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SUMMARY:Roger Vermeulen Exhibition
DESCRIPTION:Artful : The Gallery is excited to host Comox Valley painter Roger Vermeulen through the month of September. \n\n\nMoving fluidly between oil paint and watercolour\, for over forty years Roger Vermeulen has happily followed the unpredictable paths through his paintings. He believes approaching the canvas with curiosity rather than certainty allows for the painting to have a say in its becoming. Unexpected strokes\, collisions of colour\, and mistakes become essential aspects of the composition\, and all contribute to the revelation of what the painting wants to communicate.\nOriginally from France\, now firmly located in the Comox Valley\, Vermeulen’s lifelong dedication to his creative practice has anchored his career. He has taught both painting and drawing\, and worked as a scenic artist in the film industry. Inspired by the places he calls home\, he can often be found outdoors exploring the waterways and forests that are his subject matter. Walking through the exhibition is like wandering through a map of British Columbia: Diamond Head\, Squamish Chief\, Mount Enterprise\, Lillooet\, Harrison Lake\, Jericho Beach\, Roberts Creek. His travels feed his studio practice as he brings these moody atmospheres to life. \nVermeulen’s paintings are characterized by movement and discovery\, both that of the artist exploring the landscape and the intentions of the paint on the canvas. The results are contemporary representational landscapes with a strong atmospheric and painterly sensibility. These landscapes are recognizable\, conveying what it feels like to be in these places\, rather than a photo-realistic depiction of place. Clouded skies gather and roll across the canvas\, overwhelming the buildings and trees on the ground\, and the people become even less significant. The air is often loose\, murky and unstable conveying the mood and sensations of each place. \nVermeulen’s background as a scenic artist is evident. With a wide pan of cinematic drama\, he sets the stage for the unfolding story\, creating a snapshot of a world that exists beyond the edges of the canvas. He doesn’t illustrate a story so much as he invites the viewer to imagine one with him. Many of the paintings in this exhibition link to a European painting tradition\, with paintings that depict villages\, working harbours and farms\, and streets filled with human activity. Historical elements\, carts\, mills and fishing boats\, seem to reference a time that no longer exists\, creating a romantic\, painterly conversation between past and present. \nJoin us for the artist reception Saturday\, September 5th\, 7-9pm. Exhibition runs Sept 2 thru 26th at Artful : The Gallery\, 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay\, BC.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/roger-vermeulen-exhibition-2/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Imaginarium
DESCRIPTION:The Pearl Ellis Gallery presents – Imaginarium: The Art of the Unseen. It invites you into worlds shaped by dreams\, memories\, imagination\, mythology\, and the subconscious. \nSome pieces began with a clear idea. Others appeared unexpectedly through dreams\, meditation\, intuition\, or simply letting go and seeing what emerged. \nArtist Glenn Gustafson reflects on how even our own memories can become part of the imagined world: “As we get older\, we often experience a longing to return to the places and people of our childhoods\, only to find that our memories are faded\, faulty\, fictional or all three.” \nThroughout the exhibition\, artists explore the curious space between what is real\, what is imagined\, and what we may not fully understand. \nJoin us for the Opening Reception\n Saturday\, September 19\, 1–3 pm\n Pearl Ellis Gallery\n 1729 Comox Ave.\, Comox \nThe exhibition runs September 15 to October 10. Admission is free. \nCome in\, have a look around\, and see what draws you in.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/imaginarium/
LOCATION:Pearl Ellis Gallery\, 1729 Comox Ave\, Comox\, BC\, V9M 3M2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Family Watershed Day
