ArtsWells Online: A Virtual Festival Of All Things Art
Al SimmonsAli McCormickBalkan ShmalkanBlocktreatBrandon PetersCorwin FoxDon AlderEarly SpiritGeoff BernerHannah EppersonHeather SparksHigh SocietyJanaye FloydKia Kadiri & Su ComandanteKitty & The RoosterKIVA MHLinda McRaeMary MathesonMissy DMNGWAMyrtle SistersNo Big DOstwelveParlour PantherSarah WheelerSimbiyez WilsonThe Brain PorterThe Carnival BandThe Interstellar JaysThe Party On High StreetYael WandZINNIA
ArtsWells Online: A Virtual Festival of All Things Art celebrates the 17th season of ArtsWells, an annual event presented by Island Mountain Arts (est.1977) in the small Cariboo community of Wells and Barkerville.
ArtsWells Online features close to 40 artists and is a major celebration of BC talent with almost the entire line up featuring artists from all over the province. Get ready for special performances from festival favourites like High Society, Parlour Panther, Kitty & the Rooster, Ostwelve, Missy D, The Carnival Band, Balkan Shmalkan, Kia Kadiri and Geoff Berner.
The virtual event keeps the spirit of ArtsWells alive with classic festival events like the parade. Diversity is also a key part of ArtsWells and we are honoured to have Indigenous curator Meeka Noelle Morgan, founder of the all Indigenous Festival Q’EMCIN 2 RIVERS REMIX, curate a number of exciting new Indigenous acts for us to share like Janaye Floyd and Brandon Peters.
Originally broadcast over two evenings on Wednesday, July 29 and Wednesday, August 5, the content was built to be re-broadcast in a number of different forms. Almost all the artists were pre-recorded, thus we could look at re-releasing stand alone videos, or simply re-broadcasting the stream through SoundOn.
We can discuss what will work best for SoundOn to ensure the best coverage for all the artists involved.
Al Simmons
Ali McCormick
Balkan Shmalkan
Blocktreat
Brandon Peters
Don Alder
Hannah Epperson
Heather Sparks
High Society
Janaye Floyd
Kia Kadiri & Su Comandante
Kitty & The Rooster
KIVA MH
Linda McRae
Mary Matheson
Missy D
MNGWA
Myrtle Sisters
No Big D
Ostwelve
Parlour Panther
Sarah Wheeler
Simbiyez Wilson
The Brain Porter
The Carnival Band
The Interstellar Jays
The Party On High Street
Yael Wand
ZINNIA
UPCOMING SHOWS
Blonde Diamond with special guests Lambsbreath and Biawanna
September 26, 2020
8pm PST
Vancouver, BC
Vancouver International Children’s Festival
Fred Penner
August 15th, 2020
11:00am-12:00pm PST
Lower Mainland, BC
Open Ear: Khotin & Michelle Helene Mackenzie
New Forms Digital
August 2, 2020
15:00-17:00 PST
Lower Mainland, BC
Lightning Dust w/ Audio Osmosis
Eventide Music Series
July 24, 2020
18:00-19:00 PST
Vancouver Island, BC
