Tag Archives: Canadian artists

Happy 80th Joe Rosenblatt!

My friend and colleague Joe Rosenblatt turned 80 on Boxing Day. And a bunch of us artsy fartsy types (plus a few real people who’ve done an honest day’s work) celebrated the grand occasion at Joe & Faye’s home in … Continue reading

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The New Quarterly

Wow! Check out the fantastic cover art on the latest issue of The New Quarterly, which just landed on my doorstep this morning. Beaut! It’s a close-up from a much larger painting, “Folksinger”,  by artist Greg Kirch in Waterloo, Ontario. I … Continue reading

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Piggy Lipstick Queen by Joe Rosenblatt

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Nanaimo Launch Photos – Art for Oil-Free Coast

We rocked the end of the Mayan calendar last night in Nanaimo with the spectacular traveling art show Art for an Oil Free Coast, organized by the Raincoast Conservation Foundation. More than 200 people turned out for the Nanaimo opening … Continue reading

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Nanaimo Show Hours – Art for Oil-Free Coast

The spectacular traveling exhibit of Art for an Oil-Free Coast will be on display in Nanaimo December 21, 2012 – January 5, 2013 at the downtown location of the Nanaimo Art Gallery. Location: 150 Commercial Street, Nanaimo, BC. Everyone is … Continue reading

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Art for an Oil-Free Coast – Nanaimo Launch

UPDATE: The opening night event at the Shaw Auditorium and the Nanaimo Art Gallery on December 20 is now SOLD OUT. Please come visit the exhibition  between Dec. 21-Jan. 5 at the Nanaimo Art Gallery downtown. The Gallery’s extended hours … Continue reading

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Living Artfully – Photo from Victoria Launch

From top left: Mary Ann Moore, Bill Zuk, Roland Rasmussen, Kim Goldberg, Avis Rasmussen, Janet Rogers. Six of us shared our words and art on Friday night at Victoria’s Moka House on Hillside (home of Planet Earth Poetry) from the … Continue reading

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Art for an Oil-Free Coast: 4-City Launch

Don’t miss the book launch, art exhibit and film screening for Canada’s Raincoast at Risk: Art for an Oil-Free Coast, opening in four coastal BC communities this November and December (in Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Salt Spring Island.) This past summer, … Continue reading

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Living Artfully – Nanaimo Launch

Join us Sunday, October 14, 2012, for the Nanaimo launch of Living Artfully: Reflections from the Far West Coast. Nanaimo Harbourfront Library (Main Floor), 1:30 pm. Everyone is welcome at this free event, which will include a slide show of … Continue reading

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Joe Rosenblatt’s Whimsical Wildlife

Have a look a these 13 wonderful, tiny (5×7″) Whimsical Wildlife paintings by internationally acclaimed artist and poet Joe Rosenblatt. They are available for $50 each (the cheapeast you’ll ever own an original JR for!). And all procceds go to … Continue reading

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