Welcome to the new Boucherat Gallery
Thanks for visiting... See below for what's currently going on in the gallery. and to the left for what's coming up.
In the near future,We look forward to hosting a wide range of events, classes and multimedia screenings @ 16 1/2.
Keep returning here to find out what's coming up, in both venues.
If you're looking for something that we've done in the past, please look to the archives.
Boulevard Magazine: january-March: Creative Minds? Jan. 1, 2010 - Mar. 31, 2010 An article featuring the Studio and the Boucherat by our good friend Anna Kemp. http://www.victoriaboulevard.com/ | Share on Facebook |
Artist trumpets local culture: Kirsten Wright's galleries, band collective showcase thriving Victoria-based community Nov. 5, 2009Kirsten Wright arrived in Victoria nearly seven years ago as many young travellers do -- with no apparent purpose in mind. Fresh out of high school, the Ottawa native boarded a bus with a friend, hoping for escape or adventure. She eventually found it in the Garden City, though her current career course is far from anything she ever expected. seefull article here: http://www.timescolonist.com/entertainment/Artist%20trumpets%20local%20culture/2182177/story.html | Share on Facebook |
Painting Classes with Noah Layne Oct. 13, 2009 - Dec. 15, 2009 Noah Layne will be using Studio 16 1/2 for painting and drawing classes this fall. To register, please contact him directly through his website, and be sure to check out his paintings while you are there, he's a star. www.noahlayne.com Artists:Noah Layne | Share on Facebook |
Galleries West: Lyle Schultz: Blue City Veins, Oct - Dec at the Grey Area Gallery, Chilliwack Oct. 2, 2009 - Dec. 4, 2009 We ran across this short blurb on Dr. Schultz in this month's Galleries West regarding his latest show "Blue City Veins" @ the Grey Area Gallery in Chilliwack. It's great to see talented local artists getting recognition outside of our small provincial capital... Also Showing with him at the Grey Area will be another local - Glenn Romasanta. Good luck guys! http://www.greyareagallery.com/online-art-gallery/artists-a-m/lyle-schultz.html Artists:Lyle Schultz | Share on Facebook |
Pump Up the Jam: Peter Thompson and James Kirkpatrick get in each others’ heads Sep. 26, 2009 Monday Magazine Sept. 24 - Oct. 1st Article By: Amanda Farrell It’s obvious that Peter Thompson and James Kirkpatrick feed off each other. Really, one need only look as far as the two London, Ontario artists’ new book, Brain Trust—an eclectic, quirky collection of pen-and-ink drawings and paintings—for evidence, but their collaborative creativity is corroborated by the e-mail interview we did. The duo, who have been creating work together since 2000, answered the questions while sitting in a laundromat (I guess they even wash their clothes together) and say there’s not really any set way that their co-produced pieces happen. “Sometimes we talk about what we want to use, like paint or just pen or something, but other than that we pretty much just let it happen,” says Kirkpatrick, who also raps under the Thesis moniker. (The two will also be doing a musical performance at their book launch Saturday.) “Sometimes a pen piece will turn into a colour thing.” Thompson adds, “Yeah, we don’t need to ‘talk’ about anything, we are geniuses.” To which Kirkpatrick replies, “We have the Brain Trust.” Well, now we know where the book title comes from. However it works, know the end result is rad-tastic. The line drawings and paintings (Thompson has a background in zine-making while Kirkpatrick comes from the graffiti-art scene) have a real whimsical quality to them, often with strange characters having stranger conversations with one another (“Whoever has something they want to write down on the pieces writes it down there, and it is awesome,” Thompson says of the dialogue.) The two not only collaborate with each other, but with artists like Beau Labute, Rosie Cook and Marc Bell. Of those artists, Kirkpatrick says, “Let me tell you, by no means are they back-up singers.” Jam-style pieces are a bit unusual in the visual-art realm, but Thompson and Kirkpatrick find working with other artists to be really rewarding. “I don’t have to rely on my own sorry-assed solo stuff,” says Thompson. Says Kirkpatrick: “Have you ever had ice cream that was melting and you put it back in the freezer? And a month later you find it and are like, ‘stoked!’ It’s kind of like that, except it’s Peter showing up at my parents’ basement with bourbon.” Sounds like a recipe for good art to me. http://mondaymag.com/articles/entry/pump-up-the-jam Artists:James Kirkpatrick, Peter Thompson | Share on Facebook |
