We are pleased to welcome our newest client Passfield Press!

Here at Rebus, The Word On The Street is taking over the office, literally – programs, banners, signs, books, and more! We can’t wait for festival weekend!

Full festival details at: http://www.thewordonthestreet.ca/wots/vancouver

FREE, accessible, and fun for all ages, Vancouver’s annual celebration of reading brings visitors face to face with our vibrant writing and publishing community. Word lovers will find author readings, writing and publishing exhibits, musical entertainment, roving performers, children’s activities, and much more—Sunday, September 25 at Library Square (Homer and Hamilton Streets between Robson and Georgia), a full day of readings and workshops at Carnegie Centre on Saturday September 24 (Main and Hastings), and events Friday evening at Joy Kogawa House and Banyen Books & Sound.

The Word On The Street is Canada’s favourite annual book and magazine extravaganza, taking place in Vancouver, Toronto, Kitchener, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, and Halifax simultaneously.

See you there!

We’re very excited to welcome Kristie Poole to the team full-time as our new Project Coordinator. Kristie started as an intern for the BC Book Prizes this year planning the tour.

Monica Miller (our previous Project Coordinator) will be returning to school at SFU Communications. Monica will still be working with Rebus on a contract basis.

Circle Craft Cooperative Association presents “Miran’s Metal Art,” by blacksmith artist Miran Elbakyan, in their gallery located in the Net Loft on Granville Island, May 6 – 31, 2011.

Ron Kong, Manager of Circle Craft Shop & Gallery, says of the new exhibit, “The metal work of Miran Elbakyan is characterized by gesture, movement, and fluidity. This work illustrates the range of expressive metalsmithing.”

For the exhibit at Circle Craft Gallery, Elbakyan will be showing exquisite new sculptures created over the last four years. Miran Elbakyan has been a member of Circle Craft Co-Operative for three years.

Read more about this exhibit on Circle Craft’s blog.

Miran’s Metal Art
May 6-31, 2011 | Daily 10 am – 7 pm | Admission: FREE
Opening reception: Sunday, May 8, 10am – 1pm
1 – 1666 Johnston St., Net Loft, Granville Island
tel [604] 669 8021 | gallery@circlecraft.net
For information about Circle Craft Co-Operative, visit: www.circlecraft.net

The winners of the 27th annual BC Book Prizes were awarded at the Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prizes Gala on Thursday, April 21 at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver.

Congratulations to all the honoured authors, illustrators and publisher. Check out the list of winners on the BC Book Prizes website.

We also had a great Staff Photo taken during the Gala:

From left to right: Val Mason, Monica Miller, Karen Green, Bryan Pike, Kristie Poole, Sarah Banting. Photography by Emily Megan

The Circle Craft Gallery presents wood turner Jason Marlow and his exhibit “STORYTELLERS,” April 8 – May 3, 2011.

Jason Marlow is a well-established wood turner currently based on Vancouver Island. He produces large-scale wall pieces and intricate hollow turnings. Known particularly for his signature Helmet series, Jason also produces architectural scale tapestry wall pieces and a large range of objects inspired by Vancouver Island’s forests, rivers, and wildlife.

Read more about the gallery exhibit on Circle Craft’s blog.

STORYTELLERS by Jason Marlow
April 8 to May 3, 2011 | Daily 10 am – 7 pm | Admission: FREE
Opening reception: Sunday, April 10th, 10-1pm
1 – 1666 Johnston St., Net Loft, Granville Island
tel [604] 669 8021 | shop@circlecraft.net
For information about other upcoming gallery exhibitions, visit: www.circlecraft.net

The West Coast Book Prize Society announced the finalists for the 2011 BC Book Prizes. Congratulations to the authors and their publishers! See a full list of finalists on their website.

Winners will be announced April 21, 2011 at the 27th annual Lieutenant Governor’s BC Book Prizes Gala. The gala takes place this year at the Kay Meek Centre in West Vancouver.

A showcase of fine tapestry will be on display by artist Ruth Jones in her exhibit “Selvedge,” March 4 – April 5, 2011.

Ruth Jones is a Vancouver artist who works both in the medium of paint and of fine hand woven tapestry. In addition to developing her unique line of work, she creates site-specific imagery on commission for private, public, and corporate clients.

“The show is about my 2011 attempts at Courtesy, and therefore in progress, e.g. being made up moment by moment,” says Jones. “Courtesy springs from self-esteem, the ‘self edge’ that makes one resilient at the interface with the external world, just as the woven selvedge makes the cloth strong on the edge where it gets the most wear.”

Read more about the gallery exhibit on the Circle Craft’s blog.

Selvedge by Ruth Jones
March 4 – April 5, 2011 | Daily 10 am – 7 pm | Admission: FREE
Opening reception: Sunday, May 8, 10am – 1pm
1 – 1666 Johnston St., Net Loft, Granville Island
tel [604] 669 8021 | gallery@circlecraft.net
For information about Circle Craft Co-Operative, visit: www.circlecraft.net

Rebus Creative is seeking a bright, creative, and dynamic intern for winter/spring.
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The Rebus Creative offices will be closed from December 17, 2010 until January 4, 2011. We wish you all the best as 2010 draws to a close and hope you have an incredible 2011.