Central Okanagan FCA

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FCA-COC

FCA-COC is a community of over 150 artists from the central Okanagan area, that includes emerging artists through to highly proficient professional artists. Through peer support and mutual encouragement our aim is to promote the artistic development and professional advancement of our members.

Member benefits include opportunities to participate in:

  • Regional and international art competitions
  • Workshops
  • Monthly meetings including talks and demonstrations by guest artists
  • the FCA-COC Mentorship Program
  • Promoting your artwork through our website and art shows

FCA-COC Monthly Meetings

Our next meeting will be on Monday April 1st, 2024 at 6:30 PM.   It will be a Zoom meeting. Members will be sent a link.  If you are a non-member and would like to check us out, please contact kitbell@shaw.ca for a link.

Note the new time - 6:30 PM  

This month spend an evening exploring what the luscious medium of soft pastels can do. Karin Richter will explain all aspects of the medium and demonstrate her approach emphasizing a plan for composition, design, values and colour to create a vibrant statement. 

Karin Richter is a lifelong artist and has been teaching for over 25 years. Competent in all mediums, her work reflects her love of nature and travel. She has exhibited her award-winning work extensively in Canada, the U.S. and Europe and is a member of many prestigious art societies. Her commitment to the arts community earned her the 2010 Immigrant of Distinction Award.

She conducts classes, workshops and painting holidays on land and at sea in Canada and abroad. She is a sought-after juror, critic and organizer of art events at every level. Karin is the author of “Make your Mark in Pastels” and her writing has appeared in several art publications including the Pastel Journal.

Visit her website at www.karinrichter.com

For those unable to make the meetings, the presentations are available on the chapter's Youtube channel.

OASIS 2024 Regional Show

This is a juried regional exhibition. It is a qualifying exhibition for Signature Status.

Location: Peachland Art Gallery, 5684 Beach Avenure, Peachland, BC

Dates: June 29 - July 28, 2024

Entry Deadline: May 13, 2024

Open to all Active and Signature members of the following chapters

  • Central Okanagan
  • South Okanagan and Similkameen
  • North Okanagan
  • Thompson Nicola Shuswap

For more information or to enter, Click Here

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 Featured Works

Everything Under the Sun Chapter Show

Click here to see all paintings in this show.

More Great Artwork

 

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