What's Up in Wells

Mahogany Hall
2020-09-27 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Vancouver) | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
Join us for Mahagony Hall – the jazz music collaboration of pianist Patrick Courtin and vocalist Simon Paterson.

Northern Exposure 2020
2020-10-22 - 2020-10-26 | BC
NORTHERN EXPOSURE 2020
October 22 – 25, 2020
Virtual and in Wells and Barkerville, BC
The Northern Exposure Conference draws together the music and arts industry from rural and urban British Columbia to share ideas and knowledge on the sector, access professional development, and foster growth and support networks. The conference includes a showcase of emerging and professional BC musicians to ensure more exposure, promotion and support for BC talent.
Northern Exposure recognizes the unique opportunities and challenges faced by those who create, produce or present music in rural settings and the conference aims to explore and address those opportunities and challenges. In rural BC distances are vast and those working in the music sector often face isolation and a lack of resources. Meeting face-to-face is a vital way to overcome this and build strength in the industry and more opportunities for working artists.
Northern Exposure’s dynamic and intimate model of information sharing creates a solid foundation for the development of a strong network amongst the arts professionals in attendance. Roundtable discussions, B2Bs, collaborative panels and open floor discussions allow for attendees to be heard and for solutions to be discovered with input from many sources.
More info and how to register coming soon….
Topic areas for this year’s conference:
Sustainability and Systems Change will be the overarching theme of Northern Exposure in 2020.
Marketing and Digital Strategies

Island Mountain Arts Online Art Auction
2020-11-10 - 2020-11-23 | BC
Our friends at 4th Meridian Auctions are helping us host our last big fundraiser of 2020!

LINK to bid: https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/mhnradac7w

It’s been a strange year to say the least, but we hope that you’d like to end it by getting something brilliant for your walls and supporting Island Mountain Arts!

A huge thanks to the many donors and artists that make fundraisers like this possible! Artists from top left, clockwise: David Mikkleson, Kim Ondaatje, Esther Colton, Peter Corbett, Bill Featherston, Al Colton, Philip Pearlstein, Kristin Krimmel, Mo Hamilton, Edward Clark Porter, Pnina Granirer

Wells-Barkerville Culture and Recreation Centre Public Presentation
2020-11-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
Hosted by the Wells Community Facility Committee of the District of Wells.
A public presentation and discussion of the business plan created for the Wells-Barkerville Culture and Recreation Centre (formerly known as the Wells-Barkerville Community School). The committee will present the draft business plan and committee work to date, followed by feedback from the community.
Call 250-994-3330 or email clerk@wells.ca to register.
Attendance options available in-person (at the Sunset Theatre) and online (via Zoom). Please indicate if you will attend in person how many will be in your group, or provide your email address to receive the Zoom link.
A copy of the draft business plan can be requested in advance from the District of Wells office.

Movie: Waiting for Guffman
2020-11-20 20:00 - 22:00 | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
Join us at the Sunset this Friday, November 20th for this hilarious film by the incomparable Christopher Guest.
Tickets: $10
Showtime: 8PM

When the town of Blaine, Mo., approaches its sesquicentennial, there’s only one way to celebrate: with a musical revue called “Red, White and Blaine.”

Hoping the show will be his ticket back to Broadway, impresario Corky St. Clair (Christopher Guest) rounds up a cast of enthusiastic but untalented locals (Eugene Levy, Fred Willard, Catherine O’Hara) to perform his masterwork. But, when Corky reveals that theater agent Mort Guffman will attend the opening, things really kick into high gear.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/waiting_for_guffman

Here are our Covid19 Protocols:

If you are unwell stay home – even if those symptoms are not Covid 19 related
Every area of the theatre is cleaned regularly using CDC Covid 19 cleaning protocols
Seating capacity is limited to @ 20 to 28 patrons depending on Pod sizes
Staff & Patrons wear masks in every area of the Theatre
We provide masks at the sign in table if you don’t have your own
1 person per party must sign in w/ contact information. Max. pod size is 6 people
You may only sit with people in your household or workplace bubble
Maintain a 6ft/2m distance between your pod and other patrons
Hand sanitizer @ sign in desk, entry way of theatre & for sale @ concession
Concession area has 3 socially distanced waiting areas
Debit/Credit Square payment preferred – cash accepted.

