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 […]
The theme for this year’s youth art show is mental health. The art will explore dreams, emotions, and wild imaginings. The show celebrates the artistic talents of Cowichan Valley youth (aged 13-21)
A collection of Dennis Del Torre’s intriguing found-object assemblages.
Carve a frog mask under the guidance of First Nations carver Rupert Scow and experience the transformation of a cedar block into a piece of art. Some woodwork experience needed. Wood block materials supplied but students need to bring carving tools. Instructor: Rupert Scow comes from a line of Kwakwaka’wakw carvers living in the Alert […]
Collaborative art show celebrating francophone women living in BC. A Réseau-Femmes Colombie-Britannique project.
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? […]
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.
Challenge yourself in this 3-day (Fri-Sat-Sun) watercolour course (acrylic painters are welcome as well!) for intermediate to advanced artists that includes a visit to The Raptors centre (admission included in course price) in North Cowichan where you will get up close to birds of prey. Artist Harold Allanson will guide the group and you’ll take […]
Friday June 23 and Saturday June 24 9:30 am to 4:30 pm Learn how to apply gold leaf and to bring its warmth and beauty into your art. In this course, we will be incorporating gold leaf into three artworks that we will be completing in class. Each piece will use gold leaf in its […]
