It’s time for a visit to Arts Pacific Gallery!
Whether you’ve been up to see us in Artisan Square before, or this is your first time, there are lots of wonderful new pieces of art to experience.
Arts Pacific Cooperative Gallery has been in existence since June of 1998–almost 16 years! At that time 15 local Bowen artists put their heads together and decided to form a cooperative to exhibit their work. Each artist sits at the gallery as part of their commitment to the Co-op and takes pride in greeting those who come in and enthusiastically sharing information about the participating artists.
Recently, we have embraced five new artists into the fold. Carlos Vela-Martinez (one of the owners of Cocoa West) has put his whimsical sculptures on display to the delight of all who see them. Carlos has many talents (some of us heard him sing at Broadway on Bowen) and his art work is both distinctive and compelling.
Robert Wall, who until recently had his own gallery, has joined the co-op and exhibits his high quality giclée prints and canvases. Rob had taken a very long break from painting, but has always been working creatively, whether with music, computer graphics or digital photography. Lucky for us, he took up painting again seven years ago.
Emilie Kaplun is new to the island and creates exquisite jewellery, specializing in wedding tiaras. With the wedding season quickly approaching, stop in to find that perfect piece of jewellery for the big event! Emilie also creates beautiful, handmade glass beads and executes her work with bold colours and imaginative designs. Her beads yield collector’s items that blend playfulness with originality.
Pauulet Hohn has an amazing way of making mosaics composed of found and recycled materials. She also displays incredible bronze castings. We are fortunate to have Pauulet’s talent as a photographer to capture images of the artist’s work in the gallery.
George Taylor uses wood and metal to build wonderful sculptures including bird houses, stools, and large dragonflies for your garden! George has sold his work for many years on Bowen at venues such as our community school Christmas craft fair and our summer market.
We have the work of many other local artists on display! Pierre Beaudry, Jani Carroll, Jane Dunfield, Catherine Epps, Gayle Ferguson, Angie Bosworth, David Graff, Titania Michniewicz, Jeanne Sarich, Russell Hackney, Pat Durrant, and Kay Hoffman.
Don’t miss the opportunity to come in and have a look. You may leave with that perfect something for your own home or a unique and wonderful gift for someone else.
See: www.artspacificgallery.com
and www.facebook.com/ArtsPacific
