All Entries in the "Visual Arts" Category
High Art On The Rock
Salt Spring artists prepare for 2nd Annual Masterpiece Weekend June 18-20th, 2010 – 24 artists with some diverse interests including yacht racing, Islamic mathematics, and Italian sustainable living, all share one passion: creating their ‘best work’ for Masterpiece Weekend. Salt Spring’s premier art event boasts works by nationally and internationally renowned artists with eclectic backgrounds and [...]
May Long Weekend Arts Events
There’s lots going on in Ganges this May Long Weekend, so don’t forget to stop by Starfish gallery and take a look at what’s new inside our gallery. Submitted by Andrea Collins We have a great selection of paintings by Diana Dean and Stefanie Denz. Framed Photographs by Birgit Bateman and Andrea Collins, and Woodblock [...]
Art Lottery Event not to be missed!
Saturday, April 10, 7:00 pm at ArtSpring – The Salt Spring Centre School is holding its second annual Art Lottery to benefit its Arts, Music and Theatre program. This is how it works: a $100 ticket buys you a ticket into the Lottery, where you pick your choice of art when your number is drawn. [...]
Studio Tour Featured Artist Rachel Vadeboncoeur
Rachel Vadeboncoeur (studio 29) has been an integral part of the Salt Spring Island Art Community for 20 years. She has studied art in many disciplines including batik, painting, and glasswork. Her art can be found in private collections both in Canada and abroad. Her work also enhances many book covers. Born in Montreal, Rachel was strongly [...]
List News: The Words of Our Community as Art
Wordles are a tool for generating “word clouds” from content within SaltSpringCommunity.com and from the SaltSpringCommunity.com List. The clouds give greater prominence to words that appear most frequently. You can see some interesting rhythms in language that the community here on the island are using to describe what we’re interested in, what is happening, what [...]
Starfish Gallery And Studio Open House
Nov 27th – 28th Starfish Gallery & Studio, Salt Spring’s newest fine art gallery in Grace Point Square, opens on November 27th followed by an open house on Saturday November the 28th from 11- 4pm. “We hope people will come out and help us celebrate our opening, and also meet the artists” says owner Andrea Collins who will [...]
Judy Weeden Annual Christmas Show and Sale
November 28 – 29: Prize Winning potter Judy Weeden’s annual Christmas show and sale takes place at her studio. “I have been holding this show for many years. It is my way of making my everyday functional work available to the local community. Some of my show pieces will also be on display. There is [...]
Leather Mask Making Workshops
Halloween comes fast! Got your costume in mind? Come create something magical! Submitted by Andrea Russell Oct 10- 3-6pm Leather Mask Making $75 Oct 17th 3-6pm Mask Decorating $30. Together Cost Is $100. In one class the participants will design and create a simple leather mask. It is easy and fun! I will teach how [...]
Children’s Clay Classes
October and November – Children’s Clay Classes for ages 6 to 14 Fridays from 10 am to 12 pm (October 9, 23, 30 and November 6 & 20th) Working with the themes of Halloween and Gift Giving children will have an opportunity to explore hand building, moulding, slumping and various texture techniques. The classes are [...]
Amy Melious Show at Salt Spring Coffee Co
September Exhibit – Photographic canvases by Amy Melious are showing this month at the Salt Spring Coffee Company. Amy describes the inspiration behind the exhibit: “The show is called ‘Salt Spring, Real and Imagined.’ The images are about spirit of place. The series has been, and continues to be, inspired by a photograph I made [...]
