White Rock Events Society

11/10/2023

11/10/2023

11/10/2023

Take a look at our brochure with our sculptors and their sculptures along with our wonderful sponsors!

11/10/2023

The White Rock Events Society thanks Christopher Toombs for sharing these photos with us!

11/10/2023

Join our group of wonderful local businesses supporting the White Rock P'Quals Promenade Sculpture Competition by becoming a Sponsor! Contact us at [email protected] for your sponsorship package.

11/10/2023

We hope this post finds you well! 👋 We have five incredible opportunities for businesses and individuals to join us as sponsors for the White Rock P'Quals Promenade Sculptures Competition! 🎉

06/22/2023

Applications are now being accepted for the White Rock Promenade Sculptures on behalf of the White Rock Events Society. The artistic exhibit and competition features original outdoor sculptures for everyone to enjoy. Submission deadline is Friday, June 30. Visit tinyurl.com/44j956fx for more information.

05/29/2023

Check out an excerpt from the 'Discover the Peninsula' brochure, May 2023.

P’QUALS PROMENADE SCULPTURES COMPETITION:

In its inaugural year, White Rock Events Society’s P’Quals
Promenade Sculptures Competition will present a year-long juried
outdoor exhibition of 10 sculptures by B.C. artists – on display at the waterfront adjacent to the White Rock Museum and Archives (14970 Marine Dr.) – from Sept. 14, 2023, to Aug. 24, 2024.
Sculptures – in a broad range of materials, including stone, bronze
and steel – can include either abstract or representational work.
Sanctioned by the City of White Rock, the event encourages the
general public to vote for their favourite work, with the winning artist receiving not only the People’s Choice Award, but also $15,000 in cash. Special recognition prizes, contributed by event sponsors, will also be awarded to artists.

For further information, visit www.whiterockeventssociety.com

04/19/2023

Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity to support the arts in our Community!

02/22/2023

Here is the site lay out for the Sculptures that will be displayed from this September 2023 to August 2024!

If you are interested in applying as a sculptor or sponsor then contact Cindy Poppy at 604-202-2110 or Deanna Pedersen at [email protected] or visit our website https://whiterockeventssociety.com/

02/22/2023

Sponsors will receive a year long acknowledgement in front of a sculpture from September 2023 to August 2024.

02/22/2023

We are bringing back the White Rock P'Quals Promenade Sculpture Competition starting September 2023!

We are looking for Sponsors and Sculptors. Applications are on our website.

Follow us on our exciting new website: https://whiterockeventssociety.com/

For additional information email [email protected] or call Cindy Poppy at 604-202-2110.

08/08/2022

With heavy hearts, the White Rock Events Society has regretfully decided to cancel our Pilot Project, the White Rock Promenade Sculptures Competition that was to commence September 2022 and end August 2023.
We had the passion. We worked 16 months organizing this exciting new artistic event, connected with so many talented artists and all of us were looking forward to installing their creations along the promenade, east side of the pier to the White Rock (P’Quals).
Without enough support from businesses and community and the city, it became extremely difficult to keep moving forward.
The Castlegar model, we followed, has the whole local community and businesses behind the project, which has allowed it to keep going.
Also, without a successful Pilot Project year, there will not be a next year.
A special thank you to councillors Erika Johanson and Anthony Manning for their continued support.
Also, Werner and Helga Hoing, Sandee Butterly, Homelife Benchmark Realty and Cressy (Ocean Park) Development LLP, who shared our vision of a new artistic and premier event in White Rock. Thank you, Carl Funk, for stepping in to assist us with the engineering aspect, thank you Ernie Klassen and Maria Nicole.
Last but certainly not least, our new friends and fantastic artists, who submitted their beautiful works of art. They are very special and we wish them all good things in their artistic futures.
Monies paid to the White Rock Events Society from sponsors will be refunded. Thank you so much for believing in us.

Deanna Pedersen and Cindy Poppy, Volunteers Extraordinaire!

White Rock Events Society
White Rock Promenade Sculptures Competition

08/01/2022

Here are the 10 chosen artists that will be in The White Rock Promenade Sculptures Competition! Check them out on their websites and social media platforms to see more of what each artist is about!

• Paul Reimer – Cranbrook – www.paulreimer.ca
All the public art I create, I begin with the question – “How can this art generate a greater sense of community in this place”

• Denis Kleine – Nelson – www.deniskleine.ca
Denis works predominantly in stone and bronze. BFA graduate of David Thompson University Centre and an instructor at Kootenay Studio of the Arts at Selkirk College in Nelson. The “Passenger” at the White Rock Museum was commissioned by the City of White Rock

• Don Francis – Delta – www.donfrancisgallery.com
Self-taught artist, metal sculptor
• Serge Mozhnevsky – Coquitlam – www.sergesculpture.com
Born in Russia, raised in Ukraine
"Sculpture is a language born in the space between the words.
The more we talk the less we hear it."

