Boucherat Gallery

Opening Reception for Porcelain Dolls by Tani Hamagishi-Allen

: Exhibit opens this Friday!

Sep. 3, 2010 - Oct. 10, 2010

You are cordially invited to attend the opening reception of Porcelain Dolls, an exhibition of the latest work by Tani Hamagishi-Allen, presented by BOUCHERAT GALLERY.

Opening Reception is this Friday, September 3rd, from 7-10pm.

The exhibit will run until October 10th.

Gallery hours: Daily 10am-6pm

www.tani.carbonmade.com

Artists:

Tani Hamagishi-Allen

Boucherat Gallery catalogue artists to show in the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria (CAC)

: 4 Artists ONE Night: Featuring works by Tani Hamagishi-Allen & Lara Scarr

Jul. 29, 2010 - Aug. 4, 2010

OPENING RECEPTION:

Friday, July 30th, 7-9pm

This exhibit at the Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria (CAC) features an assortment of media by Tani Hamagishi-Allen, Lara Scarr, Tony Kirby, and Majie Lavergne. The show will be on display until August 4th.

CAC GALLERY DETAILS

Address: G6 1001 Douglas St. (Sussex courtyard)

Hours: Mon-Fri 10-5pm

Sat/Sun 11-4pm

Both Tani Hamagishi-Allen and Lara Scarr are local Vancouver Island artists represented by Boucherat Gallery and have works available through the Catalogue collection.

Most recently, Lara Scarr has been the featured artist in Regalia Boutique. Her work from the series, Thread&Paint Revolution, has shown through the month of July. She was also broadcast on A-Channel news with an interview in her Yellowpoint studio.

Tani Hamagishi-Allen is our artist scheduled to show at Regalia Boutique from September 3rd until October 10th. The exhibit will feature recent works from her series, Porcelain Dolls, which are mixed media compositions that suggest collectibles and consumer goods. Her works will run alongside the visual arts extension of Victoria's Rifflandia, known as Artlandia. During the event an installation of Lee Ranaldo's art will be on display in Studio 16 1/2. Stay tuned for more information about these upcoming events.

www.cacgv.ca

Artists:

Tani Hamagishi-Allen, Lara Scarr, Tony Kirby, Majie Lavergne

Ohhhh CANADA DAY Hourrrs

: Still open @10am but closing @4pm

Jul. 1, 2010

Please make a note in your date book as the shop hours will be slightly different on Canada Day:

10 - 4pm

Regular summer hours (10-6pm) will resume on July 2nd. Just in time for our OPENING RECEPTION, from 7-10pm, of Thread&Paint Revolution brought to you by Lara Scarr and Boucherat Gallery @Regalia Boutique!

For details about the show follow this link:

http://boucheratgallery.com/index.php?action=archives&exhibit_id=560

Artists:

Lara Scarr

CATALOGUE COLLECTION on display for OPEN HOUSE

: starring all your favourite artists

Jun. 24, 2010 - Jun. 26, 2010

We are currently having an OPEN HOUSE in Studio 16 1/2. The event will be running from Jun 24-26th. Hours 11-5pm. Its a great opportunity to come out and see the space that is now available for short term rent. We offer flexible rental schedules and are accepting bookings for the upcoming year. In doing so, we thought it would be nice to exhibit some of the works in Boucherat Gallery's CATALOGUE COLLECTION.

In this display, we are featuring over twenty contemporary artists, covering a variety of themes and media.

For further information about either of these topics CLICK ON THESE:

...about OPEN HOUSE

...about the CATALOGUE COLLECTION

Artists:

vena cava, Harley Smart,Sean Brookes, Lyle Schultz,Ben van Netten, Peter Taylor, Ty Danylchuk, Ken Flett, Adrienne Traviss, Hank Pine, Tani Hamagishi-Allen, Jennifer Toke, BA Lampman, Randy Laybourne, Stefan Thompson, The Woodpile Collective, Dan Lombardi, Trust 36, Micheal Lee Macdonald, Ben Kehoe, Steph Harding, Caleb Beyers, Big Tiny Smalls, Shaw Smith, gj pearson

BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE!!

: For all your support.

Jun. 5, 2010 - Jun. 11, 2010
We want to send out a BIG THANKS to everyone who helped bring Regalia Boutique and Boucherat Gallery together. The shop looks great and we are thrilled to reopen our doors and share it with you!

For those that couldn't make it to the reopening events, there was lots of fun. The Phonemes and Metal Kites were terrific! They have now officially begun their west coast tour. Check them out on Myspace for upcoming tour dates.

We also have new works by June Tae-Kyung Yeo, a multimedia artist, on display as part of Boucherat Gallery for the rest of the month. Her series, Mirror Extension: High of Musicking, is an exploration of collage as musical theatre and includes intricate illustrations that are a must-see.

On behalf of Regalia Boutique, Boucherat Gallery, and Studio 16 1/2 we are looking forward to an exciting summer in Fan Tan Alley!

