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In the opening event for BRIGHT NIGHTS, join 10 printmakers in the North Peace Cultural Centre parking lot for this big printmaking "extravaganza" . You will be able to see a wide variety of original hand-pulled prints coming right off of the presses! A door-sized lino cut will be printed with the help of a bull dozer in the afternoon.

Works will be available for sale.

PRFCA, Flying Colours and Print Artists North

Spring 2017 - Small Print Exhibition and Print Exchange

Whole Wheat & Honey - Fort St. John, BC June 9 -30

• Images of prints are to be 7 by 5 inches.
• Each print must be part of an edition or a series of at least 10 .
• Each print must be hand pulled, signed and numbered.
• Prints must be available for sale at a price of $75. Contributing artists will receive the payment less any commission charged by exhibiting gallery/location.
• Prints are to be unframed, but may be matted.
• A print from each series or edition will be exhibited at the selected venue.
• Each participating artist may submit up to 2 series of editions.
• Non members of the PRFCA or Flying Colours may participate for a fee of $10.
• Participants must be willing to take part in a print of exchange that will be organised and managed by Charlie Parslow.
• Depending on the number of participants and the sale of prints each participant will receive up to 10 prints drawn at random from the submissions to the show. If an artist sells one print they will receive one less print in the exchange, if they sell two prints then two less prints in the exchange, etc.
• An effort will be made to develop posters and a catalogue for the show.
• There will be a 1st prize and 3 Honourable Mentions juried by Sharon Krushel.
• 1st place winner will receive 200 cards of the winning print produced and designed by Sharon Krushel. Honourable Mention winners will receive 100 cards of their winning print produced and designed by Sharon Krushel
• Winners will receive a royalty from Sharon Krushel for future sales of cards produced using their print.
• By taking part in this event participants express acceptance of the arrangements and procedures.

Members of the Flying Colours Artists Association are invited to participate in the Flying Colours, Points of View - ‘Here', exhibit 2017! It is booked for Peace Galley North, Friday, April 7 - Saturday, April 29.

It was decided the show be based on seven of Miep’s photos of local, outdoor, mostly wild, flavour. The photos are of her choosing. After much considered deliberation, taking into account the various media preferences and styles of Flying Colours Artists, the seven photos have finally been selected and are included below. All members of Flying Colours are invited to submit works for which one or more of the photos is the source of inspiration.

As it says on our website: members render their viewpoints in colour, black-and-white, a wide variety of media, many different styles and with a variety of artistic intentions and demonstrate that artists interpret the same inspirational material in different ways. Members want to intrigue viewers with the diversity and contrasting styles that can be found within an artistic community and in the way an identical starting point can create diverse content.

At this time, the number of submissions is unlimited. This may change under a deluge of submissions.

Should any reference photo invoke less than three representations, it will be deleted from the exhibit as the theme of the show would not be adequately illustrated. This has never yet come to pass for Points of View exhibitions in the past.

Thank you to Esther & Paul Pederson for opening the gates to us! Fifteen people enjoyed a breathtakingly beautiful and inspirational day of painting, sketching, hiking, photography, music and camaraderie. We look forward to seeing the artwork that will emerge as a result of this experience. See photos of the day on the slideshow. Many of us are looking forward to another trip in the fall.

Bring your favourite photos to add to the stack of references for selection for our group show in April, 2015. So far, the categories that have been proposed for show are: AGRICULTURE, LANDSCAPES & WILDLIFE as they pertain to the Peace Region. There will only be from 6 to 8 images chosen. Selection will take place at 1:00.

Flying Colours’ third group show, POINTS of VIEW II, will be on exhibit at Peace Gallery North at the North Peace Cultural Centre in Fort St. John from March 13th - 28th. This exhibition presents images capturing familiar landscapes or small moments of everyday life in the Peace Region. Working from selected images that members submitted, artists rendered their viewpoints in colour, black-and-white, a wide variety of media, many different styles and with a variety of artistic intentions and demonstrated that artists interpret the same inspirational material in different ways.

