Local Arts

A newly-opened joint exhibition by Sechelt-based artists Claudia Sageele Cuesta and Bill Baker changes perspectives without uttering a word.

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The ceramic artworks that adorn the Gumboot Café in Roberts Creek until the end of this month are only steps from the source of their inspiration — the orca communities of the Salish Sea — and the studio of their creator, Clare Wilkening. 

Josh Searles' concert of solo pieces takes place at Eric Cardinal Hall on Feb. 22 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets ($25) are available at Hand Reef and Sew and One Leaf Gallery in Gibsons, and MELOmania in Roberts Creek. 

Dominik Kalita’s ‘This Must Be The Place’ on display to Feb. 28.

At the first community cedar weaving workshop at Sechelt’s Red Cedar Woman studio held since last summer, fibre artist Jessica Silvey and her daughters Ali and Bella Casey, offered instruction on the creation of miniature woven hearts using strips of red cedar

The Coast Recital Society will welcome the COULOIR duo to the Raven’s Cry Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 16 for a program that explores the rich expressive range of music for cello and harp.

An exhibition of mixed-media works by one of the Sunshine Coast’s most active art instructors will culminate mid-month at the Gibsons Public Market. For painter Sheri Peters, the vision for such a collection of ethereal portrayals doesn’t come into focus until the canvases themselves are completed. 

A province-wide celebration of British Columbia heritage this month will commemorate historical leisure activities. Heritage Week, a project of the non-profit advocacy organization Heritage BC, takes place annually in mid-February.