The Gabriola Women’s Institute invites you to their Bake and Craft Sale, which will be on Saturday, December 5th from 10 am to 1pm at the Women’s Institute Hall. There will be delicious homemade goodies and exquisite knitting.
The Gabriola Island Agricultural Association will have its anual Christmas Fair on Saturday November 21st (10 am to 4pm) and Sunday November 22nd (11 am to 3 pm). The fair will be at the Gabriola Community Hall: 2200 South Road. There will be over 30 vendors with made-on-Gabriola products. Santa will be there, too. Bring [...]
The Gabriola Women’s Institute invites you to their Christmas Tea and Craft Sale. It’ll be at the Gabriola Community Hall on Saturday, November 7th from 2pm to 4pm. You’ll find hand-knitted items, books, crafts, and plants. You’ll also be able to buy tickets for the handmade heirloom quilt – the draw for that will be [...]
Come Paint Your Community at the Gabriola Commons, Saturday, August 1st between 12 and 2:00. We will be making the first annual Commons Community Quilt. Quilt squares and paints and brushes, or fabric crayons, will be provided, with many willing artists around to assist you. All the hundreds of squares will then be sewn together [...]
Gabriola’s Palette People will be at the Rollo Centre this weekend (Saturday, July 18th and Sunday July 19th) for their summer art show. Show hours are 10 am to 4pm. (The Palette People website is somewhat out of date, but gives an idea of the sort of work group members produce.)
Sheila Norgate’s presentation I never met a blank canvas I didn’t like will be at the Roxy at 7:30pm on Saturday, July 11th. Here are the details from Sheila’s website: Sheila Norgate presents a dynamic and captivating slide show documenting the creation of her original and idiosyncratic paintings. Using a tripod set up behind her [...]
Karen Curry‘s art is on display at the Jeremy Maude Studio and Gallery in Folklife Village. There will be an opening reception on Thursday, June 25th, from 7 to 10 pm. Karen will be at the gallery on June 27th at 2pm to show additional work. She has some stunning photographs in her collection, and [...]
People for a Healthy Community invites you to Make a bowl for hunger on Saturday, May 30th. Drop in Saturday May 30th, 9 am to 3pm Sunstone Pottery, 520 Argyle Lane On Saturday May 30th between 9 am and 3pm, our community is invited to Sunstone Pottery, to make a bowl for hunger in support [...]
You’re invited to Mindy Joseph‘s Artitst’s Reception at the Gabriola Professional Centre on Friday, June 5th. It’s from 7 to 9 pm. Mindy’s art will be exhibited at the Gabriola Professional Centre Gallery unil June 24th. (The Professional Centre is at 590 North Road, and is open Monday to Saturday, 8:30 to 4:40pm.)
This is a presentation by Gabriola artist Sheila Norgate. She describes the event: Go along for the ride as the painting process unfolds before your very eyes. Watch finished canvases emerge out of the creative impulse. Learn to let go and let dog. When: Friday May 15th. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7:30. [...]
Eleven Gabriola artists will exhibit their work at the Rollo Centre on Saturday April 11th, from 10 am to 4 pm. The artists are: Erika Hammond, Cora Klardie, Judith Madsen, Jean McLaren, Maxine McRae, Julie Olson, Hilda Pattern, Valerie Walsh, Bob Weenk, Bud West, and Marianne Wunderli.