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      <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>What the Garden Knows (Wednesday, June 03, 2026)</title>
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        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Artists Francine Drouin &amp;amp; Shelley Wales explore themes of secret knowledge, memory &amp;amp; the passage of time through beautiful floral motifed artwork.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.francinedrouin.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Francine Drouin&lt;/a&gt;, based in West Vancouver, creates stark, ethereal lens based mixed media floral portraits that emphasize their intricate nature &amp;amp; delicate beauty.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.shelleywales.ca/" target="_blank"&gt;Shelley Wales&lt;/a&gt;, based in Tsawwassen, shares her vibrant, gestural mixed media paintings of garden scenes throughout the seasons, based on memories of &amp;amp; deep feelings associated with these spaces rather than exact renderings.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>SPECTRUM (Thursday, July 02, 2026)</title>
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        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia" style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;SPECTRUM is an exciting, exhibition celebrating the talented &amp;amp; diverse artists in our community! F&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;ollowing an unjuried&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;open invitation,&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span&gt;25&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-family: Georgia;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;established &amp;amp; emerging&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;artists will showcase their work in a broad spectrum of styles, media &amp;amp; subjects.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Georgia"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;Check out the &lt;a href="https://westvanartscouncil.ca/event-6569136" target="_blank"&gt;Call for Artists&lt;/a&gt; to find out how to participate.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 13px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;By creating an inclusive &amp;amp; level playing field, SPECTRUM shines a light on these gifted artists at varying stages in their careers; offering them the opportunity to exhibit &amp;amp; providing the community an engaging experience with diverse artwork &amp;amp; artists.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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