Join us in celebrating 25 years of the Arts in Lumby
In 1999 the Monashee Arts Council was formed as a non-profit society to promote the enjoyment and participation in the arts and culture by all residents.
With a mission to promote the enjoyment, Education and participation in the Arts and Culture by the Residents of the Communities for the Monashee Region.
This Fall marks that 25th Anniversary and MAC wants to invite eveyone to join in the celebration with us over dinner, drinks, live music, dancing and a bit a masked revelry!
Tickets go on sale September 1st
Happening next – Portraits
Portraiture is an old art form going back to at least to ancient Egypt, where it flourished from about 5,000 years ago. The oldest known portrait was of a woman carved on mammoth ivory. It was found in 2006 in a grotto near Angoulene.
Most early portraits were of rulers, priest or the elite, they were not always an accurate portrayal, but depicted ideal looks and strength and power. Portraits were not only paintings, but sculptures and images on coins. But portraits have always been more than just a record. They have been used to show the power, importance, virtue, beauty, wealth, taste, learning or other qualities of the sitter. Portraits have almost always been flattering, and painters who refused to flatter, such as William Hogarth, tended to find their work rejected. A notable exception was Francisco Goya in his apparently bluntly truthful portraits of the Spanish royal family.
The first photographic self-portrait was by Robert Cornelius in 1839. Most modern artists no longer just paint portraits by commission, but will depict friends, family or lovers. Even Picasso’s very abstract paintings of women’s faces can be considered portraits.
Join the Artists of the Monashee Arts Council as they delve into the art of Portraiture
This show runs September 2nd through September 27th
Call for Artisans! Autumn Artisan Market
Join the Monashee Arts Council for our 1st Autumn Artisan Market on Saturday, October 5th & 6th , 2024.
The Market will be overflowing with the works of Artists and Crafters showcasing their wares. This is a unique time to get down and meet the amazing Artists of our community.
Also present will be various free art demostations, a Silent Auction with proceeds going towards art programing for both youth and community art classes, as well as the MAC 2nd hand Art supplies sale!
If you’re interested in signing up as a vendor or demonstrator you can find more information at www.monasheeartscouncil.com or email monasheeartscouncil@gmail.com or come down to the Village Gallery.
Call for Artists – Warning! Artists at Play
Join in kicking off a celebration of 25 years of the Monashee Arts Council!
Join us in celebrating with how you got started in the Arts!
We all have fun creating and what a better way than to showcase our fun out of control artists doing what they do best – Creating Amazing ART!!
Have fun show us why YOU create, show us your art in all it’s forms from landscape painting, spiraling quilts and hand puppets, Halloween masks, or maybe you draw comics or paper mache master pieces. We all started creating for one reason or another, this is your time to show us the art you do for FUN!
Submission Deadline is August 30th
