2022 Season
Lewis Bennett (2021-2022 Artist is Residence): March 5 – 31
Things to Keep, Things for Craigslist
Lewis Bennett’s March show will be comprised of two elements. On weekends from 12 - 4 pm, he will be screening documentary films completed this year during his residency. Monday to Friday you will have a chance to dig through some of Lewis’ personal physical archives that he has been experimenting with “editing” in similar ways to how he works with home movie footage.
Tanya Zilinski: April 2 – May 1
Loom Beaded Tapestry
Tanya is an Anishinaabe artist whose artistic medium is traditional Indigenous loom beadwork. She makes
tapestries to tell stories, vision and teachings. She was born in Hope, BC, the traditional, unceded territory of Chawathil First Nation. Tanya will be presenting a Pop UP Residency in early April and a Beading workshop during her exhibition.
Young at Art Show- May 8 - 29
The Arts Council’s annual show featuring work by students from schools throughout the region. The show will feature work of students of all ages showcasing the up and coming talent on our local area.
Ross Bollerup: June 4 – July 3
Dichotomies of One
Ross Bollerup’s show, curated by John Frederick Granzow, reveals commonalities within his art output across subject matter, media and time. Each piece was chosen for its visual contrariety and selected from a body of studio and en plein air works spanning a career of 50 years.
There will be an opening reception for Ross' show on Sunday June 5th, 2:00pm.
Ross will also have an artist’s talk at the Gallery on Saturday June 18th, 1:00.
Alex Turner transformations - A Retrospective Exhibition:
July 8 – 25 (opening July 7, 7 pm)
TRANSFORMATIONS collects the photography of Alex Turner (1970-2017
Alex was a gifted visual artist with an over sixty-year history with Harrison Hot Springs. His work spans the street photography and hand-cut collages of the ‘70s, the video manipulations of the ‘80s and his digital collages post-1990. His realistic photos offer an insightful comment on his times, while the abstracts often read like paintings or etchings.
The opening will feature a reading from his upcoming novella, Toward Another Shore.
This is a collaborative exhibition between the Harrison Festival of the Arts, and the Kent Harrison Arts Council.
Nicole Young: July 29 – August 20
Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal
Working in the confluence of visual arts, environmentalism and storytelling, Nicole’s works are as much science experiments as they are conversations on ways to approach climate justice.
Moving seamlessly between large scale textile installations, works on canvas, garments and graceful drawings, Nicole’s works aesthetically resemble collage while maintaining their painterly qualities.
Nicole will be presenting a Pop-UP residency in conjunction with her exhibition.
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC) Symposium 2022: August 21 - 28
The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour will hold their annual symposium in Harrison Hot Spring. As part of the symposium, the Ranger Station Art Gallery will host a series of workshops for attendees and an exhibit of artwork.
Wildcraft Ink Making
Create Your Own Ink and Sink Some Carbon with Rosa Quintana Lillo
Thursday, September 1st and Friday, September 2nd, 1-4pm
Vladimir Kolosov: September 3 – 25
Travelling Through Uncertainty of our Being
This surrealist exhibition invites the viewers to the world where our future meets and even affects our present and past and vise versa. It is a journey in world of the human’s apparent stability but in reality – an uncertainty and unpredictability.
Vladimir will present an artist’s talk on Saturday September 10, 3:00 pm
Karlie McChesney: October 1 – 30
This series of work is a collection of sculptural containers handmade from items that have been used once, are obsolete, redundant or recycled. Karlie will be presenting a Pop-UP residency in conjunction with her exhibition.
Small Works Show Nov. 5 – Dec. 4
Annual show of small works (10” x 10” panels) by new and established artists.
Arts Council Members’ Show December 10 – February 12
Annual show of works of Kent Harrison Arts Council members.
Each member can enter two pieces of artwork which will be displayed to create this group show.
ENTRY FORM
Things to Keep, Things for Craigslist
Lewis Bennett’s March show will be comprised of two elements. On weekends from 12 - 4 pm, he will be screening documentary films completed this year during his residency. Monday to Friday you will have a chance to dig through some of Lewis’ personal physical archives that he has been experimenting with “editing” in similar ways to how he works with home movie footage.
