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March 2020
Creatives on the Coast Weekly Challenge – Week 2: Paint Your Pet
Show us your pets! Send us all your videoe+photos, whatever you got. Just get creative. Tag us @thekubestudios and use #creativesonthecoast . We’ll post it on our stories throughout the week! Let’s keep our minds healthy and happy. If you don’t have a pet, then what it would look like. Draw, paint, create! Tag us @thekubestudios
Find out more »Artists Go FB Live for Sunshine Coast Food Banks
Artists of all types are invited to share their work with everyone--art work and/or virtual studio tours from artists, musical videos and live performances, dance, theatre -- let's get creative and help out Sunshine Coast Food Banks during this very difficult time. We will host FB Live Shows at 7pm nightly -- send me a message at musicinthelanding@gmail.com to set it up and we will promote it ahead! We have a link on the page to donate to food banks…
Find out more »April 2020
ONLINE: Free Art Class for Everyone!
Self isolating? Home with kids? Emotions running amuck? Join me for this short art project. No art experience necessary and you just need basic supplies !! And please tag me or use the hashtag #shareyourartwithus if you’d like to share what you create on Instagram 🙏 Please share with others if you find this helpful, fun and/or relaxing. I’d love to answer any questions, reach out to me to share your insights or comments too. Watch for continuing updates. The…
Find out more »Meet the Artist: Mehran Modarres Sadeghi – PODCAST
You are not able to come into the gallery as we are closed. But you can still listen to a podcast about the exhibition with Mehran Modarres-Sadeghi talking about her art, background and practice. https://soundcloud.com/andr…/mehran-modarres-sadeghi-mixdown
Find out more »Art Exhibition: Anna’s Farewell Show
Join us in wishing a fond Farewell to Anna Green as she leaves the Sunshine Coast. Ann's whimsical Acrylic Paintings Cards & Calendars have brought us joy for many years. Her abundance of images could keep us smiling for many more. Show Opens March 16th and Runs until April 11th. Anna will be in attendance at the Closing Reception - CANCELLED
Find out more »Follow Your Bliss watercolor classes – CANCELLED
Come paint transparent watercolours with Carol-Anne Almquist in my home studio. Cost is $40 includes supplies, coffee, tea. Small class sizes, maximum 8 students.
Find out more »Art Exhibition: PR – Nina Mussellam: Explorations in Fibre – GALLERY CLOSED
to May 1st. Nina has been working with textiles as an art form since the early 1980’s. She has explored many styles and media in quilts and has worked tirelessly in the community to elevate quilts above hobby status to a respected textile art form. In this series she explores the use of scraps and colour. Our modern textile industries make a profoundly negative impact on our environment with the enormous amounts of pollution created when flushing chemicals and dyes…
Find out more »Artist Exhibition: Mehran Modarres Sadeghi – GALLERY CLOSED
to April 12, 2020 Iranian artist, Mehran Modarres Sadeghi, presents two series of works: Thread and Ma Miaeem va Miravim (We Come and Go). Both series speak to her life in Iran. Come view this important exhibition about Iranian art and culture. Opening Reception: Sunday, March 15, 2-4 Meet the Artist: Sunday, March 22, 2-4
Find out more »Art Auction and Reception of hand-painted Children’s Chairs – POSTPONED
A fundraiser for Sunshine Coast Grandmothers and Grandothers for the Stephen Lewis Foundation to support African Grandmothers raising their grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. Local artists have painted a variety of childrens sized chairs as works of art (that can be sat upon) to be auctioned by Ed Hill. Also to be auctioned: Framed print by Motoko; SC Experience Pkg ($1000); Seymour Mountain Snow Fun poackages ($1200). Live jazz, wine and appetizers. Chairs will be on exhibition during 'Shout Out!' 2020…
Find out more »Introduction to Landscape: Sketch to Finished Work – POSTPONED
Instructor Rick Cepella. Rick will share how he has combined decades of time sketching and recording in the field with a studio practice that allows him to create bold, expressive works born of his passion for the natural world and keen study of painting in its many forms. This is an excellent opportunity to share in the wealth of experience and knowledge of an artist/educator who thrives on the enthusiasm of his fellow artists and students. Some painting/drawing experience an…
Find out more »Opening Reception: Pour Your Heart Out – GALLERY CLOSED
Until further notice. The challenge for this collection was for each artist to use an acrylic pour as inspiration to create a textile/fibre art piece, measuring 18 inches by 24 inches. Smaller complementary pieces could also accompany the artist’s main entry. Participating Artists Hennie Aikman June Boyle Brenda Caswell Karen Caswell Margaret Kelly Gayle Lobban Pippa Moore Karrie Phelps Jesse Schut Gail Tellett
Find out more »PR – Opening Reception & Talk: Heather Passmore ‘Motherwork’ – GALLERY CLOSED
Until further notice. The paintings in my “Motherwork” project utilize traditional casein paint I have created from natural pigments* and raw cow’s milk. Some of the paintings are also created from paint that incorporates expired breast milk that would otherwise be thrown away. In preparation for my project I acquired one gallon of outdated breast milk with which to make my own paint. Show runs to Apr 29th.
