Artisan Assoc - newsletter - JuLY 2015

July 2015
C h e r r y v i l l e Ar t i s a n s A s s o c i a t i o n
Association News
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Volume 1, Issue 4
ROOTS & BEETS ART AND MUSIC FESTIVAL
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August 8
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October 17 Vaudeville in Cherryville
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December 5 Show in the Snow
Roots and Beets Festival
If you have any art news or
something that you would like
to share about Arts and Culture
in Cherryville, drop us a line
and we will include in our newsletter !
The Roots & Beets Art & Music Festival will be held on August 8, 2015
from 9am to 5pm. The festival is held at the common grounds at the
Cherryville Artisans Shop at 1187 Hwy 6 in Cherryville BC. This years
music line up will include Sorella, Priscilla Judd, Christine Kendal Ward
and Ron Clempson. Music will be all day long.
Workshops and demonstrations will be presented by Helen Kovacs
(Glass Bead making), Fred Hook (weaving), Patti Shonek (Coil pottery
bowl), Gary Toma (cigar box guitars) and Colleen Primley (build a book).
Come down and peruse local art , sample local food and help our community celebrate our harvest in creative ways. A great event for the
whole family !
Email us with your comments
and/or pictures at:
[email protected]
The Artisan Association is raffling off some amazing art from some of our members.
1st Prize—Glass Plate by Helen Kovacs of Red Dog Studio
the cherryville artisans association
is a non-profit organization and
relies on fun ding th rou g h
grants/donations/in kind donations
and other generosity of the community ! If you would like to make a
donation, please contact us by
email at :
2nd Prize—Coil Pottery Bowl by Patti Shonek of Shonek Studios
3rd Prize—Purse and change purse by Krystal Maya Arcand of Villain
4th Prize—Bea Bryan—Set of Antler Buttons
[email protected].
Thank you for helping to support
and celebrate Arts & Culture in our
community !!
Contact Us !
Phone
250-547-0020/250-547-2070
Email
[email protected]
Web
www.cherryvilleartisansassoc.com
Facebook
cherryvilleartisansassoc
Mailing Address
1187 Hwy 6
Cherryville BC
V0E 2G1
President - Helen Kovacs
Marketing/publicity - Maya Arcand
Treasurer - Lyndsay Myers
Tickets are available at Franks General Store, The Emporium, The Cherryville Artisans Shop
and at the Roots and Beets Art Festival. Tickets are $2 each or $3 for 5, Get yours well you can !!
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ARTIST OF THE MONTH
VILLAIN WEAR
Villain Wear is a local Cherryville Clothing and Accessories company owned and operated
by Seamstress, Krystal Maya Arcand. Using bright and eclectic fabrics and embellishments to bring out the child in all of us !
Recently Villain Wear has participated in local community projects. Villain Wear was commissioned to provide 20 child aprons for the Cherryville Mom and Tots group to help celebrate Mothers day. Most recently, Krystal Maya donated her time to provide 78 reusable
sandwich bags to help bring awareness and promote garbage free lunches at Cherryville
Elementary school, this was a collaboration between Cherryridge management and Villain
Wear.
Villain Wear products can be found at the Cherryville Artisans Shop and Earth Elements
in Lumby B.C..
WEB
www.wix.com/villainwear
FACEBOOK
Facebook.com/villainwear
CHERRYVILLE ARTISANS SHOP NOW OPEN !!
MEMBERSHIP
Membership fee’s are $1.00, all proceeds from the memberships contribute to the years coming events. Membership forms are available on the website, by email or at
the Artisans Shop.
Every month we will feature a Member in our newsletter,
website, social media and a meet and greet at the Cherryville library to help promote their art. Artists will also
have the opportunity to be showcased under the pergola
next to the Artisans Shop, during the summers.
Members will receive a reduced fee of $20 for a table at
all events.
We look forward to receiving lots of new members this
year !!
The Association would like to thank
Doug Becker of Cherryville B.C. for
graciously donating a laptop to the
association office. It has been a great
help and was very much needed !!
The Cherryville Artisans Shop is now open for summer hours !
Come down and see a selection of local artisans and Artisans
Association members items for sale.
Great finds from Villain Wear, Shonek Studios, Image Photo,
Nancy Vince, Ernest Laviolette, laurel Fredin and many more !
SUMMER HOURS
OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK
9:30 AM TO 5:00 PM
Located at 1187 Hwy 6 in Cherryville BC in the Common Grounds
behind Franks General Store, Store will also be open during the
Roots and Beets Art & Music Festival !
The association is looking for local performance artists, comedians, musicians or general talent to join in our fundraiser
for the Association in October 2015 !! If you are interested,
visit our website to apply in the “forms” tab, or apply in person at the Cherryville Artisans Shop.
www.cherryvilleartisansassoc.com
[email protected]