It's been a busy winter for attending art shows and openings.

Took in the Georgia O'Keefe show at the Vancouver Art Gallery in November. Displayed were a variety of her work over the period of her career, many of which involved the desert of New Mexico.

Also in November attended the opening of Emma Hendrix and Julie Gendron's show 'don't stop' held at the CSA Gallery, which is formerly The Blanket Gallery. Their work was an interactive audio piece/installation which consisted of a number of white cubes that played an audio loop of a sound once you slotted it on a jack to a mixer. The interesting think is that you could have any number of loop sounds playing simultaneously and could even record your own sound into the box to play back. The ulimate result was an ever- changing and weaving mix of audio sounds and rythms. Quite a successful project I thought.

January brought a change in my video collective's Cue Up screening night held monthly at Video In Video Out. This year we will be dedicating the theme of Hospitality in choosing our guests and presentations. Our first guest was Jackline Ochieng, who hosts Kenyan dinners in the quest to display hospitality between cultures. While sipping on chai and eating Kenyan mondazi, videos were screened by the producers in the audience. Again, a very good turn out for the launch of this new themed night.

February 1st a artist friend of mine and I attended the opening of Derek Von Essen's show 'Horizons + Intersections III' at the new gallery on Main Street, the E.3rd Gallery. Though known for his paintings, Derek presented a set of digitally manipulated photographs of urban streets and freeways. The show addresses the modern presence through constructed environments with a fluid visual transitions.