Art

The T-Rex being installed at a Penticton property on Tuesday, Sept. 19. (Kevin Stone photo)

PHOTOS: Alice the 17K pound T-Rex has landed in Penticton

The massive sculpture is on private property but can be viewed near the KVR Trail entrance

 

Kevin Stone and wife Michelle were putting the finishing touches on a 17,000-pound, stainless-steel T. rex on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023, just days before it was to be shipped from Chilliwack to Penticton. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

17,000-pound metal T. rex ready to move from Chilliwack to Penticton

Massive stainless-steel dinosaur will overlook Okanagan Lake, be visible to public

 

FILE- In this Monday March 30, 2020, file photo, the exterior of the Singer Museum is seen in Laren, Netherlands. A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh has been recovered more than three years after it was stolen from a museum that was shut to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Van Gogh’s “The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen in Spring,” which was painted in 1884, was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from The Singer Laren museum east of Amsterdam. It was there on loan from the Groninger Museum. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

Stolen Dutch van Gogh recovered more than 3 years later

1884 painting was snatched in an overnight raid in March 2020 from a museum east of Amsterdam

 

Artist Joyce Bantock studio - portrait photography by Lia Crowe

Paper Ephemera

The quiet visual language of artist Joyce Bantock

  • Aug 30, 2023
Artist Joyce Bantock studio - portrait photography by Lia Crowe
Carol Fisher of Greenwood paints in a grey line that will serve as she shadow point on a tree.

Watercolour class brings artists to Greenwood

Art tutorials growing in popularity since end of pandemic restrictions

Carol Fisher of Greenwood paints in a grey line that will serve as she shadow point on a tree.
Taylor Sebastian of Scenic Road Cider pours out samples for the crowd that gathered around the booth.

Grand Forks raises glass at Gallery 2’s Taps and Tapas

Gallery resurrects major fundraiser with craft beer and appetizer soiree

Taylor Sebastian of Scenic Road Cider pours out samples for the crowd that gathered around the booth.
Artist Nikki Litowski. Photo by Nina Dombowsky

Of colours and dreams

Artist Nikki Litowski finds her voice, creating captivating art with boundless passion

  • Jul 31, 2023
Artist Nikki Litowski. Photo by Nina Dombowsky
Inheritance Gown 1 and 2 will be on display at the Kootenay Gallery of Art this summer. Photo: Submitted

Kootenay Gallery of Art welcomes new curator, announces summer exhibits

Fletcher Quince becomes new curator, new exhibit features fibre arts

Inheritance Gown 1 and 2 will be on display at the Kootenay Gallery of Art this summer. Photo: Submitted
Thrifters discover a trove of art belonging to late artist Victor Reece in an abandoned storage locker 13 years after his passing. (Photo submitted)

‘So blessed’: TV show finds trove of art belonging to B.C. woman’s late father

The collection was slated for a Richmond garbage dump when “pickers” found it

Thrifters discover a trove of art belonging to late artist Victor Reece in an abandoned storage locker 13 years after his passing. (Photo submitted)
In her backyard studio in Langford, Kimberly Anne Reid sculpts glass into unique jewelry artfully incorporating cremated remains to help people keep the memories of their loved ones close. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)

B.C. artist incorporates cremated remains into glass sculpture to keep memories alive

Kimberly Anne Reid is creating one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted glass jewelry in her backyard

In her backyard studio in Langford, Kimberly Anne Reid sculpts glass into unique jewelry artfully incorporating cremated remains to help people keep the memories of their loved ones close. (Justin Samanski-Langille/News Staff)
Pictured are a few of the turtles Kyle Cosford had available at the White Lake Turtle Festival on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)

Galaxies in glass: Shuswap glass artist inspired by space and beauty of British Columbia

Kyle Cosford of Cosford Glass finds new fans at White Lake Turtle Fest

Pictured are a few of the turtles Kyle Cosford had available at the White Lake Turtle Festival on Saturday, April 15, 2023. (Lachlan Labere-Salmon Arm Observer)
Maynard Johnny Jr. looks over the Salish Heron, featuring his design, at BC Ferries Fleet Maintenance Unit in Richmond. Johnny is one of 14 artists featured along with legend Bill Reid in the Bright Futures exhibition. (Photo by BC Ferries)

Exhibit asks ‘What would Bill Reid think of Northwest Coast art today?’