• Anyuta Gusakova – Vancouver – www.anyutastudio.com
Russian born Canadian multimedia artist. MFA equivalent diploma in Fine Arts with focus on sculpture

• Paul Slipper – North Vancouver – www.paulslipper.com
International sculptor with numerous gallery exhibitions in Canada, United States, Thailand and Japan

• Mikhail (Michael) Pertsev – Vancouver – Instagram page PERTSEVSCULPTOR
Born into a Ukrainian Russian family of artists and musicians. Graduated from Moscow State University of applied arts

• Stephanie Robicheau – Vancouver – www.stephanierobicheau.com
Stephanie recognizes Vancouver on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Wauthuth and Musqueam Nations
Post-secondary studies at New Brunswick College of Craft and Design, Nova Scotia school of Art and Design and theatrical experience with Cirque du Soleil

• Tom Watson – Kimberley – www.tommygunwatson.com
Metis artist born and raised in Kimberley; Tom enjoys exploring the boundaries of metal

• Goetz Schuerholz – Duncan – www.goetzschuerholzartist.com
We gratefully acknowledge that we live, work & create on the unceded lands of the Malahat, Ts'uubaa-asatx, Quw'utsun, Halalt, Penelakut, Stz'uminus, & Lyackson Peoples.
“We burn Carboniferous-era fossil fuels to melt Pleistocene-era ice to determine Anthropocene future climates" (Robert Macfarlane)

08/01/2022

Here is a city that is already doing an amazing Sculpture Walk!
We are excited to have our own coming to White Rock starting in September! https://www.sculpturewalkcastlegar.com/

Castlegar Sculpturewalk is an annual, rotating exhibition of sculpture by international artists located in beautiful Castlegar, British Columbia.

06/15/2022

Due to unforeseen circumstances we are extending our call to Sculptors to June 30, 2022.

Attached is the information and application form if you would like to apply or know any artist that may be interested!

Looking forward to receiving your submissions.

06/08/2022

Here is the virtual map of Penticton’s Sculpture Walk, along with a list of the artists involved!

We are excited to have our own community art sculpture event come to White Rock this year!

If you are visiting Penticton this summer be sure to take a walk and look for them along the Okanagan Lake waterfront, downtown and in the Front Street roundabout.

https://www.penticton.ca/our-community/arts-culture/public-art

Penticton Public Sculpture Exhibit Created in 2016, Penticton’s Public Sculpture Exhibition is a year-long outdoor exhibit of original sculptures. The sculptures are owned by the artists and leased by the City of Penticton for one year. Look for them along the Okanagan Lake waterfront, downtown an...

06/04/2022

We have extended the dates for Sponsorship Opportunities as well as for Sculptors to apply! Here is some additional information if you wish to donate or be a sponsor 🌊

05/16/2022

We have extended the dates for Sculptors to apply! Here is some additional information on the requirements for the sculptures and the application deadline and selection date ☀️

05/05/2022

If you are interested in applying as a sculptor and would like this form emailed to you, contact Cindy Poppy at 604-202-2110 or Deanna Pedersen at [email protected]

05/05/2022

Here is the lay out of the Sculptures that will be displayed from this September 2022 to August 2023!

If you are interested in applying as a sculptor then contact Cindy Poppy at 604-202-2110 or Deanna Pedersen at [email protected]

05/04/2022

We are so happy to help launch this event to help support artists and our community!

Contact Cindy Poppy at 604-202-2110 or Deanna Pedersen at [email protected] if you are interested in applying to be one of the Sculptors or would like to be involved as a Sponsor.

Formal call for submissions to be issued soon

05/03/2022

Call for SPONSORS!

White Rock’s newest event, the White Rock Promenade Sculptures Competition will showcase artists and their sculptures September 2022 through August 2023. It’s inclusive, exciting and accessible. Open to all. This is a 12-month OUTDOOR event, featuring 10 sculptures along the grass, east of the pier to the White Rock/P’Quals. Your sponsorship would cover a full year in a
high-volume area.

No matter what is happening in the world, or what the weather is like, visitors still come to White Rock. Our sponsors and volunteers are the reason our community is able to continue the tradition of a free, fun filled event and make it the premiere event in White Rock.

If you are interested or have any questions, please email Deanna Pedersen at [email protected] or call Cindy Poppy at 604-202-2110

05/03/2022

Call for SCULPTORS! Applications are now being accepted for the White Rock Promenade Sculptures Competition!

An artistic exhibit and competition featuring original out door sculptures displayed for all to enjoy on White Rock’s scenic promenade. 10 sculptures will be selected to be located along the White Rock Promenade, on the grass, east of the White Rock pier.
Entry deadline – May 30, 2022 / Notification of selection committee results – July 5, 2022

If you are interested and would like more information contact Deanna Pedersen at [email protected] or call Cindy Poppy @ 604-202-2110