Wells Works Exhibition
2020-12-10 - 2021-01-25 | Island Mountain Arts, 2323 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
Wells Works 2020!
Submission link here -> https://forms.gle/Gv47xrFyW8SSJ4527
We thank you for your patience with this year’s call out for Wells Works! We want to celebrate the work you are doing by showing it in the Gallery for all to see!
We propose that this consignment exhibition would run from December 10th to January 24th. The gallery is open Thursday – Sunday, with a holiday closure from December 24th, 2020 to January 1st 2021).
More information in the google form, or give the office a call at 250 994 3466!

Exhibit: Lineage
2021-06-30 - 2021-08-23 | Island Mountain Arts, 2323 Pooley St., Wells, BC, V0k2R0, Canada
As an artist, my upbringing, heritage and family history have long served as inspirations for my work. Over the years, these founding motivations have compounded, evolved, mutated and combined to form new pathways, leading to new ideas. “Lineage,” not only traces my family history and how it has come to affect my work, but it also pinpoints the origins of thoughts and motifs that have recurred in my work since childhood. It charts the development of an artist, the creative process and the transformation of ideas from the first seeds of curiosity to tangible works of art. – Haley Bassett
The show comprises 50-plus works, spanning several mediums including oil paintings, charcoal, watercolor, ceramics, natural materials, photographs and ink drawings. It includes works from Bassett’s early childhood, as well as found objects, references, books, personal belongings, studies and notebooks.
The composition of these varied objects in the space provide a peek behind the curtain, as it were, to the process of creativity and inspiration, highlighting the unstructured and unsuspecting ways that ideas form and build off of each other. Lineage runs counter to the narrative that artists exist in vacuums of lone genius, and that their work resides only in a product of a painting. It provides an open and candid access point to the beauty of process, not only as it relates to ancestry, but in the way we develop, hold to and understand our narratives of personal truth.
Island Mountain Arts is incredibly grateful to be hosting Lineage through our Summer season, beginning June 30th with a gallery opening from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM. The gallery will be open Wednesday through Sunday until August 22nd. Indoor capacities will be in accordance with the guidelines from the PHO.

Art + The Forest Workshop: Weaving a Willow Platter
2021-07-06 08:00 - 17:00 | BC
Wells is a willow wonderland! In this workshop learn one of the many ways that willow can be used by weaving a simple willow platter. Try your hand at weaving with a project suited to a beginners skill set. This platter uses many of the basic skills needed for further basketry work and is the perfect project for anyone interested in basketry or who just wants a use for all that willow.
Place: Wells-Barkerville School Field
Time: 1:30 – 4:30
Materials: A pillow that can be used outside (optional)
Suggested Payment: No cost to participants
Space will be limited. Please register to secure your spot. Click here to register
About Art + The Forest
Come join us for our forest workshop series every Saturday starting July 3rd and ending August 21. This workshop series will focus on exploring how people can engage with and harvest from the forest in an ethical and sustainable manner. Topics will range from plant id, to making medicinals, to willow basketry. We encourage any and all to join us with one caveat being that anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn share and discover some of the ways that we can engage with the forest and the many ways it can help to support us and our communities.
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Ages: All with 12 and under accompanied