25 years after the death of the Haida master artist, a new show highlights what followed in his wake

Maynard Johnny Jr. looks over the Salish Heron, featuring his design, at BC Ferries Fleet Maintenance Unit in Richmond. Johnny is one of 14 artists featured along with legend Bill Reid in the Bright Futures exhibition. (Photo by BC Ferries)
Michaela Gilbert, a young WLFN artist studying fine arts at the University of Victoria, in her studio space with some of her artwork. (Satya Underhill Garcia)

Telus art features Cariboo, Chilcotin First Nations artists

“Opportunities like that, we would not have ever dreamed of before,” said artist Barbara Derrick

Michaela Gilbert, a young WLFN artist studying fine arts at the University of Victoria, in her studio space with some of her artwork. (Satya Underhill Garcia)
January 12, 2023 - Pottery artist Mary Fox in her Ladysmith home studio with some of her creations. Don Denton photo

All fired up

Potter Mary Fox creates a special place for the young ceramic artists of tomorrow

  • Apr 5, 2023
January 12, 2023 - Pottery artist Mary Fox in her Ladysmith home studio with some of her creations. Don Denton photo
Two hundred and fifteen pairs of children’s shoes are placed on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery n Vancouver on Friday, May 28, 2021, as a memorial to children who did not return from residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Vancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children’s shoe memorial

City says art gallery memorial not aligned with spiritual practices of the three area First Nations

Two hundred and fifteen pairs of children’s shoes are placed on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery n Vancouver on Friday, May 28, 2021, as a memorial to children who did not return from residential schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speak during a press conference in front of Michelangelo's "David statue" after their bilateral summit in Florence, Italy, on Jan. 23, 2015. The head of Florence’s Galleria del’Accademia on Sunday March 26, 2023 invited the parents and students of a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David,” after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing ‘David’

Principal of a Florida school forced to resign after picture of statue shown to 6th-grade art class

FILE - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi speak during a press conference in front of Michelangelo's "David statue" after their bilateral summit in Florence, Italy, on Jan. 23, 2015. The head of Florence’s Galleria del’Accademia on Sunday March 26, 2023 invited the parents and students of a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David,” after the school principal was forced to resign following parental complaints that an image of the nude Renaissance masterpiece was shown to a sixth-grade art class. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)
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B.C. woman’s world record-setting spice painting now crumpled in a cardboard box

‘I was prepared for this because I can’t preserve it, but it is a bit disheartening,’ Surrey artist Preethi Vijay says

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ʔaxw̌ mn ̓ — Brush the Water: The Renaissance of Plateau Canoe Culture on the Upper Columbia River (2012-2023) will open at the Kootenay Gallery of Art on March 10. Photo: Submitted
ʔaxw̌ mn ̓ — Brush the Water: The Renaissance of Plateau Canoe Culture on the Upper Columbia River (2012-2023) will open at the Kootenay Gallery of Art on March 10. Photo: Submitted
Harry Styles accepts the award for best pop vocal album for "Harry's House" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

List of Grammy winners in top categories

Winners Sunday in the top categories at the 65th Grammy Awards: —…

Harry Styles accepts the award for best pop vocal album for "Harry's House" at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Kevin Stone and wife Michelle (sitting on dragon) pose for a photo with their 15,000-pound, fire-breathing steel dragon named ‘Drogon’ on Dec. 15, 2022 which took more than two years to complete. Drogon is from the hit HBO TV show Game of Thrones. Stone’s popular sculpture has been seen by people around the world via photos and videos they posted to social media of Drogon in the making. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)

B.C. metal sculptor’s business soars on wings of 15,000-pound fire-breathing dragon

Kevin Stone’s steel sculpture ‘Drogon’ from popular TV show Game of Thrones ready to head to Utah

Kevin Stone and wife Michelle (sitting on dragon) pose for a photo with their 15,000-pound, fire-breathing steel dragon named ‘Drogon’ on Dec. 15, 2022 which took more than two years to complete. Drogon is from the hit HBO TV show Game of Thrones. Stone’s popular sculpture has been seen by people around the world via photos and videos they posted to social media of Drogon in the making. (Jenna Hauck/ Chilliwack Progress)