COMPLETELY CREEDENCE, a Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) tribute band, invites you to experience the incredible music of John Fogerty and CCR. It's a night that will transport you back in time to an era of incredible music with a tribute experience that will put a spell on you. CCR dominated the airwaves in the late […]
Join Island humorist Jack Knox for an evening of laughs and stories from his new book, "Fortune Knox Once: More Musings from the Edge". A hilarious collection of observations on Island living, "Fortune Knox Once" gathers together Jack’s favourite columns that best sum up the absurdity of our times. This is the laugh we all […]
Downtown Duncan – Small Town. Big Merry. The Downtown Duncan Business Improvement Area’s annual Christmas Kick-Off event is back! Join us in Downtown Duncan on Friday, November 25 from 5:30 pm – 8:30 pm for a festive evening to kick-off the Holiday season! Featuring live music, vendors selling treats, shopping local, and a spectacular fireworks […]
For CVAC’s next member show, we are challenging artists to try abstraction as their creative style. Abstract art may seem spontaneous but it is actually very difficult to achieve the right visual space – without landscapes or people – that sends the viewers into journeys of their own. Artist Jackson Pollock said abstract painting is […]
Works by sculptor Linda Richter and artist Catherine Fraser that explore nature, human connections and playfulness. Linda Richter lives in the Cowichan Valley and has been sculpting for over 25 years https://featofclaystudio.com/about-linda/ Catherine Fraser is a long-time artist and art therapist who divides her time between Victoria and Duncan https://catherinefraserart.weebly.com/bio.html Gallery Hours: Monday thru Friday […]
Back by popular demand. Join us for 6 sessions introducing a variety of materials and techniques guided by experienced local artists. For returning participants and new art explorers, this is a fun way to start your Tuesdays in January and early February. This time we will draw animals, paint, make a puppet, sculpt with clay […]
Learn about the politics of the contemporary clothing industry with this insightful presentation with a critical lens on social, economic and environmental impacts of the global fashion industry. We travel from history, through production and workplaces, to sales and waste streams of garments with Dr Marlea Clarke who teaches at the political science department at […]
Transform second hand clothing items to create your personal style. Spend an afternoon of fun and exploration starting with a garment of your choice and personalizing it using other fabrics, threads, beads etc. Bring some thrift store finds or other clothing item to work with as well as any materials you’d like to use. We […]
For independent learners ages 10 and up 6 Wednesdays 1-3 pm, January 18,25 and February 1,8,15,22 Learn to look at things with an artist’s eye and bring what you see to paper. You will find that you can achieve unexpected results as you go through exercises with our facilitators. This class is intended for youth […]
Explore ways to access your creativity! Following a slide presentation about her own approaches to art-making, Catherine Fraser will lead exercises to get your creative juices flowing through warm ups, doodles and value sketches. You will work on an image of your choice with your own chosen materials. Bring a sketchbook, your preferred art materials, […]
