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 Bt David F. Rooney 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 Untitled Ali Pilon GASP 2015 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 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 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 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 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 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
