Local Arts

Gibsons gained some fame in Bolivia recently when local tattoo artist Michelle Havig won an award for her work at the Art Tattoo Bolivia Convention and drew the lens of local media.

A profound shift is taking place, says film-maker Velcrow Ripper, one that may have its roots long ago, but was initiated by last year's Arab spring uprising.

Arts aficionado Eve Smart of Gibsons was always fond of saying, "These days when I get out of bed I hit the ground running." She was a doer.

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council will present their annual Friends of the Gallery (FOG) show Jan. 9 to Feb. 3 with the opening reception on Wednesday, Jan. 9, from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Doris Crowston Gallery of the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.

A new CD that draws inspiration from an unlikely source - the elderly residents of a local assisted living facility - is now available for purchase on the Sunshine Coast.

Gibsons artist Ed Hill does not mince words. Theretired RCMP staff sergeant understands that artists have a voice and will express themselves through their art, especially when they are painting their passions.

Aspiring vocalists across the province are once again invited to audition for Variety's Got Talent presented by Coast Capital Savings.

High on a hill in Garden Bay sits the home of MW Books, a new publishing house on the B.C. landscape that publishes fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children's stories.

The Pender Harbour Music Society presents Zapato Negro this Sunday, Dec. 2 in a 2 p.m. show at the School of Music in Madeira Park. This global blend of Afro-Cuban rhythms and jazz is perfect for a winter afternoon.

Two unconventional Sunshine Coast artists from two completely different backgrounds, generations and artistic approaches are making marks in the art world. Heather Passmore is a young Vancouver artist raised on the Sun-shine Coast.