Naomi Kennedy at the CACGV - Cedar Hill Center

Jenni Waelti-Walters - Basic Black - at CACGV

Jenny Wealti-Walters at the CACGV

F-ocusing exhibit at the CACGV

Shelby Assenheimer and Linda Darby at the CACGV

Victoria Fine Art Show by the CACGV at the Atrium

The Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria announces its first Juried Fine Art exhibition in 45 years at the Atrium (800 Yates St.), May 7-10 2015. Approximately 100 works will be selected for show and sale.

Submission of works and hanging costs are free to all applicants.

First round jury selection will be online.

Members of the Jury are well-known experts with deep roots in Victoria’s creative community, highly knowledgeable and representative of the diverse Capital region’s professional art community.

Jury Members:
Fran Willis: (former Fran Willis Gallery)
Elaine Monds: (Alcheringa Gallery)
Michael Warren: (Madrona Gallery)
Shawn Shepherd: (Polychrome Gallery)
Peter Such: (President Victoria College of Art)

Look for details and submission requirements on the CACGV website

http://cacgv.ca/events/victoria-fine-art-show

The 16th Annual Look Show Community Arts Exhibition

We Draw the Line Here ! a political art show celebrating International Women's Day at the CACGV

Michael Haisell exhibit reviewed by Sheila R. Alonzo

Nude Sculptures by Michael W. Haisell

Exhibition Jan 21-Feb 4, 2015

CACGV Gallery, Victoria BC

“You came at the best time,” she said, half jokingly and half nervously responding to my writing a review on Michael W. Haisell’s solo exhibition.  Warm sunlight filled the café when I walked through the automatic glass doors of the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre. Wrapped in white synthetic plastic, the quarantined CACGV Gallery had four signs tacked to it:

Please Note:

This exhibition explores the nude female figure in sculpture.

Please Note:

This exhibition explores the nude female figure in sculpture.

CAUTION:

Uneven Flooring

Gallery is

OPEN

My curiosity peaked. I pulled the handle and stepped inside. Thirteen fired clay figures on white table height plinths stood in front of me. My eyes scanned the small room deciding how to maneuver. On my right was an art deco oil painting titled “After Lempica”, perhaps an ode to Tamara de Lempicka (a glamorous Polish Art Deco painter of the 1920’s).  Each sculpture varied in size, the tallest roughly thirteen inches. The clay figures stood, sat or posed lying on the ground. Notes beside each sculpture read:

Lindsey

A true artist, a clothing designer, a glass artisan. She likes to wear black boots and very cool clothing. She likes to sew and model.

Fallyn

Left her foot prints on the wall from her stretch breaks (my floors are covered in clay dust), she smoked the best smelling tobacco with herbs like rosemary in it. She always wears black or green velvet. She spends a lot of time in California.

Jasmine

Was only here for the summer to work at a tourist attraction. My ad was for a fashion model type. She could stand there all day without a rest. Quiet sort of girl, probably tired from her other job.

Then it hit me. These are representations of real people. I looked more closely, admiring the details of their lips, nose, eyes and fingers; graceful, poised and human.

On the back wall hung more oil paintings, six in total at the exhibition. “Amanda on Chaise Lounge”, oil and gouache painting on canvass, is my favourite; made with a series of whimsical strokes in shades of pink. The piece I didn't like was the photograph on canvass "Rachel". The super imposed image of the skin texture revealed hair and goose bumps that somehow made me think of chicken skin.

There isn't a lot of information on Haisell that I could find prior to visiting the exhibition except that his passion is photography and that he follows Sculpting, according to his blog.

MWH's Business Card from the CACGV Gallery

On my way out, I found the guest book open with a comment:

Really don’t know why the screening material had to be put up – there is nothing here to be screened from public view – the work certainly deserves to be seen.

I am curious to know what pieces did not make the exhibition and which ones were “taken down due to controversial material,” said an informant. Stay tuned for the Artist Interview to learn more.

The CACGV Gallery is located inside the Cedar Hill Recreation Centre on 3220 Cedar Hill Road, Victoria. The exhibition runs until Wednesday Feb 4.

Sheila R. Alonzo for exhibit-v

video interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOyqRJYcWpQ&list=UUV4eaoyvilFQdKShsSYMsdg

Little Gems: Holiday Art Show and Sale at the CACGV

Phyllis Serota Studio Group at the CACGV

Grant workshop

P is for .... exhibit at the CACGV

Young @ Art exhibit at the CACGV

Toshiyasu Sajita at the CACGV

Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria 45th Anniversary Art Show !

Jillian Player, Diana Durrand and Alanna Sparanese at CACGV

News from the CACGV – March 2013

The LOOK SHOW is scheduled for April!

2012 LOOK SHOW  (left to right) Sheila Blake, Pat Martin Bates, Bob Williams, and Jeani Reynolds

It's time to get ready for the 14th annual Look Show.  We just received word from The Bay Centre that they will provide us with retail space on the 3rd floor (level below the Food Court) for the exhibition.  Again this year, the Look Show will feature visual art displays, demonstrations along with literary and performance events. Specific details will be available in the next e-news, but get ready as intake of art will begin the end of March. All CACGV members and the entire community may participate.

WANTED: The success of the Look Show depends on volunteers, and our first priority is for people to help clean-up and paint the space. We will also need help with art intake and hanging the show.  A calendar of onsite demonstrations and performances will be created so let us know ASAP for scheduling.  Helpers, demonstrators, performers, please email: coordinator@cacgv.ca with "Look Show Volunteer" in the subject line.

“Our Diversity Makes Us Stronger: A Celebration of International Women’s Day” at the CACGV