The annual WildWings Nature & Arts Festival Launch Party Thursday, October 5 from 6:00pm to 10:00pm is the official kick off to a month of events, activities, hands-on experiences and outdoor learning adventures in the Cowichan Valley as well as the opening reception for the WildWings Art Exhibition, a collection of nature art for sale by Vancouver Island artists.
The WildWings Art Exhibition is proud to feature local artists and their artwork celebrating the natural beauty of the Cowichan Valley. This year’s “Artist of the Somenos” is Stuart Pagaduan, a local Cowichan Valley artist whose art will be on display at the exhibition along with other local artists. Stuart’s art work joins the six previous ‘Artists of the Somenos’ whose work is on permanent display upstairs in Just Jakes WildWings Loft. The Art Exhibition opening reception will be a first option to buy opportunity for the original art pieces that will be on display all month long at Just Jakes Restaurant.
The WildWings Art Exhibition opening reception is also featured as a Savour Cowichan Marquee event as part of the Savour Cowichan Festival and is a great opportunity to indulge in an evening of gourmet bites, a tasting of WildWings ale, live music by the John Wade Jazz Trio, live art auction and 50/50 draw.
Tickets for the event are $29.99 each and can be purchased at Just Jakes Restaurant or online at wildwings-art-exhibition-launch.eventbrite.ca/
For more information about the WildWings Nature & Arts Festival, please visit www.wildwingsfestival.com or contact the Somenos Marsh Wildlife Society Program Coordinator, Elizabeth Bailey, at somenosmarsh@gmail.com or 250-884-0749