Tanya Zilinski: April 2 – May 1
Loom Beaded Tapestry
Tanya is an Anishinaabe artist whose artistic medium is traditional Indigenous loom beadwork. She makes
tapestries to tell stories, vision and teachings. She was born in Hope, BC, the traditional, unceded territory of Chawathil First Nation. Tanya will be presenting a Pop UP Residency in early April and a Beading workshop during her exhibition.
Young at Art Show- May 8 - 29
The Arts Council’s annual show featuring work by students from schools throughout the region. The show will feature work of students of all ages showcasing the up and coming talent on our local area.
Ross Bollerup: June 4 – July 3
Dichotomies of One
Ross Bollerup’s show, curated by John Frederick Granzow, reveals commonalities within his art output across subject matter, media and time. Each piece was chosen for its visual contrariety and selected from a body of studio and en plein air works spanning a career of 50 years.
There will be an opening reception for Ross' show on Sunday June 5th, 2:00pm.
Ross will also have an artist’s talk at the Gallery on Saturday June 18th, 1:00.
Alex Turner transformations - A Retrospective Exhibition:
July 8 – 25 (opening July 7, 7 pm)
TRANSFORMATIONS collects the photography of Alex Turner (1970-2017
Alex was a gifted visual artist with an over sixty-year history with Harrison Hot Springs. His work spans the street photography and hand-cut collages of the ‘70s, the video manipulations of the ‘80s and his digital collages post-1990. His realistic photos offer an insightful comment on his times, while the abstracts often read like paintings or etchings.
The opening will feature a reading from his upcoming novella, Toward Another Shore.
This is a collaborative exhibition between the Harrison Festival of the Arts, and the Kent Harrison Arts Council.
Nicole Young: July 29 – August 20
Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal
Working in the confluence of visual arts, environmentalism and storytelling, Nicole’s works are as much science experiments as they are conversations on ways to approach climate justice.
Moving seamlessly between large scale textile installations, works on canvas, garments and graceful drawings, Nicole’s works aesthetically resemble collage while maintaining their painterly qualities.
Nicole will be presenting a Pop-UP residency in conjunction with her exhibition.
Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour (CSPWC) Symposium 2022: August 21 - 28
The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour will hold their annual symposium in Harrison Hot Spring. As part of the symposium, the Ranger Station Art Gallery will host a series of workshops for attendees and an exhibit of artwork.
Wildcraft Ink Making
Create Your Own Ink and Sink Some Carbon with Rosa Quintana Lillo
Thursday, September 1st and Friday, September 2nd, 1-4pm
Vladimir Kolosov: September 3 – 25
Travelling Through Uncertainty of our Being
This surrealist exhibition invites the viewers to the world where our future meets and even affects our present and past and vise versa. It is a journey in world of the human’s apparent stability but in reality – an uncertainty and unpredictability.
Vladimir will present an artist’s talk on Saturday September 10, 3:00 pm
Karlie McChesney: October 1 – 30
This series of work is a collection of sculptural containers handmade from items that have been used once, are obsolete, redundant or recycled. Karlie will be presenting a Pop-UP residency in conjunction with her exhibition.
Small Works Show Nov. 5 – Dec. 4
Annual show of small works (10” x 10” panels) by new and established artists.
Arts Council Members’ Show December 10 – February 12
Annual show of works of Kent Harrison Arts Council members.
Each member can enter two pieces of artwork which will be displayed to create this group show.
ENTRY FORM
KHAC Members Show
Exhibition: Saturday, December 1o to Friday February 10
Opening Reception: Sunday, December 11, 2-4pm
Exhibition: Saturday, December 1o to Friday February 10
Opening Reception: Sunday, December 11, 2-4pm
Small Works
Exhibition: Saturday, November 5 to Sunday December 4
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 6, 2-4pm
Exhibition: Saturday, November 5 to Sunday December 4
Opening Reception: Sunday, November 6, 2-4pm
Single Use - Karlie McChesney: October 1st - 30th
An enormous challenge for the health of our planet is the staggering amount of landfill waste produced every day. Even though many of us strive to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ there is still enough garage being produced to create a global environmental crisis. Karlie has been practicing the ‘3R’ movement for all my adult life. This series of work is a collection of sculptural containers handmade from items that have been used once, are obsolete, redundant or recycled.
Karlie Norrish McChesney, a multi-medium artist, expresses herself artistically in two-dimensional and three-dimensional formats. Right out of high school Karlie worked as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm before pursuing her BEd and MEd in Studio Art Practices. Retired from her 30-year teaching career, she now pursues her art practice fulltime.
