Artists depicted in self-portraits above: Nadar, Cindy Sherman, Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Sarah Jane Moon, Frida Kahlo, Catherine Opie)
Malaspina Art Society is co-sponsoring the planned What the Plus + Group Exhibition and Festival this summer 2021 in Powell River and we are looking for especially qathet region/Coastal BCLGBTQ2S+ artists interested in producing up to 3 NEW works on our ‘Creative Self Portrait’ theme in any media, and/or less formal works on the same theme (e.g. writing of all kinds, photography, illustrations, cartoons) with corresponding online content for our Q(uee)R Zine! DEADLINE to express interest is APRIL 15, 2021 (deadline to submit actual work will be mid-July, 2021).
Please enjoy a look at the creative process of Powell River artist Ursula Medley as she produced the wonderful triptych “Out of the Woods” for the group art show Underbrush: Mycelium Rising
Edible, poisonous, healing, destroying, feeding, transforming, nurturing, mind-altering, so tiny as to be invisible, and yet the largest single living thing on Earth,* mycelium cover much of the planet’s land surface, performing symbiotic tasks like providing underground networks inter-plant communication, crumbling rocks and minerals to make them bioavailable to plants, creating a true natural web.
When fruiting, via mushrooms, they create fantastical shapes, colours and patterns that have inspired artists forever; they really are magical in other ways as well, with their sometimes inherent psychoactive and medicinal attributes, industrial potential in removing toxins from our environment, and of course, as an important food source for creatures during the waxing and waning months in the spring and autumn.
As metaphor, mushrooms are to me like artwork is for artists: the manifestation of so much going on in our minds and souls; these precious and fleeting manifestations of a moment in time in our progress through our lifetimes. Enjoy our little online gallery of mycelium/mushroom inspired works by local qathet region artists.
Many thanks to our participating artists for their beautiful contributions. It’s my hope that soon we will be able to display these pieces in a gallery setting as well.
Tap on the thumbnail images below to see the full/larger versions, with details on the work and how to purchase or contact the artists, just underneath the larger versions; you may also read or leave a comment at the very bottom of each enlargement.
Featured art above by Leslie Campbell – ‘Forest Foraging’, 12” x 12” Needle-felted art piece inspired by Emily Carr. (Black background included in the piece)
you are invited to submit to an exhibition with the theme of Masks… in all its interpretations
This exhibition is sponsored by the Malaspina Art Society and is part of a larger community event, Memento Mori, an annual gathering honoring grief, loss and transition. See poster below
All submission to be delivered to the Art Centre on October 27th
due to social distancing the show will not have a “grand” opening but the exhibit will be shown for almost one month.
We are pleased to announce that the public art installation MEMENTO MORI – Honoring Grief and Transformations Between Life and Death will be on display at The Art Centre ~ Powell River Public Gallery (above the Public Library) November 1-20, 2020.
Attendees are welcome to bring flowers, photos and mementos for the altar.
We are pleased to announce that the public art installation MEMENTO MORI – Honoring Grief and Transformations Between Life and Death will be on display at The Art Centre ~ Powell River Public Gallery (above the Public Library) November 1-20, 2020.