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New Year 2022 After School Program

12/13/2021

After School Art ~ Winter Session
January 12th – March 16th
Wednesdays 3:30pm - 5:30pm

The Lake Country Art House presents After School Art Winter Session for creative individuals aged 7-11.
Presented by Rena Warren, an Okanagan based artist and art educator, who runs art programs for inspired persons of all ages. Includes 20 hours of instruction and all materials provided. Exchange is $200 to members and $225 to non-members.

Space is limited. To register email arthouse@lakecountryartgallery.ca

Please note that participants must abide by current public health orders. Thank you for your patience.

Creative Safe Space for Teens

12/12/2021

Tap~In is a drop-in art and wellness program where Teens aged 13-17 can access self-awareness through the creative process. Participants have the opportunity to explore a variety of mediums and guided processes in an inclusive and safe space. Each week will offer different art directives and materials; or the opportunity for spontaneous practice. Create art and tap into self in a safe space.

Fridays 3:30-5:30 Jan 14th – Mar 11th (No class on Feb 18th)

Facilitator: Amanda Crouse B.F.A., B.Ed, Art Therapy Intern

Lake Country Art House, 10356A Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country

Cost: by donation

Open Studio Fridays with Tina Siddiqui

12/11/2021

Join artist instructor Tina Siddiqui in guided practice with a focus on drawing, painting and mixed media. Open Studio Fridays takes place at Lake Country Art House from 11:20 – 2:30 with Feb 4th – Mar 4th classes exploring Acrylics and Mixed Media; and Mar 11- Apr 1st classes focussing on Watercolour, Pen and Ink.

Cost is $185 for members and $200 for non-members. Includes 24 hours of instruction. $25 drop-in fee. Due to public health orders and limited space, participants are asked to pre-register by emailing arthouse@lakecountryartgallery.ca. Participants are also asked to wear a mask and provide their vaccine passports.

Tina Siddiqui is an award-winning art educator with over 25 years of experience. Specializing in mixed media, drawing and painting, Tina’s work portrays landscape, figurative studies and portraiture. Tina has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions worldwide since 1976 and has made the Okanagan her home for nearly 20 years.

https://www.saatchiart.com/tinaaziz

Tap In: Creative Safe Space

11/12/2021

Tap~In is a drop-in art and wellness program where participants can access self awareness through the creative process. Participants have the opportunity to explore a variety of mediums and guided processes in an inclusive and safe space. Each week will offer different art directives and materials; or the opportunity for spontaneous practice. Create art and tap into self in a safe space.

Adults 18+
Wednesdays 1-3 p.m., Nov 17, 24, Dec 1 & 8th.
Lake Country Art House, 10356A Bottom Wood Lake Road, Lake Country
Facilitator: Amanda Crouse B.F.A., B.Ed, Art Therapy Intern
Cost: by donation

Due to public health orders and limited space, participants are asked to pre-register by emailing arthouse@lakecountryartgallery.ca. Participants are also asked to wear a mask and provide their vaccine passports

After School Art

11/2/2021

The Lake Country Art House presents After School Art for creative individuals aged 7-11. Classes take place on Wednesdays 3:30-5:30, from November 10th - December 15th.

The cost is $120 to members and $135 to non-members.
This includes 12 hours of instruction and all materials.
Space is limited.
To register email arthouse@lakecountryartgallery.ca

Summer Camps - Creative Young Minds at Lake Country Art House: Uncharted Exploration

7/3/2021

Creative Young Minds at Lake Country Art House: Uncharted Exploration
This summer camp will offer youth the opportunity to explore their creativity and let free their imagination. Art is a different place for every individual. Through different techniques, mediums, materials, and textures, we will discover the creative process and search for what art means for each of us. We will do painting and drawings, storytelling, sculpture, and printing. We will use fibres, sand, stones, metal, wood, and play to imagine, create and build. The age range for these camps is 7-12.

Camps run from Monday to Friday, 9 to 12.

NOTE: August 16th to 20th Campus is running, 9th to 13th is cancelled.