Inside ChinaTown: Book Release: Ancient Culture In a New World by Robert Amos and Kileasa Wong Sep. 19, 2009Meet the Authors - 2:00pm - 4:00pm @ the Chinese Canadian Cultural Association 535 Fisguard St. And don't miss a special showing of the books actual photo collages next door at Dales Gallery. http://www.dalesgallery.ca Artists:Robert Amos, Kileasa Wong | Share on Facebook |
Art Strike -- Protest BC Arts Cuts Sep. 9, 2009 Noon on Wednesday, September 9, in front of the offices of BC Arts Council, 800 Johnson Street. The announcement made in BC on 28 August 2009 that Direct Access Gaming revenues were being slashed rippled through arts communities across Canada, echoing a ripple that ran across the country when earlier this year cuts of 40% were announced to the BC Arts Council. Early last week the provincial government announced a partial-and what many expect to be temporary-reinstatment of funds to gaming clients that had pre-existing contracts. However, many organizations are still facing funding shortfalls that will impede their ability to function in the short-term, and a large number of organizations are still unclear about what the future holds for them. Artist-run centres have been hit particularly hard as many did not have multi-year contracts. Some of these centres will close their doors, as seems the fate of Vancouver's Helen Pitt Gallery. Others will proceed with significantly reduced programming, which will then affect their ability to fulfill the terms of their grants with other funding bodies such as the Canada Council, thus jeopardizing their support from other sources. According to Spencer Herbert, MLA for Vancouver-Burrard, 85%-92% of core provincial funding for arts and culture will be cut by 2012, from both tax-based and non tax-based [gaming] streams, including a devastating cut of 40% to the BC Arts Council's operating budget. Herbert quotes the following figures: Total support for arts and culture organizations in BC from 2008-2012, including all sources (Gaming, BC Arts and Culture Special Endowment, Direct taxpayer investment) are: 2008/2009-47.8 million 2009/2010-42.219 million (as of February) 2009/2010-23.075 million (suddenly, as of September) 2010/2011-3.749 million 2011/2012-3.675 million BC's per capita arts funding has long been near the bottom compared to other Canadian provinces, and BC is the only province to cut cultural funding as a result of the economic downturn. It is puzzling indeed to try and understand the motivation of the BC Liberals when even their own statistics show that for every government dollar spent, $1.38 is cycled back into the economy through tax revenues. Further, during 2009's provincial election, the BC Liberal's official platform stated that, "In the new creative economy, art, theatre, culture, sport, design and other creative enterprises are integral components of a thriving technology industry and a vibrant society that can attract and retain highly skilled workersŠOur film, visual, and musical arts communities help define a rich cultural diversity and vibrancy that always puts BC in a great light internationally." Given the imminent arrival of the Olympics, it is bewildering why the provincial government would choose to so seriously impair their arts and cultural communities. Regardless of these facts, the importance of the arts should be recognized beyond its contribution to the economy. Government funding for the arts is essential for nourishing artistic freedom and creativity, which in turn stimulates an understanding of diversity, inclusiveness and social awareness, all qualities that have defined our nation. The arts play a vital role in shaping and giving meaning to individual lives and culture in general, but also contribute to the imaginings of possible futures for a society. If the BC Liberals are allowed to demean the arts in the manner they have proposed, the social fabric of their province will surely fade to grey. -- Sent to us by: Deluge Contemporary Art 636 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 1L3 250 385 3327 delugeart@shaw.ca | Share on Facebook |
