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New festival hopes to change Kamloops stereotypes
KAMLOOPS – The organizers of a new Kamloops festival are hoping to unite music, art…
VIDEO: How this Kamloops artist finds the beauty in life among loss
KAMLOOPS – Who is the one person from your past who has made an impact…
Downtown Kamloops looking for artists for back alley art gallery
KAMLOOPS – Downtown Kamloops is looking for local artists to showcase their talent in a…
iN VIDEO: Curtains get ready to rise for new Kamloops art festival
KAMLOOPS – From shadow plays, comedy acts, magic shows and burlesque, the Hydra Performing Arts…
New art looks old at Kelowna gallery
KELOWNA – A local art gallery is showing a collection of work by a South…
North Okanagan students transform school lockers into works of art
ARMSTRONG – Generic orange lockers are getting a major facelift at a high school in…
The woman behind the magical Christmas ornaments appearing in Vernon parks
VERNON – Pat Burnip, a retired Vernon social worker, is extremely humble about the lovely,…
Make a mosaic tile, see it inlayed in a Vernon city sidewalk
VERNON – You don’t have to be an artist to participate in a huge public…
Vernon project transforms ocean garbage into works of art
VERNON – Hundreds of plastic buoys cleaned up from ocean waters and shorelines are finding…
High stakes speed painting: Kamloops’ Art Battle finals
KAMLOOPS – The cream of the speed painting crop have risen to the top and…
Lake Country seeks artist to create $50,000 interactive public display
LAKE COUNTRY – To celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday, Lake Country is looking to spend up to…
Okanagan tourism trend combines wine with hands-on experiences
KELOWNA – The global experiential tourism trend is starting to catch on in the Okanagan.…
Vernon artist discovers pictures of her work for sale on stock photo sites
VERNON – Vernon artist Michelle Loughery is used to seeing her work in a lot…
North Okanagan residents find out what their antiques, oddities and heirlooms are really worth
VERNON – Ever wondered if that old antique is worth a fortune, or just wanted…
The story behind Vernon’s new street art
VERNON – There’s some eye-catching and thought-provoking new art in downtown Vernon. ‘I am’ alphabet…
Visiting Irish artist says Vernon roadsides are ‘clay heaven’
VERNON – An Irish ceramics artist has been bicycling around Vernon, visiting places like Pottery…
Kamloops’ newest art gallery and studio space set to open this weekend
KAMLOOPS – Locals are about to finally get a peek into what several Kamloops artists…
Local artist to create trophy for arts award
KAMLOOPS – When the recipients of the Mayor’s Award for the Arts receive their awards…
Second fossil from the future discovered in downtown Kelowna
KELOWNA - Another fossil from the future can be seen in downtown Kelowna thanks to an Okanagan artist taking part in a controversial public art pilot program. The metallic capsule filled with futuristic debris is suspended above a walkway in Kelowna’s cultural district. It was created by artist Johann Wessels for the Kelowna Art Gallery...
The prettiest thing your butt will touch downtown Vernon
VERNON - Boring city benches in Vernon recently got a bright new facelift. Two downtown Vernon benches were removed over the weekend and painted at Riot on the Roof as part of an initiative between the Vernon Public Art Gallery, Downtown Vernon Association and the City of Vernon. Dauna Kennedy Grant, the executive director at...
Coffee, creativity and a cause come together at Vernon coffee shop
VERNON - Maybe you come for the coffee. Maybe the atmosphere. Maybe the constantly changing art. And this month, you might come to Vernon’s Bean Scene Coffee House to show your community spirit. Every month, the Bean Scene strips the art on its walls and puts up a new show. It’s a fun change of...
Lake Country family bringing anime to the Okanagan
"THERE'S ALWAYS THAT 'YOU'RE A NERD THING', BUT THAT'S CHANGING." KELOWNA – A family from Lake Country has opened a store in Orchard Park Mall which has no competition anywhere in the Okanagan. The product they sell may be unfamiliar to most people, but it’s a marketgaining in popularity around the world. Anime, the broad...
Shipping containers, coffee cart could stay the summer downtown Vernon
VERNON - A pop-up shipping container art gallery and coffee vendor could stay the summer if they get permission from City Hall. That’s why the Vernon Public Art Gallery has asked the City of Vernon to extend its license agreement for the temporary steel shipping container structure at the bus loop downtown, across from Cenotaph...
Celebrate motherhood with a replica of that bodacious belly
ENDERBY - Being a mom all starts with nine months of carrying a small, growing human being inside of you, so what better way to celebrate the special, transformative time than with a personalized belly cast? The keepsakes are all the rage and Enderby artist Marli Luff has expecting mother’s in the Okanagan area covered...