Kids' Nature Camp: A Place To Call Home
2021-07-06 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-08 09:00 - 14:30 | BC
This program is a recognition of the immense benefits of being outside, playing, creativity, and a healthy dose of curiosity. We aim to help children explore in a supportive and safe environment to build confidence of their own capability. Throughout the summer we will focus on play and free exploration as a tool to learn, grow curiousity, and develop a sense of wonder for the amazing world that is around us.
Ages 6-13 with flexibility
Times: Tuesday 9:00-12:00 pm and Thursday 9:00-2:30 pm
Dates: July 6th-August 26th Tuesdays and Thursdays
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Cost: No cost to participants *
* This is the first year that we have offered a program like this and we are excited about the opportunities it presents for future programming. We are offering the nature camp at no cost for participants because we recognize the learning and growth that comes in the first year. To allow this program to continue into the future we do plan on having a cost associated in future years to keep it sustainable. Thank you for joining us on our foray into the woods we welcome any feedback or comments you may have to help us to continue to grow and learn.
Click here if you are ready to register or call us at 250-994-3466.
COVID 19 POLICY
This program will run in accordance with the directives provided by the BC Provincial Health Office to ensure the safety of any children and staff involved and the broader community. Please read over our Health and Safety Site Plan before registering your child to ensure that you are comfortable with the measures we have in place and to give us time to respond to concerns. We will continue to review and update this document as the summer progresses and new information becomes available.
IMA COVID Health & Safety Site Plan: Focus Youth Programs
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Elyssia Sasaki (elyssia@imarts.com).
WEEKLY THEMES & GUEST ARTISTS
Each week will introduce a new theme which will serve as a jumping off point for our explorations. While we intend to follow these themes we also recognize that there are unforseen circumstances and so all of these themes have a built in flexibility to allow for discovery wherever that takes us. The themes will help to guide our play for each week and in a gentle way allow us to think about new concepts while having fun.
Artists will be announced soon! If you are interested in being one of our guest artists please contact Annie at annie@imarts.com. We would love to hear from you!
July 6 & 8 – A Place To Call Home
This week we will explore habitats and what makes a place home. Our play for this week will focus on building a habitat for ourselves within the forest and finding out who our neighbours are. This weeks art will explore the concept of home and the many ways that a home and habitat are created.
July 13 & 15 – Signs of Life
What clues do different life forms leave behind? This theme examines the trails that are left behind and how we can learn to read these clues and trails like a book to learn who was there. This theme will challenge us to understand different lived experience while making us think about the imprints we leave behind.
July 20 & 22 – Navigating the woods
How do we find our way when we are lost? To begin to answer this question we will build our awareness of the spaces around us. Through games and activities we will cultivate an understanding of the places around us build our capacity for understanding our landscape.
July 27 & 29 – Leafy friends
Did you know that you could make a shirt out of nettles? That willow can help you deal with pain and that you can eat dandelions whole? While we wont necessarily do all these things this week we will explore the amazing world of plants.
Aug 3 & 5 – Creating with the forest
This week’s theme is about discovering the exciting process of decay and renewal. What happens to the trees that fall on the ground? What happens to an apple if you bury it in the ground? We will try to answer some of these questions in this week but also look at how decay provides space for creativity and renewal in the forest. We will play games and test our creativity in finding ways to design and make with the forest.
Aug 10 & 12 Forest Languages
When you walk through the forest can you hear the trees talking? The answer is likely no and that is because trees don’t communicate in the same way we do but that doesn’t mean that they don’t talk with one another. This theme will explore communication in the forest. We will try to decode bird language, marvel at the wonderous world of mycelium and play with these concepts.
Aug 17 & 19 – The Five Senses
This week will focus on training our senses so we can be alert and more aware of what is happening. Our training will include sensory walks and games to get a better understanding of our own senses and the ones we may not use very often. To help us understand the senses and their importance in the forest we will look at how different animals use their senses and how it is important for survival but also to thrive within any environment.
Aug 24 & 26 – Finding Community
As our last week we will identify what it means to be part of a community and the importance of giving back. We will celebrate the community that we have created and think about ways that we can continue to make community in our lives.
WHAT TO BRING
We will be outside rain or shine. The key to having a good time in any weather is preparation. We request that every child come prepared for the day ahead. This list is a guide to what one might bring depending on the conditions outside. If there is anything on here that you do not have please contact us and we will do our best to arrange something. We want to ensure that your child/ren’s experience is positive even on those wet cold days.
Clothing
On Days Without Rain

A long sleeve shirt (it will be buggy)
Long pants
A sweater (if it is looking to be a bit chilly)
A raincoat
Shoes that are comfortable and will handle clambering over sticks
A hat

On Days With Rain

A raincoat and rain pants
Rainboots
A fleece or wool sweater

Other Gear

A backpack
Water bottle (please fill it before you arrive)
Sunscreen
An extra pair of clothes can be a good idea especially for younger children
Snacks

We will have bug nets to go over hats as well as extra water
SAFETY
Ensuring the safety of all participants is very important to us. Both facilitators have First Aid training and will carry a first aid kit at all times. We will also ensure that facilitators are provided with a radio for fast communication as wells as bear spray.
Due to COVID-19 we recognize that safety has taken on different dimensions please see our 2021 06 19 IMA COVID Health & Safety Site Plan for more information on how we are taking this into consideration.
REGISTER
If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration please contact us at info@imarts.com or call our phone number.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Morsels Moveable Feast Pop-Up
2021-07-10 12:00 - 15:00 | Morsels Moveable Feast, In the Good Eats Building, Pooley Street, Wells, V0K2R0
Morsel Pop-Up Studio is located in Historic Wells, BC. The studio hosts mini- markets throughout the season

