Look up! The Banners are Coming!
Although we are sad to see the ski season begin its annual decline for yet another year, we are pleased to announce the artists chosen for the Eighth Annual Banner Launch! Taking place on Thursday, April 19th at 7pm in the The Arts Station, the big reveal certainly doesn’t strain the eye! This year, 100+ artists entered well over 100 different pieces making it very difficult for our keen team of adjudicators to narrow it down to just 35. But it has been done!
From painting, quilting, photography, pottery and glass, the artists and their mediums know no bounds. The Banner Project highlights the diversity in all of our artists. The variety and depth of the artists deserve to be celebrated and the Banner Project accomplishes just that making its eighth year one of its most successful yet.
The completed banners will be displayed at The Arts Station on Thursday, April 19th at 7pm before being hung along Victoria Avenue in downtown Fernie. During this time, the choice to sponsor a banner will be yours for just $100. After being on display for one year on Victoria Avenue then another year lining the highway, the banner is yours! Although, this project is possible thanks to the City of Fernie and the District Arts Council who underpin the project, sponsorship from the community make the project sustainable.
Spectators and interested sponsors alike are welcome to view all of the banners during the Launch but, if something strikes your fancy and you are interested in a banner, you need to act quickly. Banners are a hot commodity and are fantastic attributes to any yard or garden.
After much deliberation, here are the chosen artists that made the cut for 2012!
Artist Name Work Title
Aitken Anderson, Anne Calming Conifers
Ciupa, Pamm Sunny Soujourn
Clark, Alicia Autumn Daydream
DeBoon, Marla Fernie Flyer
Dunnet, Morgan Courthouse
Fear, Lilah Pumpkin Patch
George, Sylvia In Bloom
Grey, Jean Snow Bums
Hall, Anne Summer Camping
Hide, Jamie Cokato Sunrise
Higgins, Tara Farthingale
Hockley, Patti Maple Leaf
James, Judy Solitude
Kolesar, Slavka Fig Tree
Lemire, Marie Claude Born of the Sun
Lennox, Catheryn On the Road
Markle, Patrick Ripples
McAllister, Helen Rays and Spokes
Menduk, Mary Rolling Stones
Merritt, Camilla Dem Bones
Miller, Donna And Into the Woods We Go
Nelson, Laura Life in the Kootenays
Nelson, Terry Tickled Pink
Pike, Sarah Red Osier
Platt, Clyde Evening Light
Richards, Neve Give a Hand
Robinson- Shaw, Wes A Closeup Snowman
Rogers, Stephanie Snow Surfer
Schenk, Brina Give and Take
Sikkes, Clint Morninig Mist
Stead, Kathy Moonlit Path
Uphill, Carrie The Brave Girl
Webster, Ilona Japanese Maple
White, Keya Eat, Sleep, Ski
Welsh, Marcie Oh Fernie!
For more information contact Courtney Baker at 423-4842 or Donna Miller at 423-6792.
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