Local Arts

On Tuesday, friends and neighbours of Kay Hoffman gathered at Bowen Court to look at her artwork and share stories.

If you’ve heard the rave reviews about the 2012 Take a Seat, and have sorely regretted that you missed this show, despair no more.

Looking back, Betty Dhont recalls a sense of possibility, excitement and a sense of overwhelm twenty years ago in the lead up the opening of the Gallery at Artisan Square.

Last Saturday, September 20th, Cates Chapel was a “hive” of activity and excitement as the 2nd Annual Adult Spelling Bee crowned a new Golden Bee Champion! The winners this year were the Arts Avengers who beat out last year’s title holders, the Beeke

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. That was precisely the mindset that jazz guitarist Teun Schut took when gigs slowed down and he found an abundance of time and space to create music.

Le Bel uses traditional story to launch into a tale of resurgence and renewal

Bowen-based carver and artist Simon Winadzi James says he is nearing completion on a project he is currently calling “Visitor” that will be displayed in the BC Children’s Hospital new building.

They Ask Me Why I Sing So Loud is Pauline Le Bel’s first book of poetry, with works covering everything from the big bang to arbutus trees, from Eve to ageing, the loss and remembrance of parents and shifting family dynamics.

Seven years ago, after a lifetime of working in fashion, sculpture, motion picture wardrobe, masks, and “wool everything,” Bonnie Campbell took a break from the pressures of deadline-based art.

Standing on a stage carved out of a former storage room, Ross Doytchinov gets stars in his eyes talking about his love of rock music and the taste of stardom he experienced as a young man back in Bulgaria.