For the past 30 years, members of the Life Drawing Group have been gathering Tuesdays at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre to draw the human form. The work in Life at 30 is from the current generation of artists drawing with the group over the past year; some are professional artists with many decades of experience and others are beginning artists. The unique quality of the work in this exhibit is because once the model breaks his or her pose, no further work is done on any of the drawings. As a result they have a spontaneity and immediacy not ordinarily seen in exhibitions of art where the usual criteria include finish, polish, and tidy coherence.
The drawings are unframed and literally “paper” the walls. The result is a vibrant exhibition and an impressive celebration of the magnitude and diversity of humanity. The exhibition runs until Nov. 18 at the Doris Crowston Gallery in the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre, corner of Trail and Medusa in Sechelt. The opening night reception is on Wednesday, Nov. 4 from 7 to 9 p.m. For more, see www.sunshinecoastartscouncil.com or call 604-885-5412.
Halloween
What’s on for Halloween evening, Saturday, Oct. 31? Poppa Greg & the Chillin’ Dylans play at the Sechelt Legion and Playback celebrates Halloween at the Gibsons Legion. Costumes are encouraged for both. Halloween fireworks are hosted by the Pender Harbour Fire Dept. at 6 p.m. at Seafarer’s Millennium Park, Madeira Park. Halloween Howl gets its ghost on at the Community Hall in Madeira Park. At EEK in the Creek you can go decorate a grave and unleash your inner zombie at the zombie walk in Roberts Creek. For more info about the EEK see: www.RobertsCreekCommunity.ca
Fall family fun
You’re invited to Calvary Chapel’s Fall Family Carnival on Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. where you’ll find carnival games, face painting, balloon animals, an area for parents to relax, candy, and lots of fun for the whole family! This is a Halloween alternative for kids and families looking for some non-spooky fun on Oct. 31. Feel free to dress up and come enjoy the free evening. The Calvary Chapel is at 4943 Geer Road, Sechelt.
Funtastics
The ever popular Funtastics on Broadway, a group of singing, dancing, joking seniors, will be performing Friday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 3 p.m. at the Sechelt Seniors Activity Centre. Tickets are selling fast at the Sechelt Activity Centre, Mosaic Market and Swish Ladies Apparel in Gibsons.
Music brewing
Singer/songwriter L.C. Smith with Doug Medley on the fiddle and Mike Maser on the harp perform at Persephone Brew Pub, Gibsons, on Sunday, Nov. 1 from 2 to 4 p.m. Stop by for some roots/folk/blues.
Art film
The Sunshine Coast Film Society and the Gibsons Public Art Gallery presents a special event on Monday, Nov. 2: an American film, Herb and Dorothy. This award-winning true story is about two art collectors of modest means who put together an important collection based on their shared passion for art. It screens at 7:30 p.m. at the Heritage Playhouse in Gibsons. See www.scfs.ca for more.
Hamlet
The National Theatre of London production of Hamlet featuring Benedict Cumberbatch in the title role is captured in HD by satellite at the Raven’s Cry Theatre on Sunday, Nov. 1 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 or $10 for ages under 17. Call 604-885-4597 to reserve.
Art for the Inner I
Footprints on the Trail is a process-oriented artmaking class for adults led by Rose Clarke, using therapeutic art techniques to help you tune into and develop the images that come from within, creating Art from the Inside Out. All materials are supplied. It’s on Sunday, Nov. 1 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Arts Building (next to Gibsons Library). Fee is $50 through Paypal at www.artsbuilding.org. For more info call 604-886-9129 or see www.roseclarke.com
Joni entries
Entries are being accepted until Nov. 8 in art, music and writing for Both Sides Now, an exhibition inspired by the work of Joni Mitchell at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery. The reception is Nov. 14 from 4 to 7 p.m. with musical events during the weekends. You can phone the Gallery at 604-886-0531 or contact at [email protected]
Library art show
Adorning the walls of the Sechelt Public Library from now until January are paintings by local artist Sheila Page and prints by Kathryn Neun.
Page, a retired elementary school teacher, has spent the last 10 years taking a number of art classes and workshops at Emily Carr University of Art & Design, Capilano University, and the Gibsons School of the Arts. Her paintings are from a series she calls A Closer Look – works that explore the beach scenes familiar to anyone living on the Coast.
Complementing Page’s paintings are a series of ethereal prints by Neun, who completed her BFA at York University.
Most of Neun’s prints are collagraphs – a collaging of a variety of materials directly onto the printing plate. The results are somewhat haunting, softly textured images that contain hints of nature and animals.
Artwork can be viewed during Library hours and is available for purchase directly from the artists. Applications to have your artwork on view are accepted year-round; see the application form at Sechelt.ca or contact Siobhan Smith, arts coordinator, at: [email protected] or 604-989-0804.
Pauline
City Opera from Van-couver just got back from a week in Quebec City at a major international festival where they gave a performance of the opera Pauline with Pender Harbour’s Rose Ellen Nichols in the title role. Reports are that it was wonderfully received.
Noon deadline
Send your notice of arts events by Tuesday at noon for Friday’s newspaper to [email protected] or phone 604-886-4692.
