CURRENT EVENTS:
SPLASH OF RED - Caetani House Fundraiser, Vernon
June 27, 2022
OACS members Diana Gritten & Charley Hamptons' each have donated a painting to the "Splash of Red" fundraising event.
“View From The Bridge” 30x40” acrylic mixed media ©Charley Hampton
This piece was inspired by the pathway connecting the Rail Trail to Polson Park, with the creek, trees, wildflowers and cat tails.
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“Womankind” 30’x 24” mixed media on canvas ©Diana Gritten
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THE POLLINATORS EXHIBITION at the Salmon Arm Art Gallery
April 30 - July 2, 2022
Kathryn Ross was invited to participate in "The Pollinators" by the Salmon Arm Art Gallery. With a focus on hummingbirds, she is excited for you to share in the experience of following them in their fanciful journeys through various gardens and watching them as they flutter along in their daily search for nectar. Come and enjoy a community-focused exhibition about the pollinators of the Shuswap region , with works by 15 visual artists and a collaborative community-made fibre sculpture.
GALLERY ODIN - Gallery Odin's 20th Anniversary Summer Show
June 30, 2022 - August 1, 2022
Wendy Hart Penner has four paintings available for sale at Gallery Odin's Summer Show on Silver Star Mountain. The 20th Anniversary Summer Show at Gallery Odin showcases more than 20 Canadian artists and nearly 100 original works of art in a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional mediums.
Gallery Odin, 215 Odin Road, Silver Star Mountain, BC
Gallery Odin, 215 Odin Road, Silver Star Mountain, BC
"Adversity" 38x38" oil on Belgian linen box frame $2600 ©WMHartPenner
SOLO GALLERY at Paradigm Naturopathic Medicine Clinic, Vernon
Margaret McSweeney - on going display
Margaret McSweeney's painting "Convict Tang" has taken third place in the Central Chapter of the FCA spring show "Ode to Spring"
"Convict Tang" 24 X 36" oil on canvas ©Margaret McSweeney
RIVER SONGS SHOW at Peachland Art Gallery
August 2 to 28
Holly Smith
Holly Smith will be bringing her show "River Songs" to the Peachland Art Gallery in August.
Imagine 36x48" $1200 ©Holly Smith
THE FIG BISTRO - Vernon, BC
Shannon Wylie 8-3pm Monday to Friday
Shannon Wylie at the Fig Bistro in Downtown Vernon
THE GRIZZLI SUMMER SHOW 2022 - West Kelowna
Grizzli Winery, 2550 Boucherie Road
June 28th to September 30th, FCA Exhibition
Wendy Hart Penner has two paintings in this exhibition
Okanagan Prune Plums, still life 8x6" ©WMHartPenner framed $450
SORRENTO RETREAT
September 14 TO 18, 2022
Booked for 2022 - If interested please contact Sharon Isaaks
Location: Sorrento Centre, 1159 Passchendaele Rd, Sorrento, BC
September 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18th, 2022
Location: Sorrento Centre, 1159 Passchendaele Rd, Sorrento, BC
September 14, 15, 16, 17 & 18th, 2022
PREVIOUS NEWS & EVENTS:
PADDLEWHEEL SHOW AND SALE
The OACS holds an annual art show and sale at the large natural light filled Paddlewheel hall on the beautiful Okanagan Lake. With a wraparound deck, a park and playground for outdoor enjoyment plus free parking, it is a wonderful venue for our annual art extravaganza.
Currently on hold due to covid, but we are hopeful for a 2022 Paddlewheel show!
Please click here for previous Paddlewheel Show & Sale photos.
Currently on hold due to covid, but we are hopeful for a 2022 Paddlewheel show!
Please click here for previous Paddlewheel Show & Sale photos.
VERNON & DISTRICT PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
Currently on hold due to Covid
Exhibiting original paintings by OACS members November to January every year and may be viewed by the public before, during and at the end of a show/production. To purchase a painting in the Coatcheck Gallery contact the artist directly from the brochure available on the counter.
A special thank you to Ria Carpay for organizing this event every year.
Exhibiting original paintings by OACS members November to January every year and may be viewed by the public before, during and at the end of a show/production. To purchase a painting in the Coatcheck Gallery contact the artist directly from the brochure available on the counter.
A special thank you to Ria Carpay for organizing this event every year.
WORKSHOP AND RETREATS
Please see Workshop & Retreats for upcoming workshops and previous workshop photos.
ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE
Please see Youth Artists in Residence for more details
IN THE NEWS
OACS in the Morning Star:
• January 2021 Winner of the People's Choice Award from OACS Virtual Show
• October 2020 Telus interview at VCAC with OACS members
• January 2021 Winner of the People's Choice Award from OACS Virtual Show
• October 2020 Telus interview at VCAC with OACS members
VIRTUAL ART SHOW AND SALE
Our first Virtual Art Show & Sale: Ran November 7th, 2020 to Jan 7th , 2021 with no fee to enter nor sales commissions.
It was a great success with 46 artists participating and 195 paintings entered.
It was a great success with 46 artists participating and 195 paintings entered.
Header art: "Music Magic" by Kris Fuller
OKANAGAN ARTISTS OF CANADA SOCIETY
All artwork copyright © 2022 of the artists