Art + The Forest Workshop: Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk
2021-07-10 13:30 - 15:30 | BC
Would you like to know more about the plants in our local area? Join me on a walk through the woods and learn about the edible and medicinal plants that are found in our area. We will cover both the many plants that are available for use around us and the ways that we can ethically harvest and ensure sustainability. To end we will also harvest and prepare different plants for drying which can then be used in our Infusing Oils and Vinegars workshop or however you would like.
Place: Wells-Barkerville School field
Materials: Scissors
Suggested Payment: No cost to participants
Drop-ins welcome! Click here to register
About Art + The Forest
Come join us for our forest workshop series every Saturday starting July 3rd and ending August 21. This workshop series will focus on exploring how people can engage with and harvest from the forest in an ethical and sustainable manner. Topics will range from plant id, to making medicinals, to willow basketry. We encourage any and all to join us with one caveat being that anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn share and discover some of the ways that we can engage with the forest and the many ways it can help to support us and our communities.
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Ages: All with 12 and under accompanied

Scott Cook & the Second Chances with Ali McCormick
2021-07-12 20:00 - 22:00 | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
The Sunset Theatre is thrilled to be hosting Scott Cook and the Second Chances along with our very own Ali McCormick!

Showtime: 8PM • Doors @ 7:30PM
Tickets: $20/each
Reservations: sunsettheatre@gmail.com or call 250.994.3400

This will be our first live concert since September 2020!
Make your reservations today as we have a limited capacity of 50 people.
To ensure your seat(s) send an e-transfer for $20 per ticket to sunsettheatre@gmail.com with the Subject line: Scott Cook Tickets
Join us for what is sure to be a wonderful evening of live music, but also bittersweet as we bid bon voyage to our dear friend, Ali.

Please note masks are recommended for Public Indoor Venues, and we ask that patrons wear a mask when not seated in the theatre.

Alberta’s Scott Cook (www.scottcook.net) has been living out of a van or a backpack for a dozen years now, touring almost incessantly across Canada, the US, Europe, Asia, Australia and elsewhere, and distilling his experiences into straight-talking, keenly observant verse. His fourth independent release, One More Time Around, was nominated for a Canadian Folk Music Award, and its opening track “Pass It Along” won the Folk and Acoustic category in the 2013 UK Songwriting Contest, with UK magazine Maverick Country naming him “one of Canada’s most inspiring and imaginative storytellers”. His sixth studio album Further Down the Line won him his second CFMA nomination (English Songwriter of the Year), and comes packaged in a 132-page book containing a look back, in words and pictures, on a decade of full-time travel. He’s currently touring in support of his seventh collection, Tangle of Souls, which comes in a hardcover book of road stories and ruminations, both personal and political. Cook is one of the hardest-working DIY troubadours on the road today, averaging around 150 shows including a dozen festivals every year since 2007. All the hard miles notwithstanding, he still believes that songs can change your life, and your life can change the world.
“As good a modern folkie as we have these days. A voice perfect for the genre. An understanding beyond the norm.” –No Depression
“He sings his heart and soul, and in doing so lets light flood into your own… Truly one of Woody Guthrie’s children.” –RnR Magazine

Check out Scott’s Website:
https://scottcook.net

Kids' Nature Camp: Signs of Life
2021-07-13 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-15 09:00 - 14:30 | BC

Art + The Forest Workshop: Harvesting and Preparing a Wells Tea
2021-07-17 13:30 - 15:30 | BC
Come learn how to transform fireweed into a delicious and delicate summer tea. Fireweed is plentiful and easily identified which makes it a perfect candidate for tea making. While simply drying the leaves makes a perfectly adequate tea we will show you how to oxidize the leaves to make a tea with a slightly fruity flavour that makes it an alternative to black tea.
Place: Wells-Barkerville School field
Materials: Scissors, Glass jar or container if you have one
Suggested Payment: No cost to participants
Drop ins welcome! Please bring a glass jar or container though as we may not have one for drop ins. Click here to register
About Art + The Forest
Come join us for our forest workshop series every Saturday starting July 3rd and ending August 21. This workshop series will focus on exploring how people can engage with and harvest from the forest in an ethical and sustainable manner. Topics will range from plant id, to making medicinals, to willow basketry. We encourage any and all to join us with one caveat being that anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn share and discover some of the ways that we can engage with the forest and the many ways it can help to support us and our communities.
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Ages: All with 12 and under accompanied

Film Screening: The Father
2021-07-19 20:00 - 21:30 | Sunset Theatre, 2357 Pooley St., Wells, BC, v0k2r0, Canada
Join us this Friday for this moving multi-award-winning film, The Father.

