ART from the Heart showcases young talent

Columbia Valley Pioneer staff

‘ART from the Heart’ is back!

The annual show hosted by the Columbia Valley Arts Council kicked off last Friday involving five elementary schools from Edgewater to Canal Flats.

The show theme is Japanese culture, featuring lanterns, cherry blossoms, block printing, cranes, lucky cats (Maneki-neko), manga drawings, koi fish and more.

“It is a colourful and diverse show. The students and teachers worked hard to create this amazing exhibition,” says Sheila Tansey, Columbia Valley Arts operations manager.

She noted that some classes based their art on other cultures such as Mexican spirit animals – Alebrijes, and their own personal culture and heritage.

One Grade 7 class attended the show opening at the gallery and enjoyed drawing with paint pens on the Community heART Wall.

Student Lexi Franke’s painting of a cherry tree in bloom was used for the Art from the Heart poster.

Columbia Valley Arts welcomes everyone to the Pynelogs Cultural Centre gallery to immerse themselves in the show until April 27. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday to Saturday.