Painting and water lanterns are coming down the pike for Harrison Festival Society’s latest arts offerings.
Acrylic artist Irene Eaves is hosting an abstract panting course on Friday, August 21 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. outside the Ranger Station Art Gallery at 98 Rockwell Drive. The cost of admission is $55 for the painting supply kit.
Participants of all ages and experience levels are welcome to try their hands at an abstract landscape or waterscape using acrylic paint.
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Preregistration is required, and physical distancing measures will be put in place. Masks are not required but they are encouraged. Register online through Harrisonfestival.com or by calling 604-796-3664.
Coming back for the third year in a row, Ranger Station Art Gallery and artist Ernie Eaves will also host a lantern-making workshop on Saturday, August 22 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Create your own lotus flower paper lantern to be launched on Monday, August 24 at 9 p.m. onto Harrison Lake. Admission is a $2 minimum donation.
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Festival Society representatives said the lantern launch has only grown in popularity year after year.
“If you have not taken part before in either the building or the launch, we highly encourage it,” the release from the Festival Society reads.
The Monday launch takes place under a covered shelter at the intersection of Mary and Esplanade not far from Muddy Waters. Don’t forget your lantern.
Ernie Eaves and his team will later collect the lanterns on the north side of the lagoon after they make their way across, and they will be available for pickup the next week at Ranger Station Art Gallery. Registration for this event is also available online or by calling 604-796-3664.
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