The Bowen Island Arts Council’s end-of-the year holiday season art exhibit and sale, “It’s A Wrap,” is coming up this week. Featuring unique art and handcrafted giftware, this popular show at the Gallery @ Artisan Square is a great opportunity to buy locally for holiday gift-giving, supporting the many fine artists and crafters on-island.
The show runs Thursday November 23rd to Sunday, December 24th, with gallery hours Wednesday-Sunday 10am-4pm — plenty of open hours to snag the perfect gift for the art-lover in your life. Some examples of unique items submitted this year are tea towels featuring the art of Vanessa Hall-Patch, jewellery boxes showcasing local landscapes by Marie Neys, Janet Esseiva’s ode to last year’s snow-covered trees on Bowen and lovely ceramic pears handcrafted by Catherine Epps.
It’s also an important exhibit in the history of the Bowen Island Arts Council. This exhibit will be the last one in this space, making it truly “a wrap” for the Gallery @ Artisan Square, an arts space that has seen over two decades of fine art, music, performances, photography, book launches, spoken word nights, theatre, classes, workshops, and arts clubs, as well as community use of the space. Artistic partnerships have flourished, arts policy has been formed, and creativity has long been celebrated and supported by the island in this amazing space.
Before the Bowen Island Arts Council moves into the brand new Gallery @ Cove Commons in the new year, join us at the reception on Friday December 1st, 7-9pm, to do some holiday shopping, share in some food and drink, and celebrate not only the holiday season but the Gallery @ Artisan Square and all it has been for the arts community, one last time.
