Midsummer Art Fair offers enchanting and affordable art work to the public
By David F. Rooney
The Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre’s Midsummer Art Fair is offering members of the public something they shouldn’t pass up — an opportunity to acquire exquisite and affordable original art works by local artists.
Whether it is a piece of pottery, a photograph, wood carving or painting, the artworks on offer at The Centre until September 7 are sure to bring a smile to everyone who sees them.
The Centre, which is located in the old RCMP detachment at 320 Wilson Street, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 1 pm until 4 pm.
Here are images of some of the works on offer at the fair:
This horse box and bowl by Sandra Flood are both lovely and utilitarian examples of the works on offer at the Visual Arts Centre’s Midsummer Art Fair. David F. Rooney photoThis gleaming golden bowl of turned spruce by Ken Talbot is more than just a beautiful object. It is practical and food safe, too. David F. Rooney photoOminous Poppies by Tina Lindegaard are a fine example of this artist’s skill with a brush. David F. Rooney photoLorraine Cadwallader’s Poppies are both colourful, lacy and graceful. David F. Rooney photoPainter Peter Blackmore instilled some of his quirky, upbeat self into this painting, entitled Birdhouses. David F. Rooney photoCat Mather’s Super Sized Rhubarb platter dwarfs its plinth mate, Pat Anderson’s Peeling Birch Bark Vase. David F. Rooney photoThis painting, Incandescent, is as lively and bright as the artist, Visual Arts Centre Executive Director Jackie Pendergast. David F. Rooney photoJohn Antoniuk really had to get out there to snag this superb untitled photo. David F. Rooney photoSmooth and graceful professionalism characterizes the lovely work by potter Jacquie Palmer. David F. Rooney photoNew Zealand-born painter Sue Davies has gained a reputation for her mountain landscapes but, as she shows with this work, Winter Berries, the smaller details of the world around us don’t escape her notice. David F. Rooney photoTanis Rebbetoy clearly enjoys crafting delicate and lovely birds from humble clay — and she does a good job of it, too. David F. Rooney photoJulie Kozek’s acrylic painting, Nichol Road Path, invites you to go exploring. David F. Rooney photo