Karlie articulates her art in a very precise manner, that is every piece perfectly placed and thought out. Her art practice requires much measuring and calculating to construct a finished piece of work, so much so that her work is a form of puzzle solving. Karlie’s preferred medium is fibre in the form of stitched textiles with elements of mixed medium applied to the surface. However, in her series work entitled ‘Single Use’ she explores her passion for sculptural form. She constructs with a variety of materials: textiles, paper, plastic, metal, clay, and/or wood. Her skills are varied and flow freely from the making of one piece to another.
An enormous challenge for the health of our planet is the staggering amount of landfill waste produced every day. Even though many of us strive to ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ there is still enough garage being produced to create a global environmental crisis. Karlie has been practicing the ‘3R’ movement for all my adult life. This series of work is a collection of sculptural containers handmade from items that have been used once, are obsolete, redundant or recycled.
Karlie Norrish McChesney, a multi-medium artist, expresses herself artistically in two-dimensional and three-dimensional formats. Right out of high school Karlie worked as a draftsperson in an architectural engineering firm before pursuing her BEd and MEd in Studio Art Practices. Retired from her 30-year teaching career, she now pursues her art practice fulltime.
Karlie articulates her art in a very precise manner, that is every piece perfectly placed and thought out. Her art practice requires much measuring and calculating to construct a finished piece of work, so much so that her work is a form of puzzle solving. Karlie’s preferred medium is fibre in the form of stitched textiles with elements of mixed medium applied to the surface. However, in her series work entitled ‘Single Use’ she explores her passion for sculptural form. She constructs with a variety of materials: textiles, paper, plastic, metal, clay, and/or wood. Her skills are varied and flow freely from the making of one piece to another.
Travelling of the Subconscious Mind Through the Uncertainty of Our Being - Vladimir Kolosov - September 3rd – 25th
The exhibition explores Vladimir Kolosov's perception of the spaces we’re living in and our knowledge of the inner and outer worlds that surround us. It is a reflection on the Universe of our being and beyond, using the language of visual art - a language that everyone can understand. Much of the artist's identity can be attributed to belief in the power of the subconscious and humankind’s spiritual connection to the Universe. His art is in part the spiritual process of symbolizing and uncovering the experiences that circulate in our lives. This exhibition is an invitation to journey across the infinite space of our subconscious and reality.
The artworks selected for this exhibition were inspired by various thoughts and events related to our past, present, and future, as well as our memories, feelings, beliefs, relationships, and so on – the endless sequence of elements that forms the truly infinite space of our dreams and reality that surrounding us.
Vladimir Kolosov was born to create. His life has always been connected to art... mostly visual art and music. Art is his alter ego. It was a long journey from Vladimir’s study of classic fine art in the USSR in the late 70's to what he is doing today - the art and writings that reflect the complex world in all its diversity. Vladimir is a polymath, educated in fine arts, music, mathematics and physics, psychology, and business.
Vladimir published essays about contemporary surrealism in the VOYZX Art international magazine (ISSN 2561-5130). His writings were reprinted in Surrealismo International (Spain), and “Agulha Revista de Cultura” (Brazil). His art is featured in several books, the most recent is “Vladimir Kolosov Through the Looking Glass”, VOYZX Press, 2022, 240pp.
As an artist Vladimir is known as a colourist and for his ability to create works that make the viewer think. He uses various media and during different periods worked in different styles developing the philosophy that is behind each of his artworks. His artwork is a space where different elements live and interact with each other. There is an environment, energy, movement, relationships, and feelings. Colours play one of the key roles in his art. Thus, the elements interactions expressing through colours as contradictions and contrasts in composition in his works.
Vladimir feels empathy is the foundation of creativity. He sees and understands the outer and inner world of his model, empathizing, and portraying this model in all its integral diversity. According to Vladimir, empathy relates to memory and imagination both of which have the capacity to bring us back to the past or let us investigate the future.
Website: https://artofvk.com/
Email: [email protected]
The exhibition explores Vladimir Kolosov's perception of the spaces we’re living in and our knowledge of the inner and outer worlds that surround us. It is a reflection on the Universe of our being and beyond, using the language of visual art - a language that everyone can understand. Much of the artist's identity can be attributed to belief in the power of the subconscious and humankind’s spiritual connection to the Universe. His art is in part the spiritual process of symbolizing and uncovering the experiences that circulate in our lives. This exhibition is an invitation to journey across the infinite space of our subconscious and reality.
