With the news of Ladysmith being awarded a grant to celebrate Canada’s 150, the Arts Council is kicking off the communities festivities March 31 – April 12, with a Student Show at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery.
Students from Stz’uminus First Nation, Vancouver Island University, Ladysmith Secondary art students, youth print making workshop, children classes, those of different abilities and adult art classes will take centre stage.
Promising artist will be hanging their work under the direction of talented curator Leona Petrak.
“The process of hanging will be part of the experience of exhibiting in the gallery for the students” said Petrak.
The emerging artists will come together in a noisy Thursday afternoon of hanging paintings for the official gala opening on April 1st at 7 p.m.
The Student Show is sponsored by Red’s Emporium.
The evening will begin with First Nation students performing a welcoming prayer song , ti wi’eth cun ce, followed by First Nation story teller Thomas Seymour.
The evening is open to the public.