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PR – Art Exhibition: The Art of Roy Schneider: Life Cycles
On view to Feb 25th. Official opening POSTPONED (TBA) Vancouver Island University- Powell River Campus. Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm. CLOSED WEEKENDS. The paintings in this show cover a period of four years. They are the result of prolonged isolation in the deep wilderness and a lifelong study of Canadian landscape painting by qathet region artist Roy Schneider www.studioschneider.ca with 10 paintings for sale. Details here
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Artist Exhibition: Dialogue with Jennifer Love & Kim LaFave
Jan 4-30. Both find much inspiration in the world of boats and harbours, as well as the use of text and numbers as design elements and as communication. Complex layers of paint, paper and fabric reorganize, magnify, fracture or obliterate shapes, words and numbers — creating and uncovering new meaning. The ordered worlds of boats and harbours, letterforms and numbers become unpredictable and surprising.
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Art Exhibition: Mieke Jay ‘The Fabric of Our Lives
to Feb 6. A site-specific install in the main and Eve Smart spaces fills the entire gallery with imagery that relates to community. Textures from the metaphorical fabric of our lives, include repeated hands holding and the organic and beautiful patterns that make up the natural world.
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Opportunity: Call for Artists – Tiny Art Gallery
This is a free exchange (much like a tiny library); you bring in a piece of art and exchange it for one of your choosing. Donations of tiny art (without exchanging) are also welcome. The size is limited to six inches maximum and can be either 2D or 3D. Previewing now in front west window of Gibsons Public Art Gallery and open for exchange from Jan 13, 2022 onward during gallery hours. In addition, GPAG will be featuring a ‘tiny’…
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Opportunity: Request for Expressions of Interest – Producer for the Sechelt Arts Festival
Deadline Feb 7, 2022. The District of Sechelt (the “District”) is requesting expressions of interest from interested parties to produce the annual Sechelt Arts Festival. Individuals, organizations, and/or businesses that are interested are asked to complete and submit the Respondent Submission Package. Find the package and details here.
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Opportunity: Call for Vendors
The Sechelt Farmers and Artisans Market is seeking vendor applications for the 2022 market season beginning April, 2022. The market runs each Saturday rain or shine on Cowrie Street in Sechelt and is the largest, most well attended and most diverse public market on the Sunshine Coast. To apply visit: http://secheltmarket.com/
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Knitting a Community
Tuesdays. Do you enjoy knitting and/or crocheting with others, and making useful items from donated yarn for local charities? Join our weekly knitting group on Tuesday mornings. Knitters from beginners to experts are welcome. Host: Lynne Dyment Limited to 12 in-person participants, first-come first served. Per public health orders, masks are required for everyone ages 5 + in the library. Proof of vaccination is required for ages 12+ to attend this library program.
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Art Exhibition: Olga Chnara and Allie Bartlett
to March 13. Olga Chnara's Abstract Art painting is distinguished for the shaping of the forms and the accentuated deformities, the dreamy atmosphere, the problematic area, the interior of the color and the completeness of the line. Despite her contacts with the achievements of several authors of Abstract Art, she manages to acquire a more personal expressive language. Allie Bartlett works as a curatorial assistant at a local museum. She started shooting film after moving to Boston to attend art…
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Art Exhibition: Friends of the Gallery
January 7 - February 6, 2022 The Sunshine Coast Arts Council's annual celebration of the creativity of our membership is open January 7th - February 6th 2022. Stop by the Doris Crowston Gallery to view a diversity of works in several different mediums, created by members of the SCAC. As one of the highlights of the year, we encourage all to come by and see all the breath-taking works our talented members create.
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PR – Tools and Techniques of Acrylic Painting
8 Weds, Jan 26-Mar 16. Instructor: Rick Cepella. Acrylic paint is an incredibly versatile medium with a wide variety of applications. This course is for those who wish to develop or improve their understanding of acrylic techniques whether in representational or more expressive styles. For more details about our Community Education and Training program, visit here.
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Spin In at the Yurts
Last Thursday of the month. (Jan & Feb weather dependant) Tea and coffee provided, Just bring your lunch & project and join others.
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Painting in Watercolour: An Introductory Level Course with Roberta Mauel
Saturdays to Feb 5. Discover the joy of painting in watercolour and the beauty and delicate hues of water colour paints in this introductory level course. Watercolour artist Roberta Mauel will introduce you to the unique and highly accessible qualities of this medium. Participants will be guided through a series of exercises and simple paintings that give expression to the artist in everyone. You will be introduced to a variety of techniques and brush strokes that will allow you to…
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PR – BAM! Women’s Creativity Workshop
Sundays, 1:00pm-3:00pm; January 16, 23, 30 - 3 sessions! $90.00 All who identify as women, ages 30+ Reboot your creative spirit and access your creativity through collage, vision boarding, creative writing and altered books in a fun, relaxing and inspiring supportive space. Register here COVID safety protocols in place, small group, social distanced, masks and double vaccination required. Discover Creative Arts, Townsite Public Market Facilitated by Lesley Sutherland, Artistic Director
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Artist Opportunity: Sunshine Coast Camera Club
Meetings held every 1st Tuesday and 3rd Tuesday of each month (excluding July/Aug). Currently meeting by Zoom. In person Photowalks held on random dates. Improve your photography. Expand your techniques. Have Fun! https://sunshinecoastcameraclub.ca/. Email here
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PR – Arts Exhibition: Colleen Heslin – Collecting and Purging Exhibition
to March 12. A solo exhibition of minimal fiber-based paintings by Colleen Heslin. These large-scale paintings are meditations on essential colour relationships, line, pattern and form. Heslin is interested in the relativity of colour, how one can activate another, our psychological relationships with colour as a tool for our own identities, as well as its utility, illusion, limits and potential.
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Artwork Pick-Up: Friends of the Gallery
Thank you to all of our members who participated in our annual celebration of the creativity of our membership. We will be sad to see them go, but remember to pick-up your artwork on Sunday, February 6th anytime from noon till 4pm.
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Art Exhibition: Rise. Recover. Repeat.
February 11 - March 12, 2022 Rise. Recover. Repeat. is an exhibition of artwork from the material and process driven practices of artists Rosemary Burden, Connie Sabo, and Debbie Westergaard Tuepah. The works in the exhibition explore the thematic of socio-political and environmental precariousness across a range of sculpture, installation, drawing and painting. Through the use of found or discarded objects and environmental detritus, these artists use materials and process as a means of addressing a shared urgency and desire…
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Sunshine Coast Art Crawl 2022
Oct 21-23. ‘The Crawl’ showcased artists on the entire Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Earls Cove or Earls Cove to Langdale. Over the 3 days, the ‘Coast’ transformed into one large interactive art show. It is a celebration of displays, demonstrations and it provides an opportunity to meet the artists behind the amazing creations.
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