Summertime – yes, it really is just around the corner, and so are all the exciting events connected with the exhibit, Fibre, Naturally, being held in the Concourse Gallery at Emily Carr University in August. The exhibit itself runs from August 11 – 16, from 8am to 6pm from Tuesday to Friday, 9am to 6pm on Saturday, and from 9am to 5pm on Sunday.
On the Tuesday evening the Crafts Council of BC will be hosting a Gala fundraising event in the Gallery – please check www.ccbc.net for more information or tickets.
On Wednesday there will be a demonstration of Joomchi paper felting in the gallery foyer from 6:30 – 7pm, and a free lecture on Hanji paper, sponsored by the Canadian Society for Asian Arts, and starting at 7:30pm in the Emily Carr Theatre.
Thursday evening we present a parade of beautiful and unusual paper garments in the theatre. The show starts at 7:30, tickets are $20 and will be available after June 1 through Bonnie Adie; badie@telus.net or 604-988-3240
But keep checking the CCBC and Guild web sites for more information – we are hoping to have several other exhibitions of work in paper on Granville Island at this time. There will also be demonstrations by the visiting Korean artists and others, and an opportunity to buy some of the wonderful hanji papers at a place and time to be determined.
Following the exhibition on Granville Island some of the work will go to Leigh Square Community Arts Village in Port Coquitlam, and some to fibreWorks Gallery on the Sunshine Coast. Both of these venues are planning a Fashion Show for the Afternoon of August 22, from 2-4pm.
