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.
Dynamic landscapes capturing the essence of BC’s coastline explore an intrinsic connection to the natural cycles of the season. In Eternal Horizons Tiffany Blaise uses layers of ink and paint, each layer built on the last, with spontaneous and intuitive brushwork to capture the spirit of the landscape. Blaise’s paintings unite the physical landscape with the world of the mind, exploring the ties between the natural world and human nature. An exhibition in the Main Gallery.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Saturday, November 29th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Join us for the Art Crawl at GPAG! For the first time ever, we are excited to be showing the work of 12 GPAG Member Artists throughout the Crawl. Featuring paintings in a variety of styles, photography, mixed media pieces, textiles, sculptures, and more, plus a gift shop featuring over 60 local artists, our busy location in the heart of Lower Gibsons is the place to be!
This year we are featuring the work of Corinne Barber, Tara Barker, Rose Clarke, Jane Covernton, Brian Cullen, Janice Edmonds, Emily Jew, Myron Jones, Sheri Peters, Charlene Stallard, Alan Sirulnikoff, and Jennie Tschoban. All 12 artists will be in attendance throughout the Crawl to meet with visitors and discuss their work. Learn more about their work at www.gpag.ca.
Curious about how to use cold wax medium with oil paint? Join us on Thurs. Oct. 23 during our Fall for Art Workshop Series with Sandy Kay!
There is a limit of 10 participants, so register now to save your seat! You will leave with your very own painting of a snowy winter forest and confidence in the techniques. This workshop will introduce techniques in tools, glazing, solvent reduction, lifework, and working in a limited palette, and is for painters of all levels, from beginners to advanced. Cost: $165, 10% discount for GPAG Members. Find more info and register online via EventBrite.
Join us on Sat. Oct. 25th, 1pm – 4pm, with renowned abstract painter Todd Clark during our Fall for Art Workshop Series.
Join renowned Gibsons artist Todd Clark as he offers beginners to advanced painters inspiring insights in this three-hour workshop on invention in abstract painting. Explore light, colour, and mark making through paint while balancing spontaneity with control. Todd will share his freestyle approach in creating bold works that suggest but never tell. This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from Todd in a studio/gallery environment; with only 15 seats available, make sure you get your ticket soon! Cost: $150, 10% discount for GPAG Members. Find more info and register online via EventBrite.
As part of our Fall for Art Workshop Series, join us on Sunday Oct. 26 for a one-day intensive watercolour & ink workshop with experienced artist and educator Bruce Edwards.
An exploration of colour and design, this one-day intensive workshop will employ the use of watercolour and ink pen to develop strong images, suitable for journal entries, card design and framable art. There is a maxiumin of 15 participants, so register soon! Cost: $165, 10% discount for GPAG Members. Find more info and register online via EventBrite.
Looking for something to do on the Oct. 24th Pro-D Day? Join us for drop in creation stations with a variety of activities for kids of all ages to enjoy. We’ll be offering collage, origami, weaving, drawing, and more. Come try out a new craft with all the supplies you need already provided; and with no mess in your own home!
Children must be accompanied by an adult. Pre-registration is not required and entrance is by donation.
Oct 1-Nov 10th. Local Artist Meghan Spence is displaying her collection Coastalchroma.
Coastal-chroma is an expression of the energy and colours of the Sunshine Coast. This is a vibrant collection of paintings, using bold brushstrokes and colour to create a sense of movement and place. Inspired by the rhythm of the coast—where land, sea, and sky are in constant conversation and capturing the shapeshifting forms of the sky and the water.
On Saturday, September 27th, 1pm – 3pm, exhibiting artist Andrea Pratt will be here at GPAG to paint and to answer questions about her work. Stop by for a chat, learn more about her process, and see her techniques at work.
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. This exhibition includes Pratt’s signature work, best described as a fusion of abstraction, folk art, and landscape, as well as a new series moving towards pure abstraction in her landscapes.
Join us for an Artist Talk with exhibiting artist Niina Chebry on Saturday, October 11th, 1pm – 2pm. All are welcome to join us for this free event!
Niina Chebry’s exhibition A Change of Climate uses the iceberg as a main subject representing a range of sentiments, particularly towards climate change. As we experience more climate disruptors such as droughts, floods, fires, and extreme weather patterns, feelings of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness related to eco-anxiety rise. Through her sweeping moody compositions, capturing of weather and time changes, and variously angled micro and macro visions of icebergs, Chebry aims to generate awareness and discussion and to inspire and stir the viewer.
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.
to Oct 14th. Niina Chebry’s exhibition A Change of Climate in the Main Gallery uses the iceberg as a main subject representing a range of sentiments, particularly towards climate change. Paintings of the iceberg in various forms of existence are imbued with their majestic beauty along with their peril. As we experience more climate disruptors such as droughts, floods, fires, and extreme weather patterns, feelings of anxiety, depression, and hopelessness related to eco-anxiety rise. Through her sweeping moody compositions, capturing of weather and time changes, and variously angled micro and macro visions of icebergs, Chebry aims to generate awareness and discussion and to inspire and stir the viewer.
Join us for the Opening Reception on Sat. Sept 20th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
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 Toward the Light by Myron Jones on Saturday August 23rd 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Myron Jones is a local artist who grew up in rural southern Ontario, where he developed a natural connection to the landscapes around him, an impression and influence that has remained an integral part of his practice throughout his career as an artist. In his work Myron Jones distills the core elements of the countryside or seaside around him, carefully constructing landscapes with an emphasis on form, simplicity, minimalism occasionally bordering on abstraction, and the visual effects of light and weather.
Experiment with creating layers, collage, and a variety of mixed media in a process of adding and subtracting while following your intuitive voice and nurturing creative freedom in this two-session workshop on Sept. 24th and Oct. 1st, 1pm – 4pm both days.
Practice a variety of techniques, such as making tissue papers with acrylic ink and paint; working in layers with pastel, pencil, collage and paint to create depth; using glazing gloss medium to create translucent layers; the process of adding and subtracting; working with under paintings, light, focal point and intuition to create something unique; and gaining confidence using stencils and working in layers. Tickets: $110, with a 10% discount for GPAG Members; plus supply fee payable to instructor. Max capacity: 12 people.
Oct 11-12. This fun 2-day intensive workshop is suitable for the enthusiastic beginner painter as well as those with some previous painting experience. Participants will learn or recall basic oil painting techniques including value, composition, colour mixing and basic colour theory.
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