Art gala painting a very successful picture

• Share on Facebook
• Share on Bluesky
• Share on X
• Copy Link

Doris Town is one of the residents, and local artist, at Pineview Terrace Lodge with a piece of art in the show.

Trade

Canada looking to wrap a trio of trade deals this year: minister

35m ago

Jury trials

Bird murder trial concludes with guilty verdict to manslaughter

2h ago

Provincial flooding

Select highways shut down due to washouts as another community declares state of emergency

4h ago

“I’m not an artist but I have done something,” she said laughing.

Town said they don’t take it seriously, but participate mostly for the fun of it.

“It’s a way of getting together,” Town said.

Still, there is some hidden talent amongst the group.

“There are so many talented people that really have been artists in their own right,” said Town. “You’ll be surprised I think.”

Overall, she said the art gala is a good opportunity for them.

“It shows what people can do in their spare time,” she said.

Shannon Hurl, who is involved with recreation at Pineview Terrace Lodge, said the auction is already getting heated.

“We have a family that’s out of town so they’ve been emailing me and bidding against each other,” she said laughing.

While many of the residents are humble about their work, Hurl said the end results are something they can definitely be proud of.

“They all think that it doesn’t look that great but now that it’s hanging on the wall and framed it looks fantastic,” she said. “They all see what we saw in it when they were still working on it.”

Town laughed, discussing how she got involved when Shannon knocked on her door and encouraged her.

“Shannon’s very good at getting different things for us to do,” said Town. “We never know what’s coming.”

Tickets to the show can be purchased at any of the special care homes, or at the door, for $15. The event, running from 1-4 p.m., will include a silent auction and a live auction.

For the live auction, the art is adjudicated and one piece from each home is picked for competitive bidding. That part of the program will start around 3 p.m.

Money raised during the auction goes to where it rightfully belongs.

 “The proceeds from the art goes back to their own community,” explained Hurl.

asoloducha@panow.com

On Twitter: @alex_soloducha