Oxygen Art Centre - I Love Nelson

AUTHOR READING SERIES

Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 1:00 PM PST (Zoom)
Alicia Elliott + Brandi Bird + introducing Morrigan Bonegardener
Free! Register to attend (Zoom)
Oxygen Art Centre presents acclaimed writer Alicia Elliott (Mohawk) and poet Brandi Bird (Saulteaux, Cree and Métis) with emerging writer Morrigan Bonegardener from the Selkirk College Creative Writing program for the first event in the Author Reading Series. The online event will feature readings by all three authors, as well as a short question and answer period at the event. Free to attend. Registration required.REGISTER LEARN MOREYOUTH ART RETREAT

Who: Youth (15 – 18 yrs.)
When: July 2, 2024 + July 3 – 5, 2024
Where: The Narrows Art Retreat (Nelson, B.C.)
With: Dr. Michelle Jack + Tracie Stewart via Oxygen Art Centre
What: Art, land-based practices
FEE: $125 (via Google form)
Deadline to apply: MAY 17, 2024 at 5PM PSTExplore connections with self, water, and land during a three-day, two-night retreat at The Narrows Art Retreat (Nelson, B.C.) from July 3 – 5, 2024.
Dr. Michelle Jack, an Artist /Educator and sqilxʷ/syilx (Okanagan) person, with Tracie Stewart, an artist, naturalist, arborist, and creative from Terrace, with Scottish/ Doukhobor background, invite you to join them at The Narrows Youth Art Retreat as they share techniques in building with natural materials.

Together we will reference the land while making prayer flags to respect all the timxʷ (all living things), the təmúlaʔxʷ (earth/mother), siwɬkʷ (water), and kʷl’ncútən (creator). We will then reference ourselves and our journey in life as we work in a team to build one functional boat and individual vessels.

When creating work, sustainability has to be considered in every sense. We will encourage youth to explore these concepts from their own personal backgrounds. Participants can expect to engage in a daily sketching practice to document our experiences as we learn about ourselves, the water, and the lands around us in this immersive experience.

Participants will travel by boat to The Narrows Art Retreat to share this retreat experience with four other youth between the ages of 15-18 years old. Oxygen’s Education Coordinator Natasha Smith will be on site to support throughout.

Together we will share accommodation, meals, and learning for three-days, two-nights in July 2024. Before the retreat itself, everyone will meet at Oxygen Art Centre for an orientation on July 2, 2024, from 1:00 – 2:00 PM.

All food, accommodation, art materials, and transportation to and from the retreat centre are included.
This program is generously supported by Cowan’s Office Supplies Ltd., Valhalla Pure Outfitters, the Narrows Art Retreat, and the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance. LEARN MORE REGISTERADULT EDUCATIONPart 2 of Oxygen’s Spring 2024 semester is now open for registration! Offered from May to June, reserve your spot to learn a new technique or advance an existing one, take part in life drawing sessions and critical discourse, and get creative with our incredible professional artist instructors and fellow students across screen printing, digital photography, performance, drawing, and everything in between! Course offerings available both in-person and online.
To register, visit Oxygen’s website to access extended details and Google Form links for each course. Payment can be made via e-transfer, credit card, PayPal, and cheque.
Contact Natasha Smith (Education Coordinator) via education@oxygenartcentre.org with any questions about the courses or how to apply.

Interested in supporting Oxygen’s Education program? Consider making a donation to the Education subsidies fund today!
This fund helps maintain low class fees and professional instructor wages. Plus, donations over $50 receive a charitable tax receipt!DONATE Lino Printing in Colour – Reduction Technique with Myra Rasmussen
IN PERSON
1 Class: April 27 *new date*
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
TOTAL FEE: $125
Registration Deadline: April 19REGISTER

Figure Drawing #2
(no instruction)
IN PERSON
4 Classes: May 27, June 3, 10, 17
Mondays: 6:30 – 8:30pm
TOTAL FEE: $48
Registration Deadline: May 17REGISTER

Magic of Memory 1
with Rayya Liebich
ONLINE
4 Classes: May 8, 15, 22, 29
Wednesdays: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
TOTAL FEE: $105
Registration Deadline: May 1REGISTER

