When
Alive recently caught up with Don DonCee Coulter, the local fabric artist was in the midst of a joint exhibition with the late Aminah Robinson at Hammond Harkins Galleries, part of GCAC s Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson Fellowship, of which Coulter was the first ever recipient. It s overwhelming. You definitely feel honored, especially when I walk in and I m seeing all this Aminah Robinson work, and then there s your piece right there. You kind of feel like you ve arrived,” Coulter said at the time.
Last week, WOSU s Broad & High released a video that goes behind the scenes with Coulter as he talks about his artistic process, which involves painstakingly cutting pieces of fabric with a knife and using glue to layer them until the resulting image could pass for an intricate painting. Check out the video below, and revisit
On April 16, the Team Jack Foundation gathered sponsors, special guests, friends and more, virtually, for their 8th Annual Gala which raised $482,000 for their cause: childhood brain cancer research. Presented by Fat Brain Toys, the gala had a special look this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, yet, supporters were still dedicated to raising [.]
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In February of 2020, Don “DonCee” Coulter drove to New York City, where the Westbeth Gallery included his fabric work in a group show, “The Gold Standard of Textile and Fiber Art.” Coulter got to the gallery’s address an hour early for his artist talk and pulled into a nearby parking garage. The attendant was like, ‘I don t think you want to do this.’ I m like, ‘What are you talking about? I need to park.’ He was like, ‘It’s $55 an hour,’” said Coulter, who looked around and saw rows of luxury cars. “He was like, ‘Hurry up and back up before somebody comes in.’”
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April 21, 2021
Not Alone campaign helped closer to reality
East Kootenay Community Credit Union (EKC) partner Concentra has awarded one of its top three national awards of $10,000 to the ‘Not Alone’ campaign, a joint effort by the East Kootenay Foundation for Health (EKFH) and Ktunaxa Kinbasket Child and Family Services Society (KKCFSS) to raise funds for the establishment of Foundry East Kootenay in Cranbrook.
Foundry East Kootenay is a forthcoming wellness centre for youth ages 12-24, that will provide walk-in mental health and substance use services including primary care, counselling, peer support, employment and education resources.
The centre will serve the entire Interior Health East Kootenay Region comprising a population of more than 85,000 people. This funding contributes to the East Kootenay Foundation for Health’s goal of raising $1.4 million for the ‘Not Alone’ campaign to bring Foundry to the East Kootenay area.