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art matters | Artistic Gifts It began w i t h an idea from North V a n c o u v e r City M a y o r Barbara Sharp, w h o w a n t e d a uniquely North V a n c o u v e r gift for visiting dignitaries. N o r t h V a n c o u v e r t h r o u g h d e s i g n , c o l o u r and t e x t u r e to r e p r e s e n t our forests, ocean a n d mountains. A s a result, each scarf is an individual a n d u n i q u e c r e a t i o n . This p a r t n e r s h i p p r o g r a m b e t w e e n t h e C i t y Sharp a p p r o a c h e d t h e students in C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e ' s textile arts p r o gram a n d in short order, artists a n d students N a t a l i e G r a n b o w , V a n e s s a C u n n i n g t o n , Fariba M i r z a i a n d Svetlana Bardos, w o r k i n g in four groups of three, h a d presented prototypes of their designs f o r silk scarves t o the City. They w e r e a p p r o v e d , w i t h t h e City o r d e r i n g 10 of each design as unique m e m e n t o s for visiting guests. "The City requires small gift tokens for special occasions t o present to v i s i t i n g g u e s t officials. A s t h e intent of these gifts is t o p r o m o t e the Each artist accepted t h e c h a l l e n g e of d e s i g n i n g a n d p r o d u c i n g individual scarves that represent t h e colours, seasons a n d imagery of N o r t h V a n c o u v e r . City of North V a n c o u v e r far a n d w i d e , w e w e r e l o o k i n g to establish a p r o g r a m that w o u l d benefit t h e City in a p r o m o t i o n a l sense, provide u n i q u e t o k e n s o f a p p r e c i a t i o n , as w e l l as p r o m o t e l o c a l art, a n d provide local artists w i t h e x p o s u r e , " explains M a y o r Sharp. " B e c a u s e "There is a unique, local story b e h i n d each scarf," says Ruth S c h e u i n g , C o o r d i n a t o r of t h e C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e Textile Arts P r o g r a m . " T h e scarves are a canvas f o r t h e artists t o express their i n d i v i d u a l interpretations o f t h e u n i q u e d e s i g n s o n t h e s e b e a u t i f u l , h a n d c r a f t e d scarves are inspired by the natural beauty of our area, they w i l l a l w a y s remind the recipient of the City of North Vancouver." a n d C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e has b e e n e x t r e m e l y s u c c e s s f u l as it p r o v i d e s s t u d e n t s w i t h p r a c t i c a l b u s i n e s s e x p e r i e n c e , a new distribution c h a n n e l , a n d s i m u l t a n e o u s l y p r o v i d e s the C i t y with l o c a l art t o present to officials." Presentation Auction Fundraiser House Gallery's 2002 Presentation House Gallery's fundraisers have a l w a y s h a d an innovative t w i s t to t h e m , especially since the mid-1990s w h e n they m o u n t e d their first Exquisite Corpse in Lotusland event. It w a s f o l l o w e d by a p i n h o l e p h o t o g r a p h auction a n d then The Return of the Corpse in 1999. Since then the Gallery has taken a break from large-scale fundraisers, b u t that break is about t o come to an end w i t h this September's 2 0 0 2 a u c t i o n . A g a i n , this year t h e concept is t o w o r k w i t h t h e artists t o create a w o r k , rather than asking the artists t o d o n a t e a w o r k of art from their inventory. This year all twenty-eight artists are making Giclée prints, w o r k i n g w i t h G a m m a Editions of Vancouver. Giclée is t h e newest archival ink jet printing process p r o d u c i n g highly stable color a n d black a n d w h i t e prints that demonstrate an e x c e p t i o n a l tonal range. Artists t a k i n g part in this year's event: Roy A r d e n , Jim Breukelman, Karin Bubas, Neil C a m p b e l l , A l l y s o n Clay, D a n a C l a x t o n , C h r i s D i k e a k o s , J a m i e D o l i n k o , Chris Gergley, Paul Hess, A l a n H o f f m a n , A l f r e d o J a a r ( N e w York), Geoffrey James(Toronto), Robert Keziere, Evan Lee, Liz Magor, Scott M c F a r l a n d , A l M c W i l l i a m s , Jerry Pethick(Hornby Island), Chick Rice, M a r k Beach, California), Barbara Steinman(Montreal), RuwedeKLong Jeff W a l l , Ian W a l l a c e , A l e x Waterhouse- H a y w a r d , Stephen Waddell(Berlin), Neil W e d m a n , a n d J i n - m e Y o o n . The A u c t i o n w o r k s are v i e w a b l e at w w w . p r e s e n t a t i o n h o u s e g a l l . c o m . The Dinner A u c t i o n is at Brix Restaurant & W i n e B a r o n Sunday, S e p t e m b e r 2 9 w i t h b r o a d c a s t e r a n d journalist Jurgen G o t h e as master o f c e r e m o n i e s . Ticket prices are $ 7 5 . 0 0 per person a n d include a four-course dinner w i t h w i n e . BY EVAN LEE, LIGHTED BUSH 20 September | October For more information or to buy tickets call the gallery at 604.986.1351.