an artist residency, considering what that means in the midst of the climate crisis. Applications due Feb 23rd (Extended from Feb 18th) .
Island Mountain Art's Annual General Meeting is upon us!
We will have option to attend in person and online this year. Please register in advance so we can make sure we have enough space for everyone!
https://forms.gle/vQ5uqGREu6y9pSMP9
If you have any questions, please send them along to info@imarts.com
The Harp School is back!
Featuring instructors Shoshanna Godber, Sharlene Wallace and Amelia Romano!
This year’s harp school runs August 17th to 21st, with a special meet and greet on Friday, August 16th in the evening!
During the mornings, dive in with your selected teachers. Then in the afternoons, hear all about a special topic!
Evening concerts and events to be announced!
Secure your space at the early bird rate ($399 until June 15th) - Click Here!
Join Shoshanna's Novice/Intermediate Harp Workshop for a holistic musical journey! Learn practical steps to take to minimize stage fright from a self-proclaimed “Nervous Nelly” with insights learned the hard way. Gain strategies for effective practice to help you learn pieces faster. Delve into warm-up routines tailored for technique enhancement and learn how to apply the technical exercises to jamming with with fellow musicians and crafting your own unique arrangements.
Shoshanna’s Specialty Workshop: "Singing Strings - How to Accompany Yourself or Others on the Harp"
Do you wish you could sing while you play? Shoshanna will give you ideas on how to get started accompanying yourself. Not interested in singing? Fear not! The strategies presented can be applied to accompanying other instruments as well. Participants will learn hands-on how to craft a simple arrangement which will get them accompanying themselves and others right away.
About the instructor: Coming soon!
Inspiration. Fluidity. Beauty. Technique. Repertoire. Harp-Joy!
Shar's Intermediate harp class will dive into new tunes, left hand accompaniments, exercises and arranging ideas while incorporating technical ease, pattern recognition, beauty tone, expressive playing, improvisation and... other joyful inspirations!
Shar's Specialty Workshop: Learn a new Shar-Tune
Bring your harp and joy to learn a new tune written just for you! Sharlene will guide you through her piece musically, technically and compositionally. All levels are very welcome.
About the Instructor
Canadian harpist and composer, Sharlene Wallace, is a musician flowing between and mingling Classical, folk and contemporary genres and performing, recording and teaching on both pedal and lever (Celtic) harps. Winner of two international competitions, Sharlene has toured internationally and performed in festivals and concert series across North America and in Europe. She has released seven albums featuring her compositions inspired by explorations with South American, Celtic, Classical and contemporary music. This year, Sharlene will be releasing a new album of Shar-compositions for acoustic and electric lever harps with electronics by Jean Martin. She is also creating a co-composition recording-performance-environmental project, Trees.Listen, with composer Frank Horvat, also for Celtic harp and electronics. Sharlene teaches lever and pedal harp at Wilfrid Laurier University and York University. sharlenewallace.com
Dive into the world of syncopation and classical music for lever instruments with Amelia Romano’s advanced class!
Amelia’s Specialty Class: Writing for harp in chamber music
In this session, Amelia will present two works demonstrating the process of arranging with lever harp as the focal point.
About the Instructor
Amelia Romano (harp, voice) is a concertizing lever harpist, programming classical re-imaginations alongside original works. She received her master’s in classical lever harp performance at San Francisco State University under the tutelage of Karen Gottlieb, retired second harpist of the San Francisco Symphony. Her latest album, “Levers Engaged: Classical Works Re-imaged for Harp '' and sheet music collection “Classical Re-imaginations," present the instrument as a valid voice in classical music. A composer, arranger and trailblazer in the lever harp world, she is equally at home writing Latin America inspired works for solo harp as she is adapting classical pieces for chamber collaborations.
Lights. Camera. Action!🎬✨
Are the young people in your life interested in storytelling, scriptwriting, editing, or acting? Island Mountain Arts and @youngmoviemakers are excited to introduce a four day filmmaking camp coming up on March 25th - 28th 2024 for youth aged from 6-17.
A part of the Northern Exposure Conference, featuring performances from Method Dance (Dance), Elisa Thorn (Music), and Amanda Wood (Music + Storytelling)
A part of the Northern Exposure Conference, featuring performances from Ben Matchett (Music), Brian Fidler (Theatre) and Genevieve Jaide (Music)
Armed with a Compass is a 2.5 day conference. Part workshop, part networking and part showcasing, together we will dive into the climate crisis from the perspective of rural arts and events organizers, with a particular emphasis on emergency preparedness.
