Art Exhibition: Gibsons Public Art Gallery – AMY DYCK | Portals to Elsewhere

Pulling from the artist’s lived experience with disability and difficulty, this exhibition in the Main Gallery is filled with creatures that are nuanced and strange, broken and fierce, and filled with conflicting layers that make up the whole of who they are. Mixed media sculptures, drawings, oil paintings, and collage are used to create figures evolving through time, existing in a wild place where strange beings can stretch their legs, escape, belong, or find their place in the world.

Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, January 17th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!

Gibsons Public Art Gallery: OPENING RECEPTION | Amy Dyck; Boismier, Logan, Taylor; Tessa Carter

Join us for the Opening Receptions of our three newest exhibitions on Sat. January 17th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!

All are welcome to join us at the Opening Receptions of Portals to Elsewhere by Amy Dyck in the Main Gallery, Three Ways Home by Matthew Boismier, Cambria Logan, and Eva Taylor in the Eve Smart Gallery, and The Four Seasons of Chapman Creek Estuary (ts’úkw’um) by Tessa Carter in Joe’s Lounge, on Saturday, January 17th, 2pm – 4pm.

Stone Sculpting Workshop for Beginners/Intermediates

Learn how to sculpt your very own piece of soft stone from established, international artist Don Watson in this fun weekend workshop!
We are happy to recommend accommodations for out-of-town participants!
*Weekend Workshop Fee $375 – materials & tools are supplied*
Register now at birgitbreuer2312@gmail.com or call 604-740-2306 to reserve your spot!

PR – WORKSHOP: Gel Printing – Beyond the Basics

with Jennifer Love
This 2-day workshop is for those who already understand the basics – we will move beyond the fundamentals of gelprinting to resist/transfer printing using magazine pages, patterned wrapping paper, and laser prints of your own drawings or photographs. Combining multiple techniques and layers in a single-pull print. Exploring possibilities for adding extra colour before and after lifting the print, including reverse painting with acrylics, markers or Pan Pastels.
We will push the boundaries of everyday gelprinting by working with charcoal transfers, sprayed water, or modifying your laser print by sanding….the possibilities are endless.

PR – WORKSHOP: Alcohol Inks

with Patricia Sparks
Explore the vibrant world of alcohol inks in this beginner-friendly workshop. Learn how to work with this fluid, unpredictable medium as you experiment with colour blending, movement, and layering. You’ll create your own unique abstract artworks on tile and gain the confidence to keep exploring this expressive medium on your own.
All materials provided.

PR – WORKSHOP: Introduction to Watercolour

Join Noelle Blue Moon as she guides you through the wonderful world of watercolours. This workshop will serve as an introduction to several essential watercolour techniques and provide you with the skills and tools to create a watercolour landscape and continue on your painting journey.
Participants will learn wet-on-wet, wet-on-dry and dry brushing. Noelle will also cover several methods for creating texture and playful effects and show you how to work your way up from simple washes to beautiful landscapes using layering and glazing to create rich colours and depth. Basic masking techniques like wax resist, taping and masking fluid will also be covered. And maybe some other fun things!

PR – WORKSHOP: Polymer Clay 3D

With Patricia Sparks
Immerse yourself in the art of sculptural design as you create a serene coral reef scene in dimensional form. Using polymer clay on canvas, you’ll explore texture and form to craft a refined ocean-inspired composition.
Perfect for all skill levels. All materials provided

PR – WORKSHOP: Watercolour Landscapes

Join Noelle Blue Moon as she teaches you how to use watercolour techniques to render a beautiful landscape
We will begin with several loose warm up exercises to learn how to use light to dark washes, building up layers by glazing wet on dry. You will learn how to use colour and movement to capture the light and depth of a scene. During the second portion of the class, Noelle will take you step by step through the stages of painting a more detailed study of a local landscape.

