Category Archives: Federation of Canadian Artists-Peace River Chapter

Workshop with Peace River Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists

DYNAMIC PAINTING WITH A PALETTE KNIFE WITH DAVID MENSING
Online Workshop Via Zoom
Saturday and Sunday, November 5th and 6th, 2022
9:00 am – 4:00 pm PST; or 10:00am – 5:00pm MST
Registration Fee – $250
Peace River Chapter FCA members – $200
(Members please log in when registering and choose PRFCA Member Discount)
Online via zoom (The link will be sent a day or two prior to the workshop)

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URBAN LANDSCAPES WITH ANDREW McDERMOTT

March 24 – 26, 2023
Location: Dawson Creek, BC (venue to be determined)

Friday, March 24, 2023
Demo in pastels; 6:00pm to 8:30pm

To register for the Pastel Demo only, please see information at this link- https://peaceriverchapterfca.com/courses/view/id/2376

Saturday and Sunday, March 25th and 26th, 2023
Two-day workshop in acrylic and water-soluble oils

Set-up – 9:30am
Workshop – 10:00 am – 4:00pm, daily
Registration Fee – $300

Peace River Chapter FCA members – $260
(Members please log in when registering and choose PRFCA Member Discount)

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Peace River Chapter Canadian Federation of Artists

Check out the exciting workshops and exhibitions coming up.


Our next Juried Art Show
 is titled ‘Faces of the Peace’ to be held at the NPCC in FSJ from June 10th to July 9th, 2022. Our artists celebrate the people, iconic places, seasons and wildlife of the Peace Country of BC and Alberta!


Currently we have 3 Workshops open for registration – Open to the General Public and members

JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINTING with Laura Boswell, AREVia ZoomSaturday, May 14th
 9:00am to 11am PST ( British Columbia)    
 10am to 12am MST (Alberta)Registration Fee – $60
Peace River Chapter FCA members – $50 
Open to artists of all levels! Open to the General Public! 
Laura Boswell is a printmaker from the UK working with linocut, woodblock and traditional Japanese woodblock printing. She has a degree in Art History/ Visual Art from the University of Wales, Aberystwyth and is elected to the Royal Society of Painter Printmakers.
Laura has attended printmaking residencies in Japan, studying woodblock printmaking with master craftsmen. She is the published author of ‘Making Japanese Woodblock Prints’ which was published in 2019 and her second book ‘Linocut and Reduction Print, Design and Techniques’ is due out in early 2022. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT LAURA Visit https://www.lauraboswell.co.uk

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INTRODUCTION TO PLEIN AIR PAINTING with Gaye Adams, SFCAVia ZoomTuesday, May 31, 2022 
6:00pm PST – 8:00pm PST
Registration Fee – $60
Peace River Chapter FCA members – $50 The workshop will be an Introduction to Plein Air and will cover:

  • Required gear for plein air
  • Planning for painting outdoors
  • Demo and/or slide presentation on catching the light in landscapes

Great for anyone new to plein air as well as experienced plein air painters. 

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PLEIN AIR PAINTING with Gaye Adams, SFCA
Saturday and Sunday, July 16-17, 2022
Location:  near Ft. St. John, BC
Set-up at 9:30am; workshop starts at 10:00am – 4:00 pm PST with a
break for lunch
Registration Fee – $200
Peace River Chapter FCA members – $180
This workshop will focus on students developing a process for tackling the landscape in situ, so that a painting can be started and completed within one two-hour session.  Gaye will talk about planning a painting on location, composition and editing down a plethora of information before us into a workable plan.  Each day will begin with a demo, then students will work on their own paintings and will be coached individually. TO

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Online Christmas Art Sale

PRFCA ONLINE CHRISTMAS MARKET
ON NOW UNTIL DEC 31ST, 2021
ORIGINAL ARTWORK BY PEACE COUNTRY ARTISTS!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Holiday music already abounds, Christmas decor is filling our Insta feeds and gift giving is firmly top of mind. Shop the PRFCA’s Online Christmas Market for an original gift that anyone on your list would love to receive.

To arrange for purchase, contact the artist directly. Contact information is listed in the artwork description. Prices are as indicated however Shipping, if needed is extra.
Thanks for supporting our local Peace Country Artists!!

Go to online Market