Purple Banner | Join

year-round Self-GUIDEd Arts Tour of Galleries, Private Studios & Shops

Join as Artist or Gallery

Purple Banners wave from the sides of the road as part of a self-guided arts tour. The Map Guide is a chance for the public to discover galleries, private studios, shops and supporting businesses that offer original creations from local artists throughout the year.  

The Purple Banner Studio & Gallery Guide printed brochure goes on the shelves annually in May. We print and broadly distribute 16,000 copies which are racked on BC Ferries, Visitor Centres on the Sunshine Coast and many other outlets on and off Coast. .

2026/2027 applications open

Fee: $150.00 (after March 15th a late fee of $25 will be charged)

Participants must be a CCA Member as of March 15, 2026.

Annual Membership Fees
Individual $45 : Non profit $60 : Business $99

Deadline to apply March 15, 2026 or until we are full.

Deadline for FINAL COPY for printed brochure March 31, 2026. (includes any new copy, images, address, email or social media changes)

CRITERIA TO BE IN THE PURPLE BANNER GUIDE REGULAR LISTINGS

We want to meet our visitors’ expectations by setting a policy requiring that 70% of the product within the studio or gallery be created by local artists or artisans. A call ahead symbol on the listing is available for those not open regular hours.

how to join or renew:

IF YOU ARE A CURRENT MEMBER: 

• Log on to coastculture.com – click ‘My account’ at the top 
• Once logged in, click Member Listings to see your membership expiry date and renew if necessary.
• While logged in click ‘Join Art Crawl or Purple Banner’’ and click on the tour you want to join. 
• Select the option and pay directly on-line or send an e-transfer to cca@coastculture.com.
• Make sure to update any new information in the ‘Purple Banner Tour’ section at the bottom of the application.

IF YOU ARE A NEW MEMBER: 

• Go to coastculture.com, click ‘Become a Member’ and follow the prompts to Register.
• You will be sent information to log in
• Once logged in, click NEW MEMBER START HERE
• When filling in the member application (after the photo section), check the Purple Banner Art Tour Box, it will open a new section. Fill in Purple Banner information required at the bottom and follow link to the checkout to make your payment before saving and exiting.
• Please note you will also need to send an image by email here for the Printed brochure. Images must be 1” wide x .78” high at 300 dpi as .jpg or pdf.
• Remember to save your information and pay directly on-line or send an e-transfer to cca@coastculture.com.

things to remember regarding text and images for the printed brochure

• Text for the printed brochure must be ONLY 260 CHARACTERS – this includes: name, description, address, phone, web address AND spaces. This information can be entered/edited at the bottom of your members log-in account listing in the Purple Banner section. 
• Images for the Printed Bruchure must be 1” wide x .78” high at 300 dpi as .jpg or pdf. Horizontal images will show up the best for the space allocated. Vertical images become very small.
• Send the image to be used in the Printed Brochure by email here  
• If needed, send a full size image by email here and we can size it for you.

Select the option and pay directly on-line or send an e-transfer to cca@coastculture.com.

ART ON THE SIDE

This is a separate category, not in the regular listings, for retail outlets supporting the arts. E.g. a gallery in a local restaurant, gift/décor outlets, art supply store etc. (Image, text and price same as regular listing and listed on a separate panel next to the map.)

Regular and Art on the Side Listing details:

• Text for the printed brochure must be ONLY 260 CHARACTERS. This includes: name, description, address, phone, web address AND spaces.
• Images for the printed guide must be 1” wide x .78” high at 300 dpi as .jpg or pdf

Event Display ads—space is limited

Fee: $205.00 (after March 21st a late fee of $25 will be charged)

Display ads for Annual Festivals on the Sunshine Coast
Size: 3.5″ wide x 0.964” high at 300 dpi as .jpg or pdf

Other Advertising Available in Brochure

For extra exposure, we offer limited ‘display advertising’ spots:
Full panel: $1,500 | ½ panel: $750 | ¼ panel: $380 | 3.5” x .964: $205 (this is the same size as the festival display ads)

Please contact us by email for more information. 

Purple Banner Flags and poles (optional)

For CURRENT Purple Banner participants only.

If you are not in the current year Purple Banner Guide, please remove your flag.

If your flag is ragged and/or looking faded, please replace it!

• $60 for flag and hardware
• $50 for flag only

Deadline for 2026-2027 Purple Banner Studio & Gallery Guide is march 15, 2026