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Thu 23rd Oct, 2014 - Sun 9th Nov, 2014
Nicholas Vandergugten - an exhibition of new print and multimedia works
Large scale hand printed relief carvings, text based minimalism, and forays into projection street art. This offering of work centers around a creative exploration of the modern phenomenon known as the the "overview effect". Described by wikipedia as, “…a cognitive shift in awareness reported by some astronauts and cosmonauts during spaceflight, often while viewing the Earth from orbit or f... read more...![OPENING NIGHT of ANTIMATTER [MEDIA ART] FILM FEST with: von bingen, The Treachery Man!!, CLEOPATRA & THE NILE, SMOKED OUT, COMP ZIT - May 13th @ Copper Owl](/imgland/4007048.jpg)
Fri 17th Oct, 2014
OPENING NIGHT of ANTIMATTER [MEDIA ART] FILM FEST with
The Copper Owl, Antimatter Film Festival and The fifty fifty arts collective present a night of electronic music featuring: VON BINGEN http://soundcloud.com/vonbingen "From the synthetic mellowings of Aaron Levin: In the not-too-distant future, Joshua Stevenson will be listed in the canon of modern Canadian synthesia. Earlier this year we saw the release of Josh’s debut into meanderonic mi... read more...
Sat 16th Aug, 2014
INTEGRATE ARTS FESTIVAL AFTER PARTY presented by THE FIFTY FIFTY ARTS COLLECTIVE
The fifty fifty arts collective is proud to carry on the tradition of hosting The Integrate Art Society (Integrate Arts Festival)'s after party. This year it's at the Copper Owl featuring 4 amazing bands. Here are the details GHOSTS (reunion show!!) http://music.cbc.ca/#/artists/Ghosts http://livevictoria.com/ghosts Ghosts features former members of the Truth About Angels and Three Inche... read more...
Sat 2nd Aug, 2014
The fifty fifty arts collective 10th annual ROCK LOTTERY!!
This years Rock Lottery will be taking place August 2nd at Logans Pub. The fifty fifty is proud to bring back this super popular event. This is our 10th year hosting it!! What is Rock Lottery you might ask, well... bands meet the morning of August 2nd. Names are drawn from a hat and bands are randomly assembled. The newly created projects then go off and develop a 30 minute set that they pe... read more...Thu 20th Feb, 2014 - Sun 9th Mar, 2014
VISCUREALITY: Hand cut paper collage by Holly Pilot
vis·cur·e·al·i·ty /viˈsəˈrēˈalətē/ 1. A collection of hand-cut paper collages. 2. A person’s intuitive upside down perspective. 3. The act of cutting things up and rearranging them in a new and unexpected way. 4. An image that may contain a dreamy landscape, faded atmosphere, and/or vintage imagery. synonyms: visceral, surreal, reality read more...
Sat 15th Feb, 2014
the fifty fifty arts collective annual valentines fundraiser
Another of the fifty fifty's annual events. This year featuring 4 great bands at a new location, the Copper Owl. This event helps us pay rent, paint stuff, fix stuff, pay bills and facilitate an amazing arts/music organization going onto our 11th year as a collective!! This years awesome talent: Mark Alexander McIntyre http://markalexandermcintyre.bandcamp.com/ SPIRAL COYOTE http://sp... read more...
Thu 30th Jan, 2014 - Sun 16th Feb, 2014
Mummer: Paintings by Roy Green
Mummer is a painting installation by Roy Green inspired by the annual Mummer's Parade held every December in St. John's , Newfoundland. Mummers originated in Medieval times and have been a part of Newfoundland culture for over 150 years. Mummers are disguised, gender is flip-flopped, and revelry ensues as Mummers parade down the streets of St. John's banging ugly sticks and flapping the jaws of ha... read more... >
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