Synopsis:
Anthony (Academy Award Winner, Anthony Hopkins) is 80, mischievous, living defiantly alone and rejecting the carers that his daughter, Anne (Academy Award and Golden Globe Winner, Olivia Colman), encouragingly introduces. Yet help is also becoming a necessity for Anne; she can’t make daily visits anymore and Anthony’s grip on reality is unraveling.
As we experience the ebb and flow of his memory, how much of his own identity and past can Anthony cling to? How does Anne cope as she grieves the loss of her father, while he still lives and breathes before her?
THE FATHER warmly embraces real life, through loving reflection upon the vibrant human condition; heart-breaking and uncompromisingly poignant — a movie that nestles in the truth of our own lives.

Please note our Covid19 Protocols:

As of July 1, 2021 BC moved into Step 3 of a 4 step re-opening plan. The Sunset can now present live performances and film screenings with a limited seating capacity of 50 patrons.

The following WorkSafe BC directed Covid19 protocols will be in place in Step 3:

Masks are still recommended for Indoor Public Venues
We provide masks at the sign in table if you don’t have your own
If you are unwell stay home – even if those symptoms are not Covid 19 related
Every area of the theatre is cleaned regularly using CDC Covid 19 cleaning protocols
Seating capacity is limited to 50 patrons
1 person per party must sign in w/ contact information
Maintain a 6ft/2m distance between your pod and other patrons
Hand sanitizer @ sign in desk, entry way of theatre & for sale @ concession
Concession area has 2 socially distanced waiting areas
Debit/Credit Square payment preferred – cash accepted.

Kids' Nature Camp: Navigating the Woods
2021-07-20 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-22 09:00 - 14:30 | BC

Art + The Forest Workshop: Infusing and Oils and Vinegars
2021-07-24 13:30 - 15:30 | BC
Getting started making medicinals can seem complicated and intimidating at first. This workshop will show how you can begin with two simple infusions using oil and vinegar. By letting the infusions sit you will be able to extract medicine from different plants. By learning these two infusions you can begin experimenting on your own and finding ways to incorporate one of the many benefits of plants into your life.
Place: Wells Barkerville School field
Suggested Payment: $5.00
Space will be limited. Please register to secure your spot. Click here to register
About Art + The Forest
Come join us for our forest workshop series every Saturday starting July 3rd and ending August 21. This workshop series will focus on exploring how people can engage with and harvest from the forest in an ethical and sustainable manner. Topics will range from plant id, to making medicinals, to willow basketry. We encourage any and all to join us with one caveat being that anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn share and discover some of the ways that we can engage with the forest and the many ways it can help to support us and our communities.
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Ages: All with 12 and under accompanied

Kids' Nature Camp: Leafy Friends
2021-07-27 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-07-29 09:00 - 14:30 | BC

Kids' Nature Camp: Creating with the Forest
2021-08-03 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-05 09:00 - 14:30 | BC

Art + the Forest Workshop: Whipping up a Forest Salad Dressing
2021-08-07 13:30 - 15:00 | BC
Take your infused vinegar to the next level by making it into a delicious foraged salad dressing. Infused vinegars add a new flavour to your cooking and offer endless opportunities for experimentation. After making a vinaigrette we will forage some more materials for our salad and test out our creation. By using your vinegar in a salad see one of the many ways that infused vinegars can be incorporated into a meal.
Place: Wells Barkerville School field
Materials: Bring your infused vinegar if you made one otherwise materials will be provided
Suggested Payment: $5.00
Space will be limited. Please register to secure your spot. Click here to register

