The Vernon Public Art Gallery, in partnership with the Okanagan Respect Network and Social Planning Council for the North Okanagan, is offering an opportunity for aspiring young artists to take part in a community art project.
Led by Vernon artist, designer, and gallery owner Carolina Sanchez de Bustamante, participants can attend the session this Saturday to learn how to express individual interpretations of respect in a visual art form.
Participants will create their own ceramic tile as a component to a larger mosaic piece, which will later be located at Patchwork Farms, the new community garden located at the Vernon campus of Okanagan College.
The intension of the project is to involve young people in a public art project that expresses their interpretation of respect lives here, said VPAG executive director Dauna Kennedy Grant.
“We are pleased to have partnered with several outstanding organizations in our community to bring young artists together to create a personalized art project for the public to enjoy. We hope to make this an annual event and produce public artworks to be on display throughout Greater Vernon,” said Kennedy Grant.
There is no fee to participate. Suggested age for participants is 12 to 18 years and a maximum of 10 participants van take part in the project.
The final installment will take place in early spring.
For more information and to register, contact the gallery at 250-545-3173.
