Calling All Lower Mainland Artists!

Calling All Artists!Help Keep the Kids at BC Children's Hospital Painting!
Annual Garbage Can Art Contest & Auction Sunday, September 27, 2009
Registration & Information: Kevin McKeown at kevin@publicityplus.ca or 778.228.2548

It's that time of year again .... time to start preparing for the annual Granville Island Ferries Garbage Can Art Contest & Auction, which this year takes place Sunday, September 27, on Granville Island (http://www.granvilleisland.com/).

As an artist who has either participated in the past or expressed interest in taking part, we are giving you first crack at registering for one of the spots in this year's competition.

Twenty-five artists will take part in the four hours of creative madness, turning plain metal garbage cans, provided by the event sponsor, Granville Island Ferries, into works of art. The artists provide their time, their art supplies and their great ideas! Granville Island Ferries supplies the garbage cans, tents, water, power and sheltered areas for spray-painting. To keep the artists and crowds in a festive mood, Celtic music is provided throughout the afternoon by the popular Vancouver band Blackthorn (www.blackthornband.com).Trudy Van Dop, publisher of the Van Dop Art Guide To British Columbia, (www.art-bc.cm) assembles a team of judges from the local arts community award first, second and third place (with modest cash prizes) and the finished collectibles are then auctioned by broadcast personality and travel writer Dave Abbott to raise funds to purchase supplies for the art therapy programs at British Columbia’s Children’s Hospital (http://www.bcchildrens.ca/).

To register for this year's fun, reply by return email providing your full name, your mailing address (including your postal code), your daytime and evening phone numbers (and a cell number if you have one) and your email address. Your registration will be confirmed by return email.For further details, see the event summary and FAQs below.To be removed from our annual email notification of this event, just reply requesting that you be deleted from the database.

For more information call Kevin Dale McKeown at 778.228.2548 or email kevin@publicityplus.ca.Kevin McKeownGranville Island Ferries Garbage Can Art Contest & Auction Sunday, September 27, 2009
PublicityPlus Event Marketing 778.228.2548 ~ kevin@publicityplus.ca

Women's Resource Society Of The Fraser Valley

The Women's Resource Society of the Fraser Valley is a non profit organization, whose concentrated efforts are dedicated to assisting women who are dealing with the impact of violence in their lives.

They must do considerable fundraising to support our programs and services to the community. One of their upcoming fundraising events is "Christmas at the Clarke" it will take place at the Clarke Theatre in Mission on December 17, 2008 and feature musical acts and several silent auction items.

Christmas At The Clarke, with Kenny Hess and friends, a tradition of great music, friends, and generous spirit. Tickets on sale now! 604-820-3961

The Butterfly Project

The Butterfly:

Pavel Friedman, June 4, 1942

The last, the very last,So richly, brightly, dazzlingly yellow.Perhaps if the sun’s tears would sing against a white stone....

Such, such a yellowIs carried lightly ’way up high.It went away I’m sure because it wished to kiss the world good-bye.

For seven weeks I’ve lived in here,

Penned up inside this ghetto.

But I have found what I love here.

The dandelions call to me

And the white chestnut branches in the court.

Only I never saw another butterfly.

That butterfly was the last one.Butterflies don’t live in here, in the ghetto.

Pavel Friedman

Born in Prague on January 7, 1921.

Deported to the Terezin Concentration Camp on April 26, 1942.

Died in Aushchwitz on September 29, 1944.

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The Holocaust Museum in Houston has an ambitious goal to pay tribute to the 1.5 million children murdered during the holocaust: they are seeking to collect 1,500,000 handmade butterflies.

The butterflies will eventually comprise a breath-taking exhibition, currently scheduled for Spring 2012, for all to remember the little souls whom perished. As of Summer 2008, they have collected 400,000 handmade butterflies. Now it's our turn!

Please facilitate the "I Never Saw Another Butterfly" activity and create as many arts and crafts butterflies as possible. The project is open to all ages, individuals and groups alike.

For more information on participating, please visit: http://www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/index.html

Thank you for considering this worthwhile project!

Antigone Foundation: Dreams For Women

My postcard has been received and auctioned by the Antigone Foundation. Check them all out:
http://antigonemagazine.wordpress.com/2008/10/26/dreams-for-women-local-artist-edition/

21st Annual Granville Island Garbage Can Art Contest and Auction

My favourite time of year is nearly here! No, I'm not referring to Halloween, although that too will slowly creep upon us. I'm referring to the annual Granville Island Garbage Can Art Contest and Auction. This is a *huge* passion of mine, and I've been participating for the last four years. Basically, 25 artists convert an aluminum garbage can, into a work of 'art', which is then auctioned off as a fundraiser for art supplies at the BC Children's Hospital. Those who know me know I will do anything I can to ever be of assistance to this phenomenal children's hospital. So every year, I lend my creativity, in the hopes of allowing a child the opportunity to express his/her creativity during some of the most stress in their little lives.

Here is a slideshow from last year's event.... hope you enjoy it.

Please come out and join us Sunday September 21st, the artists arrive at 9am, but the fun doesn't really start until around noon. Remember- if I'm making my way to Granville Island from Mission to participate, it will be worth your while also.

Hope to see you there!