• CATTYWAMPUS art exhibition
• plus OHS cat adoption event
• and fundraising bakesale

EXHIBITION: Artists were invited to submit any art form that best captures their furry feline beast for this community exhibition that runs from June 24-July 16.

CAT & KITTEN ADOPTION: Are you looking to adopt a furrever friend?
On Sunday, June 25th, the Lake Country Art Gallery will partner with the Okanagan Humane Society for a day of cats, kittens, and the opportunity to select your new best friend to join your family.

FUNDRAISING: Entry to the special cat-themed art gala and adoption day will be by donation. Plus unique and truly creative culinary treats will be available to buy, with the bake sale on June 25th  offering an amazing selection of cat inspired edibles.

If you like to take up the challenge of creating something truly unique for the bake sale/ culinary art show, and support our fundraising drive with the proceeds, we'd like to hear from you. Because while we know that “cats are connoisseurs of comfort”, they are also connoisseurs of fine food. Proceeds from the sale of these feline inspired but human consumable treats will be a fundraiser for the Lake Country Art Gallery. Please email RENA for an application form and more details

Have you heard? Lake Country Cats have been heard to be protesting the number of tax dollars going toward dog parks with no plans from the District of Lake Country to provide green spaces for cats. In a recent interview with Lake Country Art Gallery curator, a cat named Robin, who lives in Okanagan Centre, says although there is a charming dog park along the shores of Okanagan Lake not far from her home, there are no safe spaces for her and other cats to roam and explore, climb a tree, or just bathe in the sunshine. It is time for cats to unite and demand city council takes a serious look at the lack of cat services.
 
Public art galleries provide spaces for public forums and debates, and the plight of cats is no exception. The Lake Country Art Gallery is taking up the cause and examining this important feline plight. Show your support for the cats of Lake Country by participating in the Lake Country Art Gallery's upcoming exhibition, Cattywampus.
 
Cattywampus will be up at the LC Art Gallery from June 24th to July 16th.

The Lake Country Art Gallery is pleased to present a unique and appealing fundraising event:

Dining Artfully: Fundraising Art Auction
 
Tapas, Wine, Live Art Auction, Silent Auction, Live Painting and more
 
June 17, 6:00 pm
 
Ever wonder what happens at the Lake Country Art Gallery after hours? Join us for Dining Artfully and find out! We are taking over the gallery to bring you an artful event that will be a spectacle of imagination and creativity. Every part of the evening is a treat for the senses!  
 
Spend the evening of June 17th being charmed and captivated by everything art. Access is with a $25 ticket which includes a dinner of Tapas and a drink. Fine food, local wine and music will all set the stage for the main event, a live art auction with 18 unique paintings.

The auction has begun online and will be completed in-person during the Dining Artfully event. There will also be a chance to take home a painting created in front of your eyes by local artists.  
 
But it won't all be fine art!  Drawings so Bad they are good will also be available to buy. Prove beauty is in the eye of the beholder by judging and buying some ‘Bad’ drawings. 

In support of our fundraising drive, local artisans, organisations, individuals, and businesses have all generously donated items to be included in a silent auction throughout the evening.

THANK YOU to our confirmed sponsors including: 
intriguewines.com
chefsedge.ca 
janetsteinjewelry.com
theatre.kelowna.ca
sunsetranchbc.com
arrowleafcellars.com
lisolabella.ca
rotarycentreforthearts.com
peauwines.ca
kelownaactorsstudio.com

The proceeds from this evening will support more accessible and engaging art programs at the Lake Country Art Gallery. Join us for two magical hours for a wine and dine arts experience to remember in the Lake Country Art Gallery from 6pm Saturday June 17th.
 
Tickets from Eventbrite. 

Inquiries:lakecountryartgallery@gmail.com or call 250-766-1299 
 

For a final wrap-up and reflection on this gallery members exhibition, we invite you along with the participating artists to talk about what it means to 'balance' an arts career and motherhood - is it possible to give everything to both? are there sacrifices? What does support and encouragement look like? what are the challenges? How can it work out? 

Forty nine artists had something to say on the theme. Come and take a final look at the work and hear from some of the artists themselves: Thank you to participants Alice Pallett; Alison Beaumont; Amber Powell; Amy Bradshaw; Angela Hansen; Angelina Rosa; Anke Sabo; Carley Rangen; Carney Oudendag; Caron Smed; Ceren McKay; Courts Champion;  Denise  Patrick; Destanne Norris; Devon Muhlert; Erin Scott; Eveline Wallace; Faye Eden; Heather Burton; Jacqueline Rieger; Jill Meredith; JG Touchstone; Judith Hamilton; Joyful ArtHouse Kids; Karen Stewart; Kate Brown; Kelsie Balehowsky; Kerry McLeod; Lisa Figueroa; Lynette Stebner; Margaret Kyle; Marlene McPherson; Maureen Kaczkowski; Michelle Droettboom; Olya Krasavina; Pamela Cinnamon; Paulette Deyholes; Pippa Dean-Veerman; Rena Warren + Larkin Dunn Warren; Rhonda Giesbrecht; Roberta Sutherland; Roxana Meaney; Sara Wiens; Stefanie Denz; Suzanne Chavarie; Tess Letailleur; Tim Vant; Yolanda Robinson.

Artists Salon panel talk takes place in the gallery with refreshments provided:
April 30th from 1pm to 3pm