DESCRIPTION:Family Watershed Day coming to Puntledge Park –  Saturday September 19th \n\n\n\nJoin the Comox Valley Conservation and Stewardship Community for a day- long celebration of the watersheds and waterways that connect us all in the Comox Valley! \n\n\n\nFamily Watershed Day is a wonderful opportunity to get to know the special community organizations who steward the natural systems and beautiful landscapes that surround us. Discover key land\, water\, and climate issues facing our community\, find out how you can get involved\, and learn more about the long standing stewardship of K’omoks people\, the original keepers of this land.  \n\n\n\nExplore restoration and habitat enhancement projects\, salmon cycles\, drinking water\, forests\, creeks\, wetlands and estuaries – and so much more. Start the day with Yoga by the River\, participate in watershed art projects\, enjoy kids activities\, take in some hands-on learning\,or join a guided walk – all looking out over the Puntledge River. Uncover all the ways we are truly Connected by Water in the Comox Valley. \n\n\n\nParticipating organizations include Project Watershed\, CVRD Connected by Water\, Plants are Teachers\, Cumberland Community Forest Society\, Brooklyn Creek Watershed Society\, Millard Piercy Watershed Stewards\, MARS\, Comox Valley Land Trust\, Tsolum River Restoration\, DFO Salmon Enhancement\, K’omoks First Nation Archeology/Natural Resources\, Morrison Creek Streamkeepers\, Comox Valley Nature\, Little River Enhancement Society\, Beaufort Watershed Stewards\, Courtenay Youth Climate Corps\, ReGenBC and \n\n\n\nLake Park Society \n\n\n\nIn addition to ongoing fun\, connections and learning with local organizations\, there are additional activities scheduled throughout the day. Bring your friends and family\, pack a picnic and stay for the day! \n\n\n\n🧘  Gentle Flow Yoga for the River (bring a mat!) with Annicia 9:30-10:30 am💦 Lake Park Society – Environmental Games for Kids – all day🌀 Woven by Water – Participatory Watershed Art with Plants are Teachers – all day🥒 Luke the Cuke – Pop Up Poetry\, Games and Riverside Antics 9 am -1 pm🚶 Morrison Creek Guided Walk 11 am🎶 Reverberation Song Circle – join in and sing 12 noon \n\n\n\n🎨 Intro to Field Drawing with Lyndsay 1:00 pm🎻 Music for the River w/ Cam Boyce – to close the day \n\n\n\nFamily Watershed Day is presented by the members of the Comox Valley Conservation Partnership and their community partners.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/family-watershed-day/
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SUMMARY:"Hornby Island: The Way I Remember it" Art Show and Book Relaunch
DESCRIPTION:A retrospective collection of archival paintings documenting relics and scenes of Hornby Island by pen and watercolourist\, Jenna Carter. This event coincides with the re-launching of her book “Hornby Island: A Gallery of Paintings” featuring over 50 works that recall the island as it was in simpler times.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/hornby-island-the-way-i-remember-it-art-show-and-book-relaunch/
LOCATION:Hornby Island Community Hall\, 4305 Central Road\, Hornby Island\, British Columbia\, V0R1Z0
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SUMMARY:Kelly Madden "Unresponsive" Poetry Reading and Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Kelly Madden is a Vancouver Island poet whose work is deeply rooted in place. She speaks for the overlooked: those lost to the overdose crisis\, those unhoused\, and the ecosystems we continue to erase. Her work has appeared in anthologies\, Reckoning 2 & 4\,  SAPPzine\, Island Writer’s Magazine\, CV2\, The Poet\, Drift\, Drunk Monkeys as well as projects supported by the League of Canadian Poets. Unresponsive is her second collection of poetry. (Caitlin Press). Learn more at kellybmadden.com. \nRaw\, unflinching\, and necessary. Unresponsive descends into the alleys\, shelters and forgotten corners where the addicted\, the lonely and the discarded struggle to survive. Urgent in tone and moral clarity\, the collection stands as a call to action in the face of the overdose crisis and the growing catastrophe of unhoused life—issues that have become defining failures of our time. \nUnresponsive is not simply a book of poetry; it is a reckoning. Urgent\, brave and unsparing\, it demands that we look directly at what we have allowed to happen—and insists that we respond. It is a work that will leave its mark. \n​ \n“Unresponsive is a call to action\, hopefully falling into the hands of people with the power\, means and money to save lives\, a compassionate cry to seek solutions together\, and a catalyst for assistance with a vulnerable population. Brace yourself for emotional impact”. \n​                                                                      Jacquelyn Johnson\, author of This Life I’ve Bled \n\n“An emotional journey that is both raw and hopeful\, illustrating the irony of the darkness that can lay underneath the light. Kelly’s poetry puts a voice to the struggles we see daily and provides a narrative for the pain\, loss and confusion of addiction that will challenge what\, and how\, you think”. \n                                      David Kruyt\, CEO\, The Bloom Group Community Services Society \n​ \n 
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/kelly-madden-unresponsive-poetry-reading-and-book-launch/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
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