Wow! The installation art and GASP exhibitions are real eye poppers!

The Altars, Shrines and Curiosities installation art exhibition and the GASP photography show are fantastic. I know I get excited by the artworks that spring forth from the minds of our local artists but if you go the Visual Arts Centre this week you'll undoubtedly be agreeing with me if you visit the Visual Arts Centre on Wilson Street before they get packed up later this month. Please click on the image to view a larger version. David F. Rooney photo
The Altars, Shrines and Curiosities installation art exhibition and the GASP photography show are fantastic. I know I get excited by the artworks that spring forth from the minds of our local artists but if you go the Visual Arts Centre this week you’ll undoubtedly be agreeing with me if you visit the Visual Arts Centre on Wilson Street before they get packed up later this month. Please click on the image to view a larger version. David F. Rooney photo

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The Altars, Shrines and Curiosities installation art exhibition and the GASP photography show are fantastic.
I know I get excited by the artworks that spring forth from the minds of our local artists but if you go the Visual Arts Centre this week you’ll undoubtedly be agreeing with me if you visit the Visual Arts Centre on Wilson Street before they get packed up later this month..
Here are some images from the two shows, starting with photographic creations of our local RSS students who participated in Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program:
Sami Legebokow's photo captured this bright splash of autumn colour perfectly lined up with a stream coursing down a dark evergreen mountain slope. Sami Legebokow
Sami Legebokow’s photo captured this bright splash of autumn colour perfectly lined up with a stream coursing down a dark evergreen mountain slope. Sami Legebokow

Untitled Ali Pilon GASP 2015
Untitled
Ali Pilon
GASP 2015

Megan Cottingham's image captured the mood of our Interior Rainforest during autumn. Megan Cottingham photo
Megan Cottingham’s image captured the mood of our Interior Rainforest during autumn. Megan Cottingham photo

This remarkable and mesmerizing photo was captured by Simon Brittin. Simon Brittin photo
This remarkable and mesmerizing photo was captured by Simon Brittin. Simon Brittin photo

Photographer Kip Wiley chats with a couple of patrons at the opening of the 2025 Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program organized each year by Parks Canade. Kip is a true mento for the high school students who participate in each year. David F. Rooney photo
Photographer Kip Wiley chats with a couple of patrons at the opening of the 2025 Glacier Adventure Stewardship Program organized each year by Parks Canade. Kip is a true mento for the high school students who participate in each year. David F. Rooney photo

Mas Matsushita poses with his installation, Hotokosan a la Mas at last Friday's opening. Not surprisingly, Mas' work is in perfect harmony with his Japanese origins. Made with rake, cedar, paper his shrine honours, in traditional Japanese fashion, his ancestors. This form of shrine is commonly found in Japanese homes. David F. Rooney photo
Mas Matsushita poses with his installation, Hotokosan a la Mas at last Friday’s opening. Not surprisingly, Mas’ work is in perfect harmony with his Japanese origins. Made with rake, cedar, paper his shrine honours, in traditional Japanese fashion, his ancestors. This form of shrine is commonly found in Japanese homes. David F. Rooney photo

Krista Stovel poses with her installation. Krista was the major force driving this project — easily the first-scale show of installation art. David F. Rooney photo
Krista Stovel poses with her installation. Krista was the major force driving this project — easily the first-scale show of installation art. David F. Rooney photo

Joanne Stacey poses with her musically themes piece. David F. Rooney photo
Joanne Stacey poses with her musically themes piece. David F. Rooney photo

Best-known as an outstanding painter and potter, David Walker poses with his interactive installation, Tech Homage. The iPhone at the heard of this constellation of electronic devices will let you take a selfie. David F. Rooney photo
Best-known as an outstanding painter and potter, David Walker poses with his interactive installation, Tech Homage. The iPhone at the heard of this constellation of electronic devices will let you take a selfie. David F. Rooney photo

There was something for just about everyone during the Altars, Shrines and Curiosities exhibition opening last Friday. David F. Rooney photo
There was something for just about everyone during the Altars, Shrines and Curiosities exhibition opening last Friday. David F. Rooney photo

David Walker's wife, Jill Zacharias almost looks as though she's taking a call on one of the devices in Davis's installation. David F. Rooney photo
David Walker’s wife, Jill Zacharias almost looks as though she’s taking a call on one of the devices in Davis’s installation. David F. Rooney photo

Coreen Tucker poses with her piece, Heart Space. David F. Rooney photo
Coreen Tucker poses with her piece, Heart Space. David F. Rooney photo

Jason Keerak and his young son catch a few minutes of relative quiet time in the meditation room set up in the Sophie Atkinson Gallery. David F. Rooney photo
Jason Keerak and his young son catch a few minutes of relative quiet time in the meditation room set up in the Sophie Atkinson Gallery. David F. Rooney photo

Please click here to read a selection of artists’ statements from the Altars, Shrines and Curiosities exhibition.