The Hackett Park Artisan Fair is an annual gathering of local and regional vendors. The Fair has been an annual tradition on the Coast for 35 years, and attracts close to 5000 visitors seeking to discover the creations of artisans who are jury selected based on craftsmanship, originality, and the unique items they have to offer for sale. In keeping with our ongoing tradition, the fair will coincide with the popular Festival of the Written Arts. We will have a large variety of artisans, artists, and food vendors!
This year will also feature live music in Hackett Park’s amphitheatre, hosted in conjunction with Rogue Fest!
The entrances to the Fair are located at the corner of Trail Ave. and Medusa as well as Trail Ave. and Dolphin St. in Sechelt. Admission is by donation.
June 22 – August 18, 2024
Marney-Rose Edge
Strength & Fragility
Reception + Artist Talk: SATURDAY, June 22nd at 5pm
This exhibition explores the fragility found in nature specifically represented by the nests of birds, captured in charcoal and cold wax. Nests are built to house the most precious and fragile objects, their eggs. There is nothing more fragile than new life and time is short for the birth to happen and the survival of their young for the species to continue. Some nests are extreme in the lack of materials used. Possibly a few strands of grass or sticks that defy the very word of protection for the egg laid.
June 22 – August 18, 2024
Gwenyth Chao
symbionts of capitalist ruin
Reception + Artist Talk: SATURDAY, June 22nd at 5pm
symbionts of capitalist ruin is an ongoing project by Gwenyth Chao where she reimagines the bodies and ecologies that may emerge in a time following our climate emergency. The exhibition features new sculptural work since the series began in 2022. Many of the earlier symbiont bodies have aged and decayed in response to its surroundings, yet Chao embraces this break down as an ever-growing process of becoming-with. Leading up to the exhibition, Chao is an artist-in-residence at Coppermoss and will be learning with the human and non-human ecologies in the community of Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast.
July 16–19, 2024 | Tuesday – Friday | 10AM – 3PM
Cost: $200/$250 (Member/Non-Member)
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Instructor: Linda May Henri
In this camp, kids will experiment with papermaking, printing, collage and other fun techniques, and work towards a completed book project. Participants will learn and make art in our beautiful studio for most of the day, with breaks outdoors exploring the natural spaces near the Arts Centre. Camp runs 10:00 – 3:00 each day, with a break provided for lunch. Participants must bring their own lunch and a water bottle!
Sunday June 9th, 2024 1PM – 4PM
With Barbara Adler
Maximum 15 participants
*Pre-registration helps us plan and secures your spot, but it is NOT required.
Sunday June 16th, 2024 1PM – 4PM
With Jenna Vallee
Maximum 12 participants
*Pre-registration helps us plan and secures your spot, but it is NOT required.
Sunday August 18th, 2024 10AM – 1PM
With Nicola Hodges + Sunshine Coast Fibreshed
Demo of processing fleece – yarn, hands-on opportunity
Gallery Chill Space at Hackett Park Artisan Fair
*Pre-registration helps us plan, but it is NOT required.
July 23– 26, 2024 | Monday – Thursday | 10AM – 3PM
Cost: $200/$250 (Member/Non-Member)
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Instructor: Ali Casey
In this camp, participants will have a chance to explore different materials and creative processes. From collage and sculpture to working with fibre and other materials, youth will play, experiment and learn. Participants will learn and make art in our beautiful studio for most of the day, with breaks outdoors exploring the natural spaces near the Arts Centre. Camp runs 10:00 – 3:00 each day, with a break provided for lunch. Participants must bring their own lunch and a water bottle!
Sunday, October 29
1:00PM – 4:00 PM
Working with Text + Image with Allyson Clay
This workshop is held in conjunction with Allyson Clay’s small survey exhibition, Flow. From paintings, photographs, video, and print based works, her work has remained committed to making relationships between images and texts. This workshop will share her approach to working with text and image.
Max 12 students
The cost to attend the workshop is free for members ($25 for non-members)
Sunday, November 26
1:00PM – 4:00 PM
Introduction to Collage from Jennifer Love
For most of her life, collage has been Jennifer’s fundamental art process. In this afternoon workshop, you will learn her current basic methods, using an assortment of paper ephemera (handprinted papers, music scores, dictionary pages, magazine text, etc), to compose simple abstract collages.
You will complete the workshop with several one-of-a kind mini artworks (which can be mounted on cards or framed), and lots of ideas for larger collages.
Max 12 students
The cost to attend the workshop is free for members ($25 for non-members)
Woodcut-Intaglio Printmaking Workshop with Brigitte Potter-Mael
Dates: October 8/9, 2022
Time: Saturday/Sunday10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Cost: $200/$240 (Members/Non-Members)
Max 6 students
In a two-day intensive workshop, Brigitte will guide participants through each and every step of her unique process. Beginning with preparing the wooden matrix, to applying inks in an intaglio fashion, to pulling prints, participants must have some printmaking experience, and must bring their own carving/wood-cutting tools.
If you have any questions please call us at 604-885-5412 or email us at info@sunshinecoastartscouncil.com
September 18; October 16; November 27
Sundays, 1-4pm, in the gallery
FREE
Join us for this monthly drop-in session, exploring visible mending techniques with instructor Catherine Nicholls.
Mending can be so much more than just patching a hole! Mending Matters will introduce participants to the simple, practical skills required to repair textiles and how to turn those simple stitches into an art form that is both decorative and functional. Participants are encouraged to bring along a favourite clean piece of clothing or household textile they would like to mend.
September 18; October 16; November 27
Sundays, 1-4pm, in the gallery
FREE
Join us for this monthly drop-in session, exploring visible mending techniques with instructor Catherine Nicholls.
Mending can be so much more than just patching a hole! Mending Matters will introduce participants to the simple, practical skills required to repair textiles and how to turn those simple stitches into an art form that is both decorative and functional. Participants are encouraged to bring along a favourite clean piece of clothing or household textile they would like to mend.
July 6– 8, 2022 | Wednesday – Friday; 10 – 3pm
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Cost: $140/$180 (Member/Non-Member)
Instructor: Bruce Edwards
This year we are delighted to offer 3 kid’s summer workshops, each combining art making with outdoor exploration. In the morning participants learn to weave, collage or paint led by a senior artist/teacher. In the afternoon, walks and discussions take over as we explore natural spaces near the Art Centre. Workshops run 10:00 – 3:00 each day, with a break provided for lunch. Participants must bring their own lunch, a water bottle and a mask if needed for any indoor activities.
