Newsletter for the Arts on the Sunshine Coast

VOLUME 12, ISSUE 4AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2014

Juried Group Exhibition “Metamorphosis” August 6–31

Composition #376 – Ian McLeod“Abstract Aesthetics” September 3–28

Sunshine Coast Arts Festival, August 11, 1981

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The Sunshine Coast Arts Council, a non-profit volunteer-based organization supports the arts in our coast-wide community and operates the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. The facility includes a community gallery and a performance space, and art and music studios.

Assistance is received from volunteers who contribute their time and energy, working on all our programs. We also benefit from the assistance of the British Columbia Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Sunshine Coast Regional District, the District of Sechelt, and we acknowledge the financial assistance of the Government of British Columbia. We are also supported by the generosity of our members and donors, along with those who attend and support our fundraising events and our programs.

Serving the Community in Support of the Arts

SUNSHINE COAST ARTS CENTREBox 1565, Sechelt, B.C. V0N 3A0

Corner of Trail and Medusatel: (604) 885-5412fax: (604) 885-6192

sc_artscouncil@dccnet.comwww.scartscouncil.com

ARTS CENTRE HOURSWednesday to Saturday: 11 am–4 pm

Sunday 1 pm–4 pm

BOARD OF DIRECTORSBruce Milne, PresidentAnna Banana, Secretary

Jan Major, TreasurerTim ClementJohn Farmer

Katherine JohnstonLinda Williams

ADMINISTRATORSheenah Main

EDITORIAL

Thinking about destiny, the character Antonio in Shakespeare’s The Tempest argued “what’s past is prologue” of what was to unfold. The Tempest is almost post-modern in its self-referential and reflective awareness of being theatre and is thus provides a fitting entrance into this issue of artistry and the presentation of archival notes and photographs from the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.

If past is prologue or to use Wordsworth’s potentially more religious phrasing: “Child is father to the man” we can be assured of a great future for cultural activities on the Sunshine Coast. While it may often seem an unending struggle for funding, resources, volunteers and organizational capacity such a view is narrow and fixed on the immediate challenges. A longer perspective reveals a foundation of success and accomplishment.

The contemporary community of the Sunshine Coast is a relatively recent social configuration with a short history. Nevertheless, in only a few decades thousands of artists and performers have been nurtured, there have been many hundreds of remarkable concerts, outstanding exhibitions, theatre and dance performances. Cul-tural activities continue to transform our communities and our self-understanding.

Every organization I know of has challenges. Some are the immediate challenges of mounting an exhibition about to open or a concert scheduled for the week-end. Some challenges are structural, some long-term, all involve people. Despite this the cultural landscape has never been richer than it is this summer. The near future seems destined to surpass what we enjoy now.

The “explanation” for this richness can be found in considering the archival material that documents our past. The photographs or meeting minutes do not simply show where we were. They reveal where we are and where we are likely to be tomorrow. A glance at what was, from where we are today, can develop our own self-referential and reflective awareness of being a thriving Sunshine Coast cultural community.

Prospero and Ariel drew the tempest near so the past could be revealed in the storm and wrongs set right. This issue of artistry takes a peek at the recent past so we can be confident that the future will follow the same pattern of success.

Recognition of the remarkable creative success in our cultural community should provide the confidence needed for anyone to get involved today. Adding your ef-forts to a new exhibition, producing a new dance program, community music mak-ing or fundraising for these efforts is almost guaranteed success in our community. Ten years, 20 or 30 years hence those looking over the archives will be amazed at what was accomplished in this decade. A new arts building?

The greatest challenge for the Arts Council this year is succession on our Board of Directors. Finances are in great shape, the organization is solid, programs run smoothly but our Board is ready for renewal. If you are interested in cultural activi-ties and want to help run the Sunshine Coast Arts Council – pick up the phone – we’re waiting for your call!

—Bruce Milne, PresidentSunshine Coast Arts Council

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Gallery hours: Wednesday–Saturday: 11 a.m.–4 p.m. and Sunday 1–4 p.m.

METAMORPHOSISSCAC Juried Group Exhibition Showcasing Coast ArtistsMetamorphosis—a major change in the appearance or character of someone or something. Interpreting the concept of “metamorphosis” was the challenge sent out to local Sunshine Coast Artists for the upcoming exhibit at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.

