Trying new mediums is equivalent to being the proverbial kid in a candy store for 2-D Visual Arts Arty Award Nominee Joy Roberts. Acrylic and oil paint, charcoal, pencil, henna,…
Did you know that Literary Arts Arty Award Nominee Jim Williams has taught English to over 2,000 Abbotsford students? Jim also taught in China where he wrote short stories that…
Submitted. The Abbotsford Arts Council presents “The Do’s and Don’ts of Grant Writing,” the first of eight presentations in the 2014 Art of Marketing Speaker Series, sponsored by the Abbotsford…
Have you ever witnessed someone make a woodcarving with a chain saw? That’s how 3-D Visual Arts Arty Award Nominee Jonas Melan creates life-sized (or bigger) woodcarvings of animals, which…
Between being married for 12 years to his wife Angie and rearing five children, Outstanding Artist in the Performing Arts – Music Arty Award nominee Jared Fowler has found time…
Submitted. The Abbotsford Arts Council announces its next show at the Kariton Art Gallery: “Inceptions,” showcasing artwork by students graduating from the University of the Fraser Valley in 2014 with…
Not only does Outstanding Youth Artist (Secondary School) Arty Award nominee Tiera Murray like to create art cards and do face painting, she uses her artistic talents to raise money…
Following retirement from a 30 year career with the City of Abbotsford’s Park, Recreation and Culture Department, 2-D Visual Arts Arty Award Nominee Betty Johnston now takes pictures at many…
Outstanding Artist in Performing Arts – Music Arty Award Nominee Kristal Barrett released her very first music video in 2011 for her song “Girl in a Car,” all of which…
UFV Visual Arts Faculty Member and Outstanding Arts Advocate Arty Award nominee Grace Tsurumaru’s goal this year is to establish a scholarship of $1,000 to a deserving Bachelor of Fine…