Cowichan Valley Art Council: Floored

Floored!

Visitors look at the walls when they visit the art galleries run by the Cowichan Valley Arts Council. But in July they may find themselves looking at the floors as well. That’s because we will be renovating for the first week in July (reopening July 10) to install new flooring. And frankly, we are floored that the space is looking so good.

Come a check out the new space, and if you need more reasons to swing by the galleries, here are some of the shows planned this month:

In the Gallery, watch for Zhen Shan Ren (July 10- 24) a travelling show of classical Chinese art prints; and Forest: Breath of Life (July 28-Aug. 24), the latest curated show from the Cowichan Public Art Gallery.

In the Annex, Elements of Wonder (in the Annex July 1021) features abstract work by two artists. Ladysmith resident Etsuko Kaji-Holley was born in Tokyo and studied western fine art in university while pursuing Japanese traditional arts, and Heidi Summer, grew up on the Canadian prairies and tries to express nature’s intangible energy in her work. While the artists’ backgrounds are very different, their works complement each other.

July is a good month to plan ahead as well, and registration is now open (on our website calendar) for the Watershed Show (Aug/Sept) and the popular Teeny Tiny Artworks show (Nov), not to mention summer camps for children in our studio and a plein air workshop on painting outdoors for adults.

Susan Down is managing director of the Cowichan Valley Arts Council.