Camp Dates

August 9th to 13th (Cancelled)
August 16th to 20th

Participants should please bring water and snack, proper shoes as we may go explore the nature around us, hat and sunscreen, clothes appropriate for doing art, or an apron.
All supplies included - Cost $160 per camp
Bio
Christia Langlois was born in France where she grew up and got a degree in literature before she moved to Chile for several years to raise her little family. She moved to Canada with her family in 2012 and is now established in the Okanagan. In 2019 she went back to Okanagan College to study Carpentry and Joinery in order to deepen her knowledge in woodworking. She has been teaching French, Spanish, gymnastics, circus, and art. Throughout the years her exploration of arts has taken her to discover and play with many techniques in painting, printing, pottery, woodworking, and fiber between others. Her artwork focuses on using art to navigate life with its infinite possibilities, avenues, and textures. Seeing art as a way to express ourselves, share, and communicate with the world. She enjoys working with kids and sharing with them the joy of exploration, imagination, and creativity.

Relevant COVID protocols and PHO will be followed for these camps, those registered will be informed of any updates as they become available. All camp attendees must complete a Covid-19 safety check the day of this event before they attend. Click here for details: Covid Self-Assessment.

All camp staff will have criminal record checks in place. If you have any question about the camps please do not hesitate to contact Christia at christia.langlois@hotmail.com.

Drop-In Indigo Dyeing Workshop

7/2/2021

Join us at Lake Country Art House for an Indigo Dyeing workshop hosted by Pippa Dean-Veerman.

Here you will learn the process of dyeing using provided cotton bandannas, through various natural dyeing techniques.

Every participant will bring home a one of a kind bandanna.

This Drop-In event takes place: July 12th, 14th, and 16th from 3:00pm until 6:00pm

All supplies will be available, we just ask for a minimum $10.00 donation
towards the Lake Country Public Art Gallery.

Uncharted Retreat

6/10/2021

Uncharted Retreat with Barb P. Marchand and Ankaret Dean

We are excited to offer our first ever Artist Retreat at Lake Country ARTHouse. In this retreat we are privileged to learn with elders and artists Barb P. Marchand and Ankaret Dean. We begin on Friday at 3pm with an exclusive tour of the Uncharted Territory Exhibition at the Lake Country Art Gallery on it’s opening day. Having been inspired by the exhibition we shall drink tea and share ideas on how we will collectively respond, in what materials and which techniques we will use, and how we will celebrate this work publicly.
On Saturday and Sunday 9-12

We shall respond with artmaking.
We will play and be imaginative.

Ankaret and Barb are experts at expressing their voices through art, as we shall ours in this retreat - collectively. We will surprise ourselves on this uncharted journey. We are hopeful that we will be able to share this work publicly at the ArtHouse the following week.

Schedule
Friday July 9
3pm-4:30pm
Visit the Unchartered Territory exhibit (after public hours), meet each other, drink tea.
Saturday July 10
9 - 12 am
Playing with medium of our choice
Sunday July 10
9 - 12 am
Playing with medium of our choice

Please bring your sketchbook, some drawing utensils, wear comfy clothes, water bottle and snacks each day.

Relevant COVID protocols and PHO will be followed for this retreat, those registered will be informed of any updates as they become available. All attendees must complete a Covid-19 safety check the day of this event before they attend. Click here for details: Covid Self-Assessment.

Cost $150 this exclusive art retreat is limited to 8 participants

Ankaret Dean Website

Summer Solstice Celebration

6/10/2021

We invite you to join us on the evening of June 20th 2021 6:oopm to 9:30pm.

As we are welcomed by the return of Summer, there is a call to gather our individual energies in order to complete unfinished tasks coming this season. This course seeks to re-energize your mind and body through acts of mindful art making and land engagement.

Please Note: This is an outdoor event with limited available tickets.

$45 Ticket Purchase includes:

Private Gallery tour
Artist Talk by Brittany Reitzel
Spell Jar making workshop by Michaela Bridgemohan

Sound Bath Ceremony facilitated by Elysha Herridge

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Voice & Land Events & Resources

5/21/2021

Events

Forest Bathing - May 16th - Youtube Premiere
#RememberEarth - May 21st at 4pm - Zoom Photography Workshop

For more details on these workshops click link button to the main events page.

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Resources

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