A body of diverse and engaging work reflecting the passage of time by close to two dozen local artists will soon be on display for about six weeks in 100 Mile House.
The Cariboo Artists’ Guild (CAG) 35th Annual Show and Sale runs at Parkside Art Gallery from July 30 to Sept. 12.
A reception will be held at the local art gallery on Cedar Avenue from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 30.
Between 25 and 30 artists are expected to hang as many as six paintings each, with one submission reflecting this year’s theme – “Passage of Time.”
One of those artists is CAG member Helen Kellington.
“The passage of time is simply the expression we use to say that time has worked its magic,” Kellington says regarding this year’s theme.
“Just as art needs a medium in which to be created, it could be said that life needs the medium of time in which to be expressed. After all, life consists of constant change and change needs time in which to express itself.
“If time did not pass, then how could a plant emerge from a seed, bloom and go to seed? How could music be played or the spoken word create meaning without the element of time?”
She adds, “Time, it might be posited, is the medium of all things.”
CAG is devoted to promoting arts and culture in the Cariboo. It includes about 35 budding and established local artists from the area.
“Passage of Time” is an intriguing theme and sure to induce a variety of subject matter from the artists, says group member Patsy Granberg, who painted a scene from a graveyard in Nova Scotia for the show.
Thirty-five years represents many years of friendship and learning together, Granberg adds of the guild.
“The Cariboo Artists’ Guild offers community if you’re interested, and also interested in the arts.”
Parkside Art Gallery is located at 401 Cedar Ave. in 100 Mile House.
