Local Arts

In a press release last week, Tourism, Culture and the Arts Minister Bill Bennett announced that more than 270 artists and cultural organizations in B.C. have been awarded more than $7 million in arts grants, through the B.C. Arts Council.

It's difficult to talk about the work of artist Anna Hanson without talking about the art of her famous grandfather, the monumental sculptor, Dudley Carter. "His spirit is always with us," she said.

In partnership with the province of B.C., 2010 Legacies Now is contributing $3,748 to the Pender Harbour Music Society through its catalyst program as part of its commitment to strengthen the arts and cultural sector in B.C.

Seven dancers each weave a fragment of conversation into a dance; each interpret that fragment differently but always work and move with one another in an integral whole.

They're so cool they're hot. Sept. 20 marks the opening of the inaugural Gibsons Fringe Theatre Festival.

This will be the third year for one of the Coast's most delightful, friendly festivals. The New Moon Festival, a celebration of Asian arts and culture, has been organized mostly by those of Asian heritage in this community.

Chelsea Robinson was attending university in Victoria to become an elementary school teacher when her life was cut short by a tragic fire.

Both the Suncoast Concert Band and the Symphony Orchestra, part of the larger Sunshine Coast Community Orchestra Association (SCCOA), have attracted two new leaders this season, Edette Gagné and Francis Koh.

When the current Art of Digital exhibition opened at the Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) last weekend, it was a special occasion for two reasons - the juried show featured a high standard of work from the 17 artists, and it also marked the fifth an

Who knew that pounding a mass of material could be such fun? In a classroom at Elphinstone Secondary, 11 women are making a lot of noise laughing, pounding, slapping and soaping their mound of felted wool under the direction of Sharon Wickstrom from