Guy Party Feature Beer and Art: Robert Amos: Times Colonist Aug. 16, 2009  see gallery Artists:the Woodpile Collective | Share on Facebook |
Knew: the Woodpile interviewAug. 7, 2009 - Sep. 6, 2009 see gallery Artists:the Woodpile Collective | Share on Facebook |
Cabin Fever:: Monday's top picks for arts and culture Aug. 5, 2009 - Sep. 6, 2009 See more Woodpile Moss St. Paint In photos on their blog: Artists:Blythe Hailey, Sean McLaughlin, Shawn O'Keefecv | Share on Facebook |
3 Perfect days in Victoria: Studio 16 1/2 in United Airlines' "In Flight" Magazine Aug. 1, 2009 - Sep. 1, 2009 You’ve done your family duty; now it’s time for some culture. Make a left at Government Street and step through the ornate Gate of Harmonious Interest and into the oldest Chinatown in Canada (and the second oldest in North America, after San Francisco’s). Bypass the bustling dim sum joints and head to Fan Tan Alley (6), offi cially the continent’s narrowest commercial lane, to take in the locally produced artworks at Studio 16 ½. /news/09_08_united.pdf | Share on Facebook |
My Friend Wallis Album Release: "When the blue turned yellow" Jul. 4, 2009 - Jul. 5, 2009 Opening July 4th, for the first time, our new Art Gallery "Boucherat Gallery", downstairs from Studio 16 1/2 will be exhibiting a wide variety of artists that we have worked with over the past 5 years, marking our 50th show curated in Fan Tan Alley. Opening night is also a cd release event for My Friend Wallis, Crystal Dorval's (Vincat) solo project. This summer-themed release, "When the blue turned yellow" promises to set the tone for your beach days. Accompanied by Himalayan Bear (Ryan Beattie of Chet notoriety) and It It (Old Life), it's time to break out the paper drink umbrellas! CDs and merch will be for sale too, so bring your money! we will also have some drinks to drink. with limes. In the gallery we will be showing a selection of original art and prints by Ben van Netten, Ryan Thompson, Charlotte Campbell, Tani Hamagishi, Lyle Schultz, Ben Westergreen, Allan Edgar, Stefan Thompson, Ellen Box, Vrinda Conroy, and many others. Please join us in warming our new gallery and celebrating the birth of a new art space in Victoria. MUSIC STARTS AROUND 9PM! Artists:My Friend Wallis, Crystal Dorval, Himalayan Bear | Share on Facebook |
Noah Becker / Martin Golland RBC semi-finalists Jun. 23, 2009 - Sep. 12, 2009 It seems strange that the local press kept quiet last month as the announcement of the 2009 RBC Painting Awards, an annuual award of $25, 000 to emerging canadian, brought with it two names familiar to anyone around the local artistic scene. Both native Noah Becker and recent resident Martin Golland have been nominated this year, two of sixteen semi-finalists in three exclusively canadian geographical categories: Western, Central and Eastern. We had the pleasure to spend a month with an original Noah Becker this month and i can personally testify to the ability of his work to impact a wide audience of viewers. Whether it was the elderly art critic who asked "Am I missing something?" or the small child who couldn't stop giggling at the naked bum, "Hell's Half Acre" is more than just it's Boschian / Breuglian veneer.
June 23rd announcement Noah's site Martin's site Artists:Noah Becker, Martin Golland | Share on Facebook |
Revovations: The New Floor in Fan Tan Jun. 1, 2009 - Jul. 11, 2009 The gallery will be closed for the month of June, as we prepare our exciting new space : 16 Fan Tan (formerly Dragon Song Music). Located directly below the Studio, we will be renovating 16 into a new art gallery showroom. We're thrilled to find ourselves with an opportunity to raise the profile of our gallery and all the artists who show with us. I'll take this opportunity to thank you for your continuing support. In July we will celebrate this new space with our first show at 16, and our 50th show in Fan Tan Alley on record. Stay tuned for more details to follow! | Share on Facebook |