About Art + The Forest
Come join us for our forest workshop series every Saturday starting July 3rd and ending August 21. This workshop series will focus on exploring how people can engage with and harvest from the forest in an ethical and sustainable manner. Topics will range from plant id, to making medicinals, to willow basketry. We encourage any and all to join us with one caveat being that anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn share and discover some of the ways that we can engage with the forest and the many ways it can help to support us and our communities.
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Ages: All with 12 and under accompanied

Kids' Nature Camp: Forest Languages
2021-08-10 09:00 - 12:00, 2021-08-12 09:00 - 14:30 | BC
This program is a recognition of the immense benefits of being outside, playing, creativity, and a healthy dose of curiosity. We aim to help children explore in a supportive and safe environment to build confidence of their own capability. Throughout the summer we will focus on play and free exploration as a tool to learn, grow curiousity, and develop a sense of wonder for the amazing world that is around us.
Ages 6-13 with flexibility
Times: Tuesday 9:00-12:00 pm and Thursday 9:00-2:30 pm
Dates: July 6th-August 26th Tuesdays and Thursdays
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Cost: No cost to participants *
* This is the first year that we have offered a program like this and we are excited about the opportunities it presents for future programming. We are offering the nature camp at no cost for participants because we recognize the learning and growth that comes in the first year. To allow this program to continue into the future we do plan on having a cost associated in future years to keep it sustainable. Thank you for joining us on our foray into the woods we welcome any feedback or comments you may have to help us to continue to grow and learn.
Click here if you are ready to register or call us at 250-994-3466.
COVID 19 POLICY
This program will run in accordance with the directives provided by the BC Provincial Health Office to ensure the safety of any children and staff involved and the broader community. Please read over our Health and Safety Site Plan before registering your child to ensure that you are comfortable with the measures we have in place and to give us time to respond to concerns. We will continue to review and update this document as the summer progresses and new information becomes available.
IMA COVID Health & Safety Site Plan: Focus Youth Programs
If you have any questions or concerns please contact Elyssia Sasaki (elyssia@imarts.com).
WEEKLY THEMES & GUEST ARTISTS
Each week will introduce a new theme which will serve as a jumping off point for our explorations. While we intend to follow these themes we also recognize that there are unforseen circumstances and so all of these themes have a built in flexibility to allow for discovery wherever that takes us. The themes will help to guide our play for each week and in a gentle way allow us to think about new concepts while having fun.
Artists will be announced soon! If you are interested in being one of our guest artists please contact Annie at annie@imarts.com. We would love to hear from you!
July 6 & 8 – A Place To Call Home
This week we will explore habitats and what makes a place home. Our play for this week will focus on building a habitat for ourselves within the forest and finding out who our neighbours are. This weeks art will explore the concept of home and the many ways that a home and habitat are created.
July 13 & 15 – Signs of Life
What clues do different life forms leave behind? This theme examines the trails that are left behind and how we can learn to read these clues and trails like a book to learn who was there. This theme will challenge us to understand different lived experience while making us think about the imprints we leave behind.
July 20 & 22 – Navigating the woods
How do we find our way when we are lost? To begin to answer this question we will build our awareness of the spaces around us. Through games and activities we will cultivate an understanding of the places around us build our capacity for understanding our landscape.
July 27 & 29 – Leafy friends
Did you know that you could make a shirt out of nettles? That willow can help you deal with pain and that you can eat dandelions whole? While we wont necessarily do all these things this week we will explore the amazing world of plants.
Aug 3 & 5 – Creating with the forest
This week’s theme is about discovering the exciting process of decay and renewal. What happens to the trees that fall on the ground? What happens to an apple if you bury it in the ground? We will try to answer some of these questions in this week but also look at how decay provides space for creativity and renewal in the forest. We will play games and test our creativity in finding ways to design and make with the forest.
Aug 10 & 12 Forest Languages
When you walk through the forest can you hear the trees talking? The answer is likely no and that is because trees don’t communicate in the same way we do but that doesn’t mean that they don’t talk with one another. This theme will explore communication in the forest. We will try to decode bird language, marvel at the wonderous world of mycelium and play with these concepts.
Aug 17 & 19 – The Five Senses
This week will focus on training our senses so we can be alert and more aware of what is happening. Our training will include sensory walks and games to get a better understanding of our own senses and the ones we may not use very often. To help us understand the senses and their importance in the forest we will look at how different animals use their senses and how it is important for survival but also to thrive within any environment.
Aug 24 & 26 – Finding Community
As our last week we will identify what it means to be part of a community and the importance of giving back. We will celebrate the community that we have created and think about ways that we can continue to make community in our lives.
WHAT TO BRING
We will be outside rain or shine. The key to having a good time in any weather is preparation. We request that every child come prepared for the day ahead. This list is a guide to what one might bring depending on the conditions outside. If there is anything on here that you do not have please contact us and we will do our best to arrange something. We want to ensure that your child/ren’s experience is positive even on those wet cold days.
Clothing
On Days Without Rain

