Our popular annual exhibition Present Tense features the creative work of GPAG members in all mediums.
Present Tense is a celebration of the creativity of our members, as well as a fundraiser for local artists and for GPAG. Members have been invited to submit one original piece for this show in the Main Gallery and up to four pieces of tiny art in Joe’s Lounge (formerly the library lounge). This exhibition includes paintings, photographs, drawings, prints, sculpture, fibre arts, wood work, and much more! Join us on Saturday, Dec 2nd, 12pm – 2pm for the opening reception.
Join us on Saturday, Dec 2nd, from 12pm – 2pm for conversation and light refreshments at the opening reception of Present Tense!
Present Tense is a celebration of the creativity of our members, as well as a fundraiser for local artists and for GPAG. Members have been invited to submit one original piece for this show in the Main Gallery and up to four pieces of tiny art in Joe’s Lounge (formerly the library lounge). This exhibition includes paintings, photographs, drawings, prints, sculpture, fibre arts, wood work, and much more!
Time to start working on your Present Tense submissions! Our popular annual GPAG members’ exhibition runs November 30th – December 23. We hope you will join us!
Submissions in any medium (one work per member) will be accepted November 23 – 26th, from 11am – 4pm. Please do not drop off submissions before November 23rd. Please read the submission guidelines carefully and fill out an entry form before dropping off your submission (available online or at the Gallery). Check out our website for more information and for guidelines. Entry to this exhibition is free and open to all current GPAG members. You can renew your membership online or in person at GPAG. We look forward to seeing your work!
to Nov 26. Beginning at the source of the Columbia River in southeastern BC and ending 3.5 months later in the ocean at Astoria, Oregon, this photographic series in the Main Gallery documents the artist’s solo kayaking adventure paddling down the 2000 winding kilometers of the Columbia River. Photographic installations create the sense of being in, on, and under water. The artist’s hand built kayak, as well as video clips, photographs, and prints, offer the viewer a tiny window into the artist’s experience on this journey. In this exhibition and through her solo kayaking adventure the artist explores how we can find moments of awe, vulnerability, and connection to the natural world in the altered landscapes that surround us.
to Nov 26. Established in 1997, the Landing Artists were a group of local artists well known across the Sunshine Coast and beyond. At one time the Landing Artists had over 40 artist members and a gallery located just across the street from GPAG’s current location. In 2016 their gallery closed and in the summer of 2023 the group had their final official exhibition with all of the remaining Landing Artist members together. This exhibition in the Eve Smart gallery is a collection from four of those remaining Landing Artists who just had to do it one more time; Ed Hill, Coralie Swaney, Ruth Rodgers, and Charmaine Bayntun.
Submissions forms and artwork can be dropped off at GPAG from 11am – 4pm on March 7th – March 10th. Please do not drop artwork off before March 7th.
Participate in Shout Out, our annual youth art exhibition featuring the work of artists aged 2 – 18. Artists can submit up to two pieces of artwork each, in any style, size, or medium, to be exhibited at GPAG from March 14th – March 31st.
Check out our website for more information, including submission guidelines and entry forms!
In this body of work the artists explore the force of gravity artistically. This mixed media presentation aims to engage viewers visually and physically in the experience. These works are imaginative representations, however each of the works was made using gravitational force directly and some can be activated by it.
The works are informed by abstract expressionism, spin, and fluid art. An interest in art and science brought these artists together, sharing a curiosity about the visible and invisible world around us.
Meet the artists Edzy Edzed, Pierre Leichner, and Bill Westwell on Saturday, October 7th, 12 noon – 2 pm; Artist Talk at 1 pm. Please join us for conversation and light refreshments!
In this body of work the artists explore the force of gravity artistically. The works are informed by abstract expressionism, spin, and fluid art. This mixed media presentation aims to engage viewers visually and physically in the experience. An interest in art and science brought these artists together, sharing a curiosity about the visible and invisible world around us.
Local (Gibsons) author, Charlotte Morganti, is releasing The End Game, the first title in the D.S. Gabrieli Mystery series, which are set in a small town in the mountains of British Columbia and feature part-time bartender/part-time private investigator D.S. Gabrieli. All fans of mystery novels are invited to attend the launch – meet the author, hear about the book, enjoy a short sample of the novel, ask your questions! Door prizes. Swag. Refreshments. Space limited to 50.
Marcie Rohr presents In Formation, a series of contemporary abstract paintings exploring the connections between our bodies, emotions, and the spaces around us. Her paintings serve as an exploration of our inner self and subconscious, helping us to navigate the nuances and complexities of our existence and our perceptions of reality and the world around us.
Marcie Rohr is an abstract contemporary painter living in Vancouver BC. She holds a B.F.A. with honors in Visual Design from the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and a B.Sc. in Nursing from the University of Alberta. Her work has been exhibited in Edmonton, Vancouver, Prince George, and New York.
A Lived Temporality captures the artist’s experience moving to three new cities over the course of 10 years; London, Montreal, and Vancouver. These three series of photographs, each taken from the artist’s window looking into the city below, illustrate the relationship between cities and ourselves and capture the rhythms of everyday life.
Sara Faridamin holds a B.A in Photography from Azad University in Tehran, Iran; an M.A in Visual Communication from Sooreh University in Tehran; an M.A in Photography and Urban Culture from Goldsmiths University of London; and an M.F.A in Studio Arts – Photography from Concordia University, Montreal. She has an extensive background in graphic design and has exhibited her work in Tehran, Montreal, and London.
Join us for conversation and light refreshments at the opening reception of In Formation with artist Marcie Rohr on Thursday, August 31st, 4 pm – 6 pm.
Join us for conversation and light refreshments at the opening reception of A Lived Temporality with artist Sara Faridamin on Thursday, August 31st, 4 pm – 6 pm.
Expressive in style and richly coloured and textured, Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki’s paintings transport the viewer to different powerful locations on the BC coastline and emphasize the need to preserve these spaces. This exhibition represents the artist’s experience of the coastline as a newcomer who was not born and raised here. A celebration of what we have and the beauty of our beaches, it is also a reminder of what may be lost for future generations if we do not protect BC’s coastline.
Currently exhibiting Coastal Sentinels at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery.
Now living in Vancouver, Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki was born and raised in the former Yugoslavia during a period of brutal industrialization that resulted in the destruction of ecosystems and the contamination of nature. Since moving to Canada, she has spent twenty years building a connection to the land through her artistic practice, exploring the spectacular natural sanctuaries on our beautiful coastline.
Inspired by stories, videos, movies, legends, and the artist’s own experiences, this exhibition captures and celebrates the multi-faceted ways we see and think about bears. Everybody has a story about a bear; they can be scary, or they can do things like get stuck in a garbage can. They can be intimidating, funny, playful amongst themselves, and they can even dance. Working with woodblock prints, linocuts, etchings, and oil paints, the artist conveys his fascination with these magnificent beasts.
Join us to meet the artist Leonard Brett, who is exhibiting Short Bear Tales at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery.
Leonard Brett is a local artist who has worked with a huge variety of techniques and mediums. Born in Vancouver, he studied Fine Arts at the Vancouver School of Arts and graduated with Honours. Afterwards, he then did post graduate studies in Lithography at Emily Carr University and received a Master of Fine Arts from Concordia University. He has taught at all of these institutions as well as at Douglas College and in the BC public school system. He was a founding member, president, and designer of the Dundarave Print workshop on Granville Island, and he has also worked in the film industry as a scenic artist.