A point of view is a manner of viewing things; an attitude. The attitude or outlook of an artist is inherent in his/her work. Not every viewfinder is a rectangle, nor do artists interpret inspirational material in the same way.

Members want to intrigue viewers with the diversity and contrasting styles that can be found within an artistic community and in the way an identical starting point can create diverse content.

Art is not about precise conformity to rigid rules. It is about point of view. The value of art does not come from the conformity of the artist, but in the artist daring to express deeper thoughts and feelings that make us human. Annie Bevan cogently said, “Art is our memory of love. “ The most an artist can do through their work is say, “let me show you what I have seen, what I have loved. And perhaps you will see it and love it too.”

Art is not about precise conformity to rigid rules. It is about point of view. The value of art does not come from the conformity of the artist, but in the artist daring to express deeper thoughts and feelings that make us human. Annie Bevan cogently said, “Art is our memory of love. “ The most an artist can do through their work is say, “let me show you what I have seen, what I have loved. And perhaps you will see it and love it too.”

Art is an unruly attempt to get people to notice and appreciate life. True art comes from a deep humanity within the artist and the viewer, for s/he who looks at art and appreciates it, participates in the artistic experience. Each artist, in a different way, asks us to slow down and savor life’s gift, to alter our vision ever so slightly. As the English artist Roy Adzark once said, “Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us.”

Facilitator - Barry Moss (Painter, Printmaker, Fiber Artist and more)

Venue - Miep's Attelier, Charlie Lake, BC To get directions: mburgerj@pris.ca

Look for more information coming soon.

SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER FOR BARRY MOSS

Flying Colours Artists’ Association is proud to partner with Baldonnel School in a fundraising project for Barry Moss, who is suffering from a serious case of pneumonia and will not be receiving a paycheck for all of the days he’s unable to work as an EA with the school district. He missed the deadline to complete his probationary period that would have qualified him to earn sick leave privileges by only 7 days. Barry was admitted to the hospital in FSJ on Dec. 26th and, as of Friday, January 16, is currently in Vancouver at St. Paul’s hospital for perhaps another day when he will return to the FSJ hospital for up to 6 more weeks.

In support of Barry, Flying Colours is holding a SILENT AUCTION with from 9 - 10 original works of art up for bid and displayed at Peace Gallery North beginning Tuesday, January 20th and ending on Saturday, February 7th. There will also be a raffle running concurrently with the auction, featuring one painting. Raffle tickets will be on sale at Baldonnel School and at Peace Gallery North. Images of the works may be viewed on the Baldonnel School website, the Flying Colour’s website and the Peace Gallery North FACEBOOK page by Jan 19th or 20th.

Participating artists include Arlene Blair, Penny Boden, Donna Bozarth, Darby Forest, Mike Kroecher, Frances Obie, Mary Parslow, Judy Templeton and Sandy Troudt. Thank you to contributors and friends for your support on behalf of Barry.

Sandy Troudt

Master printmaker, painter, Victoria Art College lecturer and artist from Ground Zero Printmaking Society is back by popular demand to deliver a three-day workshop at Miep's Attelier near Charlie Lake. For directions: mburgerj@pris.ca

Day 1 - Drawing (composition, including abstract subjects, line weight, value texture and tool use)

Days 2 & 3 - Etching with aquatint, use of colour and sugar lift for those who prefer a loose more watercolour appearance in their etchings

Fees: Members - $80/day + $20 materials fees for workshop = $260

Non-members: - $92/day + $20 materials fee = $296

Should you decide to attend one or two days of the workshop, the materials fees will be adjusted accordingly.

Flying Colours Membership Fees are $35/year and may be paid on the first day of the workshop.

You may secure your attendance at the workshop by sending a deposit, by cheque or email interact by Feb. 7th:

Mary Parslow

Workshop Co-ordinator (Flying Colours/PRFCA)

c/o 13043 Leer Sub, Peace Regional District,

Nr Dawson Creek, BC V1G 0C1

mparslow@pris.ca