They may have to rename the Metchosin Community House the art house after July 13.

With the month-long Art on the Wall series taking over the interior of the building and the first-ever Metchosin Art Festival taking over the exterior, the former residence turned community centre will soon be overflowing with artisans when the two events overlap this Sunday.

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He compared the events, known collectively as Visions of Metchosin, to a condensed version of the TD Art Gallery Paint-in, but set to a rural backdrop. The unjuried show illustrates that there is more undiscovered talent in the area than meets the eye, Brendon said.

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The rainbow of artwork ranges from paintings and childrenB次元官网网址檚 art to photography from both professional and hobby artists, without what Brendon called the boundaries of a curated show. There were no rules other than to show Metchosin, and no judging was done, to give artists greater freedom and break out from the model of art as competition.

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The art festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with 13 artist demonstrators showing off their skills in a multitude of mediums, including stained-glass jewelry, printmaking, watercolour, oil painting and photography.

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SheB次元官网网址檒l be on hand to demonstrate her years of experience in using gathered beach glass to make colourful patterned art.

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