Mark your calendars! This highly anticipated annual Cowichan Valley Fine Arts Show returns. The Largest Open (non-juried) Show on the Island, The Cowichan Valley Fine Art Show features work by emerging and renowned artists including painting and sculpture, jewelry design, furniture, photography and more. Registration opens March 27 and will be open until April 20 […]
We salute the commitment of a special group of artists in our display windows. As members of the Imagine That! co-operative, these individuals invest extra time and skills to our operations, helping to make us a success. They are Lynn Bisset, Katie Daniel, Sandra Greenaway, Sandra Holmes, Joyce Leroux, Patti McNeice, Lana McQueen, Robin Millan, […]
Register yourself or bring a group (up to 15 people) for a lunchtime tour of our current exhibition Story Keeping by artists Brittney Namaakki Bear Hat and Richelle Bear Hat. Tours are led by a gallery facilitator Friday at noon through the run of the exhibition. https://nanaimoartgallery.ca/shop/programs/adults/lunchtime-tour-story-keeping-march-31/
Come join us in Spirit Square with Mu'la artist Shawn Decaire for a traditional brain tanning of a hide demonstration. In connection with the current exhibition Mu'la, Decaire wishes to create a space of knowledge sharing and community connection. At this demonstration Decaire will discuss the traditional, pre-contact, way of processing raw hide to tanned […]
Spend time exploring Richelle Bear Hat’s works using Memojis in Story Keeping then come into Art Lab and create your own! Drop-in on the first and third Sunday of every month for a fun and inspired hands-on art project with family and friends. Art Lab Sundays are a creative way to spend your Sunday afternoon! […]
Spend time exploring Richelle Bear Hat’s works using Memojis in Story Keeping then come into Art Lab and create your own! Drop-in on the first and third Sunday of every month for a fun and inspired hands-on art project with family and friends. Art Lab Sundays are a creative way to spend your Sunday afternoon! […]
Art inspired by poetry Show dates: April 4 to April 29, 2023 Opening event: Tuesday April 4, from 4-6 pm As a way to mix our media, CVAC has asked 12 well-known poets to compose poems on themes of isolation and invigoration. The final art show will features several paintings interpreting each poem. Ek what? […]
Join artist and bookmaker Carolynn Dallaire on Wednesdays for the month of April as you work to design and create pages using watercolor and calligraphy styles, that will be assembled into an art journal on the last day. Participants will learn: -Multiple calligraphy alphabet styles -Learn to work with watercolour elements - How to add […]
Five artists have come together, as part of the Share a Wall program, to display their very different styles: Sierra Acton, Lorna Beecroft, Mark Jackson, Wanda Fraser and Calleigh Quinn.
An arts experience for all! Get out and enjoy the spring weather with a self guided arts tour April 14, 15 & 16, 2023 from 10:30am to 4:30pm. Experience the creativity of the many artists in the Ladysmith and Chemainus area as you are welcomed into their studios and galleries. 11 stop locations to visit. […]
Play with colour and texture as you cut, tear, layer and glue paper to make a creative collage. Drop-in on the first and third Sunday of every month for a fun and inspired hands-on art project with family and friends. Art Lab Sundays are a creative way to spend your Sunday afternoon! Free for Members, […]
Show and sale of works by local artists.
