Category Archives: art

VCLR Illustrator’s Breakfast – October 14th, 2017

Posted on October 6, 2017 by

Binky the Space Cat? Small Saul? Yup, Ashley Spires is coming to breakfast! What’s the most magnificent thing you can do on Saturday, October 14th? Join us for the Annual Vancouver Children’s Literature Roundtable (VCLR) Illustrator’s Breakfast featuring Ashley Spires: … Continue reading →

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The Doorway to Adventure – November 2016

Posted on November 7, 2016 by

Lee Edward Fodi is working as a writer-in-residence at West Sechelt Elementary on the Sunshine Coast, working with two groups of students ranging from Grades 4-7. During four separate sessions, he is helping the students sculpt a fantasy story based … Continue reading →

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Dianna Bonder: 2016 Illustrator in Residence at Edmonton Public Library

Posted on October 17, 2016 by

Artists of all ages and abilities are in for a treat as artist and children’s book illustrator Dianna Bonder takes up residence at the Edmonton Public Library (EPL) October 17 through November 10. The International Board on Books for Young … Continue reading →

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VCLR Annual Illustrator’s Breakfast featuring Steve Jenkins

Posted on September 29, 2016 by

Steve Jenkins is the brilliant illustrator, designer, and author of information books on the natural world. From the tiniest to the largest creatures, to renderings in real size and of what we cannot see under the skin, Jenkins illustrates creatures large … Continue reading →

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We think the Beaty Biodiversity Museum and Backyard Biodiversity is awesome!

Posted on September 25, 2014 by

If you’re having a hard time figuring out what to do this weekend in light of Vancouver’s recently fickle weather, here’s a reminder that Backyard Biodiversity, a children’s book and art exhibition, opens at 12pm, Sept 27th, at the Beaty Biodiversity Museum.  The exhibit … Continue reading →

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Charles van Sandwyk exhibition and talk

Posted on October 8, 2013 by

If you like Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac, you will probably enjoy the illustrations of this Canadian artist: UBC Library’s Rare Books and Special Collections Presents:  An Afternoon with Charles van Sandwyk Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 12:00 p.m-1:30 p.m. Dodson … Continue reading →

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