Thirty-eight submissions have been selected from over 100 entries. On display will be a range of work including: draw-ing, painting, photography, digital media, mixed media, etchings, metal sculpture, mixed media sculpture, and collage.AUGUST 6–31, 2014 • RECEPTION SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 4–6PM

ABSTRACT AESTHETICSIan McLeodPainting in an intuitive manner, with sweeping gestures of opaque and transparent layers of paint and other materials, to create surface texture and depth – focused on pure abstraction. The paintings are not titled, but are identified by their composition number – hence the meaning of a title will not affect the viewer’s understanding or connection to the work. The intent is to transfer your own experience and perception to the work.SEPTEMBER 3–28, 2014 • RECEPTION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 7–9PM

DORIS CROWSTON GALLERY EXHIBITIONS & RECEPTIONS AUGUST–SEPTEMBER 2014

Hackett Park Summer Arts & Crafts Fair2014Saturday August 16th 10 am – 5 pmSunday August 17th10 am – 4 pm

Trail Ave. between Medusa & Dolphin, SecheltLive Entertainment

Food ConcessionsChildren’s Activities www.scartscouncil.com

27th AnnualA fundraising event presented by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council

By donation$3 Adults$2 Seniors

Children, 12 and under, FREE. Must be with an adult.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST ARTS CENTREby Daniella Donati, Summer Student

The Sunshine Coast has changed and grown substantially over the years, and one component of this ever growing commu-nity is the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre.

After 2 years of construction the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre was opened August 3, 1979. This year marks the thirty fifth year that the arts centre has been open to the community, and to honour this occasion we would like to go back a few de-cades and mention some of the pivotal events surrounding it.

Thirty years ago (1984) the first extension, of many to fol-low, was added to the original arts centre for additional stor-age. The arts council also put a lot of effort into fundraising money to go towards the purchase of a Dudley Carter sculp-ture, which now resides beside the entrance of the arts centre. Additionally, there was the issue of blocking the light coming in from the skylight during the summer months so that films could be viewed with ease. This issue was resolved, after a lengthy period of research, with the creation of a large custom covering created by Sheila Page, which is still used today.

During the year of 1994, the walkways to the arts centre were paved and the new studio building was completed. The studio space was immediately put to use with a variety of workshops for children and adults happening throughout the year. Plans were finalized for the final stage of the arts centre renovation, which would connect the main gallery space and studio space together. 1994 also marked the time that the arts council updated their computer software and hardware, which included their first colour monitor.

Ten years later (2004) marked the twenty fifth anniversary of the arts centre which was celebrated with a variety of events

such as concerts, wine tasting, a formal dinner, and a special invitational exhibition for all the artists who had shown in the arts centre over the previous twenty five years. This also was the year that our website was first launched allowing us to connect to people both on and off the coast more easily.

A lot has happened over the last few decades. The arts council has continually tried to provide a centre where the community can come together, and over the years it has grown to accommodate a variety of activities and events enabling people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the arts easily.

Keep checking in for some more archival tidbits on how the arts council has engaged the community throughout the years.

The Sunshine Coast’s Leading Edge Visual and Performing Arts FestivalOctober 16 - October 26, 2014 www.secheltartsfestival.com

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A NEW “CHOIR” ON THE BLOCK

In June, Coast choral lovers heard the marvelous Slovenian St. Stanislav Youth Choir. Now the SCMS presents a dif-ferent choral sound: a newly organized summer brass choir of already familiar faces - regulars or guests of local ensembles (Creek Big Band, Suncoast Concert Band, Coast Symphony Orchestra, Jazz Group of Seven, Whirlwind). Mastermind John Frederickson explains the evolution of this highly anticipated event:

The Making of a Concert: “Ten years ago I started a brass quintet on the Coast and have had many brass players sit in with the group – all telling me “It’d sure be nice to have a larger brass group so that we could all play together”. So this spring I assembled a 10 piece summer brass choir: we’d have some fun and perhaps wan-der down to the Sechelt pier to play an impromptu concert for the passers-by. Then Neal Andrews returned to the Coast and things changed - suddenly we had a virtuoso soloist in our midst. Neal is an extraordinary trumpet player who just completed a Master’s Degree in Trumpet Performance from Boston University. Then I realized we had two: Danielle Stephens also holds a Master’s Degree in French Horn Performance from New Mexico State University.

All the elements were in place for a proper formal con-cert. All we needed now was a sponsor: enter the SC Music Society whose mandate is to promote performances by local

musicians. With their help and encouragement, we have put together what I think will be an exciting program of brass music covering over 400 years - from the Middle Ages to the 20th century: Persichetti’s Parable XIV (Neal), Arban’s won-derful Theme and Variations on Blue Bells of Scotland (Neal/brass choir), Marais’ Le Basque (Danielle/Neal (piano)), Mo-zart’s Fourth Horn Concerto’s Rondo (Danielle/brass ensemble), Pitoni’s Cantate Domino, Sullivan’s The Lost Chord, Elgar’s Sursum Corda and Gottschalk’s Tournament Galop as well as some ‘pops’ and hauntingly beautiful traditional Irish ballads.”

Please join the Sunshine Brass Choir, 7 PM Saturday Au-gust 9th at the Highland Center, 657 Highland Road (inter-section of Lower Road and SC Highway) Tickets: $15 adults, $5 Children 12 and under, available at Laedeli (Sunnycrest Mall), Gibsons and Strait Music, Sechelt.

JOIN THE CRAWLERS IN OCTOBER!

