Local Arts

Five Sunshine Coast artists made every hour count during their two-day pop-up exhibition of collage works at the Rockwood Lodge in Sechelt. 

The event will include a demonstration of traditional Easter egg ornamentation, or pysanky, by Gibsons-based artist Janet Ritchey. 

A newly opened showcase by young artists living on the Sunshine Coast filled the Gibsons Public Art Gallery with so many original works that it required a six-member crew to hang more than 170 items. 

'Little Sister Grimm offers a whimsical look at how the famous Grimms, with help from women around them, transferred classic fairy tales from a rapidly fading oral tradition into literary form. His script pays tribute to the power of storytelling, to women sidelined by history, and to children who face evil or injustice.'

Acrylics and mixed media works by Deborah Willis and Allan O’Meara offer unflinching insights into states of altered perception that accompany the progression of dementia. Their joint exhibition is on display at the Gibsons Public Market until May 6. 

An oceanic experience is the first wave of a revamped Sechelt Arts Festival. A multimedia installation by filmmakers Nettie Wild and Scott Smith opened at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre on March 15, inaugurating the festival’s months-long emphasis on the Salish Sea. 

The Gibsons Dance Centre on March 9 presented back-to-back showcases of competitive choreography that will soon be onstage at a trio of upcoming festivals throughout southwest B.C.

An inaugural student public speaking event held on the Sunshine Coast last week produced a pair of powerful advocates for technical advancement and self-expression.

On a patch of sun-warmed stones near the mouth of Roberts Creek, dozens of adults and children gathered on March 12 to take part in an ancient tradition newly introduced to the stretch of waterfront.

Also, Pender Harbour Music Society welcomes vocalist and guitarist Matthew Byrne, March 24.