Events
Be a part of the 45th annual Sunshine Music Festival! You need to have your application in to us by the following dates. Apply here. Crafts September 1st 2026 Food August 18th 2026
Deadline Aug 21st. Starting a business is exciting. It's also full of questions. Is my idea ready? Where do I start? What should I charge? How do I find my first customers? If you've asked yourself any of these questions, you're not alone. Coast Catalyst is a 9-week business accelerator designed for new entrepreneurs on […]
We are seeking new instructors! Share your skills with our community! Learn more. https://www.scrd.ca/recreation-instructors/
Fall Fair is coming! On September 12 & 13, 12-5pm each day, the Exhibition grounds will be full of local food, farm and artisan vendors as well as local non-profits who help support agriculture and our community as a whole. There will be something for everyone - giant vegetables, delicious baking, train rides, live music, […]
Deadline Sept 15. Calling all artists to create work for this upcoming fundraiser Art Show. Artwork to be 8"x8" (x8” for 3D). Artists remain anonymous, signing only the back/botttom. Artwork will be available for purchase at the exciting buying night gala, October 3 at qathet Art Centre. All funds raised go towards qathet Art Youth […]
The Sechelt Downtown Business Association is excited to invite artists and local businesses to take part in this year’s Downtown Sechelt Artwalk! A community event designed to celebrate creativity and bring more visitors downtown. Why Join: If you’re an artist and want your work featured downtown, this is a great chance to gain visibility, community […]
The Coastal Art Gallery invites all Sunshine Coast Artists to this year’s BATTLE OF THE BRUSHES, Saturday, September 12th 12-2pm.Please register with Maureen Bryce at the Gallery.A lovely bouquet ‘model’ will be set up but artists are free to paint whatever they choose. No prepping permitted, other than gesso. Maximum size 16 x 20”
to Aug 31st. Distilling ideas into illustrations with clarity, liveliness, and humor. Selling cards, prints, and calendars featuring local flora, fauna, neighborhood scenes, and beyond.
Join us for our new Friday Farm Club this summer! Every Friday in July and August 9am - 3pm, kids aged 6-12 years old have the opportunity to spend the day on our working farm. Hosted by the amazing Michy Stevens, kids will spend time with our animals, garden, play outside, do all kinds of […]
Fridays, 10:00-11:00am, July 3, 10, 17, 24 ; August 7, 14, 21 Ages 3-4 Drop off your child or stay and explore together at this exciting program where they can experiment with art and science! Be prepared to get messy! Register for each individual session on our website. Registration required. Online Registration required. Phone: 604-885-3260 […]
A Hands-On Workshop - No experience necessary. Bring a lunch or buy one. With Michael Healey When registering for this workshop send in a photo you'd like to discuss from the POV of composition. In class, tell us about the image and what attracted you to take the photograph. Before the workshop look through the […]
A full-time abstract artist based in Gibsons, and works daily from her permanent home studio and gallery. Through a playful, semi-abstract style, Christy translates the dynamism and raw energy of the sea and other subjects onto canvas. Her cohesive use of bold brushstrokes, lines, textures, and mixed media reveals her fun nature and a love […]
Join the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for their 5th Anniversary Art & Words Festival at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, August 21-23, and the Book Awards for BC Authors Reveal at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse, Saturday, August 22nd.
Join us with the Sunshine Coast Writers and Editors Society for the 2026 Arts and Words Festival, a three day literary festival in which writers collaborate with visual artists! Every year, artists and writers on the Sunshine Coast are randomly paired together. Working together they reflect on each other’s stories, artistic practices, styles, and bodies […]
Sunshine Coast poet and musician, Catherine McNeil (Cat Mac) will be reading from her award-winning poetry book, "Emily & Elspeth." Joining her is Vancouver author, Daniela Elza, author of scar/city, poetry, and Is This an Illness or an Accident, her memoir. Both of Elza's books are finalists for awards in this years Book Awards for […]
3 local female artists: Corine Salvail, Mixed media Wood Art Furniture; Teresa Selbee Baker, Oil paints; Eileen Flett, Watercolour and ink.
to Sept 27th. Fri - Sat - Sun, 11am-5:00pm or by appointment during the rest of the week. To schedule a visit, please text or call 604-989-6686 (mobile) or call 604-883-9472 (landline).
to Aug 30. 'Community Forest' This collection began with many walks through my local community forest. I started being drawn to study the individual trees of the forest more closely. As I started painting them, I began to notice that each tree needed a slightly different handling; from expressive and thick brushstrokes. I use bright […]
to Aug 22nd. The Only Animal returns to the tiny mobile studio with hands-on workshops, open studios and performances from our summer projects and ongoing research. Interdisciplinary eco-arts sharing plant prints and dyes, weaving and immersive audio performance. Featured Artists: Kerri Flannigan, Noor Ghazal, anata laylay, Willoughby Arévalo and Isabelle Kirouac and Barbara Adler. See […]
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Michael Gurney interviews Author and Artist teams from the 5th Annual Art & Words Festival, at Gibsons Public Art Gallery, including: Karen Webb, Artist & Paula Shadel Marion Crook, Author & Michelle Nielsen, Artist Margot Hallman, Artist & Peter Toews, Author Serena J. Trinder, Artist & Rose Clarke, Artist & Author M.J. Milne, Author & […]
Is it nature or nurture, the promise of fame and fortune, or just a pathological compulsion to see our names in print? Could it be the hope to leave the legacy of our life’s story for our grandchildren? Maybe it’s a struggle we can’t abandon, or maybe we’re doing it for fun. Join author Elizabeth […]
Aug 20 Persephone 3-5pm; Aug 21 Sechelt Legion 3-5pm. Featuring: Gary Gilbert, Chris Knox & Graham Walker. Good time old time music. Feel the Love, a fundraiser for Tani.
Karen Webb, Author, Artist, Actor, and Educator interviews Artist and Author teams of the 5th Annual Art & Words Festival at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery, including: Elaine Seepish & Michael Healey Robin Lamarche & Paddy Meade David Kipling & Landyn Funk Lynda Manson & Kathleen Vance Joan Fletcher & Lorraine Gallant Del Lobo & […]
