A Tri-City painter has been named the artist-in-residence for the Burrard Inlet Marine Enhancement Society, which operates the Mossom Creek Hatchery in Port Moody.
As part of his new positing, J Peachy has launched the Burrard Inlet Paddle Gallery, a floating art exhibit; initial pieces are installed on the hatchery's floating sea pen located offshore near the Ioco townsite. The most recent display, titled Making the Point, runs until Oct. 31.
"I think as artists we have the opportunity to tell the story in unique and captivating ways. Bringing creativity outside of the traditional gallery spaces in an experiential way gives the message much more impact," Peachy said in a news release.
REEL FILM
A young filmmaker from Coquitlam will see her work appear as part of the Vancouver International Film Festival next month.
Paige Smith created OMG, a two-minute movie that will be screened on Oct. 12 and 13 at Pacific Cinematheque during the Reel Youth Film Festival, a celebration of local and international youth-made films (http://reelyouth.ca/VIFF11.html).
OMG - the only entry from the Tri-Cities - is described as "Becca and Becky have a typical teenaged chat that shows how today's social networking sites are butchering the English language in an LOL way."
See it here at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFKa9-ZhSCk&feature=related.
HA HA
The Coquitlam and Port Moody Toastmasters clubs will host a humorous speech and table topics competition next Monday.
The Oct. 3 event at the Kyle Centre (125 Kyle St., Port Moody), at 6:30 p.m., will hear from competitors who won their local club levels of Rocky Point, City of the Arts, Crystal Clear, Talk of the Town, All Pro Advanced and Tri-City Speakers.
Tickets at $5 are available at the door and refreshments will be available. For more information, call 604-230-8030.
OPEN CALL
Two Tri-City art centres are now accepting submissions for its upcoming gallery exhibitions.
Port Coquitlam's Leigh Square Community Arts Village needs women artists to take part in an upcoming show to coincide with International Women's Day next March.
Visual artists and co-curators Sherazad Jamal and Cat L'Hirondelle will host The F Word: Exploring Feminism in the 21st Century, from Feb. 23 to April 2, 2012. The deadline for submissions is Oct. 14. To apply, visit www.portcoquitlam.ca/leighsquare (under Get Involved/Forms) or email [email protected] for more details.
Meanwhile, Coquitlam's Place des Arts is looking for artwork for its walls and shelves in 2013; to download an application form, visit www.placedesarts.ca or call Michelle Chan, exhibition programmer, at 604-664-1636, extension 32, or email her at [email protected].
TOP BRASS
Coquitlam's Place des Arts is tooting a horn over its new brass teachers.
Audrey Tannant (trumpet), Sarah Kinsman (French horn) and Andrew Poirier (trombone/baritone) are now part of the Maillardville facility's faculty and are offering weekly, bi-weekly and monthly lessons.
Tannant is the principal trumpet player with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra and has played solo and featured works with that ensemble as well as the Prince George Symphony and Okanagan Festival Singers. Kinsman has held principal horn positions with the Hingham Symphony and the Springfield Symphony orchestras, and was an orchestra fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival while Poirier is a freelance musician who is the trombonist, manager and chief arranger of the Vancouver Brass Project; he was the acting principal trombonist with the Vancouver Symphony until last year.
To register for classes, call 604-664-1636 or visit www.placedesarts.ca.
Meanwhile, Place des Arts will host a drop-in Family Day on Oct. 2 from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. to coincide with Canada Culture Days, a national arts and culture event.
Families can tour the centre's art display and hear talks from exhibiting artists Jennifer McCauley and Jim Keayes. As well, there will be three workshops available to participants and the Van Gogh Cafe will be open.
ART TIME
Coquitlam's Evergreen Cultural Centre still has space available for its workshops and art classes next month.
For parents and tots aged three to five, there's Story Time Artists, which runs for four Tuesdays starting Oct. 4, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
For kids aged six to 10, ECC is offering After School Art for six Wednesdays starting Oct. 5, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.; as well, Pro-D arts camps are available for full- or half-days, for children aged six to 12, on Oct. 21, Jan. 27, Feb. 17 and April 20.
And for teens and adults, there's Dynamic Watercolours with artist Gay Mitchell on Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
To register, call 604-927-6552 or visit www.evergreenculturalcentre.ca/programs.