PR – WORKSHOP: Introduction to Gel Printing

With Jennifer Love
Printing with a gel plate often feels like it is in the realm of magic. It is a recent addition to the artist’s toolkit and is gaining traction as an essentially painterly method that allows for multiple yet unique prints from the same plate, without a press.
This three hour workshop is suitable for those new to Gelprinting as well as those who wish to refresh their basic skills in an atmosphere of exploration and discovery. We will cover the fundamentals – colour blending and gradations, creating textures, using masks and stencils, the use of different viscosity paints, building a composition and registering multiple layers.

Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Artist Talk & Reading with Andrea Fritz

Come learn about Coast Salish art, culture and storytelling on Saturday Dec. 20th, 2pm – 4pm. Andrea Fritz will read from her newest book Woolly Dog Warms His Family and talk about its relation to her serigraph Sqwiqwi, on display now in her Eve Smart exhibition Lyackson Place Names. This event is free and open to all!

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. Each print in Andrea Fritz’s exhibition focuses on a place within Lyackson territory on the Salish Sea or on an aspect of Coast Salish storytelling, and is accompanied by the story relating to the piece. Lyackson Place Names will be closing on Saturday, December 20th at 4pm.

Art Exhibition: SC Arts Centre: Friends of the Gallery

The Friends of the Gallery (FOG) is our annual celebration of the creativity of our membership. This wonderful exhibition launches our new year, and features the work of members of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council.

The exhibition is a long-standing community event that has spanned more than 30 years. Its’ aim is to involve the broadest range of local artists, to acknowledge the role of the arts in our community, and to celebrate the extraordinary diversity in materials, forms and approach. Artists are invited to submit one piece of art they have completed in the previous year to be shown in this group exhibition. Last year we had 111 artists, making it the largest FOG exhibition yet!

Friends of the Gallery: Art Drop Off

The Friends of the Gallery (FOG) is our annual celebration of the creativity of our membership. This wonderful exhibition launches our new year, and features the work of members of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council.

The exhibition is a long-standing community event that has spanned more than 30 years. Its’ aim is to involve the broadest range of local artists, to acknowledge the role of the arts in our community, and to celebrate the extraordinary diversity in materials, forms and approach. Artists are invited to submit one piece of art they have completed in the previous year to be shown in this group exhibition. Open to anyone 14+; we offer free youth memberships (14-18). New members welcome!

Sunshine Coast Arts Council Annual General Meeting

It’s been such an amazing year! We invite all of our Members (current and future) to join us, come meet our Board and Staff, learn of our achievements from the past year, and discover our plans for the year ahead. Food will be provided, come see our current exhibitions.

Financial Statements and a Report will be emailed to anyone who is registered.

Fibre Farm: Ground Breaking Ceremony

Ground Breaking Ceremony led by Cease Wyss will honour the beginning of the Fibre Farm project.The Fibre Farm is an indigenous led and disability justice centered project located on Squamish territory. This project is motivated by closer relationship to the land. Building an accessible gathering space for community to participate in remediating a wetland ecosystem, dynamic workshops and teachings, processing natural plant material, the Fibre Farm will be a space to create community around culture and fibre artistry. You are invited to witness and participate in this ceremony which will involve inoculating the wetland and pond with native rhysomes and seeds.

art.site Lab open studio

art.site Lab open studio selling Geoff Rees original works on paper
open every Saturday 2-5 from November 8 to December 13 and by appointment

Stained Glass Mosaic Workshop with Caroline Farley

Join for a creative weekend making your own glass on glass mosaic. Course fee includes project supplies. Event will run over a weekend Sat/Sun 10 to 4 each day at Eric Cardinal Hall in Gibsons! Look forward to seeing you there!

Stone Sculpting Workshop

Learn how to sculpt your very own piece of soft stone from established, international artist Don Watson in this fun weekend workshop! If you’d like to meet Don, visit us during the Sunshine Coast Art Crawl, Oct. 17-19 from 10am – 5 pm:
Venue #60 at 127 Clark Rd, Gibsons!
We are happy to recommend accommodations for out-of-town participants!
*Weekend Workshop Fee $325 – materials & tools are supplied*
Register now at birgitbreuer2312@gmail.com or call 604-740-2306 to reserve your spot!

Sculpted Sips: A Mulled Wine Affair

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!