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Osoyoos
& District Arts Council
The
Osoyoos & District Arts council is an umbrella
organization with a mandate to support arts and culture in
our area and to enrich the lives of the people in our
communities. It is a registered BC Society and a federally
registered Charity which can issue receipts for donations.
The
Osoyoos & District Arts Council leases the Osoyoos
Art Gallery building
from the Town of Osoyoos
to provide space for local artists including painters,
potters, writers, wood carvers, a photography club,
musicians, etc. The
Gallery
building
provides free space for meetings of various arts and culture
groups.
The Board
of Directors is comprised entirely of volunteers with no
paid staff.
The
Osoyoos & District Arts Council provides grants to
groups under the Arts Council umbrella to support projects,
and funds an annual scholarship of $500 to an Osoyoos
Secondary School
student enrolled in an arts related curriculum.
Arts
& Culture Week is organized & sponsored by the
Arts Council
Sue
Whittaker, Chair of the Osoyoos and District Arts Council,
invites members of the community to come out and enjoy Arts
and Culture Week. Here is an opportunity to visit an Open
House at the Painters Studio and the
Potter
y Shed at the
Arts
Building
. The
Art
Gallery
will also be open with displays of Arts and Crafts.
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