some financial loss. A grant from the Koerner Foundation assisted the
organization. An expected Canada Council contribution may assist some
of the guest exhibitors.

The Group and the guest exhibitors were delighted with the interest

shown and enjoyed some sales of their works. Interest was particularly
high in hand-crafted ceramics. Congratulations have been received
along with suggestions for future Festivals. It is thought that the success
of this informal, almost casual, Festival may inspire other artists to
initiate projects of unusual! nature to call public attention to their work.

The film festival proved very popular. Viewers had to be turned away
due to lack of space. The organizers presented Ray Turner with a
special certificate to recognize the acclaim given his film "Okanagan
Contrasts".

The drama portion of the Festival offered a change of pace from clever
and sparkling mime on the lawns of the Park to a comedy with serious
overtones, "Little Malcolm" given in the community theatre. '"'Littie
Malcolm" played to good and appreciative houses in Kelowna and to
rather small audiences in Vernon. A footnote to "Little Malcolm" was
the recent suicide of its author, David Halliwell, after murdering a
playwright friend.

An open air sculpture display was the first of its kind in the Interior.
A number of architects visited the display, taking advantage of the
opportunity to see examples of sculpture suited to modern architecture.

The City Park was an excellent site for the Festival and the co-
operation of the City of Kelowna in making it available was much
appreciated. The RCMP patrolled the area and the excellence of their
work is shown by the complete absence of loss or damage to the fifty
thousand dollars worth of art exhibited and to the absence of any
incidents in spite of the presence occasionally of undesirable elements.

The interest of the visitors and the enthusiasm of the participants has
lead to plans for the Festival to continue on an enlarged basis in 1968,

The dates selected are 23rd, 24th and 25th of August. It is expected
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