All are welcome!
In Eternal Horizons in the Main Gallery, Tiffany Blaise’s abstract landscapes depict the changing seasons of BC’s Coast, exploring the changing seasons that we go through in our own lives. In the Eve Smart Gallery, Andrea Fritz’s exhibition Lyackson Place Names features hand produced silk screen prints in the traditional style of the Coast Salish People, exploring place names and different aspects of storytelling and culture. In Joe’s Lounge, AJ Vittie’s Privileging Hope features 2D and 3D mixed media pieces that focus on nature, imagination, and hope as acts of personal activism.
Uprooted is an immersive installation that explores the notion of home and belonging at a time of wildfires, uncertainty and uprooting.
The Banner Project unites elementary school artists across the Sunshine Coast to make work under one theme. This year its “Hidden Habitats”. Come check out this year’s submissions. Join in on the fun and vote for your favorite banner!
to Nov 23rd. An exhibition in the Eve Smart Gallery by Sooke artist Amber Lomax that delves into the themes of the subconscious, femininity, the reclamation of feminine power. Historically portrayed as an antagonist in folklore, the witch archetype has roots in healing and herbal knowledge, and was only later vilified and persecuted, perpetuating patriarchal dominance. Room at the Top serves as a reinterpretation and reclamation of this vilified figure, challenging a deeply entrenched narrative. The exhibition seeks to provoke introspection and dialogue, inviting viewers to reconsider preconceived notions of femininity, power, and societal narratives. Lomax’s work is inspired by imagery from dream life and the rich symbolism from subconscious.
Join us for the Opening Reception, Sat. Nov. 1, 2pm – 4pm
A photographic exhibition in the Main Gallery by Madeira Park artist Allan Forest exploring the unique rainforest of the Sunshine Coast and expressing the energy and movement that the artist feels upon entering this remarkable landscape. For Forest, this exhibition is the culmination of over 50 years as a photographer since beginning his career as a commercial photographer in Toronto. Forest uses a technique called internal camera movement or ICM. The general rule is there is motion in the photograph that is generated within the camera using one unique exposure, without filters or special effects. It has become a fascinating new paradigm for photographers seeking a fresh vision.
Join us for the Opening Reception, Sat. Nov. 1, 2pm – 4pm
to Nov 23. As a former curator of a public art gallery, an art student, and an art instructor, Gibsons resident Manon Staiger has explored a variety of media and art-making techniques over the years. For Staiger, every art making attempt is an experiment. It may begin with a process driven approach, aka playing with a new medium that eventually becomes a tool for expressing visual commentary. It may begin with an observation or conversation that, as in this exhibition in Joe’s Lounge, becomes the catalyst for a body of work.
Join us for the Opening Reception, Sat. Nov. 1, 2pm – 4pm.
Sip mulled wine with us to celebrate Don Watson’s fine art & designs at our Pre Art Crawl Party on Friday, October 17th! Dress up or down and bring your +1!
No plans for this weekend?
Pop in at our Art Crawl venue #60, 127 Clark Rd, Gibsons, October 17-19 from 10am-5pm!
Hope to see y’all!
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.
LISTED is an artivism project using limited edition hand-printed linocut nature illustrations to build awareness of flora and fauna species of concern local to the Sunshine Coast. Each print is produced using a two-pass run; a linocut illustration is printed in black, overlaid on a base print colour indicating the species’ British Columbia Conservation Status Rank, with the Red List being at greatest risk of being lost, the Blue List being of special concern, and the Yellow List being apparently secure. denise allen is a Belfast-born, west coast raised emerging illustrator and artivist with a home-based studio practice in kalpilin on the shíshálh swiya | Pender Harbour on the Sunshine Coast.
Join us for the Opening Reception of this exhibition on Sat. Sept. 20, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Join us for the opening receptions of our newest exhibitions, A Change of Climate by Niina Chebry in the Main Gallery, Ecotherapy by Andrea Pratt in the Eve Smart Gallery, and Listed by Denise Allen in Joe’s Lounge on Sat. September 20th 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
In Niina Chebry’s A Change of Climate, paintings of the iceberg in various forms of existence are imbued with their majestic beauty along with their peril in the face of climate change. Reflecting the spiritual power of the forest and its crucial connection to us, Andrea Pratt’s Ecotherapy features abstract oil paintings exploring and reflecting on the sacred, healing, and intangible aspects of our local forest ecosystem. Denise Allen’s Listed features Lino-cut prints drawing attention to our local at risk species.
Oct 14th. Reflecting the spiritual power of the forest and its crucial connection to us, Andrea Pratt’s exhibition Ecotherapy in the Eve Smart Gallery features abstract oil paintings exploring and reflecting on the sacred and intangible aspects of our local forest ecosystem. Drawing from personal experience, Pratt emphasizes how healing a connection to our local environment can be and how essential it is to our wellbeing. At a time when reflecting on the value of our connection to the earth is more important than ever, Pratt illustrates the intersections between our own very human health and the health of our ecosystem.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Sat. September 20th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Join us for the Opening Reception of Present Tense, our annual GPAG Members’ Exhibition. All are welcome!
Featuring paintings, drawings, prints, pottery, photography, textiles, sculpture, wood working, multi-media works, and much more, Present Tense highlights the creativity, originality, and vibrancy of our local arts community. Join us to celebrate this exhibition and the participating artists at the Opening Reception on Saturday, June 28th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
to Aug 17. “Birds of Prey of the Sunshine Coast” is a series of fibre- sculptures of raptors, displayed in their natural surroundings through vignettes of forest or shoreline habitats, with the aim of raising the level of awareness about these magnificent birds to ensure their continued presence in our beautiful natural home.
June Feature Artist Jeremiah Birnbaum showcases his vibrant drawings of music icons. Opening reception June 6, 7-9pm, meet the artist!
Jeremiah Birnbaum is a West Coast visual artist whose practice is drawing based. He has been exhibiting both nationally and internationally for the past 20+ years. Jeremiah’s work has been exhibited in public and private galleries, as well as on television. He has been selected to numerous juried exhibitions, including the Kingston Prize – Canada’s Portrait Prize, Ted X Seattle, and most recently with Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jeremiah’s work explores the concept of iconography, and how it becomes relevant to its audiences.
Join us for the Opening Reception of New Directions: Contemporary Heiltsuk Paintings on Saturday, May 31st, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
New Directions: Contemporary Heiltsuk Paintings represents the continued evolution of Bradley Hunt’s artistic career. Featuring Hunt’s paintings, ink & pencil drawings, and works from members of Hunt’s family, this exhibition draws from traditional Heiltsuk box designs, crest figures, and other Heiltsuk cosmologies, as well as from contemporary and western art traditions. We hope you will join us to celebrate this exhibition and the artist at our Opening Reception!
Join us for the Opening Reception for:
‘On the Beach’
Yvonne Adalian, Tannis Hopkins, Carol Roberts, Lorna Schwenk, Joyce Ozier, Rosemary Burden, Annette Nieukerk, Nicky Evans, Mary Ungerleider
On the Beach is an exhibit about older women by older women. The history of figurative art has long been dominated by the ‘male gaze’ most often depicting women young, nubile and half clothed. The figures of elderly females are practically non-existent in galleries, museums and art history books – subject to the ageism prevalent in our culture – making many feel irrelevant and invisible.
As a human I have always been curious and full of questions; I love to understand and appreciate ideas and objects as well as people…
