Gibsons Public Market: Art Exhibition – Jan Poynter Sound of Light Collection

We’re excited to welcome local artist Jan Poynter to Gibsons Public Market! Her work will be on display from March 16th to April 30th, bringing beautiful, expressive landscapes to our space.
Join us for a special opportunity to meet Jan in person on March 22nd and 29th from 10am – 4pm, where she’ll be painting live and sharing her Plein Air techniques. Stop by, watch her creative process, and connect with the artist behind the work.

A portion of all art sales supports Gibsons Public Market and our community programming

Live painting: March 22 & 29 | 10am–4pm
Instagram: @jan.poynter
 janpoynter.com

Art Exhibition: SC Arts Centre: Carolina Franzen & Helena Wadsley

Helena Wadsley and Carolina Franzen, both Sunshine Coast residents, have adopted a diverse tradition of Walking Art into their practices. Engaged with the challenges posed by land use, and in order to find alternative relations to the land, their inspiration for drawings, sculptures, and video comes through periods of intense physical contact to the environment; be it that objects found in the landscape may be contextually sculpted so that their meaning and history remains connected with the land, be it that a slow pace allows them to witness and to create through acts of acknowledgment and connectivity. Both artists’ drawings tread the lines of the land between natural and human-made, and yet, their sculptures, found objects, and video works have a second threshold in common: to record the walking experience while enabling the visitor to traverse with them.

Opportunity: Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Call for Youth Artists

CALLING ALL YOUTH ARTISTS; it’s time to start creating! Our annual youth exhibition SHOUT OUT is coming up in March. Drop off your artwork March 5th – 8th.

Sunshine Coast youth aged two to eighteen are invited to submit their artwork of any size or medium for display at the Gallery during our annual youth exhibition Shout Out, on display March 12th – 29th, 2026. In addition to offering an inspiring body of work that represents the creativity of our community’s youth, this exhibition is also an opportunity for young people to experience what it is like to be a professional exhibiting artist at GPAG. Class/group art projects are also welcome! Find more info and submit your work online at https://gpag.ca/shout-out-application-2026/. Please do not drop off artwork before March 5th.

Opportunity: Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Open Call for Exhibitions in 2027

Deadline Mar 31st. Artists working in any style and medium are invited to apply to our Open Call! Proposals for solo and group exhibitions in the Main and Eve Smart Gallery by artists and curators will be accepted January 15th, 2026 to March 31st, 2026 for exhibitions in 2027.

The application is free and must be submitted digitally. If digital submissions are prohibitive, please contact us at info@gpag.ca. Please note that we will not accept applications made by email or applications that do not follow our Submission Guidelines.

For more information and before applying, please carefully read our Submission Guidelines and our Exhibition Policy and view our floor plan, all available along with our online application form here.

We look forward to seeing your applications!

Art Exhibition: SC Arts Centre: Printmaking on The Coast

to March 21st. This exhibition shares the work of late, Coast-based artist Barry Wainwright, alongside work by a number of local artists exploring the creative potentials of printmaking and print media. The exhibition launches our new print media studio at the Arts Centre, and celebrates the rich community of practice that thrives locally.

The exhibition shares the breadth of approaches to printmaking, with a focus on storytelling the materials and processes involved. We have invited artists to share work that expresses the diversity of print forms, and included here are woodblocks, lithography, etchings, gel printing, textile printing and so many others.

SC Art Centre: Printmaking Closing Celebration!

Celebrate Printmaking on The Coast! The exhibition launched our new print media studio at the Arts Centre, and celebrates the rich community of practice that thrives locally. Come celebrate with us this new offering as we close out this exhibition!

The exhibition shares the breadth of approaches to printmaking, with a focus on storytelling the materials and processes involved. We have invited artists to share work that expresses the diversity of print forms, and included here are woodblocks, lithography, etchings, gel printing, textile printing and so many others.

Come celebrate with us!

Opportunity: Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Open Call for Exhibitions in 2027

Deadline Mar 31st. Artists working in any style and medium are invited to apply to our Open Call! Proposals for solo and group exhibitions in the Main and Eve Smart Gallery by artists and curators will be accepted January 15th, 2026 to March 31st, 2026 for exhibitions in 2027.

The application is free and must be submitted digitally. If digital submissions are prohibitive, please contact us at info@gpag.ca. Please note that we will not accept applications made by email or applications that do not follow our Submission Guidelines.

For more information and before applying, please carefully read our Submission Guidelines and our Exhibition Policy and view our floor plan, all available along with our online application form here.

We look forward to seeing your applications!

Art Exhibition: Gibsons Public Market – Corinne Barber

to Jan 18th. We are delighted to showcase the work of Corinne Barber, a British Columbia–born artist whose paintings beautifully reflect the landscapes and memories that have shaped her life. Having spent her early years in Vancouver and the last three decades on the Sunshine Coast, Corinne draws deeply from the places she knows best. Her art captures both the nostalgia of urban Vancouver and the serene, restorative qualities of West Coast nature, inviting viewers into a shared emotional connection with the region.

Opportunity: Art @ the Market – Call out for Art Submissions

Deadline Jan 30th. We’re thrilled to invite you to showcase your artwork at Gibsons Public Market through our Art at the Market program. This is a wonderful opportunity to share your creativity with the community in a vibrant and welcoming space.
If you’re interested in being part of this exciting initiative, please review the submission guidelines below to ensure your application receives full consideration.

1. Cohesive Collection
Submit a minimum of 3 to 6 pieces that form a unified body of work.

The collection should demonstrate a consistent medium, subject matter, or aesthetic.

2. Image Requirements
All images must be cropped to show only the artwork (no frames, walls, or background clutter).

All files must be high-resolution, clear, and well-lit.

3. File Naming Convention
Each image file must be na

Art Exhibition: SC Arts Centre – Lori Goldberg

to Nov 8th. The exhibition “Poetics of the Discarded” is a series of paintings and multi-media installations that explore the relationship between material consumption and natural existence, breathing new life into abandoned objects and daily waste by intertwining them with natural elements like forests, rivers, mountains, and oceans.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.

ROBIN RIPLEY & ILZE BEBRIS | A Conversation

Robin Ripley and Ilze Bebris create a conversation through their works in the Eve Smart Gallery – Ilze’s mixed media collage panels and Robin’s wall and suspended assemblages. They exemplify how makers speak through the objects and images created, and often in the making, the work shifts direction. Though their collaborative approach and by close listening to the visual vocabulary of each other they have created an unfolding and fluid conversation of intimate sculptures and collages.