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UBC hosts gala evening of fun, art and entertainment

January 18, 2019

Participants at last year’s Art on the Line browse the large selection of art work before the auction begins.

Participants at last year’s Art on the Line browse the large selection of art work before the auction begins.

Annual event raises funds for student projects and activities

What: Art on the Line gala and fundraiser
Who: various artists, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies faculty and students
When: Saturday, February 9, starting a 6 p.m.
Where: Charles E. Fipke Centre, 3247 University Way, UBC’s Okanagan campus
Cost: $195 (one ticket admits two people, guarantees one piece of artwork) or $10 event entry

Art on the Line is an event that’s been hanging around for 17 years.

UBC Okanagan’s annual auction is back for another evening of artwork, prizes, speculation and fun. On February 9, the Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies (FCCS), in association with the Visual Arts Course Union, will host the 17th annual Art on the Line fundraiser.

The evening is an entertaining gala and juried event, where some 145 works of art, donated by local artists, faculty and students, is raffled off to guests. Everyone is guaranteed to leave with an original piece of art. While they may have a favourite in mind, they need to wait until their number is called — and there is always a bit of excitement and anticipation as the event continues — explains FCCS Associate Professor Michael V. Smith.

“I love Art on the Line. There is so much talent in the valley, and so many great students studying fine arts at UBC Okanagan,” adds Smith. “Art on the Line is the best place to see work by all of our local artists. It’s a fun night where you support students and you walk away with a great piece of work for your walls.”

Bachelor of Fine Arts student and performer Peter Navratil is the host for an evening that features a wide selection of art, food and refreshments.

Proceeds from the evening support visual arts student exhibitions, the visiting artist program, opportunities for travel grants and exhibitions as well as local non-profit Cool Arts Society, which provides art opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities.

Organizers are still collecting two-and three-dimensional artwork to be donated for the event. Local artists can visit artontheline.net to download a submission form. Smith says the goal is to offer the best selection of artwork, so donations should be of suitable quality and equivalent to the auction ticket price. To learn about submission guidelines contact Art on the Line coordinator Sarah Polak at artontheline.2019@gmail.com.

Tickets are available at: fccs.ok.ubc.ca/news-events/ongoing/art-on-the-line

About UBC’s Okanagan campus

UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning in the heart of British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. Ranked among the top 20 public universities in the world, UBC is home to bold thinking and discoveries that make a difference. Established in 2005, the Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world.

To find out more, visit: ok.ubc.ca.

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UBC’s Okanagan campus is an innovative hub for research and learning founded in partnership with local Indigenous peoples, the Syilx Okanagan Nation, in whose traditional, ancestral and unceded territory the campus resides. The most established and influential global rankings all consistently place UBC in the top five per cent of universities in the world, and among the top three Canadian universities.

The Okanagan campus combines a globally recognized UBC education with a tight-knit and entrepreneurial community that welcomes students and faculty from around the world in British Columbia’s stunning Okanagan Valley. For more visit ok.ubc.ca.

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