Category: Life Goes On

Life Goes On: Darlene and Tracy Fillion, mother and daughter, show ‘Textiles and Clay: Kindred Hands’ in Virtual Gallery

Potter Darlene Fillion and her daughter Tracy Fillion were originally scheduled to open an exhibition on May 2 at The Art Gallery Osoyoos titled “Textiles and Clay: Kindred Hands.”

With the gallery closed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Osoyoos Persists Life Goes On Virtual Gallery is featuring some of their work, just as last month we featured Focus 2020 from the Osoyoos Photography Club.

“Life Goes On” will feature art, music and other entertainment from the community in a safe, “virtual” way during the current pandemic. Continue reading “Life Goes On: Darlene and Tracy Fillion, mother and daughter, show ‘Textiles and Clay: Kindred Hands’ in Virtual Gallery”

Today would have been Easter Eggstravaganza; watch last year’s event instead

Today would have been Easter Eggstravaganza in Osoyoos.

Although B.C. Premier John Horgan has issued an “eggs-emption” to allow the Easter Bunny to continue its important work, the annual Easter festival in Osoyoos was called off some time ago.

If you’re missing this fun family festival, we have some video of last year’s Easter Eggstravaganza. Enjoy!

B.C. Premier John Horgan issued an “eggs-emption” allowing the Easter Bunny to continue its important work. (Credit: John Horgan Twitter)

Life Goes On: Osoyoos Photography Club exhibition Focus 2020 celebrates opening in Virtual Gallery

Focus 2020

Today, April 4, The Osoyoos Photography Club (OPC), celebrates the opening of its anticipated exhibition, Focus 2020.

The show had been planned to launch this date at The Art Gallery Osoyoos, but obviously the gallery had to close due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Instead, the show launches here in the “Life Goes On Virtual Gallery.” Continue reading “Life Goes On: Osoyoos Photography Club exhibition Focus 2020 celebrates opening in Virtual Gallery”

Life Goes On: Osoyoos Photography Club exhibition Focus 2020 is first show for Virtual Gallery

This photograph by local photographer Lori Jantz, titled “Grizz” is one in a mini exhibition in the lead up to a Virtual Gallery showing of the Osoyoos Photography Club’s exhibition Focus 2020. That show was originally to run in April at The Art Gallery Osoyoos. (Lori Jantz Photo)

The Osoyoos Photography Club (OPC) had been planning an exhibition, Focus 2020, to be held at The Art Gallery Osoyoos in April.

With the gallery closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the club is going ahead with a “virtual” exhibition in the Virtual Gallery on OsoyoosPersists.ca.

From now and through April, we’ll be featuring the work of OPC members. We plan to open the Virtual Gallery to other Osoyoos and area artists in the near future. Continue reading “Life Goes On: Osoyoos Photography Club exhibition Focus 2020 is first show for Virtual Gallery”