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Michael Gurney

Michael Gurney

Michael Gurney covers lower Sunshine Coast arts and culture for the Coast Reporter.

Recent Work by Michael

Art Beat: Coffee House coming right up

Art Beat: Coffee House coming right up

From filmmakers to true crime, here's the latest from the Coast's art scene
Post-COVID, this Gibsons venue struggles to reignite dreams

Post-COVID, this Gibsons venue struggles to reignite dreams

High Beam Dreams is contemplating suspending its concert program
ArtBeat: Petals with mettle at first-ever Art Throwdown at Sunnycrest

ArtBeat: Petals with mettle at first-ever Art Throwdown at Sunnycrest

The first-ever Art Throwdown organized by the Coastal Art Gallery at Sunnycrest Mall in Gibsons blossomed on March 18. Nearly a dozen artists dedicated two hours to depict a floral arrangement, which gleamed iridescent under a ceiling skylight.
Dual exhibitions focus on essential nature at Sunshine Coast Arts Centre

Dual exhibitions focus on essential nature at Sunshine Coast Arts Centre

Nadina Tandy and Jean Bradbury exhibit on at Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt until April 15. 
Evil octopus from Gibsons to appear on Canada's Got Talent

Evil octopus from Gibsons to appear on Canada's Got Talent

Mr. Cuddles the Evil Octopus operated by Sunshine Coast ventriloquist Damien James is set to appear on season two of the national talent show.
Emerging artists express power of collaboration, contrasts

Emerging artists express power of collaboration, contrasts

Shout Out! exhibition features works of local students. It's on at GPAG until March 29.
Sunshine Coast songwriting poet weaves distinct love languages

Sunshine Coast songwriting poet weaves distinct love languages

Gibsons' Catherine McNeil releases a new book, Emily & Elspeth, and a new album, The Me In We
Art Beat: First bear sighting of season

Art Beat: First bear sighting of season

Also, Sunshine Coast Film Society screening Hive, One Flower One Leaf celebrates six years and Literary Reading Series winds down its season with Wakeland detective novels' author Sam Wiebe.
Student choreographers in limelight at dance showcase

Student choreographers in limelight at dance showcase

Youth dominate sneak peak performance
Emotion-rich landscapes work with nature’s grain at the Kube

Emotion-rich landscapes work with nature’s grain at the Kube

'People worship icons, and that’s how I felt about my painting. I worship the process. Also, what the wood does is disrupt ideas. I have an idea and it interrupts it. As human beings, we have all kinds of conjectures and whatnot, and wood is a little reminder of reality': Stefanie Denz's exhibition on at the Kube until March 31
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