Summer. Childhood memories. Travel. Dining outdoors. A day at the beach. Ice cream and watermelon. Family reunions and hanging out with friends. Shorts. Breezy linen. Sandals, sundresses, straw hats and sunscreen. So many pleasant things come to mind with the mention of summer.
For those of us who live in wildfire regions of the world, summer has a considerably more serious side. Summer months call for water conservation and fire prevention, brush clearing and energy conservation. While we're embracing the warmer months in many of the old ways, there's a vital new aspect to the season that makes us look at life and the land around us through a new lens, in a different light.
I'm looking forward to seeing the new show at Aqus Cafe at Foundry Wharf: "What is Summer", curated by the super team of Gail Foulkes and Jennifer Mygatt Tatum and featuring fifteen local artists' interpretations of this question.
An artists reception takes place at the cafe at 189 H St on Thursday, July 27th from 4-7.