Find out more »Reading Series: Alicia Elliott – CANCELLED
Alicia is a Tuscarora writer living in Brantford, Ontario. With her essay A Mind Spread Out On The Ground she made her mark as an author, and in 2018 won the ABC Taylor Emerging Writer Award. In 2019 her first collection of essays, bearing the title of that first essay, appeared and was shortlisted for the Hilary Weston Writers’ Trust Award for Nonfiction. A review describes it as: “A bold and profound meditation on trauma, legacy, oppression and racism in…
Find out more »Sunshine Coast Spinners and Weavers – POSPONED
1st Monday each month. Doors at 11:30, library open until 12:25. Different program each month. Meetings end at around 3:00; bring your lunch, and something to knit.
Find out more »Master Weaver Course: Level One – POSTPONED
April 8 - 13. FibreWorks is pleased to be in partnership with Olds College in hosting the Master Weaver & Master Spinner Certificate Programs. The foundation class for the Artisan designation of the Master Weaver Program. It provides the basis for an ongoing exploration into weave structures, colour & design, and focuses on refining skills with materials and equipment.
Find out more »School of Music Coffee House – CANCELLED
until further notice. Presented monthly in our intimate waterfront theare, with professional sound and lights. Coffee, tea, delicious desserts available.
Find out more »Drawing with Bruce – CANCELLED
Apr 11 & 12. Instructor Bruce Edwards. A hands-on approach to some of the techniques, styles, and mediums of drawing. We will explore line by way of contour and gesture drawing, use of soft graphite, vine charcoal, blending tools, and fine line markers. Demonstration, step by step drawing, still life and use of black and white photos for reference will also be employed. Join Bruce for this fun and informative workshop.
Find out more »Closing Reception: Anna Green – POSTPONED
Join us in wishing a fond Farewell to Anna Green as she leaves the Sunshine Coast. Ann's whimsical Acrylic Paintings Cards & Calendars have brought us joy for many years. Her abundance of images could keep us smiling for many more.
Find out more »Master Weaver Course: Level Two – POSTPONED
April 15 - 20. FibreWorks is pleased to be in partnership with Olds College in hosting the Master Weaver & Master Spinner Certificate Programs. LEVEL TWO: Successful completion of the previous level is required to continue in the program. These studies expand on knowledge and skill gained from working through the coursework and assignments of Level I.
Find out more »Indigo Dye + Shibori Techniques – CANCELLED
Instructor: Amber Friedman. We will learn about how Indigo pigment is different from all other natural dyes, the proper way to prepare and use it to dye fabric. You will learn the Japanese art of Shibori, which is a classic way of making patterns by folding, tying, clamping and sewing fabric. We will also make a standard Indigo vat designed for high production. Materials will be provided, however, feel free to bring one piece of clothing to dye. Bring –…
Find out more »Master Spinner Course: Level One
April 22 - 27. FibreWorks is pleased to be in partnership with Olds College in hosting the Master Weaver & Master Spinner Certificate Programs. The Master Spinner program consists of six progressive levels of classroom and independent study involving skill development, research studies and project assignments in the area of hand spinning of all major types of fibres, yarns and the end use of the spun yarns. At all levels, students are evaluated on the basis of written assignments, practical…
Find out more »April Tools Special Show at Harbour Gallery – POSTPONED
Featured this weekend are the beautiful pastels of Cary Campbell and Liz Summerfield's stunning wool and silk "paintings". Open from 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday at 12954 Madeira Park/Gonzales Rd.
Find out more »May 2020
PR – Art Exhibition: Giovanni Spezzacatena “Itch Meets Scratch”
Recent textural abstracts in wood, beeswax, copper, rust & pigments. Opening reception TBA
Find out more »Watercolour and Ink with Bruce Edwards
May 2 & 3. with Bruce Edwards. We will be mixing colour, applying washes, dry brush techniques, etc. to create art together. Valuable information to supplement travel sketching and journals. We will also work from our own mini still life compositions, to realize the basic steps in producing our art.
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