About
who we are
Who We Are
The Arts Council of the North Okanagan is a registered charitable non-profit organization dedicated to enriching arts and culture in Greater Vernon and surrounding areas. As an umbrella organization, we serve more than 30 diverse member groups and over 3000 individual and family members.
What We Do
We host a number of events throughout the year, provide opportunities for artists to show and sell their work, deliver arts education through our Vernon Community Arts Centre, and act as an ambassador on behalf of all community arts based initiatives.
“We believe that arts and culture are an essential component of community development”
Purpose
Purpose
The purpose of the Society is to stimulate, encourage, support and develop the varied artistic and cultural projects and activities in the Greater Vernon area by performing the following activities:
- Strongly advocate on behalf of our members
- Increase the visibility of the arts in Greater Vernon
- Enable and support all arts-based initiatives
- Act as an ambassador/advocate on behalf of all community arts-based initiatives
- Accept, manage, invest, and pursue funds and property of every kind for the ongoing operations and maintenance of the Council and its properties
- Increase and broaden the opportunities for all Greater Vernon citizens to embrace and participate in all levels of artistic activities
- Operate an Arts Centre providing affordable artistic programs that appeal to all age groups and abilities
Read below to learn more about our Vernon Community Arts Center or visit, www.vernonarts.ca
The Vernon Community Arts Centre
The Arts Centre is a community-based facility focusing on arts education, and is the home of the ACNO’s administrative offices.
The Centre has specialist art studios for ceramics, glass arts, printmaking, drawing and painting, fibre arts, music, media arts, and more. We offer a range of classes and workshops for all ages and abilities and drop-in studio access for our members. The Arts Centre also runs programs that cater to local school groups, those living with diverse abilities, and corporate agencies. The Art Shop and Centre Gallery showcases the work of local artists, and we encourage visitors to drop in to shop and have a look around. The Arts Centre also hosts a number of events throughout the year including a huge winter artisan market, be sure to check it out!
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Board of Directors
Meet our Directors
Keely Schneider
Vice President, Community Engagement Committee
Occupation: Administrator
Bonny Cameron
Secretary, Community Engagement Committee
Occupation:
Dominic Scorah
Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair
Occupation: Business Owner
Barbara Keith
Director at Large, HR Committee
Also Chair of Family Resource Centre Board / Member of Kalamalka Rotary
Melanie Prince
Director at Large, HR Committee
Occupation: Retired Print Sales Executive / Board Secretary for Family Resource Centre
Roger Lamoureux
Director at Large, Legacy Fund Committee
Occupation: Business Owner/ Marketing
Ethan Wood
Director at Large, Legacy Fund Committee
Occupation: Lawyer
James Postill
Director at Large, Community Engagement Committee
Occupation:
Teresa Durning
Vernon City Council Representative
Occupation: Vernon City Council
Kari Gares
RDNO Area Representative
Occupation: Regional District of the North Okanagan Director/Vernon City Council Representative
STAFF
Meet the Staff of the Arts Council of the North Okanagan
