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Ongoing virtual exhibition open to all artists

Ongoing virtual exhibition open to all artists

Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) has launched a submission call, open to all artists, for an ongoing virtual community exhibition to share any creativity that has arisen from our current experience of social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alone together: Local musicians transition to web shows

Alone together: Local musicians transition to web shows

Dozens of new entertainment venues have suddenly sprung up across the Sunshine Coast as musicians shift to online performances from the isolation of their living rooms, thanks to COVID-19.
Museum at Home offers education, entertainment

Museum at Home offers education, entertainment

This spring, bring the museum and all of its amazing stories into your home.
Four local artists on working in these challenging times

Four local artists on working in these challenging times

Making art is a pursuit that inherently calls for a kind of social distancing. Visual artists, writers, musicians and actors often need to work on their own, so the regimen of isolation is a familiar one.
Coast Academy participates in Collaboration

Coast Academy participates in Collaboration

Senior dancers from the Coast Academy of Dance recently participated in the second annual production of Collaboration.
Artist offers paintings for community fundraiser

Artist offers paintings for community fundraiser

A Sunshine Coast artist has stepped up to help both the local arts community and those in need during the COVID-19 pandemic – and she’s hoping other creators also find ways to support local businesses and causes.
Art Beat: From the Internet, it’s Friday Night Live!

Art Beat: From the Internet, it’s Friday Night Live!

As our older seniors will remind you, “at least the pubs were open during The War.
Shout Out silenced

Shout Out silenced

Pandemic precautions have muted the Shout Out youth arts show at Gibsons Public Art Gallery, which is closed until further notice.
Arts Centre exhibit speaks to cultural globalization

Arts Centre exhibit speaks to cultural globalization

The new exhibit at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt is a striking contrast to the previous show at the centre’s Doris Crowston Gallery, which was a selection of works by Roberts Creek painter Maurice Spira, spanning the nightmarish to the wa
Pandemic disrupts several local arts events

Pandemic disrupts several local arts events

Arts and entertainment organizations on the Sunshine Coast are responding with closures, event cancellations and postponements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and those that remain in operation say they are exercising caution and monitoring daily devel