The Slocan Valley Community Arts Council (SVCAC) 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 (CKCA) 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:
• Professional Development Workshop
• 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.
Organic market gardens, landscaped ponds, prolific family gardens and flowers everywhere — nine gorgeous valley gardens for you to discover. The 14th annual Slocan Valley Art and Garden Tour will be on Father’s Day, Sunday, June 16th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There are five new gardens and four past favourites to explore, from Slocan Park to the Village of Slocan. Local artists and musicians will be on hand throughout the day. The Slocan Valley Community Band and the Vallican Whole Choir will perform at Four Seasons Greenhouse between 11 p.m. and 1 p.m.
Tour brochures are available at local garden centres and on community bulletin boards. An online version is available at www.slocanvalleyarts.ca. Besides directions to each garden, the brochure will help you find an excellent espresso, the valley’s best ice cream cone, or a quick lunch when and where you need it.
This much-anticipated event is sponsored by the Slocan Valley Arts Council, and donations are gratefully accepted on site. For more information contact Ruth Porter at 250-226-7349.
