Creativity is reaching new heights at the Vernon Public Art Gallery.

The opening reception of Children of Icarus by Keith Harder takes place Thursday, March 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Vernon Public Art Gallery, 3228 31st Ave. The event is open to the public and admission is by donation.

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Hardersa国际传媒檚 exhibition Children of Icarus, featured in the Topham Brown Memorial Gallery from March 14 to May 11, brings together two distinct bodies of paintings, both of which directly and indirectly reference aviation and the human condition.

The most recent large-scale paintings in the series titled ILL Winds portray the meteorological phenomena of cloud formations while the small-scale, intimate paintings from the series titled Anamnesis highlight the details of decrepit fuselages of vintage airplanes.

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The largest works are appropriately created to scale the enormity of the subject.

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This exhibition is sponsored by the Kelowna International Airport.

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