Local Arts

Two non-profit institutions on the southern Sunshine Coast — Deer Crossing The Art Farm in Gibsons and the Roberts Creek Community Association — will use portions of the  $151,202 in grants announced Thursday.

The release of Charlotte Diamond’s 'Animal Friends: A Collection of Songs' by Orca Book Publishers coincides with two upcoming concerts for the Pender Harbour Music Society.

The 48th Sunshine Coast Festival of the Performing Arts will conclude with a highlights concert on Saturday, May 7 at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse. Admission to the event, which begins at 2 p.m., is by donation.

Jane Davidson is stepping back from the role she's held for more than 15 years and Marisa Alps, a 30-year veteran of the publishing industry and a former board member of the festival society, will step up.  

Author Kallie George is shortlisted for the 2022 Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize for 'The Secret Fawn'

The Coastal Dance Festival, organized under the auspices of the Performing Arts Festival, ran at the Gibsons Heritage Playhouse on April 23 and 24.

The Slow Fashion and Climate Action show remains at the Arts Centre in Sechelt until May 14.

Earth Day, the Nature of Grief at Gibsons Public Art Gallery, National Poetry month continues and more.

Artworks by Cambria Logan and Paula O’Brien remain on display at the Gibsons Public Market until May 15. 

Six books released by Harbour Publishing and its related imprints have been shortlisted for the 2022 BC and Yukon Book Prizes.