Georgina uses drawing exercises to jump start the practice of drawing whilst dispelling hesitation and judgement. All skill levels welcome.
Drawing is a chance to observe and interpret the world around, and with that information, make individual decisions about line, shape and colour. This is how one’s unique visual language develops.
Georgina’s drawing exercises (recipes) are quick and exploratory for any level of participant. They are designed to touch upon various subject matter and use different approaches for one to further expand upon. Drawing is both accessible and the foundation to other mediums.
Supply List:
B or 2B pencil
Coloured pencils- a handful of different colours
Sketchbook- your choice of size
Join exhibiting artist Carlyn Yandle for a free Community Stitch Session. Drawing on the scrap-quilt tradition of making something out of nothing, each participant is invited to hand stitch an improvisational 12 in. quilt block; a literal building block that can then be used as a personal artwork, use/gift object, or as a contribution to the ongoing ‘Hearth’ social engagement art project. All materials required are supplied, although participants are welcome to bring their own old clothes or fabrics to incorporate into their block if they wish. Learn a new life skill, create with other makers in our community, learn more from Carlyn Yandle about her artwork and her creative process, and find new ways to recycle old clothing and fabrics.
This event is free to attend and registration is not required. Find more information about Carlyn Yandle, her exhibition Joyful Making in Perilous Times, and her ongoing social-engagement art project ‘Hearth” online at www.gpag.ca.
Join Marianne Hansen on Wed. April 8th, 1pm – 3pm, to learn needle felting and fibre sculpting techniques and to make a spring hare. Tickets are $65, with a 10% discount for GPAG members, and include a kit of the supplies needed to make one hare. There is a max of 15 participants, so register soon! Find more information and register online via EventBrite.
Join us for the opening reception of Twilight Zone, an annual exhibition by artists Brian Baxter, Kasia Krolikowska, Carol LaFave, Christina Symons, and Eldon Underhill. Entry is free and refreshments will be served.
April 17 and 24, 6pm – 9pm. How do you print IN the box? How do you play OUT of the box? A two session print workshop with Saskia Jetten. Practice a series of small print exercises that you can also build on in your own time to play, get unstuck, generate ideas, and get your creative process flowing. Sessions are on Fridays April 17 & April 24, from 6pm – 9pm each day. Tickets are $165 for both sessions with a discount for GPAG Members. There is a max. of 10 people, so register online via EventBrite soon!
Saskia Jetten is a contemporary fine artist and printmaker who gratefully resides in the swiya of the shíshálh Nation where she operates a printshop and artist studio. Continually exploring boundaries of printmaking with drawing at the base of it, Saskia has exhibited internationally and received numerous prizes and grants. She immigrated in 2012, mid-career, from the Netherlands to the Canadian West Coast to build upon her experience and skills, shake up, broaden and challenge her views and art practice. Saskia nourishes the roots from both worlds in her being. Her art work touches on themes related to theatre, identity, and interpersonal relationships. The print-based work balances between fine and applied arts and takes shape in traditional prints on paper, hand printed shawls and scarves to print-based installations and animation. A broad experience of over 30 years (international) teaching printmaking and fine art completes her practice.
to Mar 31st. Roberts Creek artist who chooses to work primarily in ceramics because of the material’s direct connection to the ground, which has inherent power & meaning. Clay is a material that can be a bridge between the topic of their work, the object that is the work, & the substrate of our existence. We are all subjects of the ground, & the ground is subjected to all of us. Clare utilizes ceramic forms to evoke, narrate, & respond to specific places & ecological issues.
Sunday, March 22nd and Sunday, March 29th, Jan will also be hosting live art demonstrations. This is a wonderful opportunity to see her creative process in action, ask questions, and connect with a local artist. Be sure to stop by, experience the art, and show your support!
Join us for a two-day workshop exploring colour and design in watercolour and ink inspired by spring flowers, taking place on April 14th and April 15th, from 10am – 3pm each day.
Tickets: $165, with a discount for GPAG Members. There is a maximum of 15 people, so register soon!
Bruce Edwards has been a muralist, instructor and graphic designer for more than twenty years. He has taught at the elementary, high school and adult levels throughout the Northwest and Alaska., completed commissioned works for numerous municipalities, and been an instructor for Seniors Making Art and at the Frye Museum since 1999, while also building his own artistic practice in watercolour and ink.
No experience required! Come learn how to use this responsive medium known as soft pastels: not to be confused with oil pastels. Learn about the different types of pastels, their substrates and how to create painterly, glowing landscapes.
In this three hour workshop you will be introduced to various mark making techniques and be guided through the process of creating an impressionist landscape of a soft pink sunrise over Myrtle Rocks using your new knowledge.
All materials are supplied but if you do happen to have your own soft pastels you are welcome to bring them.
to March 8th. Beyond an instant, very little if anything stays exactly the same. To be able to delve into a still image of a moment, isolated from all of time, is like the magic of peering through a microscope at a tiny fragment of the larger world. Jim Breukelman came across and photographed Sanson’s Diner in 1966; a place ordinary from the outside, but with a vibrant atmosphere inside filled with lively, open, and expressive people. Going back over a period of time to talk to, eat with, and photograph the people at Sanson’s Diner, this became Breukelman’s first major project photographing a group of people in order to get to know them and tell a small part of their story. An exhibition in the Main Gallery.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Sat., Feb. 14th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Join us for the Opening Reception of our three newest exhibitions on Saturday, February 14th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
In the Main Gallery, Jim Breukelman’s photographs capture a place called Sanson’s Diner in 1966; a place ordinary from the outside, but with a vibrant atmosphere inside filled with lively, open, and expressive people. In the Eve Smart Gallery, Nea Antoine’s Between Myth and Memory draws from the oral traditions of Dominica and the wider Caribbean, exploring Caribbean folklore as a living expression of Black identity, resilience, and creativity. In Joe’s Lounge, Jennifer Love’s Family Ties: Reframing Memory explores familial bonds through the medium of non-traditional printmaking, which often mirrors our sometimes complex family relationships.
