This is an archived event from Culture Days 2022.
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GATHER: Storytelling, artmaking, breaking bread together
In-person
Culinary & food Drawing Indigenous Intercultural Painting StorytellingDate and time
Location
Lake Country Art Gallery: Art House
10356a Bottom Wood Lake Road
Lake Country, BC
Directions: The Art House is next door to the Art Gallery and Coffee House on the same street as the Municipal buildings, library - other side from GESS high school.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Join us for the first GATHER event. Storytelling, art making, breaking bread together.
October 8, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Storytelling with Paint & Brush with Irish Mohawk artist Lee Claremont; and the Story of Diwali & Jalebis with special guests from the Kelowna Hindu Cultural Society.
Admission by donation - funded by BC Arts Council
Seating is limited. To register email [email protected]
Links
- Lake Country Art Gallery Website lakecountryartgallery.ca
Organizer
Lake Country Public Art Gallery & Art House
The Lake Country Art Gallery is situated on the unceded territory of the Syilx (Okanagan) Peoples, Lake Country is a district municipality with a population of approximately 15,000 in the Okanagan Valley region of British Columbia, Canada. Lake Country is located halfway between Kelowna to the south and Vernon to the north.
The Lake Country Art Gallery informs and builds community through enriching and sometimes challenging exhibitions. It offers diverse and inclusive programming and gives space to artists in varied artistic practices. It is accessible, engages the local community and beyond, and fulfils its role with a strong, contemporary voice.
The operation of the Lake Country Art Gallery grew to include a second adjacent building known as the Arthouse. Here a workshop space is used for classes and community programs. alongside four individual studios rented to practising artists, and surrounded by a large garden area which supports regular outdoor arts events and activities.