The artworks selected for this exhibition were inspired by various thoughts and events related to our past, present, and future, as well as our memories, feelings, beliefs, relationships, and so on – the endless sequence of elements that forms the truly infinite space of our dreams and reality that surrounding us.
Vladimir Kolosov was born to create. His life has always been connected to art... mostly visual art and music. Art is his alter ego. It was a long journey from Vladimir’s study of classic fine art in the USSR in the late 70's to what he is doing today - the art and writings that reflect the complex world in all its diversity. Vladimir is a polymath, educated in fine arts, music, mathematics and physics, psychology, and business.
Vladimir published essays about contemporary surrealism in the VOYZX Art international magazine (ISSN 2561-5130). His writings were reprinted in Surrealismo International (Spain), and “Agulha Revista de Cultura” (Brazil). His art is featured in several books, the most recent is “Vladimir Kolosov Through the Looking Glass”, VOYZX Press, 2022, 240pp.
As an artist Vladimir is known as a colourist and for his ability to create works that make the viewer think. He uses various media and during different periods worked in different styles developing the philosophy that is behind each of his artworks. His artwork is a space where different elements live and interact with each other. There is an environment, energy, movement, relationships, and feelings. Colours play one of the key roles in his art. Thus, the elements interactions expressing through colours as contradictions and contrasts in composition in his works.
Vladimir feels empathy is the foundation of creativity. He sees and understands the outer and inner world of his model, empathizing, and portraying this model in all its integral diversity. According to Vladimir, empathy relates to memory and imagination both of which have the capacity to bring us back to the past or let us investigate the future.
Website: https://artofvk.com/
Email: [email protected]
The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour ( CSPWC) was founded in 1925, by Canadian standards, a historic art society, a part of the Canadian identify. The founders of this society had a dramatic influence on the evolution of Canadian art. They include F.H. Brigden, A.J. Casson, Franklin Carmichael and C.W. Jefferys, two being the members of Group of Seven. The stated aim was " To recognize, encourage, and nurture excellence of work in the watercolour medium"
The CSPWC is pleased to present a weeklong symposium "BC Paint Out + from Aug 22 to Aug 27 in Harrison Hot Springs! This event will include a Watercolor Exhibition - " Inspirations", workshops by a team of inspiring instructors- Leslie Lambert and Tom Young, an unique art presentation by David McEown and Plein air contest with great prizes. It Promises to be an exciting and inspiring week!
The objective is to help you identify your strengths and develop a strong personal expression. This unique watercolor symposium is open to everyone. The CSPWC team of professional watercolour artists will offer diverse perspective on watercolor and hands-on participation is a priority! This will be a fabulous experience for artists from beginners to advanced who are looking for something different and challenging.
https://cspwc.ca/
The CSPWC is pleased to present a weeklong symposium "BC Paint Out + from Aug 22 to Aug 27 in Harrison Hot Springs! This event will include a Watercolor Exhibition - " Inspirations", workshops by a team of inspiring instructors- Leslie Lambert and Tom Young, an unique art presentation by David McEown and Plein air contest with great prizes. It Promises to be an exciting and inspiring week!
The objective is to help you identify your strengths and develop a strong personal expression. This unique watercolor symposium is open to everyone. The CSPWC team of professional watercolour artists will offer diverse perspective on watercolor and hands-on participation is a priority! This will be a fabulous experience for artists from beginners to advanced who are looking for something different and challenging.
https://cspwc.ca/
Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal by Nicole Young
July 29 - August 20;
Nicole's approaches her work with the mentality that nothing will be wasted during the creation process, and this idea affects the way she creates everything from paper studies to large scale installations. The gathering of materials and production of pigments is of equal importance to the creation of the final work itself.
Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal is an ongoing series considering the life cycles of nature, objects, and the people around us. All of the elements in these pieces tell a story of what they were before they became paintings. The colours and pigments come from plant and mineral sources, both wild foraged and cultivated. The textiles are all repurposed materials, sometimes coming from unknown and imagined beginnings, and at other times coming from friends, family and community members. Complexity is built and connections are formed through sewn and repurposed canvas, naturally dyed textiles, and layered inks.These pieces demonstrate the often overlooked ways in which we’re connected to the world around us, and showcase the importance of working within a circular economy. They are also vaguely tongue in cheek, highlighting the fact that the things we discard are almost never really gone.
