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March 19, 2010 Peachland, BC
Volume 06 | Number 11
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Peachland Arts Club adds new works to the Beach Avenue banner collection By Joanne Layh
At least 30 new handpainted banners will soon be on display along Beach Avenue, thanks to members of the Peachland Arts Club. Some banners have been displayed in the past, but there will be many new additions this year. How did handpainted banners come to find their way onto Beach Avenue? Arts club member Wayne Power explained, “Mike Henderson had the idea as a councillor and he wanted to have some form of art expression along Beach
Avenue and the idea was put together with Ken Chilton who was with Public Works.” The banner project has received ongoing support from the municipality ever since, Power said. “The stretchers and tables are supplied by the municipality. They delivered them and set them up for us…they also bought the paint for us and it will stay somewhere so that it can be used next year,” Joan Dupuis told the View. As the Arts Club is currently without a venue in the community, they’ve been using a members’
garage as a workspace. Over a dozen members of the club have volunteered countless hours to get the banners ready for spring display. The new banners were produced by Deb Livingstone, Wayne Hemsley, Phyllis Papineau, Shirley Hathway, Elizabeth Gregory, Jan Topp, Joan Dupuis, Richard Smith, Carol Ewasiuk, Elsie Mussel, Helen Dunion, Chris Berry, Wayne Power, Lorraine Cross, Ruth Munroe, and Joan Walter. If anyone wants to know more about the art banners, they’ll soon have a chance.
“It’s going to be interesting when we have our Banner Walk,” Power said, “We’ll have an Banner Walk where people, the public, will come along with the artist and the artist will describe their banner.” The Banner Walk will take place at 2 p.m. on April 18th. The walk will begin at the Historic Rotary Wall on Beach Avenue and will finish at the Little Schoolhouse, where there will be a children’s art display and refreshments. The walk is one of many local events scheduled during Arts and Culture Week.
Peachland Arts Club members Wayne Power (left) and Joan Dupuis (right) observe as Jan Topp puts the finishing touches on a banner that will soon grace Beach Avenue. Photo: Joanne Layh
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