7 Seymour Street West (Old Courthouse)

Gallery hours: Tuesday to Friday, 10am to 5pm; Saturday 10am to 4pm

 

Thompson Valley Potters' Guild
Divine Chaos
April 30th to May 25th, 2013
Ceramics
Opening: Friday, May 3rd, 6-8pm

 

Members / artists have created one-of-a-kind pieces that represent what Divine Chaos means to them. Pieces will range from wheel-thrown sculptural pieces to hand slab and freeform sculptural pieces. Each piece will have its own title. For more information, visit Divine Chaos on Facebook or the Thompson Valley Potters' Guild website.  

 

Featured artists include: Luba Baron, Donna Bowie, Amanda Eccleston, Tara Emary, Michelle Finlayson, Pat Hall, Jeanne Hungar, Georgina Leighton, Sheila Macdonald, Glen Mantie, Karen Palmer, Yoko Suzuki and Sheryl Willson.

 

The Thompson Valley Potters' Guild is a non-profit community arts group dedicated to fostering excellence in pottery in the Kamloops area. They celebrate the unique works of local artisans, promoting craftsmanship in the exploration of functional and sculptural clay works.

 

Next in the KAC Main Gallery...

 

Marj Briggs
Nature in Glass
May 30th to June 22nd, 2013
Stained Glass & Fused Glass
Opening: Thursday, May 30th, 6 to 8pm

 

"My whimsical view and love of nature comes to life as I play with glass. The glass brings life to my images of the natural world. I work both in stained glass and fused glass, in which the glass is heated in a kiln and sticks together, taking new shapes. The medium often inspires the actual subject matter of my work. For example, my stained glass hummingbird was inspired by a photo but would not have come to life had I not come across the perfect piece of glass that matched the sunset. I always know when I find that perfect piece, because I get goose bumps."

 

 

Marj Briggs has been creating in glass just over 10 years. She has taken a few formal lessons and the rest has been trial and error. Marj came to glass from a craft background and has never looked back. She is a member of the Courthouse Gallery Artists’ Co-op and works part-time at High Country Stained Glass.

 

 

115 Tranquille Road

Gallery hours: Monday to Friday, 1:30pm to 5pm

 

Allen Okoye

Interactive ©
April 23rd to May 23rd
Mixed Media

 

Allen Okoye was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He has spent most of his life residing in regions such as the United Kingdom, West Africa and the Lower Mainland. Allen has been calling Kamloops home for the past eight years and has recently acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Thompson Rivers University. In the true nature of contemporary art, Allen dedicates himself to thinking outside the box to create combinations in his work that invoke interest. He constructs these combinations by mixing mediums such as etching, relief, acrylic, oil, sculpture, installation, drawing, photography, craft and performance. The objective of his art making is to reflect the perspectives of society in dynamic visuals to encourage thought provoking ideas and discussion.

 

Next in the Wilson House Gallery...

 

Thompson Valley Potters Guild's
Conceptual Perceptions
May 28th to June 26th
Ceramics

 

Thompson Valley Potters Guide invites you to a "Clay Art Exhibit - Conceptual Perceptions" - one of a kind pieces based on words each artist picked and created in clay.

 

For more information, visit Conceptual Perceptions on Facebook or the Thompson Valley Potters' Guild website. 

 

Artists include:

 

Luba Baron, Donna Bowie, Amanda Eccleston, Tara Emary, Michelle Finlayson, Pat Hall, Jeanne Hungar, Georgina Leighton, Sheila Macdonald, Glen Mantie, Karen Palmer, Yoko Suzuki and Sheryl Willson

 

The Thompson Valley Potters' Guild is a non-profit community arts group dedicated to fostering excellence in pottery in the Kamloops area. They celebrate the unique works of local artisans, promoting craftsmanship in the exploration of functional and sculptural clay works.

 

Inside Instinct Adornment, 319 Victoria Street

Arwen’s Apparel

Ongoing Exhibition

Fabric Art

 

Arwen strives to bring people joy through clothing—to see them come to life whether on stage, in the dance class, or just in every day life. She wants people to love her clothes, to wear and feel the love we put into creating them. Moreover, she wants the high quality and design to be evident and to stand up to years of wear. It’s tough, but attainable. Arwen handpicks all the fabrics that are used. She has met the ladies who do all the sewing both here in BC and overseas. It is her job to make you look good, to create for you, to listen to what you have to say about what you want to wear. We want to get to know you, so come on by.