News Items tag as: Alternator Centre

Kelowna artist puts out call for spaces to foster creativity, community
December 12, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Artists and musicians in Kelowna are talented and numerous but they still need one thing: a space to build a community and foster creativity between artists.
This Kelowna art exhibit will mess with your head, in a good way
June 19, 2019 - 10:11 AM

KELOWNA - Last year Alison Beaumont was travelling along the Sunshine Coast in a ferry. She was struck by the natural beauty stretching out in every direction, but something kept nagging at her: The constant mechanical groans and aches of the ferry. The hum of the boat contrasted with the silent splendor of the coastline. The visuals and the sounds were polar opposites.
Kelowna artist uses childhood picture to make point about racism
December 21, 2015 - 1:08 PM

KELOWNA – The Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art is hosting an exhibit next month that hopes to illustrate how innocent actions can perpetuate racism and negative stereotypes.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Kelowna artist puts out call for spaces to foster creativity, community