<![CDATA[LAKE COUNTRY ART GALLERY - ART ALLEY]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 16:56:21 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[“If I Knew Then…” - Words from the Wise]]>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 18:03:18 GMThttps://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca/art-alley/if-i-knew-then-words-from-the-wiseFor the 2022-2023 Art Alley banners, we invited artist participation from senior or “seasoned” artists.
responding to the theme  “If I Knew Then…” - Words from the Wise.  

Banners were created by: Margaret Kyle, Glenn Clarke, Anita Large, Bev Gordon, Destanne Norris, Michael Griffin, Tina Siddiqui, Rose Braun, Anne Willsie, Jim Kalnin, Gary Pearson, Briar Craig, Mary McCulloch. 
]]><![CDATA[Banner Painting Projects]]>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 07:00:00 GMThttps://www.lakecountryartgallery.ca/art-alley/rogues-gallery2021 Artist's Alley
A collection of Banners created by local emerging artists
Welcome to the Artist’s Alley, a place where emerging artists have been given complete creative freedom and the ability to let their artistic brains run wild. This project has taken Summer’21 to arrange and we are finally able to reveal our brand-spankin-new alleyway banners for the entire community to enjoy! 

Artists:
Adrianna Singleton, Angela Wood, Ari Sparks, Arianne Tubman, Arianna Tooke, Ashleigh Giffin, Breanne Wood,
​Faith Wandler, Maura Tamez, Michaela Bridgemohan, Noah Macleod, Raine Simon, Sage Cannon, Violet Desiree, Zoe Simpson

“I wanted to give emerging local artists the ability to do whatever they wanted, no restraints or requirements. As emerging artists we are often asked to do work for others, whether it be for school, commissions etc. we have to do what we can to make a living. It is not very often that we are given a paid opportunity to create what we want with no boundaries other than the size of our canvas. This intention has come to life in our Alleyway located in between the Lake Country Art Gallery and ArtHouse. Reawakening the space and giving the community a chance to experience the next generation of artists within the Okanagan.”

​Faith Wandler
Community Engagement Assistant 2021

2019 Youth Banner Project collaboration with Syilx Youth Artists plus George Elliot Secondary School (Grade 7.) 

Local youth from OKIB plus GESS were mentored by Sylix artists David Wilson Sookinakin and Sheldon Louis along with recent UBCO graduates Nicola Treat, Will Hoffman, NAV, Moozhan Ahmadzadegan and Reuben Scott for a day's painting the ideas that had been prepared and planned in advance, during in-school class time.

2018 Skate Park renovation and Youth Festival

2018 Skate Park renovation and Youth Festival - Spray painted boards

2017 Rogues Alley (character paintings)

Two day Youth Festival: Local youth project to create and paint a large character portraits on canvas. Inspired by the Scott August exhibition Furbish: Remnant Themes of Post-Amusement with it's giant gofer billboard, local children and youth were invited to create larger than life characters of their own design to hang in the Art Alley for our first collection of Youth Banners in 2017. Mentor artists Brock Gratz, Jolene Mackie, Vana Evelyn Robertson, and Sharlene McNeill supported the work.
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