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The bill bissett exhibition at the arts centre wound up with a dynamic poetry reading on Friday the 13th of November. The attached article by Roxanne T. Strasbourg of the Chemainus Writer’s group is a great read for those who missed this special event.

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Cowichan Valley Arts & Entertainment

The new year brings us a two person show ...

"Saturation" begins 7 January, 2010!

The New Year promises to have another wide array of exhibitions at the CVAC Arts Centre, that little store front gallery at 139 Station Street in Downtown Duncan. With the start of the new season eight exhibits are planned with a thursday night opening happening roughly every five weeks. The openings are a great opportunity to be amongst the first to view the works of art and to meet the artist or artists involved. Another aspect is that its a great social event with refreshments and often live music!

In addition, midway through the exhibit, a meet-the-artists will be held with a presentation and a question period. Check your calendars, as many of last season events were do not miss occasions.

One of those occasions will surely be the opening on Thursday, January 7th of SATURATION an exhibition of recent works by Judith Mason and Paul Fletcher. In the midst of winter's ever-present grey, the gallery will be awash with colour!

The walls will be filled by bold canvases with sharp edged colours separating fields of hues; colours that awaken and saturate your vision and mind. The opening will be from 5:30 till 8:00 in the evening and the exhibition continues until February 20th.

Gallery Hours

The gallery is open from Tuesday until Saturday with the hours to be posted after the holidays.

Other Exhibitions

Other exhibitions planned include an examination of the nature of Spirituality, the Scholarship Show featuring young talent in the Valley, and the upcoming Junkyard Exhibit that utilises found objects as the medium.

The photography students from Brentwood College will be curating their own exhibition from April 22nd till May 1st, and the Somenos Marsh Society will join in with CVAC for a celebration of the annual Return of the Swans in the fall with a special exhibit featuring the marsh environment.

Wooo Hooo, Be Ready for Some Surprises!

Many activities are planned with a couple of surprise exhibits just waiting for final confirmation. Stay tuned, and the best way to do that, and to support the local art scene, is to join the Cowichan Valley Arts Council.

	This month's Profile of an Artist is about Cowichan Valley artist Thomas Anderson who passed away a year ago this month. The article was originally written for the January, 2008 CVAC Newsletter and reposted here as a tribute. All previous profiles

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