SHOWING NEXT

MAR. 6th - APR. 1st

"PEARL ELLIS GALLERY MEMBERS' "

SHOW & SALE

 
   By The Pond by Peter Moore                                        Deliciously Caramel by Petra Herselman

         
                      Above Hairtrigger Lake by Brian Buckrell       Mary's Angel by Brenda Calhoun                     

On Tuesday, March 6th the Pearl Ellis Gallery will kick off it’s first Members’ show of the 2012 season by showcasing 60 local artists.   There will be a reception held Sunday, March 11^th, from 1-4pm to celebrate the opening and the return to Day light Savings Time.   It will be a great opportunity to meet the artists in the show and view the fabulous art. 

Visitors will find several donated works of art labeled, “fundraiser item” featured along with the members’ exhibit.  The proceeds from each of the fundraiser pieces will help raise the $1500.00 needed for the gallery’s high school bursary fund.  This year the gallery will award $750.00 to one student from Highland Secondary School in Comox, and another award of $750.00 to a second local high school student residing in the Comox Valley.  Each student will receives a bursary to aide in their post secondary pursuit of a visual arts related field. In addition to the sale of fundraiser pieces, 50% of all donations made to the gallery during the year go to the bursary fund.  For a bursary application form and further information go to the gallery website at www.pearlellisgallery.com .  Bursary applications may also be picked up at the gallery.

As usual visitors can expect to see quality pieces of work by both established and emerging local artists.  Many of these artists belong not only to the Pearl Ellis Gallery but groups such as the Federation of Canadian Artists, Brushworks and the Monday Bunch.  One can count on being able to see a great selection of art in various styles and media.  The Pearl Ellis Gallery is always a great place to visit and to shop for that unique new piece of art for one’s home, business or as a gift.  The gallery also carries a good selection of art cards suitable for all occasions.

The gallery has been solely run and operated by volunteers who believe in the importance of a public art gallery in Comox that provides a venue for our vast pool of local artists.  We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Town of Comox, the CVRD (areas A, B and C) our many members, donors and sponsoring businesses.

The Pearl Ellis is located at 1729 Comox Avenue in downtown Comox.  We are wheel chair accessible.  Admission is free and more information can be obtained by visiting our web site at  www.pearlellisgallery.com or phoning the gallery at 250-339-2822 during opening hours, which are Tuesday to Saturday from 10 am – 4 pm and Sundays from 1 – 4 pm.  New members are always welcome and membership fees are only $20.00 a year.  A large number of our members are not artists themselves but rather are enthusiastic supporters of art.  With a membership all purchases of art at the opening reception are reduced by 10 %.  Come out and enjoy the show!!!

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