Exhibition showcases local talent

“We Are Artists” is an exhibition that will showcase the artistic efforts of local artists in Kelowna who have developmental disabilities. This will be the first exhibition of its kind at the Kelowna Art Gallery and will be an invaluable opportunity to both connect a population that typically experiences minimal access to the arts, and to challenge dominant perceptions about people with developmental disabilities.

Sara Lige, a local artist and founder of Cool Arts, is the guest curator of the exhibition. Since its inception in Kelowna in 2003, Cool Arts has offered arts instruction and art-making opportunities to local adults with developmental disabilities in the Central Okanagan.

The exhibition opened November 28, 2009 and runs to March 21, 2010 at the Kelowna Art Gallery’s Front Project Space. The Kelowna Art Gallery, located at 1315 Water Street, is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 5pm, Thursday until 9pm, Sundays from 1pm to 4pm, and closed Mondays.