Upcoming Exhibits & Shows of Group and Members

Aug 21 & 22	Art in the Park	Several of the group’s artists will also be at Minnekhada’s Art in the Park on Aug. 21 and 22 from 11 AM to 4 PM.
Nov 12, 13 & 14	Art Focus’s Annual Fall Show	Please join us for our annual fall show at the Outlet in Leigh Square on November 12, 13 & 14. As always we will have a large variety of artwork in all mediums and styles. There will also be a great selection of artwork greeting cards just in time for Christmas.

City Hall Show Schedule

Jan 5 – Feb 2	Maria Marcinek
Feb 2 – Mar 2	Evelia Espinosa & Louise Smith
Mar 2 – Apr 6	Vera McKellar & Maria Moreira
Apr 6 – May 4	Val Bordian & Sher Nasser
May 4 – Jun 1	Gail Proude
Jun 1 – Jul 6	Doris Patko & Edith Heckel
Jul 6 – Aug 3	Arts Connect
Aug 3 – Sep 7	Sherry Carroll & Eunice Hodge
Sep 7 – Oct 5	Colin Craig & John Hansen
Oct 5 – Nov 2	Libbi Alcock & Olga Khodyreva
Nov 2 – Dec 7	Beth David & Chris Pearce

Art Focus is pleased to offer our artists the opportunity to mount their own shows in Port Coquitlam’s City Hall, 2580 Shaughnessy Street, Port Coquitlam, BC. (map)

In addition to City Hall, Art Focus members also display their artwork in Martha’s Bakery at 2239 McAllister Avenue, Port Coquitlam, BC V3C 2A9 (map) and the Tri-Cities Chamber of Commerce at 1209 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam , BC V3B 7Y3 (map)

For upcoming show information and documentation, please visit our blog at http://artfocusblog.blogspot.com

Meetings are held on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month and we are delighted to be able to hold these in our new home in the Outlet in the new Port Coquitlam Arts Village, 2100 - 2253 Leigh Square Maps & Directions, Port Coquitlam, BC  V3B 7Z5.  Access to the Outlet (old Port Coquitlam Post Office) is also available from McAllister Street right behind Port Coquitlam City Hall.  Meetings start at 7:00 pm.  The first Wednesday of the month is the workshop - an informal chance to get together and paint; the second Wednesday is a meeting and the fourth Wednesday of the month is a demo.

If you are interested in joining Art Focus, please call John Hansen at 604-941-2304 or come to one of our meetings.

Everyone is welcome to come to the demos.  We have an overhead mirror which makes it easy to see the artist as he paints.  The public is invited and there is a no charge to attend these demos.

Members Online Portfolios

Members Offering Instruction

Colin Craig Private classes in Watercolour and Ink, Acrylic, and Drawing. Classes are available any time, please e-mail any inquiries to bdcraig@telus.net.

Tracey Costescu will be offering graphite pencil course on Realistic Pencil Portraits from 10-4pm on October 16 and 17th at the Outlet in Leigh. Please visit her blog for more information blog or register at ExperienceIt

Art Focus is a group of Tri-City area artists working in a variety of media, including pastel, watercolour, acrylic, oil, and mixed media. This group was formed in November, 1993.

The group meets three times a month to share ideas, to support and learn from each other, and from other artists in the community.

Here is what we do:

Every year we hold two major Art Events … our May Day Art Show & Sale in the Spring and our Annual Exhibition & Sale in the Fall.

We participate in many Community Events … including Art in the Park, Mothers’ Day in Lions Park, Children’s May Day Banner Project, and Castle Park Canada Day Celebrations.

We actively encourage our members to display their work to the public on a regular basis. We offer them the opportunity to display within a Group Show context or as a Two-Person Show in Port Coquitlam City Hall and Martha’s Bakery and Restaurant.

We have demos in various media by inviting other artists in the Tri-Cities area to demonstrate their techniques to our members. The public is also welcome to attend.

Some of our members teach in their studios.

Louise Smith Living in locations as varied as England, Texas and British Columbia has given Louise Smith plenty of inspiration for her landscapes. She paints a background on silk then renders foreground elements in thread using freehand machine embroidery and hand sewing. The “2½D” effect is detailed and often photograph-like, with the appearance changing depending on your viewpoint as the sheen of silk and thread catches the light. For more of her wonderful work, please visit her website at The Threaded Views

November 12 to November 14
Please join the members of Art Focus for their Annual Fall Show at the Outlet in Leigh Square. There will be an opening reception November 12 with the show continuing on Sat and Sunday.