Exhibiting artist Joanna Rogers of Hanging By A Thread: The Illusion of Permanence (textiles) will be discussing the three separate but linked series of work in her exhibition; The Chorus (Morse code weavings), Still Fighting (Morse code war belts) and What Once Was (post apocalyptic shifts). Join us to learn more about the concepts behind each series and the techniques used to create the pieces in this exhibition. Free and open to all, no preregistration required.
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BLOCK PRINTING AND INDIGO OVERDYE with Wolfpups Studio
Join us for BLOCK PRINTING AND INDIGO OVERDYE!
Come down to the Gibson’s Arts Building for a hands-on workshop where you’ll learn the art of block printing and indigo over-dye techniques. Get creative and make your own unique design on fabric! Take home new skills, your lino block, and an organic cotton bandana that will be both printed and dyed with the natural plant dye indigo. This workshop is perfect for beginners (10 years old and up) and seasoned crafters alike. Don’t miss out on this fun and creative experience!
Meet the Artist | JOANNA ROGERS
In her exhibition in the Main Gallery Joanna Rogers works with textiles, found objects and photographs and with traditional surface design techniques such as hand dying, shibori, and hand weaving. Rogers has lived on Pender Island, part of the traditional lands of the Tsawout First Nation, since 1999. In her practice she draws on past academic studies as well as on new research into related contemporary issues. Rogers holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Trent University and an A.F.A in Textile Arts from Capilano University. She has exhibited her work in solo and group exhibitions in British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Washington, and in travelling exhibitions across Canada.
Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, May 4th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Art Exhibition: Hanging By A Thread: The Illusion of Permanence
to May 26. In this exhibition in the Main Gallery Joanna Rogers works with textiles, found objects and photographs and with traditional surface design techniques such as hand dying, shibori, and hand weaving. Playing with concepts of time, exploration, and experimentation, the pieces created often resemble recently unearthed artifacts from a possible future or an alternate past. Fascinated by non-verbal forms of communication Rogers often weaves stories into her work in the form of code, bringing new life and applications to those methods of communication that have fallen out of use today, such as Morse Code. Through three linked bodies of work Rogers speaks to themes of regional ecology, political inaction, and social unease, which are particularly pertinent in these times.
Textiles Demo with Eleanor Hannan
Thursday, April 18th, 12pm – 3pm. Free and open to all, no preregistration required!
Exhibiting artist Eleanor Hannan of Stories From Skins and Skirts will be in attendance in the Main Gallery, Thursday, April 18th 12noon – 3pm to meet visitors, answer questions and offer a free demonstration. Eleanor will be demonstrating how she incorporates narrative in her textiles, via stitching, applique and painting. Come and meet Eleanor and bring your questions. Free and open to all.
Art Exhibition: Stories From Skins and Skirts | ELEANOR HANNAN, JANE KENYON, JUDE NEALE, ELIZABETH DANCOES
to Apr 28. Two textile artists and two poets come together in an exhibition based on mutual appreciation, one medium sparking the other to bring about a confluence of ideas and inspiration. Stories from Skins and Skirts in the Main Gallery demonstrates the myriad ways in which the artist and writer work together. Never simply a straightforward illustration where the writer writes and the artist uses their skills to respond, this collaboration takes many subtle and unexpected forms that exemplify our interpolations of each other’s creative geographies while negotiating our current time. Through mythology, narrative, figurative exploration, and abstract expression, they find themselves revisiting themes of autonomy.
Join us for the opening reception on Saturday, April 6th, 2pm – 4pm. All are welcome!
Meet the Artists | ELEANOR HANNAN, JANE KENYON, JUDE NEALE, ELIZABETH DANCOES
Join us on Saturday, April 6th, 2pm – 4pm to meet the artists behind Stories From Skins and Skirts. All are welcome!
Eleanor Hannan and Jane Kenyon are visual artists working primarily in textiles. Jude Neale and Elizabeth Dancoes are poets whose writings have informed and inspired Hannan and Kenyon’s works. Stories from Skins and Skirts in the Main Gallery demonstrates the myriad ways in which the artist and writer work together. That all four artists are women of a certain age is not a coincidence. Decades of friendship and artistic partnership have allowed them to persevere. Through mythology, narrative, figurative exploration, and abstract expression, they find themselves revisiting themes of autonomy.
Introduction to Quilting Workshop
Have you always wanted to try your hand at making a quilt? Here’s your chance! Karen Biddlecombe will teach you to design and create a placemat or a “mug rug” (mini-placemat for a mug and cookie) that you will finish and take home at the end of the workshop. Materials all supplied, no experience necessary. Bring your own lunch and come have fun learning a new skill!
FREE but space is limited to 12 participants; advance registration is REQUIRED. Teens welcome if accompanied by an adult. Contact the Library to register or register on our website.
Did you know…you can borrow the Library’s Sewing Machine STEAM Kit?
Presented in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Quilters’ Guild.
Medicinal Intentions for a Forest
Lead Artist: Lara Felsing
Lara Felsing will lead a workshop that invites participants to learn about the Medicine Wheel in Indigenous traditions and how plant medicines and making can be a gesture of care for our forests. The workshop invites the community to join Lara and stitch a personal handwritten intention for the local forests onto the Medicine Wheel blanket. The Medicine Wheel blanket was made with traditionally harvested plant-dyed second-hand fabrics and hand-stitched with remnant cotton thread. The blanket advocates for protecting all forests, and is a gesture of care and gratitude for the invaluable gifts provided by Mother Earth. The finished Medicine Wheel blanket will be exhibited in the Branching Songs Exhibition.
FREE Clothing Exchange
Have clothes you or your family no longer wear? Time for something new in your wardrobe? Drop off your gently-used, good condition adult items (no footwear) from 10 am to noon on June 23, then browse and take free clothing 1 pm to 4:30 pm.
Drop in, no registration. Free, in person only. No early drop-offs or browsing, please.
SCAC: Kids Camps: Exploring Textiles
July 10 – 13, 2023 | Monday – Thursday | 10AM – 3PM
Cost: $200/$250 (Member/Non-Member)
Ages: 8-13, Max 14 participants
Instructor: Natalie Grambow
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 work with textiles, weave, 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.
PR – eunoia fibre studio & gallery 4th Anniversary Celebration
Dec 9, 11am-7pm; Dec 10, 11am-5pm. Come meet Noella! Shop our unique, creative designs and fashions from earth-conscious designers, while enjoying a warm cider, festive music and treats. Just our way of saying thank you… and giving back to our greater community.
Mending Matters Drop-in Workshop with Catherine Nicholls
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.
Mending Matters Drop-in Workshop with Catherine Nicholls
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.
Hackett Park Artisan Fair
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 34 years, and attracts close to 5000 visitors seeking to discover the creations of artisans who are jury selected based on talent, 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 (August 11th-14th, 2022, celebrating 40 years!)
This year’s Fair will take place in the lower field of Hackett Park and at the Arts Centre.
We will have live musicians in Hackett Park’s new amphitheatre and fun activities at the Arts Centre. There will be a large variety of artisans, artists, entertainers, and food vendors!
Entrance by donation!
Kids Camps: Exploring Textiles
July 18– 20, 2022 | Monday – Wednesday; 10 – 3pm
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Instructor: Natalie Grambow
Cost: $140/$180 (Member/Non-Member)
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.
Kids Camps: Exploring Textiles
July 18– 20, 2022 | Monday – Wednesday; 10 – 3pm
Ages: 8-13, Max 12 participants
Instructor: Natalie Grambow
Cost: $140/$180 (Member/Non-Member)
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.
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