May 10, 2019

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   The Public

   
   

   May 10, 2019      May 16, 2019

   Victoria Film Fest & Vic Theatre support Youth Empowerment
    The Vic Theatre is screening The Public from May 10 - 16 and donating 10% of ticket sales to the Victoria Youth Empowerment Society. 
   Based on a real event, The Public, a star-studded film directed by Emilio Estevez, tells the tale of homeless patrons who occupy the library during an Arctic blast. 
   The Public stars Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater, Jena Malone (Donnie Darko) and Michael Kenneth Williams (12 Years a Slave). The film's official premiere took place at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2018. 
   The decision to once again pair with a local charity comes after achieving such positive results with the CatVideoFest in March. The Vic Theatre supported the local charity Cat's Cradle Animal Rescue for its rescue and rehabilitation efforts with felines. 
   Director of the Victoria Film Festival, Kathy Kay, says the decision to work with another organization was an easy one. 
   "When The Vic has films with themes that lend themselves to our local charities, we see an opportunity to better our community. We loved being able to donate over $900 to Cat's Cradle's good work so we decided to do it again with another charity" says Kay. 
   The Greater Victoria Public Library is also getting involved with The Vic Theatre and will be hosting the screening of The Public on Tuesday, May 14 at 7:45 PM. Attendees are welcome to share their thoughts on the subject matter with GVPL staff members in the lobby after the film. 
   Tickets and showtimes available online at victoriafilmfestival.com/thevic/films.
    
   

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   JOSEPH PLASKETT: S…

   
   

   May 09, 2019 10:00 PM      May 10, 2019 12:00 AM

   JOSEPH PLASKETT: Still Life in a Hectic World
   Everyone is welcome.
   Please join us for our official opening reception
   Thursday, May 9th from 3 pm to 5 pm.
     Renaissance Lounge, The Union Club of British Columbia
   805 Gordon Street, Victoria
   
   Dress code: Business Dress for Ladies and Gentleman
   For more information on the Club's dress code, please call 250-384-1151
   Exhibition continues to July 2019
   The still lifes of Joseph Plaskett always bring joy into a room and somehow
   quietens the hectic world beyond that room.
   And so we are delighted to fill the Club’s Renaissance Room with the joy of Plaskett’s iconic still lifes and tablescapes. Here is a table vacated after breakfast, the serviette laid purposefully, the café presse drained, the butter dish left uncovered. And here is a generous bowl of oranges, an hospitable pineapple, an amaryllis in vibrant red bud; and then we encounter the artist himself – a self portrait, looking directly at the viewer, but nestled into his own still life with antique surrounds and a vase of wispy flowers.
   Each time Plaskett documented the mundane, everyday life, he extended himself and somehow made the subject sing and made the objects significant.
       Joseph Plaskett: Remains of a Breakfast 1, 2005, oil on canvas, 28 x 36 inches
     Joseph Plaskett received a BA in history and a teaching certificate from the University of British Columbia in 1939. He went on to study with Jack Shadbolt and B.C. Binning at the Vancouver School of Art and with A.Y. Jackson at the Banff Summer School. In 1946 he was awarded the first Emily Carr Scholarship which he used to study at the California School of Fine Art, San Francisco.  Canada’s most beloved painter later established his own foundation which continues to award similar scholarships to emerging artists.
   Known for his figurative and still life paintings, Plaskett has long been highly collectable. Prior to the artist’s death in 2014, he was still painting, exhibiting on two continents, and collecting awards including Officer of the Order of Canada and several honourary doctorates. Plaskett exhibited extensively in Canada as well as in London and Paris. His work is included in every major museum collection in Canada from Victoria to Charlottetown.
     View Exhibition       winchestergalleriesltd.com    
   

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