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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.
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Sunflower Skirts - HERstory
In-person
Fibre & textile arts History & heritage Interdisciplinary Storytelling Visual artsDate and time
This activity runs the duration of Culture Days.
Location
Gallery Vertigo
102 - 3105 28 Avenue, V1T 8C3
Vernon, BC
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
Gallery Vertigo, in partnership with artist Michelle Loughery and the Wayfinder Sunflower Project, invite the public to participate in an innovative public engagement art installation at Gallery Vertigo scheduled for Sept. 6 – Oct. 30, 2022.
The installation will display recycled fabric skirts and feminine clothing that, through the addition of stitched embellishment and various other media, represent the story of immigrants in the past and future of Canada.
The public is invited to create an individual paper art flower at the gallery and share ancestral stories by leaving the flower behind as part of the unique exhibition. Supplies will be available at Gallery Vertigo.
The embellishments created will be added to the installation throughout its two month display .
The Sunflower Skirts Stories will be shared on the Wayfinder Network Podcast AR:T ROUTE RADIO
Organizer
Gallery Vertigo
Gallery Vertigo is an artist-run centre for artistic innovation in the North Okanagan. It is the physical home of the North Okanagan Artists Alternative, a registered non-profit society and recognized charity composed of local and regional artists and friends of the arts.
Over the past 20 years, visual artists, writers, film makers, university instructors, musicians, fine arts students, performance artists, artisans and many citizens who support the arts have come together in a true spirit of co-operation to offer their support to the organization and its objectives. Programming at Gallery Vertigo includes offerings in the literary and visual arts as well as musical events and a regular schedule of visual art exhibitions for people of all ages in our North Okanagan community .
We welcome you to stop by, visit our two gallery spaces. We are located at Suite #102, 3105 – 28th Ave, Vernon BC. Our hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 12 noon to 4:00 p.m.
This event is part of a hub:
Vernon Arts Hub
Arts Council of the North Okanagan Vernon, BCThe Arts Council of the North Okanagan - along with the rest of BC and Canada - is celebrating 24 days of Arts & Culture. There are events and activities to suit every age and interest, and all events are FREE or pay as you may. Enjoy...