Approaching Painting
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Comox Valley Art Gallery 580 Duncan Ave, Courtenay, British Columbia V9N 2M7
Comox Valley Art Gallery, "Approaching Pianting," 2019
The Comox Valley Art Gallery extends an invitation to join us for the opening / associated events / creative opportunities that are part of Approaching Painting.
As an art based thematic program, Approaching Painting, offers a spectrum of practices and perceptual responses to traditional and contemporary painting through presentation of the artists' work and creative process, interpretive collaborations, exhibition, make art projects + workshops.
Painters: SCOTT BERTRAM . NICOLE CROUCH . ROBERT MOON . CAROLE THOMPSON . MADELEINE WOOD
Interpretive Collaborators: CATHY COATES . CEDAR WASLEWSKI
Approaching Painting opens on January 26 with a make art project event led by Scott Bertram + Nicole Crouch from 11am – 1pm, in the afternoon beginning at 1PM, all the artists will be on hand for the afternoon public reception / performance / artist talks.
Cathy Coates will perform on opening day and her movement rooted responses to the artwork are presented through digital media during the run of the exhibition. A sound piece presents the auditory response of a community choir.
Workshops in February, led by community facilitator Cedar Waslewski, offer participants an opportunity to explore their perceptions and responses to the exhibition.
Approaching Painting runs until March 23 and will offer a make art project event led by Carole Thompson + Madeleine Wood from 11am – 1pm on the closing day.
During the run of the exhibition each artist will spend a week in the new GATHER:PLACE space at the gallery.
This community engagement space offers the artists a visible site in which to conduct creative research and to meet with exhibition visitors and students to share their creative process and ideas.