My Journey featuring works by Michael Simes, opens next Thursday, Aug.11 at the Summerland Art Gallery.
There will be a wine and cheese reception from 7 to 9 p.m. where it will be possible to meet the artist.
The show continues until Sept. 24. Gallery hours are Tuesdays to Saturdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Summer arts
Kids, don’t forget the Summer Arts Program.
Some of the great classes include:
Fun With a Pocket Knife is for ages nine and up and it runs from Aug. 15 to 19. This perennial favourite is taught be Rick Wiebe.
Playing with Drama, taught by Judy Byer, is for ages are nine to 12 and it runs Aug. 15 to 19. Participants will perform skits and play theatre sports.
Art show
Living the Creative Life opens Thursday, Aug. 4 at the Shatford Centre.
There will be light refreshments served. This show, featuring fine art and crafts from artists from Summerland, Naramata and Penticton, continues until Sept. 11.
Show hours are Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays from 11a.m. to 3 p.m.
Digital art
The online community of digital artists in the Okanagan Valley (digitalartokanagan.com) is presenting a selection of their work – Digital Worlds — in a special exhibit at the Westbank Library until Sept. 20.
It’s cutting-edge; using computer software for drawing and painting and the latest photographic technology and digital printing techniques to create art in a vast array of creative styles with many methods used to render the final artwork.
Museum tours
The Summerland Museum is offering historic guided tours throughout the area. The Fur Brigade Tour marks the 200th anniversary of the fur traders using the Brigade Trail. Tour dates are Aug. 7 and Aug. 20 and will include discussions of First Nations history, the use of Garnett Lake as one of the important encampment sites and the establishment of Priest, the first non-native settlement in British Columbia that wasn’t fortified.
There is a Prairie Valley tour that uses the Trans Canada Trail being held Aug. 21.
This tour describes Summerland’s unique geology, First Nations history and the numerous famous people who owned land in Prairie Valley.
There is a limit of 15 people per tour. All tours start at 9am to avoid the heat of summer days.
For more information call 250-494-9395 or e-mail Sharon at info@summerlandmuseum.org
If you know of an event you feel should be included in the Arts Palette or on the Arts Council’s online calendar, please e-mail dfinnis@telus.net or call 250-494-4994. www.summerlandarts.com and http://twitter.com/artspalette
David Finnis is a member of the Summerland Community Arts Council.