A Free Plein Air outing with Wells-Local painter, Peter Corbett - Register here: https://forms.gle/efYfN2EkU4J1ePqj6
Live music after the lifts close - by donation at the door in the Troll Ski Hill Lodge - (7271 Barkerville Hwy)
February 01 2024 - March 03 2024: an annual showcase of work from the students of Wells. If you have home-schooled students who would like to showcase art, please message Elyssia Sasaki at elyssia@imarts.com.
We will prepare food and refreshments for this session - please RSVP using this form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfk3beOqqOofJZzmi9ItL4o_0UN8B-Tc7q3RwqFL2NYd-E4Lw/viewform
The music and art that we program is made infinitely better when it is grounded in principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility (IDEA). As arts administrators, we curate our offerings to embrace art and artists of different genres and experiences, and seek to ensure fair access for all to enjoy and participate in our activities and operations. We have work to do to make this goal a reality, work that requires humility, courage, and commitment.
In order to make room for all voices to be heard we need to create forums to engage with individuals and groups in our community, especially those that are marginalized and under-represented, to better understand their needs and desires. In partnership with Island Mountain Arts, Coldsnap 2024 will host a facilitated “Northern IDEA’s” workshop, toward increasing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility in the Northern Arts community.
This conversation will be facilitated by Amy Blanding (Director of Inclusion, Equity, Diversity and Accessibility at Northern Health
This conversation is presented in partnership with the Coldsnap Music Festival and supported by the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The Sunset Theatre, Island Mountain Arts and Frog on the Bog Gifts invite you to ring in the new year with a 1930's flair.
An annual celebration of work from the Wells-Barkerville Bowron area
Join our hip-hop classes every second Monday
Artwork, experiences, items and more! All in support of a more art-full life!
We’re taking a seasonal break through October and November.
Do you want to get in touch with the gallery? Message us at info@imarts.com
Capture a bit of the warmth that this summer gave you by writing and addressing a postcard to your future self. IMA will collect them and hold them close, and send them to you at an undisclosed time sometime this winter.This event is a part of the End of Season Block Party: https://fb.me/e/78OATsbuk. This event is free to all.
Cat Sivertsen brings to life an exhibition that weaves together textile, poetry, and eco-printing to explore resilience and healing.
This Thursday August 31st at 7:00 pm is the opening reception and artist talk of “Sensibilities of Place," a gallery exhibition that showcases the extraordinary work of Cat Sivertsen.
Get ready for a celebration of community and an opportunity to hear a bit more from the Harp School.
Coming up this August 14th, 2023 bring your talents to this evening of performance and coffee!
🌟 Save the Date for an Enchanting Evening! 🌟
What do we take from our surroundings? What impacts do our movements create? How are we a part of a surrounding environment, and the subconsciousness that may underlie in it?
Join us for the opening of Alison Beaumont’s’ and Stefanie Denz’s joint exhibition “Listen Softly, Look Between.”
Linda Dayan Frimer is a renowned BC author and artist who is touring BC in support of her incredible new book, Luminous:An artist's story as a guide to radical creativity. Her book is a finalist for a major book award in the U.S https://www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books/luminous and in Canada (Western Canada Jewish Book Awards, Cindy Roadburg Memorial Prize for Memoir/Biography)
Immerse yourself in the upcoming multimedia exhibition, where vibrant natural landscapes morph into colorful analog distortions.
The Tree Planter’s Ball is an opportunity to dance away the hard work of the day with the brilliant tunes of Prince George’s Patchwork and William’s Lake’s Cole Patenaud and the Screech Owls. As we are toasting to an initiative that will have benefits for folks of all ages living in Wells and the surrounding area, this event will be for folks of all ages.
find out more about the exhibition here
Join us for the opening of the joint exhibition FACE-TO-FACE: #NOTA + SPECTRUM, featuring work from Troy Lindstrom and Samantha Wigglesworth.
Unlock you Family Story (www.imarts.com/upcoming-workshops/2023/unlockyourfamilystory) is capped off with an evening of music, story and dry wit from Vancouver's Zach Kleisinger.
Join us 6:00 PM on Tuesday April 25th for our AGM
Do your part - turn out your lights, turn off your devices at home and be part of something bigger than yourself by experiencing one impressive singing/songwriting talent out of Whitehorse!
Join us for the opening of Amanda Preston’s no art to see here
