Activity at SEAPARC arena is at a fever pitch as volunteers race to transform the sporting venue into a fantasy land of art for the 33rd annual Sooke Fine Arts Show.
The show runs from July 26 to Aug. 5 and features 375 works of art.
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As a juried show, the selections for display are carefully selected by a trio of judges.
This yearB次元官网网址檚 judges are Grant Arnold, the winner of the prestigious Alvin Balkind CuratorB次元官网网址檚 Prize; Pennylane Shen, a former Canadian representative for the University of the Arts London in the UK; and Richard Motchman, the president of the Xchanges Gallery in Victoria.
B次元官网网址淭he judges were here on [July 15], and made their selections for the winners of this yearB次元官网网址檚 prizes,B次元官网网址� Moore said.
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Beyond the displays of talent at the show, attendees will be treated to a special night on Aug. 1, when in conjunction with the night market at the Sooke Region Museum, the show will offer m-ART-ket night.
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The fine arts show will be offering a series of , all of which can be seen on its website.
Rob Owen, a Sooke artist who successfully entered his landscape paintings into the show for 23 years running, will have two works in this yearB次元官网网址檚 show as well and described the show as the high point of his year.
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Owen, who started painting landscapes in 1975, said heB次元官网网址檚 been inspired by Vancouver IslandB次元官网网址檚 Bill Bixon.
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The show also has a youth collection, featuring the best of the up-and-coming young artists in the region.
The 11-day show annually attracts more than 9,000 art lovers from across Canada and abroad.
It has become B.C.B次元官网网址檚 longest-running fine arts show and is considered a premier event for the art community in the province.
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