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Newsletter August 2008
IMPORTANT DEADLINE!!
MEMBERS’ ANNIVERSARY SHOW Oct 8th
- Oct. 27th
Our final Members’ Show of the
year is fast approaching. As this is an Anniversary show, we would like to have
as much member participation as possible. The deadline for pre- registration
will be Saturday, September 27th. Each member will be restricted to
1 piece of work, and must
pre-register by contacting
pearlellisgallery@shaw.ca
or calling the show coordinator, Sheila Pollock at 339-5660. But don’t delay, as we
will only be accepting a maximum of 45 pieces.
The work must be brought into
the gallery Tuesday Oct. 7 between noon and 1pm, and the show runs from October 8 ~ 27. Opening Reception
is Saturday, Oct. 11. (Remember to bring a toonie towards refreshments!) Work
will be picked up October 27 after 4pm., NOT BEFORE PLEASE!
OTHER IMPORTANT DATES:
Fall Fair - August 23 and 24th
at the Courtenay Fair Grounds info booth and
demonstration artist
AGM - November 2, 2008 at 1pm
in the Lions Den
Closing - the
Gallery closes December 20 with the FCA show, for Christmas break.
Winners, Winners, Winners!
The Volunteer Tea was held in
June to thank our many volunteers who keep the Gallery going. A draw was made at this tea
for a 2009 Gallery Membership, won by Karl Gustafsson.
Our Members’ Show in June had
a People’s Choice vote and the winners were as follows:
Winner
- Bev Johnson - “Sanctuary”
1st. Runner Up -
Saskia King - “Salsa”
2nd.
Runner Up - Tammy Holmes - “Winter Tide Pool”
3rd.
Runner Up - Sharon Lennox - “Juvenile Bald Eagle”
4th
Runner Up - Teresa L’Hirondelle - “Washday”
Bev Johnson received a plaque
donated by Bob & Sheila Pollock, $100.00 worth of framing at Whytes Framing in Comox and
the right of first refusal to be Guest Artist at the 2009 Fall Fair. Last
year’s winner, Saskia King will be guest artist at this year’s Fall Fair which
runs August 23 & 24 in Courtenay. The runner up winners all received
medallions.
Also drawn during the Members’
Show were two names from the draw box - a member and a nonmember who each
received 20% off any artwork purchase until the end of 2008. The member winner
was Lew Reiderer, and the non member winner was Landra Robinson.
Thank You to our Businesses offering 10% off to
Gallery Members:
Remember to show your membership card prior to
purchases.
Affordable Framing,
Courtenay * Vicki Lapp, Courtenay
P J’s Arts and
Crafts, Courtenay * Whytes Framing, Comox
Thanks, also,
to all those businesses who support the Gallery by putting up our posters.
Comox Library
is now in their new location. The Library is sporting Pearl Ellis Gallery
information on their flat screen display similar to the Air Port, so be sure to
watch for that when you visit. It can be found in the reading lounge near
the fire place.
The library also is allowing
us to organize art displays for their walls. The first featured artist in the
Comox Library will be JUDI PEDDER until October 31st.
Pearl Ellis Gallery welcomes
our latest Corporate supporter:
QUALITY FOODS
in Comox who are now running the
Pearl Ellis Gallery schedule on their Reader Board and ad tents on their tables
inside the store. Thanks!
Note* We are on track for a
record number of visitors this year.... we welcomed our 3,000th visitor during the Members
Show in June, and to date (Aug. 17) we have had over 4,200 visitors through our
doors. 600 + visitors came through during the Photography Show in conjunction
with Photo Fest.
SATELLITE GALLERY at the Comox Community Rec
Centre on Noel Avenue:
Since January 2008 we have had
access to the 4 x 7 foot display cabinets located in the Hallway at the Comox
Rec Center. One cabinet contains information about the Gallery, while the
others are rotating showcases with Gallery Members work on display. The displays
are changed every two months. Remember, you can purchase any artwork displayed
at the Rec Center through the Pearl Ellis Gallery.
2009 COMOX VALLEY CALENDAR:
The calendar is now on sale
through the PEARL ELLIS GALLERY. You can purchase using Visa, or MasterCard,
and the tax is included in the price of $15.00. Every purchase is directly
supporting the Gallery, so if you normally buy them anyhow, consider buying them
at the Pearl. We also have a great selection of Hasty Notes and Art Cards.
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