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 [...]

Our architectural vision for the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre is captured in the following renderings by Bevanda Architecture, Penticton. We gratefully acknowledge the financial assistance of the Oliver Rotary Club which enabled the arts council to hire the services of Bevanda Architecture, and the hard work of our Vision committee who consulted with Bevanda on our goals and [...]

School students and working adults will appreciate a new set of fine art classes beginning this fall at the Quail’s Nest Arts Centre. Instructor Steve Staresina hopes the Thursday evening lessons will appeal to those busy during the day. Each class includes a 45 minute lesson, followed by up to an hour and 45 minutes [...]

“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 [...]

  Members of the Oliver Community Arts Council  are invited to attend a Special General Meeting of the OCAC on Monday, August 24, 2009 Quail’s Nest Arts Centre 9:30 a.m. The agenda consists of two items of business, which will then be followed immediately by the usual Arts Jam! for the month. Attendance is encouraged [...]

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 BOARD MEETING Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Quail’s Nest Arts Centre   Present: Esther Brown (President), Stephanie Salsnek (Vice President/ FCA Liaison), Penelope Johnson (Secretary/SOCS Liaison), Jack Bennest (Treasurer/FOTOL Liaison), Heather Fink (Finance Committee, Sage Valley Voices Liaison), Sally Franks (Rentals, Desert Sage Spinners & Weavers Liaison), Jan Kreut (Member Group Publicity), [...]

The Oliver Community Arts Council has had a presence in Oliver since its incorporation as a society in 1970.  However, it hasn’t always had a home to truly call its own. For many years, the OCAC rented space at the historic CPR Station on 93rd Street (now the Oliver Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Information Centre, at [...]

The Quail’s Nest Arts Centre, 34274 95th Street, Oliver BC is located just west of the airport and is the home to the OCAC and many of its programs. The smaller Studio building is used for meetings, workshops, classes, rehearsals, and small displays. The larger building on site (Big Blue) is slated for a major [...]