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Artist Tine Andriessen Holmes —
has opened her new studio in Sidney,
9732B-1st Street (next to Carrington-
Wyatt Restaurant). On exhibit will be
her recent inspirational paintings of the
sea and land, as well as samples; ol
portraits in pencil, charcoal, conte a
Paris, pastel and oil. Registrations for
January classes for adults and children
will be accepted. 52
Studio Exhibition — George Jenkins,
oils and watercolors, prairie nostal-
gia and coastal themes. Fn., Dec. 14,
7:30 to 10:30 pm, Sat., Dec. 15, 12 to
10 pm, Sun., Dec. 16, 12 noon to 5 pm,
at 1090 Lodge Ave., Victoria. 50
Alcheringa Gallery — 665 Fort St.
announces a show of posters and
limited edition prints by internation-
ally renowned Australian artist, Ken
Done, in addition to its ongoing
show of New Guinea and Australian
Aboriginal artifacts and paintings.
Ongoing til end of Dec. Ph. 383-8224

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Northern Passage Gallery — 1020
Government St. presents new origi-
nal paintings by Robert Amos, Helen
Stewart, Ann Hunter, Ainsley Keele-
Liken, Jim Logan and Anthony
Thorn. Also featuring raku pottery by
Bibi, hand-blown glass by Robert
Held and silver jewellery by Terry
Warby. Until Dec. 14. Gallery hours:
Mon. - Sun., 9am to 9 pm. 50
Winchester Galleries — Starting
Dec. 11, our Christmas show will
feature works by Herbert Siebner,
Jack Wilkinson, Andy Wooldridge,
W.J. Phillips, Arthur Evoy, George
Steggles, Susan King,
Dennis O'Connor and several other
fine artists. Continuing until Dec. 24.
Hours: Tues., to Sat. 10:30 to 5 pm.
Ph. 595-2777. 51
The Community Arts Council of
Greater Victoria — invites all artists
and artisans to submit visual art works
for the 1991 Regional Juried Art Show,
to be held Mar. 14-23. Registration
deadline is Jan. 3 for this-year’s exhibi-
tion, which includes a new, optional
theme: Creative Approaches to Com-
munity Issues. Original works in paint-
ing, printmaking, dxrawing, sculpture,
photography, film, video, fabric arts,
pottery, jewellery, glass, neon and wood
fabrication will be juried Jan. 18-21.
Twenty pieces will be chosen for Imag-
es & Objects IX, the province-wide
showcase of the B.C.Festival of the Arts

held in May. For registration forms and
info ph. 381-2787 between 9:30 and
4:30 Mon. to Fri. 52

Emily Carr Gallery — Cowboys, Devils
and Mountaineers. The winter exhibit
focuses on several people of note who
were all one-time resident of B.C. Pho-
tographs, correspondence, documents,
court records and newspaper articles
illuminate such fascinating individuals
as Canada’s ‘cowboy’ movie-
maker, A.D. Kean: legendary cult-leader
‘The Brother XII; and pioneer moun-
taineers Don and Phyllis Munday.
Others include the Ward, Oliver and
Gillespie families of Victoria. Paintings
represent work of locals Sister Mary
QOsithe, Margaret Maclure and Emily
Carr. Rare film footage by A.D. Kean
and Don Munday. Free. Hours: Tues. to
Sat. 10 am to 4:30 pm. 1107 Wharf St.
Ph. 387-3080. 50
Side Street Studio — Work of Studio
artist, also Craft Fair of tree ornaments
and candles. 1503 Fell St. (off Oak Bay
Ave.). 10 to 5:30 Mon. to Sat. Continu-
ing until Dec. 30. 52
Hand Loom Gallery — 641 Fort St.
Continuing to Dec.31: Westcoast Pot-
tery On Display-with works by West
Coast potters: Connie Glover, Maureen
Wright and Brad McFadgen, Wendy
Neufeld, Simone Avram, Roger Painter,
Henry Gottardi, and Pat Webber. Gal-
lery hours: Mon. to Wed. 9 am to 6 pm;
Thurs. & Fri. 9 am to 9 pm; Sat. 9 am to
6 pm; Sun. 12 noon to 5 pm. Ph.
384-1011. 52
Pony Trekker’s Gallery —707 Douglas
St., The Crystal Garden. Until Dec. 31.
Western Wildemess Display featuring
Robson Bight, Tsitika Valley art exhibi-
tion and sale, a follow-up to the recent
art show held at the Crystal Garden.
Featuring the artworks of local West
Coast artists, the book “Carmanah -
Artistic Vision of an Ancient Rainforest,”
and other related works. Hours: 9 am to
6 pm. 52
The Art Gallery of Greater Victoria —
is fortunate to have nearly 100 wood-
block prints, two etchings and an oil
painting by Kiyoshi Saito. Saito is now
one of the last surviving giants of the
early modern Japanese printmakers.
He is credited with being one of the
main reasons why modern Japanese
prints have become a major success
the world over. 1040 Moss St. Ph.
384-4101. 04
The Vancouver Island Woodworkers
Guild — is presenting Explorations
In Wood 1990, an open, juried exhibi-
tion of fine woodworking at the Mal-

