Summerland’s long and rich history of the visual arts dates from the early 1950s with the founding of the Summerland Art Club to the 1990s with the establishment of the Summerland Community Arts Council (SCAC).
In 2008, conscious of the need for a permanent art collection which would document the contribution of Summerland artists to the cultural mosaic of the community, the SCAC began the process of establishing a permanent collection.
The collection currently holds 42 works in several media, with the most recent additions from Elaine Watts and Marcia Stacy.
Every two years or so, the gallery presents a show that features its permanent collection. Due to Covid 19, this year’s Permanent Collection Show is online.
We present the collection here, please download the permanent collection book for more information on each artist.
Afternoon Shower, pastel by Irvine Clinton Adams |
Along Highway 97, pen drawing by Irvine Clinton Adams |
Summerland Gallery, watercolour by Ken Ballantyne |
Main and North Victoria, watercolour by Ken Ballantyne |
Mussel Shell, Pen and Ink by Drawing by Douglas Charles |
Load Limit, Watercolour by Douglas Charles |
Shearwater II, Watercolour by Douglas Charles |
Shearwater II, sketch by Douglas Charles |
Fir on the Rocks, Acrylic on Paper by Bruce Crawford |
Platform in Space by Marjorie Croil |
Defenestration for Beginners, Acrylic on Board by Michael Hermesh |
Sometimes Our Shadows Grow Longer, Sculpture by Michael Hermesh |
The Floor of Heaven Has Rusted Through, Acrylic on Board by Michael Hermesh |
The Housekeeper, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
Carol: The Morning Pages, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
The Future is Closer Now, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
Michael with Modifications, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
The Future is a Ways Off Yet, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
The Vision, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
Totem, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
The Blessing, Pencil Sketch by Michael Hermesh |
Forgotten Fruit, Acrylic by Bill Hibberd |
Wool Merchant, Brass Rubbing by Ivy Mason |
Jane Bradbury, Brass Rubbing by Ivy Mason |
Old House, Watercolour by Dale Matthews |
Ladders, Acrylic by Dale Matthews |
Untitled Watercolour, L.P. McCallum |
Red Dress and Bird, Michael Sime |
Summerland, Monoprint by Bettina Somers |
TSO Rehearsal for Children's Concert, Ink and Wash by Bettina Sommers |
TSO Christmas Box 1954, Ink and Wash by Betting Sommers |
Top Gallery Concert, Ink and Wash by Bettina Somers |
Rehearsal for Jewish Choir, Ink and Wash by Bettina Somers |
Four Studies: Royal Conservatory, Ink and Wash by Bettina Somers |
Stravinsky Petrouchka, Ink and Wash by Bettina Somers |
Working Girls, Triptych, Acrylic on Canvas by Marcia Stacy |
Handmade Doll, Marcia Stacy |
Just Passing Through, Oil Printing by Frantisek Strouhal |
Moonlit Forest, Collagraph Print by Elaine Watts |
Christmas Card Collection
For nine of the eleven years from 2005 to 2015, the Arts Council held a contest for a work ofart that would be used as its annual Christmas card. The winning work each year was then purchased for the Art Gallery’s permanent collection.
Santa Unplugged and Unshod, Colored pencil by Ralph Critchlow |
The Warmth of Winter, Acrylic by Dianne Korsch |
Kettle Valley Winter, Watercolour by Dale Matthews |
Home for Christmas, Watercolour by Mary Scale |
Lights in the Night. Photograph by Rick Gray |
Winter Barn. Acrylic by Barb Hofer |
Nature’s Art, Digital Photograph by Maria Howe |
Winter, Charcoal by Susan Gibbs |
Life is a Symphony, Mixed Media by Marcia Stacy |
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