OUR COMMUNITY ART SHOW IS BACK!
All inspired artists of Haida Gwaii are welcome to submit their art for this show.
Requirements, Registration Form, Entry Fee, and Drop off dates
Ensure you read the updated entry requirements before submission.
Kindly fill out the entry form before you submit your art piece. Fill in your entry form online by clicking this link. If you require assistance filling out the form, call 514-238-7953 or email allislandartshow@gmail.
The entry fee to hang your artwork is $15, and you can pay in cash or cheque during drop-off or via e-transfer to allislandartshow@gmail.com. For e-transfers, please make the security question: AIAS registration? Answer: AIAS2024
Art Drop Off Dates – April 12th & 13th, 2024 from 10:00am to 4:00pm @ Haida Gwaii Museum
Please drop off your artwork during the designated times.
Similar to the past years, we will be producing a virtual video tour of the art show. You are invited to contribute to this year’s virtual art tour by partaking in an audio or video recording where you can share the inspiration behind your art piece. Please consider participating, as it makes the virtual art tour much more interesting for folks who could not attend the art exhibition in person.
Mark your calendars!!
OPENING NIGHT
Art Show May 3th, 2024
Join us at the Haida Gwaii Museum for the Opening Night at 7:00pm.
Finger foods are most welcome.
Kit Bell is our Adjudicator this year
Born in Vancouver, B.C. Kit attended the University of British Columbia, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in 1974. Throughout her life Kit has always created art and although her professional career took her into the world of computers, art always remained a strong interest.
Kit moved to Ottawa, Ontario after graduating from UBC where she began to paint landscapes in oils. She was represented by the Inspiration Art Gallery in Ottawa and by the Firehall Gallery in Perth, Ontario. She took the opportunity to study at the Ottawa School of Art and exhibited her work at the BCAL Clothesline Fair in Ottawa (a juried show) for several years.
After moving to Kelowna, BC in 1992, a busy career prevented her from pursuing art for nearly 15 years. Returning in 2007 to painting, Kit has picked up where she left off. Continuing to expand her knowledge and develop her technique and vision, she enjoys working in a variety of media.
A frequent instructor for the Federation of Canadian Artists, Kit provides critiques, mentorship and teaches workshops. When the pandemic closed down in-person teaching, Kit was able to utilize her computer skills to take her workshops online, reaching a larger, more geographically diverse audience.
Check out her website for more info: www.kitbell.ca or come to the Artist Lecture!
ARTIST LECTURE: Kit Bell
Come and learn more about our adjudicator Kit Bell and her body of work
Date: May 10th, 7 to 8:30 pm
Location: Haida Heritage Centre, Classroom 1
Cost: FREE!
ART WORKSHOP
The Power of Underpainting
Register and join Kit Bell in this great hands on workshop.
Whether painting in acrylic, oil, or watercolour, the use of an underpainting will establish values and define composition in a painting. Following the path set up by the underpainting, subsequent layers of paint allow the buildup of visual depth and rich texture.
Experiment by starting a painting with a loose, colourful underpainting. Learn various methods of progressing with the image, such as transparent, opaque, positive and negative painting. Kit will provide instruction in the form of a presentation to show finished paintings and the various stages of their development as well as demonstrations and lots of one-on-one instruction.
Although the same techniques will also work in oil, acrylics are recommended for this workshop because of the quick drying time. Watercolours are also an option. Demonstrations will be in acrylic.
COST: 50$
PAYMENTS: payments in cash or cheque will be accepted from registrants during the drop-off days April 12th and 13th, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Haida Museum in Skidegate. You can also send your e-transfer to allislandartshow@gmail.com, make the secret question AIAS workshop? Answer: AIAS2024
All levels welcome!
Registration deadline: April 26th, 2024 Click here to register for the workshop
Workshop date: May 11, 2024, 10:00AM to 4:30PM
Venue: Haida Heritage Centre, Bill Reid Room
ESSENCE
Literary activity & event
Let the art inspire your words, in any writing genre. If you’re so inclined, please write a response to an individual piece or about the whole show. Your written piece should be between 5 to 500 words.
Please send submissions along with your name, contact details, and the title and artist that inspired you.by May 27th to: gooseeyes@gmail.com
Join us for an evening of contemplation of art work and listening to the written words that this years’ show has inspired! The submissions will be read by the author or by the host.
ESSENCE Literary Event: May 30th, 7:00-9:00 pm
Venue: Haida Gwaii Museum, Oceans Gallery
Cost: FREE! All are welcome to attend this evenings event.
For more information on all events, please contact:
Jamie McDonald
All Islands’ Art Show Coordinator, allislan
