{"id":1824,"date":"2021-10-02T18:34:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-02T18:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/AlberniArtrave.org\/?p=1824"},"modified":"2021-10-02T23:51:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T23:51:55","slug":"sad-news-of-wesley-bloxhams-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artrave.nfshost.com\/?p=1824","title":{"rendered":"Sad News of Wesley Bloxham’s Passing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Wesley Bloxham, Art Rave co-founder and friend, passed away on June 4th, 2020, in Port Alberni.
\nWes made a home here and was the creator and owner of Islands Gallery, on Argyle St.
\nWes welcomed everyone into this remarkable space, which became a hang out for artists and the like, a distillery, of a kind, where the mash up of ideas, energies, dreams, resulted in a potent elixir some might call love.
\n\u2018Prenez moi comme je suis\u2019 … \u2018take me as I am\u2019 speaks of Wes and his philosophy on life. In his acceptance of others, especially \u2018the othered\u2019, it\u2019s how he chose to live his life, and how we will remember him.\u00a0 As his Art Rave cohorts, we continue to strive to live up to the standards Wes set for all of us.
\nJoin us in sending out thoughts of love and care to Wes\u2019 family and loved ones.<\/p>\n

Safe passage dear friend
\nlove,
\nColleen and the motley Art Rave crew<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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