After a flurry of artist submissions and days of deliberation, the Fourth Annual Banner Project selection committee has made its decisions.
49 artists. 90 submissions. 36 flags.
It was a banner year for the four adjudicators, as they had more works to choose from than ever before! From flora and fauna to landscapes, many of the artists paid homage to the natural world in their works. While many of the submissions were paintings, the selection committee also saw woven and quilted works, photography—both traditional and altered digital—water colour and mixed media. The committee discussed each of the works and scored them by pre-set criteria to make its determinations.
The banners will be unveiled at the Banner Project Launch on Saturday, April 19, kicking off BC Arts and Culture Week. The City of Fernie and District Arts Council provides startup services, but it is sponsorship that makes the Project sustainable. Please help add colour and culture to our streets by sponsoring a banner for just $100. Each banner is hung along Victoria Ave and 4th St for a year before being relocated along the highway for another. Two years later, the banner is yours. Interested sponsors can view all of the banners during the Banner Project Launch, hosted by the Arts station. Stay tuned for more details.
For more info, please contact Oz Parsons at 432.4842 or admin@theartsstation.com
2008 Banner Selections
• Anne Beurskens - Little Red Riding Hood
• Kathy Stead - Lupins
• Alice Byrne - Snow Tools
• Keya White - Griz at Twilight
• Ann Majic - Fernie Winter
• Liza Gareau Tosh - Missed Taken #5
• Angela Morgan - Fish Out of Water
• Linda Livsey - Prayer Quilt
• Beulah Limber - Vlad & Joy
• Laura Nelson - Sundance
• Bob Livesy - Tri-colour Tree
• Marla Deboon - Mary's Aspen
• Cathy Smith-Clark - Sunburst
• Melaine MacVoy - View from Mt. Hosmer
• Donna Miller - Soul Mates
• Mary Menduk - Rebekia
• Dave O'Haire - The Cycle's Shining
• Marcie Welsh - Autumn Splendour
• Diane Stothers - Big Water
• Patrick Markle - Lost Boys View
• J.F.Spalding - Trinity Summit
• Pat Moore - Tulips
• Ilona Webster - Big Horn Ram
• Roann Liew - The Bather
• Jackie Geddis - Shadow Play
• Slavka Kolesar - First Light
• Jean Gray - The Guardian
• Susan Sim - Red Poppies
• Jamie Hide - Three Sisters Sunrise
• Sarah Spring - Fernie Waterfall
• Jean-Yves Ouellette - Sing Me A Song
• Verne Hornquist - Giant Cottonwoods
• Jeanne Parker - Fire On the Mountain
• Steve Short - Eagle Sunset
• Jocelyn Thomas - Western Wings
• Tara Higgins - Winterly Ghost
