Artist to represent B.C.

Photo: Contributed - http://www.amandashatzko.ca

A Vernon artist has been chosen to represent B.C. at the National Congress on Culture in Edmonton. 

Amanda Shatzko, is the winner of the BC Culture Days Ambassador and Awards Program and will represent  the province at the event in May 

The Vernonite is a professional artist and vice-president of the Arts Council of the North Okanagan, where she  promotes community engagement in the arts. 

Shatzko has performed on stage, for film and television, at corporate events and ceremonies and on behalf of multiple charities. She has also had numerous commissions, including an exhibition with the International Gallery of Container Art and the Government of Canada and Whistler Arts Council to create paintings of athletes in Whistler and Vancouver during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

As 2015 BC Culture Days Ambassador, Shatzko will be engaging communities around the province to present and participate in Culture Days activities. She will also be acting as a spokesperson for BC Culture Days leading up to the Culture Days Weekend, taking place Sept. 25-27.

For information on eligibility and guidelines for becoming a local BC Culture Days ambassador, visit BC.CultureDays.ca