WET SNOW, an oilon canvas, willbe among George Jenkins’ oils and watercolors depicting

prairie nostalgia and coastal themes on exhibit at his Lodge Avenue studio Dec. 14 to 16.

twood Art Museum and Gallery, the
University of Victoria, continuing to
Jan. 13, 1991. On display are furnish-
ings, both traditional and contem-
porary designs, sculpture, marquet-
ry, turning, and musical instruments.
Gallery hours are Mon. to Fri., 10 am
to 4 pm and Sun., noon to 4 pm.
Admission ts free. Ph. 721-8298. 01
Fran Willis/North Park Gallery — The
Christmas Show. Featuring a variety
of works by gallery artists including
paintings and sculpture by Pat Stra-
kowski, Nixie Barton, Katherine
McLean, Grant Leier, Brian Seymour,
Anne Popperwell, Brad Pasutti, Mar
garet Berry, Robert Brown, and
Alison Skelton Faulkner, among
others. Continuing until Dec. 24.
Hours: Tues. through Sat., 11 am to 5
pm. 381-3422. 51
Chinese Cultural Centre — 612 1/2
Fisgard St.) 361-1433. Wing Lum,
Kileasa Wong, Robert Amos: Afloat

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on the Ocean of Art. Three Victoria
artists explore new directions with
ink and brush, a mix of Chinese and
western styles. Continuing until Dec.
16. Hours: Thurs. and Fri., 6 to 9 pm;
Sat. and Sun., 10 to 5 pm. For further
info ph. Robert Amos, 389-0303. $1
Victoria Conference Centre — Saa-
nich artist, Maarten Schaddelee, ex-
hibits finely sculptured whales.
Maarten Schaddelee’s poignant
wood sculptures of whales will be on
view at the Victoria Conference
Centre until the end of January. Four,
of his sculptures will be exhibited,
including “The Vanishing Giants,” a
magnificent sculpture dedicated to
our vanishing species. 52
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria —1040
Moss St. Christmas: Sacred & secu-
lar. Drury Gallery, continuing until
Jan. 6. Through the centuries, there
have been two very different sides to
the special time of the year when
many celebrate the birth of Christ.
This small exhibition features the
two aspects: sacred and secular, as
seen through the eyes of our artists.
Included will be historical paintings
of the Madonna and Child, engrav-
ings by Durer, and recent paintings
and prints of a secular nature. Also,
Betty Meyers: The Arctic until Jan. 1.
Betty Meyers is a Canadian artist
who maintains studios in both Vic-
toria and Saskatoon. This exhibition,
entitled The Arctic, will be made up

of 12 large oil-on canvas paintings. _

The paintings are all new works and
are the result of the artist's recent
extended trip through Canada’s far
north. Her arctic sojourn took her.
down the Mackenzie River, to. the
DEW line sites and through sections

- of the Northwest Passage. o2
Victoria City Hall — Centennial:

Square features an exhibit of water-

color and acrylic paintings by Hope

Corman, through Jan. 14. Hope Cor-
man’s solo show consists of lands-
capes of Victoria and British Colum-
bia. The show may be viewed during
business hours, Mon. through Fri.,
8:30 to 4:30. 52

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Art Gallery of Greater Victoria — .

Centennial Gallery — Continuing to
Jan. 1. This exhibition will focus on
eleven new paintings by Betty Mey-
ers which she completed after her
recent trip to Canada’s Arctic. Her
odyssey through much of the North-
west Passage, down the McKenzie
River and across the DEW line in-
spired these large, complex and
timely paintings. 52
Wednesday Programs — The Art Gal-
lery of Greater Victoria presents a talk,
film, slides, video or tour at 1 pm
Wednesdays at 1040 Moss St. Ph.
3

The Cookie Factory — Join us for a
fun Christmas bake session. Children
five to eight years wil bake gingerbread
men, sugar cookies and rice krispie
snowmen. The class is from 9:30 to 11
am on Sat., Dec. 15 at the Esquimalt
Rec. Centre. 50
Christmas Holiday Camp at Panora-
ma Leisure Centre — For kids six to 12
yeras that are looking for some great
holiday fun. You will be ice skating,
swimming; playing tennis and enjoying
a variety of games and crafts. Call us

for registration details at656-7271. 51
Christmas Capers — This is a three

day playground program during the
Christmas season. Children will partici-
pate in games, out trips, arts and crafts,
songs, swimming, skating and special
events. The program runs Jan. 2, 3, 4
from 9 am to 3 pm with additional child

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