Local Arts

Two new exhibits at Gibsons Public Art Gallery (GPAG) celebrate the work of four Sunshine Coast artists’ photography and painting, with several examples of the two media merged to create something new. Painter Linda L.

Art is often created for its own delightful sake. But sometimes it is used to call attention to an urgent situation.

The Sunshine Coast’s Caitlin Hicks will join two other B.C. authors for Remembrance Day readings on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The 2020 Sunshine Coast Art Crawl was a success despite its pandemic-driven limitations, according to artists at an online post-mortem meeting for the Oct. 23-25 event.

Eastlink Community TV has teamed up with a former University of British Columbia professor to produce a series of programs that asks older Sunshine Coast residents about their memories of playing as kids.

A recent donation to the District of Sechelt’s public art collection is now on display in the municipal hall reception area. Wrapped Boat (2019) by local ceramic artist Laurie Rolland was gifted to Sechelt by arts supporter Jenni Cottrell.

More than 130 visitors took in Halloween 2020, a multi-vignette experience that ran for six evening performances from Oct. 29 to the 31st at Gibsons Heritage Farm, produced by Bill Moyesy and Varya Rubin of Synergy at Play.

Imagine having the opportunity of a lifetime to travel from the Sunshine Coast to pursue a world-class education in Europe, only to have the COVID-19 pandemic strike in the midst of it all.

The 11th annual Sunshine Coast Art Crawl Oct. 23-25 attracted visitors from one end of the Coast to the other, with pandemic safety protocols in place.

Trick-or-treating in the traditional door-to-door manner could be at a minimum this year, so some imaginative alternatives are in the works. Check Coast Reporter’s Community Calendar for all the possibilities.