A long sleeve shirt (it will be buggy)
Long pants
A sweater (if it is looking to be a bit chilly)
A raincoat
Shoes that are comfortable and will handle clambering over sticks
A hat

On Days With Rain

A raincoat and rain pants
Rainboots
A fleece or wool sweater

Other Gear

A backpack
Water bottle (please fill it before you arrive)
Sunscreen
An extra pair of clothes can be a good idea especially for younger children
Snacks

We will have bug nets to go over hats as well as extra water
SAFETY
Ensuring the safety of all participants is very important to us. Both facilitators have First Aid training and will carry a first aid kit at all times. We will also ensure that facilitators are provided with a radio for fast communication as wells as bear spray.
Due to COVID-19 we recognize that safety has taken on different dimensions please see our 2021 06 19 IMA COVID Health & Safety Site Plan for more information on how we are taking this into consideration.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding registration please contact us at info@imarts.com or call our phone number.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Art + The Forest Workshop: Introduction to Jam Making
2021-08-14 13:30 - 16:30 | BC
Want to make that huckleberry harvest last all year? Food preservation is a long and diverse tradition that varies through cultures and time. Making jam is one way to store food and is also delicious. For those of you who have always wanted to try making your own jam join us for this introductory course and build the skills and confidence to do this yourself. Once you have the process down the sky is the limit. Learn the process and take home a jar of jam
Place: Wells Barkerville School field
Materials: Berry bucket or anything that you can use to collect berries
Suggested Payment: $5.00
Space will be limited. Please register to secure your spot. Click here to register
About Art + The Forest
Come join us for our forest workshop series every Saturday starting July 3rd and ending August 21. This workshop series will focus on exploring how people can engage with and harvest from the forest in an ethical and sustainable manner. Topics will range from plant id, to making medicinals, to willow basketry. We encourage any and all to join us with one caveat being that anyone under the age of 12 must be accompanied by an adult. Learn share and discover some of the ways that we can engage with the forest and the many ways it can help to support us and our communities.
Program Facilitators: Devon Macdonald and Annie Rutherford
Ages: All with 12 and under accompanied

VIRTUAL Island Mountain Harp and Cello School
2021-08-16 - 2021-08-21 | BC
Now in its 35th year, the Island Mountain Harp and Cello school brings World-class instructors together with students of all abilities for 5 days. Days are comprised of morning lessons, afternoon special interest sessions and evening performances, with time for coffee and catch-up throughout! We hope you’ll join us!

MORNING INSTRUCTION | NOVICE / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED HARP; CELLO (ALL LEVELS)

Maximum class size of 12.
NOVICE HARP WITH SHOSHANNA GODBER
Practice Strategies – making the most out of your practice time is a skill that needs to be learned alongside any instrument. Shoshanna will share her favourite strategies for learning and getting ready to perform your pieces.
Technique – we’ll work on developing a relaxed technique in order play pain-free and with the best tone possible.
Creativity – with the right tools improvisation turns from being scary to opening up a whole new way to fall in love with the harp. Shoshanna will share her improvisation toolbox to help you make your own music no matter your reading or playing level.