The Coast Cultural Alliances is gearing up for the 5th Annual Sunshine Coast Art Crawl October 17, 18 and 19th. Application deadline for those wanting to join ‘the Crawl’ is August 9th 2014 and we are already receiving many new art-ists and venue applications this year.

Responding to feedback from artists and crawlers, venues will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10am – 5pm pro-viding more time to get to even more venues. Artists will have a choice to be open Friday evening 7:00 – 9:00pm for special events, receptions or to be open for crawlers who just can’t get enough.

Contact artcrawl@eastlink.ca if you are interested in join-ing the 2014 Art Crawl.

We want to give a big thank you to; Town of Gibsons, Sunshine Coast Regional District, Sechelt Indian Band, Sech-elt Indian Government District, District of Sechelt and Powell River Arts Council for their support in this years Art Crawl.

Remember, if you have an event/workshop it can be listed

(free) on www.suncoastarts.com, click on Post Your Event and fill in the form. If you are interested in receiving our weekly-e-newsletter email artsinfo@suncoastarts.com and write ‘Sign me Up’ in the subject line.

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FALL 2014 AUTHOR READINGS SERIES

The Literary Committee’s Fall program will include readings by Ted Chamberlin, Catherine Owen, Anakana Schofield, and a fourth writer to be named later.

September 27:J. Edward Chamberlin is a distinguished teacher, story-teller and scholar whose dedication to world literature and to aboriginal peoples converge in his book, If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories. While a professor of compara-tive literature, he has been a consultant to governments and Aboriginal communities on land claims in Canada, the U.S.,

Australia, and Africa. Ted now lives in Halfmoon Bay with his wife, the Jamaican poet Lorna Goodison. While he has been invited to give such prestigious lectures as the Pratt lecture at the Universtiy of Toronto, he is rarely heard here on the Coast, and his latest book, Island; How Islands Transform the World, should have immediate appeal in this land accessible only by boat or aircraft.

November 1:Catherine Owen is a Vancouver poet and essayist whose work has been nominated for major awards, including the Gerald Lampert and the Dorothy Livesay BC book prize. Her Frenzy won the 2009 Alberta Poetry Award. Her latest volume, Trobairitz, explores correspondences between 12th century troubadour poetry and contemporary heavy metal music. Catherine herself has played bass in the metal bands “Inhuman,” and “Helgrind.”

November 22:Vancouver novelist Anakana Schofield’s Malarky won the Amazon First Novel award for 2013 and was short-listed for the Ethel Wilson prize. The story of a widowed Irish farm wife who struggles with her grief and her sexuality, the novel has been described as “exuberant,” “audacious,” and “brilliant,” and was included on at least 16 “best book of the year” lists.

We will also present a fourth reader during October. Watch the October issue of Artistry or the events Calendar at www.suncoastarts.com for updates and details. These readings are all sponsored by the Arts Council and the Canada Council and held at 8 pm in the Doris Crowston gallery. Admission is by donation.

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This issue we are presenting info about some of the archives from the past …CASTING A PROTECTIVE EYE TO THE PAST

Sheenah Main

Last summer our two students spent a great deal of time organizing and boxing away all but the most recent five years’ worth of paper work and files.

This year we wanted to go one step further and start the painstaking task of properly archiving all of the files that have been collected since the Arts Centre came into existence 35 years ago.

At the start of the students’ employment a meeting was held with Ann Watson, archivist with the Sechelt Community Archives, currently housed at the Sechelt Public Library. It was an informative meeting with a general overview of archi-val procedures and materials and we were left with homework – a step by step process that covers most archival concerns.

Selected materials were ordered and over the last couple of months our summer students Daniella Donati and Payton Fraser have started compiling and protecting the documented history of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council. Along the way they have discovered an assortment of photographic and writ-ten gems.

The Dudley Carter Sculpture, “Sea Lion and Sea Horse” continues to preside at the welcoming of guests to the Arts Centre. It was placed there in 1981 after fundraising $6,000 for its purchase by dedicated volunteers. We hope to uncover the “Sea Horse” now covered by overgrowth during our garden revitalization this summer.

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Publications Mail

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Box 1565 Sechelt, B.C.

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artistry Contributors:

Daniella Donati, Dick Harrison, Sheenah Main, Bruce Milne, Mary White, Linda Williams

Next artistry deadline September 20, email sc_artscouncil@dccnet.com

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Organization $50.00 • Corporate $100 Patron/Benefactor $_____

Memberships may be purchased with cash or cheques made payable to the Sunshine Coast Arts Council by mail,

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ONGOING ACTIVITIES IN THE GALLERY

Toastmasters—Tuesdays 6–7:30 pm, starting SeptemberSunshine Coast Natural History Society—1st Friday of the

Month, 8–10 pm, starting OctoberSunshine Coast Astronomy Club—2nd Friday of the

month, starting SeptemberSpirit Dance Centre—Sundays 4:30 – 5:30pm, starting

September