Experiencing Grace by Dörte Meyer

Dörte Meyer shares about her journey to pull off her ambitious interactive art exhibit called The Grace Experience.

It all started with a question, four words that changed my thinking and ultimately my life: ‘HAVE YOU MET GRACE?’ Many years back in Germany (where I grew up) I struggled with feeling like what I was doing, giving and who I was, was not good enough- always lacking something  and consequently I…

Lille Gard Festival June 28 – 30th 2013

Tribehouse Artist Collective is proud to be hosting our 4th Lille Gard Music and Arts Festival on June 28 -30th 2013 at Bottega Farm Inn.

The Festival begins in the grounds of Bottega with our hugely successful Ten Ten Ten  - ‘Under the stars’ evening on Friday 28th and then continues with two full days of amazing Music and Arts through till late Sunday afternoon.  What an amazing way to spend the Canada Day weekend!

The 4th annual Lille…

The Grace Experience | An interactive exhibit

An interactive exhibit exploring the topic of grace through different art forms. Talented Okanagan based artists, musicians, painters and dancers along with web submissions from all over the world will ensure that this is a unique and memorable experience.   Participants are invited to walk through this interactive exhibit at the beautiful Bo.ttega Farm Inn at their own pace taking in the sounds, colors, images, and movements depicting scenes of grace and experience their powerful impact.

Contributors include: Jimmy and…

Love Dance

Dance has an amazing way of bringing together people of all ages and back-grounds. This UK initiative based in Bristol called “Love Dance” is exploring ways of building community through dancing together. We love the creative inclusion of live music and painting as a part of the experience too.

. Love Dance . from Isabelle Neill on Vimeo.

Katie Hall and Samantha Jennings co-directing Love Dance a cross generational arts and movement workshop held…

Lessons From Clay – an interview with Marijanel Knight

Marijanel Knight is perhaps best known for her work as a highly sought after wedding photgrapher, but what we have also discovered is that she also has a burning passion for pottery too!  Over the past few years she has initiated several charity events called ‘Bowl of hope’ with various potters in the Okanagan. These events not only showcase some beautiful pottery but also raise money…

These Fighting Times – Interview with Corey Doak

We caught up with award winning singer/songwriter Corey Doak and asked him to fill us in on his latest CD project entitled “These fighting times”.

TribeHouse (TH):  Can you describe your musical journey to date?

Corey Doak (CD):  I started out in the contemporary Christian world, but over the years I’ve fallen deeply in love with folk story songs.

My work has always revolved around faith, story and humor. I’ve found folk music to…

Christmas tunes using Instagram Hashtags

One of the most creative people we have the pleasure of working with in TribeHouse is our very own Nico Boesten. This is a great example of his creativity both musically and with video creation.  If you like it as much as we do then be sure to download it and also share it with your buddies.  Merry Christmas everyone.

 Original post by Nico Boesten found here.

After very little planning, no practice, and a lot of inspiration to…

Jimmy Balfour -The Rebel Chemist

Jimmy Balfour is a native of Kelowna BC who is arguably one of the most creative musicians in the Okanagan Valley. His latest CD is passionate and raw, full of  imagery and artistry and is perhaps made even more interesting by the fact that he is often joined on stage by his wife Nikki Balfour who is herself an amazing artist and who often performs with Jimmy interpreting the music visually (or perhaps Jimmy…

Christmas Market + Art Show

Bo.ttega Farm Inn is proud to be hosting the second annual Christmas Market & Art Show Saturday, December 15th & Sunday the 16th from 11am – 4pm. Over the two days, the festive market will feature some of the Okanagan’ s Finest Artists, Crafters & Musicians all set in the heart of beautiful South East Kelowna. Christmas Carols will be echoing through the halls courtesy of local musicians, and you will find savoury European baking, Glog wine, artisan coffee and stollen bread…

TribeHouse Christmas Compilation Vol. 1

Local Singer / Songwriters Collaborate on Christmas Compilation to Benefit Kelowna Food Bank.

Most of us of us have a selection of Christmas tunes to help celebrate the festive season. Everyone from James Taylor to The Smashing Pumpkins has put out great versions of Christmas songs however not many of us have songs from great local artists to help us hang up the mistletoe. A song recorded by a talented artist who might live in your own neighbourhood…