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Arts Alert Friday, Aug. 4 by Cathleen Bond
Always at the vanguard of art, the Diane Farris Gallery is launching a new solo exhibit this weekend by Seattle based shutterbug Phil Borges. The show features a wide variety of new black and white selectively sepia toned fiber
base prints, shot in Siberia, Mongolia, the Philippines, Peru, and the Ecuadorian Amazon.
Animists: The Spirit of Place
What About the Youth?
After three decades the NYO is held in high esteem throughout
the international music community. The NSO's alumni forms the majority of all
Canadian orchestras. Others are playing in cities around the globe. And some
have remained at the NSO to train the next generation. The NSO isn't about
money. It's a non-profit organization and you can't buy your way in. You've
got to have talent. There's a "nominal fee for the 6-7 week session," plus
bursaries are in place to help those who can't afford it. The faculty is
"made up of highly regarded instructors and alumni from some of the premier
orchestras of North America and Europe." Sounds like the musical wave of the
future to me.
National Youth Orchestra
Please Sir We Want MORE!!
Oliver!
And that's it for now. I'm heading north to dip my toes in the lake. A place
where there's NO phone line. Wish me luck without technological umbilical
cord and have a great long weekend. See you on Tuesday ... Cathleen
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The exhibit is entitled Animists: The Spirit of Place and
"reflects upon a time when we were all deeply bonded to the place where we
lived." The artist states: "It was a spiritual connection seen to be vital
for maintaining both the health of the community and the well being of the
individual." During the Enlightenment this spiritual communication fell out
of favour. There are only a few traditional cultures remaining who
spiritually communicate with their environment. These photographs depict some
of these people for whom the environment still holds a sacred enchantment,
"....people who still know the The Spirit of Place." If you can't make it to
opening, try and catch Phil Borges when he gives a talk about his art later
this month.
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