Art Speak – Peer to Peer Work Sharing #2
Facilitated by Emilie Leblanc Kromberg
IN PERSON
5 Classes: May 23, 30, June 6, 13, 20
Thursdays: 5 – 6:45pm
TOTAL FEE: $60
Registration Deadline: May 16REGISTER

Digital Photography – Getting Weird with Louis Bockner
IN PERSON
2 Classes: June 1 & 2
Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 2pm
TOTAL FEE: $140
Registration Deadline: May 24REGISTER

Painting from a Model #2 (No Instruction)
IN PERSON
1 Class: June 16
Sunday: 1 – 5 pm
TOTAL FEE: $40
Registration Deadline: June 7REGISTER

Nature Still Life
Coordinated by Keiko Lee-Hem
IN PERSON
1 Class: May 11
Saturday: 11am – 1pm
TOTAL FEE: $25
Registration Deadline: May 3REGISTER

NEW! Figure Drawing #1.5 (no instruction)
IN PERSON
4 Classes: April 8, 15, 22, 29
Mondays: 6:30 – 8:30pm

TOTAL FEE: $48
Registration Deadline: April 1REGISTER

Beginner Painting: An Introduction to Colour (Part 2) with Deborah Thompson
IN PERSON
5 Classes: May 21, 28, June 4, 11, 18
Tuesdays: 5:30 – 8:30pm
TOTAL FEE: $280
Registration Deadline: May 14REGISTER

Dream Journaling
with Rose Nielsen
IN PERSON
5 Classes: May 22, 29, June 5, 12, 19
Wednesdays: 6 – 8pm
TOTAL FEE: $160
Registration Deadline: May 13REGISTER

Beginner Drawing with Catherine McIntosh
IN PERSON
1 Class: May 26
Sunday: 10am – 3pm
TOTAL FEE: $105
Registration Deadline: May 17REGISTER

DIY 16mm Film Processing + Intro to Bolex Camera with Brian Lye
IN PERSON
1 Class: June 9
Sunday: 10am – 4pm
TOTAL FEE: $130
Registration Deadline: May 31REGISTER

The Lab with Deborah Thompson
IN PERSON
2 Classes: June 22 & 23
Saturday & Sunday: 10am – 3:30pm
TOTAL FEE: $200
Registration Deadline: June 14REGISTER LEARN MOREO2 EXHIBITION

Oxygen Art Centre’s fourth exhibition in the window project entitled O2, features new artwork by Tracy Fillion is now on view from 5 April to 5 June 2024.
Located on the Stanley Avenue side of the Nelson Trading Company building (430 Baker Street) in downtown Nelson, B.C., O2 is a window-turned-gallery.
The new artwork by Fillion includes embroidered excerpts from a poem by Mary Oliver, “Invitation” (2009). For the artist, the words remind her to be present, look at the sky, appreciate the plants, listen for birds and bugs, and to seek laughter.This program is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.LEARN MORE

AUTHOR READING SERIES PT.2

Workshops: Thursday, May 2, 2024 @ 10 AM + 1 PM ($50 ea.)
Event: Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 7 PM (Free!)
All held at Oxygen’s facility (#3-320 Vernon St., Nelson, BC)
Oxygen Art Centre is delighted to present the second event of 2024’s Author Reading Series featuring Corinna Chong and Matt Rader at an in-person reading event on Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 7 PM.This event is free, everyone welcome! No registration is required.
The event will feature readings by Chong and Rader, in addition to an emerging writer in the Selkirk College Creative Writing program. A short question and answer period will close the event. While visiting Nelson, Chong and Rader will offer two writing workshops on Thursday, May 2, 2024 @ 10 AM + 1 PM at Oxygen’s facility. Registration required in advance. Spaces limited.

Writing Against Perfectionism, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Revision w/Corinna Chong
IN PERSON @ OXYGEN ART CENTRE
1 Class: May 2, 2024
Thursday: 10am – 12pm
Fee: $50
Registration Deadline: April 25, 2024REGISTER

Praise, Gratitude, & Loss: Writing Odes & Elegies in an Age of Crisis w/Matt Rader
IN PERSON @ OXYGEN ART CENTRE
1 Class: May 2, 2024
Thursday: 1pm – 3pm
Fee: $50
Registration Deadline: April 25, 2024REGISTER