Artists:June Tae-Kyung Yeo

PUTTING THE BOUTIQUE BACK IN FAN TAN

: SUMMER BRINGS CHANGE... AGAIN

Jun. 1, 2010Here, at Boucherat Gallery, we are excited about many big changes ahead!

We proudly announce that we will soon be sharing our space in Fan Tan Alley with the lovely Regalia Boutique. YES! This means we are bringing in even more work from local designers for you to feast your fancy.

To ensure awe inspiring reactions from all of you, Boucherat Gallery will be closed for renovations during the last week of May. We will reopen our doors on June 1st at 10am. With the shops new look we will also begin our summer hours of operation from 10am-6pm, 7 days a week.

You can expect an array of handmade goods in addition to our eclectic mix of local and national artists, as well as our growing collection of fine second-hand consignment clothing.

SOLO: a portrait show

: Opening Night : Tuesday May 18th - 7pm-10pm

May. 18, 2010 - May. 30, 2010
In collaboration with this year's UNO Festival the Boucherat Gallery will be curating an exhibition celebrating portraiture. Featuring the Premier Portrait Project

Exhibit on display for the duration of the festival May 20-30th, 2010

@ the Intrepid Theatre Club, 2-1609 Blanshard St (at Fisgard)

For more information on the Uno Festival see: http://unofest.wordpress.com

Artists:Fran Baskerville, Shandy, Megan Boddy, Kirsten Wright, brent bouchard, Amy Rubin, Gary Pearson, shaw smith, Nel Kwiatkowska, Leif Parker, Steph Harding, Ben Westergreen, Clayton Hall, Steve Chmilar, Cat Thom, Mike Macdonald, B.A. Lampman, Shawn O'keefe, Keri Coles, Vena Cava, Faro Sullivan, Ellen Box, Miles Hastings Elderidge, Judee Doyle Stevenson, Alexis Celona, Ben van Netten, Lon Granger, Bill Cowen, Kim Sinclair, Sarah Amos, Nicolas Robins, Ryan Thompson, Judy McLaren, Robert Amos, Gareth Gaudin

The 2010 M Awards

: Kirsten Gets a Tin of Tomatoes

Mar. 30, 2010

Well, we narrowly missed our opportunity to win this year's Monday Magazine Best Exhibit award for the Woodpile Collective's "KNEW" (July 2009), but we are happy to announce that Kirsten herself took home a can of Tomato's tonight as the "HARDEST WORKING PERSON IN LOCAL ART".

The Monday says:

"One half of the force behind Regalia Boutique and Boucherat Gallery, Kirsten Wright has been providing spaces for up-and-coming artists to show—and sell—their work in Victoria for the past five years. She and Boucherat co-owner Bill Cowen have been getting a lot of press as of late regarding their support for the local arts scene—now she can add an M Award to the heaps of accolades."

Runners-up were: Cameron Kidd, J. McLaughlin

Also, we'd like to congratulate two other of our favourite artists who also picked up a trophy this year:

FAVOURITE ARTIST: Gareth Gaudin

MOST PROMISING ARTIST: J. McLaughlin

For the full list of winners below:

http://mondaymag.com/articles/entry/tins-of-talent

Artists:Kirsten Wright, Woodpile Collective, Gareth Gaudin, J. McLaughlin,

Creative Minds

: Boulevard feature, January-March 2010

Jan. 1, 2010 - Mar. 31, 2010
An article about Bill & Kirsten, the history of Studio 16 1/2, Regalia Boutique, and introducing the new Boucherat Gallery streetfront space. Written by our good friend and patron Anna Kemp.

http://www.victoriaboulevard.com/

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

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

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

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.

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Sent to us by:

Deluge Contemporary Art
636 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W 1L3
250 385 3327 delugeart@shaw.ca

Guy Party Feature Beer and Art

: Robert Amos: Times Colonist

Aug. 16, 2009

Artists:the Woodpile Collective

Knew: the Woodpile interview

Aug. 7, 2009 - Sep. 6, 2009

Artists:the Woodpile Collective

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

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

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

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.

About the RBC Canadian Painting Competition
Established in 1999, the RBC Canadian Painting Competition is a tribute to Canada's artistic talent. The goal of the competition is to support and nurture Canadian visual artists early in their career by providing them with a forum to display their artistic talent to the country and hopefully open doors to future opportunity. An investment in Canadian culture and the visual arts community, the competition will award one national prize of $25,000 and two honourable mentions will receive $15,000 each. Along with past winners, the winning paintings of 2006 will become part of RBC's Canadian art collection comprised of more than 4,000 works of distinguished art collected over the past hundred years. Various paintings from the RBC collection have been exhibited in museums, enabling more Canadians to enjoy these wonderful works.
- from rbc.com

June 23rd announcement
Noah's site
Martin's site

Artists:Noah Becker, Martin Golland

Renovations

: Two floors of fun 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!

Revovations

: The New Floor in Fan Tan

Monday Magazine: This Is Bliss

: Peter Taylor's Drawings are True Happiness

Dec. 7, 2007 - Dec. 12, 2007

Artists:Peter Taylor