August brings art to life with four exciting events and exhibitions downtown at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery.
• Paint the Town: The Artists’ Studio
On Saturday, Aug. 9, local artists will take to the streets of downtown Salmon Arm to create works in their chosen media.
Painters, potters, weavers and mixed media artists will be on Hudson Avenue and Alexander Street from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on that day.
The public is welcome to stop and talk with the artists and learn about their process. These artists will have a working studio inside the Art Gallery that will be open to visitors for the entire month of August.
“Transforming the gallery into a workspace is no small feat, but it’s an exciting opportunity to watch artwork grow and change over time,” says Salmon Arm Arts Centre curator/director Tracey Kutschker. “The artists will continue to work on their pieces throughout the exhibition.”
• Art in the Attic
In a small corner of the art gallery, one can peruse previously loved works of art and bid on them in the silent auction. These works will raise funds for a community art storage unit.
“It is important to the arts council that the community art collection is protected, and therefore a climate controlled room is being renovated to store the work,” Kutschker says.
There are 25 works available for sale in the silent auction that runs Aug. 9 to 16.
• Paint the Festival
On Aug. 15 and 16 at the Roots & Blues Festival, 12 local artists paint en plein air amongst the music, energy and crowds.
Artists will be at work on Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m, and festival-goers can stop by and check out the artists’ as they work on their projects.
The works will then be on display at the art gallery from Aug. 20 to 30.
• Culture Crawl
Downtown Salmon Arm businesses are paired up with visual artists to provide a self-guided walking tour of 25 local art “galleries.”
The crawl begins Saturday, Aug. 2 and continues to the end of the month. A map brochure is available at the Art Gallery on Hudson Avenue and the Visitors Centre.
More information on all these events can be found on the website www.salmonarmartscentre.ca.
Salmon Arm Art Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.
