to Aug 22nd. The Only Animal returns to the tiny mobile studio with hands-on workshops, open studios and performances from our summer projects and ongoing research. Interdisciplinary eco-arts sharing plant prints and dyes, weaving and immersive audio performance. Featured Artists: Kerri Flannigan, Noor Ghazal, anata laylay, Willoughby Arévalo and Isabelle Kirouac and Barbara Adler. See website for full schedule of workshops, open studios and performances.
Tag: textiles
DREAM TECH at Mission Point House
July 24 & 25. Guided by our understanding of dreaming as ancestral and living technology, DREAM TECH explores dreaming as creative practice, as story, as connection, and as a way of building futures together. Learn to dye yarns using mushrooms and plants with xʷməθkʷəy̓əm Elder Rita Kompst and her daughter Zoe Kompst. Meet fungi through an embodied walk as the sun goes down, guided by artists and mycologists Isabelle Kirouac and Willoughby Arévalo. Join Jessica Silvey for weaving and storytelling. Hear your dreams set to live music by Toni-Leah C. Yake, Julia Úlehla and Malcolm Jack. Enjoy foraged desserts by local foodie and artist Erin Dutton. Full line-up and tickets at website.
Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Artist Talk with Carlyn Yandle and CBC’s Stephen Quinn
Join us for a free Artist Talk with exhibiting artist Carlyn Yandle and CBC’s Early Edition host Stephen Quinn. Yandle and Quinn will be discussing a variety of topics relating to Yandle’s exhibition Joyful Making in Perilous Times, including how making is connecting — a form of resistance to forces of individualism.
Carlyn Yandle is a Vancouver-based artist whose art practice interweaves a childhood steeped in West Coast counter-culture, a range of skills in traditional craft methods, and her previous profession as a city newspaper journalist. Her exhibition in the Main Gallery Joyful Making in Perilous Times features large scale fibre art pieces that connect domestic rote hand-making methods with abject materials, issues of personal wellness, and social engagement.
Stephen Quinn is the host of CBC Radio One’s popular morning show The Early Edition. Previously, he was the long-time host of afternoon radio show On The Coast, he spent eight-years as CBC’s civic affairs reporter, he guest-hosted several CBC shows, news specials and a series on the media for network radio, and he is also the creator and host of the very popular Quinn’s Quiz on CBC Radio One. A multiple RTNDA (The Radio Television Digital News Association) award winner, Quinn has covered a multitude of stories that affects British Columbians, in addition to interviewing prolific individuals.
Gibsons Public Art Gallery: Spring Hare Felting Workshop with Marianne Hansen
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.
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.