The Slocan Valley Community Arts Council is a group of volunteers who distribute grants and scholarships in three categories: to member groups, in response to community activities, and to fund projects that the group initiates and carries out.
Additionally, the Arts Council makes recommendations to the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance for the yearly allocation of monies they make available. Once the final decision is made, the SV Community Arts Council distributes the funds.
Our mandate is to broaden the opportunities for residents of the Slocan Valley to participate in any kind of arts activities. Thanks go to the BC Arts Council who provides the funds.
Examples of funded programs and projects are:
Our projects:
• Art and Garden Tour
• Trash Art Challenge
• Love the Arts! Celebration
Membership is open to individuals and groups who are interested and/or involved in the arts. We meet once a month in varying locations in the valley. Please consider joining.
Fields of lavender, organic market gardens, beautiful rockwork, garlic, and flowers everywhere – eight gorgeous valley gardens to explore.
The 13th Slocan Valley garden tour will be held on Father’s Day, June 17th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are four new gardens and four past favourites, from Slocan Park to Slocan.
Local artists will be showing their work at several sites.
Tour brochures are available around the valley at garden centres and on community bulletin boards. Online version available at www.slocanvalleyarts.ca and on Slocan Valley Arts Council Facebook page.
This favourite valley event is sponsored by the Slocan Valley Arts Council. Donations gratefully accepted on site. For more information contact Ruth Porter at 250-226-7349.
