Community Arts Council hopes to foster three new arts groups this fall. Over the years, several locals have expressed their interest in pottery, photography or writing, but no groups exist to support their creative endeavours, and no single individual has taken on the task of starting a group from scratch. To meet the [...]

Dyeing for their Art: Fabric  Artists Kick Off Summer Studio Colour is not something seen with the eye, but something spun, woven, and dyed. Colour becomes three-dimensional under the talented hands of the Desert Sage Spinners and Weavers. The Guild is eager to demonstrate the richness and variety of their craft during the first week of [...]

Oliver Community Arts Council Newsletter MEMORIAL SERVICE for DONNA PRINGLE Donna Pringle, a founding member of the Double ‘O’ quilters and a long-time director of the Oliver Arts Council, passed away June 2, 2009 at McKinney Place in Oliver at the age of 79. Over 25 years Donna won many local, national and international awards [...]

       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 [...]