“The novice class will consist of three main topics. Every day we will spend time warming up and working on developing proper technique. I will go over fundamentals such as how to sit at the harp to avoid injury, developing a relaxed hand position, best placement of fingers on the strings and proper follow through into the palm. After the warm-up/technique time we will work on learning repertoire. The amount of pieces will be determined by the participants’ playing level. Through these pieces we will work on practice strategies such as analyzing the piece for patterns, placing all fingers in a bracket, dividing the piece into easily learned chunks (even if that is only one bar at a time) and how to coordinate playing hands together. Towards the end of the week we will switch from practicing to learn a piece to strategies to prepare to perform a piece. I will provide recordings of the pieces to aid students in learning the pieces regardless of their note reading ability. Lastly, I will introduce improvisation strategies to help students develop the ability to work creatively on the harp. Strategies will include descending bass lines, pentatonic tuning and a simple repeated chord progression. I will provide students with backing tracks so that they can continue to work on these strategies on their own.” – Shoshanna Godber

INTERMEDIATE HARP WITH SHARLENE WALLACE
Inspiration. Fluidity. Repertoire. Technique. Beauty. Fun.
The Intermediate level harp class will encompass how to play and what to play as well as how to practice! The class will learn new tunes, left-hand accompaniments, exercises and arranging ideas while incorporating relaxation, technical ease, pattern recognition, beauty tone, expressive playing, improvisation and… other virtually mountainous inspirations!

ADVANCE HARP WITH TRISTAN LE GOVIC
In 1971, the Breton harper Alan Stivell released history most famous album “Renaissance of the Celtic Harp”. This album had a fantastic echo within the Celtic world and for the development of the Celtic harp.
Celebrating this 50th anniversary, Tristan will teach some of the tunes of this ground-breaking album in this workshop and talk a bit about the harp in Brittany that led to the album. This will be a great opportunity to understand the variety of styles from the Celtic countries, from Brittany, Ireland, Scotland, Wales or Manx.

CELLO WITH MORAG NORTHEY

“I look forward to working with every beautiful cellist that walks through my online and my studio door!” <3 Morag

This workshop will be tailored to the participant’s level of achievement. Beginners to experienced are welcome.
Each session will begin with warm-ups to unlock and balance the body, free vibrations, and provide ease, accuracy and direction. Cellists will dive into technique, studies and pieces.
Morag offers a very rewarding and memorable approach to furthering your love of the cello.
A teacher for 40 years, Northey adheres to the technical demands of classical music while inspiring cellist of all ages and stages from rudimentary skills to successful entrance in the profession. She has trained in the Suzuki and Kodály methods, taught at the Calgary Suzuki Talent Education Society, consistently leads group and ensemble classes for early childhood, teen and adult levels, and creates and runs a series of unique, multi-age, multi-level, all-encompassing intensive string summer cello camps from her home and with the Island Mountain Arts!
Afternoon Special Interest Class
Every afternoon, we’ll gather together for a special interest class, led by one of our brilliant instructors (and some very special guests! ) Dates TBD!
ARRANGING WITH SHOSHANNA GODBER
Have you ever given up learning a song because you couldn’t find an appropriate arrangement? In this workshop, Shoshanna will give you the tools to make sure that never has to happen to you again regardless of your playing ability! She’ll share music theory essentials which makes creating your own arrangements easier to tackle, ideas for left accompaniment, and how to develop introductions and outros.
THE HARMONIC SERIES AS THE MASTER TEACHER WITH MORAG NORTHEY
Explore one of the great universal laws in a Masterclass with Morag Northey. Connect, recharge and refocus while discovering ways to advance your playing through harmonics, energy flow and sound waves.
MISTRESSCLASS WITH SHARLENE WALLACE
Limited participants / unlimited auditors!
Play one of your pieces or compositions or an exercise for Sharlene and receive encouraging and helpful thoughts… or just bring a question!

“The idea of a mistressclass (masterclass) is for a student to play a piece a scale or even to present a question… and I respond. Like in a private lesson. Everyone else is an auditor to listen to the suggestions in a relaxed way because they are not on the hot seat!”

This format is a way to have an opportunity to get feedback (from Sharlene) about pieces or exercises or compositions that you are working on… for musical ideas, or ways to make something easier, or just to check in to see if what you are doing is working… or whatever you want to ask Shar about!!!
Evening Concerts
MORAG NORTHEY
As part of IMA’s Virtual Harp & Cello School, Morag with Pianist Mary Buckley, will perform an evening of works from David Popper’s ‘Im Walde’ Suite’ Op. 50. The suite reflects what it means to enter, encounter, revere and return home from the forest. She will play the ‘Adagio with Variations’ by Ottorino Respighi and will present her ‘Homage for Mother Earth.’
SHOSHANNA GODBER
SHARLENE WALLACE
TRISTAN LE GOVIC

Kids' Nature Camp: The Five Senses
2021-08-17 09:00 - 12:00 | BC