Born in Ontario, Nicole Young attended the University of British Columbia Okanagan where she received a BFA in Visual Arts and Art History, and studied studio arts and art history at the University of California Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and abroad since 2010, and her paintings are in private collections around the globe.
July 29 - August 20;
Nicole's approaches her work with the mentality that nothing will be wasted during the creation process, and this idea affects the way she creates everything from paper studies to large scale installations. The gathering of materials and production of pigments is of equal importance to the creation of the final work itself.
Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal is an ongoing series considering the life cycles of nature, objects, and the people around us. All of the elements in these pieces tell a story of what they were before they became paintings. The colours and pigments come from plant and mineral sources, both wild foraged and cultivated. The textiles are all repurposed materials, sometimes coming from unknown and imagined beginnings, and at other times coming from friends, family and community members. Complexity is built and connections are formed through sewn and repurposed canvas, naturally dyed textiles, and layered inks.These pieces demonstrate the often overlooked ways in which we’re connected to the world around us, and showcase the importance of working within a circular economy. They are also vaguely tongue in cheek, highlighting the fact that the things we discard are almost never really gone.
Born in Ontario, Nicole Young attended the University of British Columbia Okanagan where she received a BFA in Visual Arts and Art History, and studied studio arts and art history at the University of California Los Angeles. Her work has been exhibited in Canada and abroad since 2010, and her paintings are in private collections around the globe.
pOP-uP Artist Residency with Nicole Young - July 27 - 29
Nicole will be in the gallery Wednesday, July 27- Friday, 29th doing natural dye experiments and working on sewn textile and canvas paintings as part of her ongoing body of work Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal.
Visitors are invited to join Nicole for a drop-in dye workshop. Come by anytime during Nicole's residency and she will walk you through various techniques of the natural dye process using dried flowers, kitchen scraps and plant pigments.
Bring your own small item to dye, no larger than a T shirt. The item must be made of 100% natural fiber (cotton, linen, hemp, bamboo, etc.) as natural dyes will only take to natural fibers. No wool. If you do not have a small item to dye, there will also be cotton bandanas available.
Working in the confluence of visual arts, environmentalism and storytelling, Nicole’s works are as much science experiments as they are conversations on ways to approach climate justice. She creates her own pigments and dyes out of natural and often wild foraged materials including plant matter and minerals as a way to deepen her connection with the land, and to create a dialogue about waste-free practices.
Moving seamlessly between large scale textile installations, works on canvas, garments and graceful drawings, Nicole’s works aesthetically resemble collage while maintaining their painterly qualities.
Nicole will be in the gallery Wednesday, July 27- Friday, 29th doing natural dye experiments and working on sewn textile and canvas paintings as part of her ongoing body of work Grow, Spill, Wrap, Reveal.
Visitors are invited to join Nicole for a drop-in dye workshop. Come by anytime during Nicole's residency and she will walk you through various techniques of the natural dye process using dried flowers, kitchen scraps and plant pigments.
Bring your own small item to dye, no larger than a T shirt. The item must be made of 100% natural fiber (cotton, linen, hemp, bamboo, etc.) as natural dyes will only take to natural fibers. No wool. If you do not have a small item to dye, there will also be cotton bandanas available.
Working in the confluence of visual arts, environmentalism and storytelling, Nicole’s works are as much science experiments as they are conversations on ways to approach climate justice. She creates her own pigments and dyes out of natural and often wild foraged materials including plant matter and minerals as a way to deepen her connection with the land, and to create a dialogue about waste-free practices.
Moving seamlessly between large scale textile installations, works on canvas, garments and graceful drawings, Nicole’s works aesthetically resemble collage while maintaining their painterly qualities.
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Alex Turner was a man in love with his home town of Harrison Hot Springs. After leaving the area in his late teens, for almost sixty years, he returned each summer to his family home near the Harrison beachfront to be with friends and to gather material for his art. Transformations brings this body of work home to Harrison Hot Springs for the first time. It spans the street photography and hand-cut collages of the ‘70s, the video manipulations of the ‘80s and his digital collages post-1990. Many celebrate the natural beauty of the Fraser River Valley or document its increasing development and urbanization and the loss of the wild lands that Alex so loved.
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More information at www.alexjturner.ca.
