Deadline Aug 15. Are you a GPAG Member interested in showing your work at GPAG? Apply for an exhibition in Joe’s Lounge in 2027!
Joe’s Lounge is a non-juried, low-barrier exhibition space for GPAG members, named after GPAG benefactor the late Joe Peters. Exhibitions in Joe’s Lounge will be offered on a lottery basis and will be approximately two – four weeks long. Please note that the number of exhibition slots we can offer in 2027 is reduced due to our Building Repair Project. Applications from artists working in all different mediums and styles are accepted. Read our Submission Guidelines for more information, including eligibility criteria, and apply using our online form. Please note that we do not accept physical applications or applications by email. If digital submissions are prohibitive, please contact us.
Not a member? Need to renew? You can do so online or in person at GPAG.
Join us with exhibiting artist Janine Dunn on Saturday, August 8th, 2pm – 3pm. Free and all are welcome to attend!
Illustrating symbolic dimensions of celebration, abundance, and scarcity, Janine Dunn’s exhibition we mark the seasons in love features landscapes and human figures appearing in nebulous pastoral space, with a felt sense of emotion and relationship between the characters. Janine Dunn is an artist and farmer living in Gibsons, BC, who shares stories of daily life on her farm and brings forward topics resonating within the current moment through her artistic practice. She draws on personal impressions of motherhood, animal husbandry, degradation and repair, shared labour and hospitality, and isolation and solitude. Working with industrial, agricultural, and domestic materials, she collaborates with the weather and elements to develop her canvases. Dunn has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions on the Sunshine Coast and throughout Vancouver, and was commissioned to create The Landing Eye, a permanent public art installation in Gibsons Landing.
Join us for an Artist Talk with Lisa Blackwell on Saturday, August 15th, 2pm – 3pm. Free to attend and all are welcome!
Informed and inspired by the practice of observing the living world and the forces of nature, Lisa Blackwell’s exhibition Earthly Emergence features handbuilt sculptures created from clay. Lisa Blackwell grew up in Sechelt, on the unceded territory of the shíshálh Nation, and is now living on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen people in Saanich BC. Considering an Indigenous perspective is integral to her work, as an act of decolonization and reciprocity. She was taught handbuilding by Sto:lo ceramics artist and cultural caretaker, Laura Wee Láy Láq, and has been working in clay for the past thirty years. Blackwell attended Alberta University of the Arts and in 2023 earned a BFA, Majoring in Ceramics with Distinction, and also won the Board of Governors Award for top ceramics student. She has taught, sold, and exhibited her pottery in California, Alberta, and British Columbia. At the heart of everything she makes is her growing understanding of ecology in all of its complexity.
to Aug 18. Informed and inspired by the practice of observing the living world and the forces of nature, Lisa Blackwell’s exhibition Earthly Emergence features hand built sculptures created from clay. Blackwell views the biological imperative of growth and the mutual symbiotic relationships between flora, fauna, and fungi as sources of hopefulness and optimism; these primordial connections, represented by Blackwell’s biomorphic sculptures, have much to teach us about cooperation, altruism, and collaboration. An exhibition on display in the Main and Eve Smart Galleries July 23rd – August 18th.
Join us for the opening reception of this exhibition on Saturday, July 25th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
to Aug 18. Illustrating symbolic dimensions of celebration, abundance, and scarcity, Janine Dunn’s exhibition we mark the seasons in love features landscapes and human figures appearing in nebulous pastoral space, with a felt sense of emotion and relationship between the characters. Looking at themes of Fasting and Feasting, ancient practices in many faiths, and at our modern condition of food insecurity, inflation, and nutritional deficit, Dunn uses paintings and monoprints to translate these themes into images of the modern agrarian. An exhibition on display in the Main and Eve Smart Galleries July 23rd – August 18th.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday July 25th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
to Aug 18. An offering of confrontation, emotion, and dialogue on the seemingly inherent conflicting aspects, both internal and external, of the human persona. gsindlinger’s exhibition Untitled features mixed media pieces reflecting a fundamental process of resolution; a centralized need to complete or validate a significant emotional, psychological, or perceptive experience by creating a physical facsimile. These works represent an honest and vulnerable expression of difficult subjects, some reflecting less desirable elements of humanity and the human experience. An exhibition in Joe’s Lounge on display July 23rd – August 18th, 2026.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday July 25th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Join us for the Opening Reception of our newest exhibitions on Saturday, July 25th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
In the Main and Eve Smart Galleries, Janine Dunn’s exhibition let us mark the seasons in love features paintings illustrating the symbolic dimensions of celebration, abundance, and scarcity. Lisa Blackwell’s exhibition Earthly Emergence features ceramic sculptures informed and inspired by the practice of observing the living world and the forces of nature. In Joe’s Lounge, gsindlinger’s mixed media pieces are an offering of confrontation, emotion, and dialogue on the seemingly inherent conflicting aspects, both internal and external, of the human persona.
to July 31st. Vibrant colours, strength and simplified bold shapes describe the artwork of West Coast artist Tina Flux. Her graphic style showcases the beauty found in nature. It’s her humble tribute to our beautiful planet. She is a landscape painter and primarily works with acrylic on canvas.
Join us for a live, in-store demo of OLO™ alcohol markers, featuring a special remote guest appearance from OLO representative Lori Craig via Youtube.
Learn how OLO’s 256-color system actually works and never guess your way through choosing a colour palette again. Every attendee gets 3 markers, a take-home color chart, and 10% off any OLO purchase that day.
Registration required. Space is limited!
Join local artist Patricia Sparks for a live in-store demo with Piñata Alcohol Ink — the wildly saturated, fast-drying ink that’s a favorite for resin art, faux stained glass, and painting on just about any hard, non-porous surface.
Registration required. Space is limited.
5 Fabulous Golden Acrylic Mediums & how they can elevate your practice! Join us live for a deep dive into GOLDEN acrylic gels and mediums with GOLDEN representative Melanie Mathews, presenting remotely via Zoom. From controlling dry time to image transfers, texture, and finishing — learn how a few key mediums can completely change what your acrylics can do.
Registration required. Space is limited.
Make your own one-of-a-kind cyanotype postcard using nothing but sunlight! Join us outside the store for this free, drop-in printmaking demo — no registration limit, no experience needed.
**Weather willing. Only one print per person, while supplies last**
Join Hayley Lowe, this year’s SRC illustrator, for an underwater themed art class. Experiment with fun watercolour techniques to make beautiful jiggly jellyfish. Whilst they dry, learn some illustration secrets to bring your jellies to life!
To finish, Hayley will read from one of her books and will be available for Q&A.
Ages 6-12
Online Registration required.
Phone: 604-885-3260 / Email: info@sechelt.bclibrary.ca
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 July 19th. Join us to celebrate the creativity of our community during Present Tense, our annual exhibition featuring the work of GPAG members in all different mediums and styles. Present Tense began with GPAG’s inception in 2003 and it’s still growing. Twenty-three years later we continue to invite all member artists, makers, and creatives to exhibit their work as a fundraiser for local artists and for GPAG. You will find works in all different mediums and styles, including paintings, drawings, prints, pottery, photography, textiles, sculpture, wood working, and much more. There is truly something for everyone! Plus, in Joe’s Lounge, find our Members’ Tiny Exhibition featuring artworks under 6in x 6in at a set price of $40 each!
Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, June 27th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
