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SUMMARY:'Scapes
DESCRIPTION:…land\, sea\, garden\, urban\, rural… \n4 Comox Valley artists bring the world to the gallery! \nAlora Griffin\, Channing Holland\, Trisha Milne and Roger Vermeulen interpret their visions of the environment with water and colour. Both framed and unframed works will be for sale.​ \nJoin us for the Artist Reception Saturday\, Feb 22nd\, 7-9pm
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/scapes/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Artful : The Poets
DESCRIPTION:Feature Poet Cynthia Woodman starts off the evening with her reading\, followed by our Open Mic hosted by Diana Kolpak. Sign up at the door for your 5min spot! For more info about Cynthia visit the events page on our website. \n  \n 
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/artful-the-poets-5/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250315T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250315T220000
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SUMMARY:Bob Log III
DESCRIPTION:Bob Log III is a one man band slide guitar blues punk party. A perverse product of the Arizona desert\, Bob Log III has been diligently travelling the globe since 1996\, showcasing his incomparable talents and developing a devoted following along the way. A whirlwind of dexterous limbs and digits\, this super star sonic showman has to be seen to be believed. \nClad in his cannonball man\, extra tight jumpsuit and signature motorcycle helmet with telephone/microphone attached\, Bob Log III unfailingly sweats up a river while kicking on a kick drum\, stomping his homemade foot cymbal and playing slide on an old arch top guitar. Bob Log on being a one man band: “Yeah\, who needs a rhythm section? They say drummers are crazy\, guitar players are idiots and singers are assholes. And I gotta be all of ‘em.” His endless pursuit for musical mayhem and a downright party has seen his unique talents utilized for children’s birthday parties\, obscure beer barns\, mammoth music festivals and everything in between. \nBob Log explains: “It’s pretty simple: I take a guitar and turn it into a party. There’s a lot of ways to do that\, and I’ve figured out most of ‘em! Having fun with my guitar is the ultimate goal in every song. Then I add some drums to it. With my drumming it’s electronic beats\, but not a whole song programmed\, so it can change at any time. Then I also play real drums on top of that. I’m trying to sound like two drummers\, and one of my drummers is good and the one of my drummers is terrible and they absolutely hate each other! And I finger-pick on top of that and sing into a telephone in my helmet attached to my head. The basic idea is I’m doing this fun thing with my guitar and making it as fun as possible until people spill their drinks and someone loses a shoe. If there’s one shoe on the ground\, and it’s totally wet because of the puddles of spilled drinks\, then I‘ve done my job right.” \nYet\, beyond the crazy show and mesmerizing visuals\, lies the true reason for Bob Log’s international cult status and superhero adoration. It is quite simply the guitar playing – finger picked lightning\, sliding up and down\, stopping when it wants to\, then starting again when it feels like it\, all in a way that makes people move uncontrollably\, smile and reel. \nhttps://www.boblog111.com/ \nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Log_III \nhttps://www.facebook.com/boblog111/ \nhttps://boblogiii.bandcamp.com/track/consuela-did-it \nOpening the show will be Caveman & The Banshee\, a kozmik atomic punk duo from Nanaimo BC Canada guaranteed to melt your brain. \nhttps://cavemanandthebanshee.bandcamp.com/ \nhttps://www.instagram.com/cavemanandthebanshee/
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/bob-log-iii/
LOCATION:Comox Valley Curling Centre\, 4835 Headquarters Road\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9J1P2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Concert
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ORGANIZER;CN="CVGBs":MAILTO:keith@scratchrecords.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250402T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
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SUMMARY:Wingnut Comedy Open Mic
DESCRIPTION:WINGNUT open mic comedy night for local and visiting comedians. Want to try doing standup comedy for the first time? Want to practice your jokes/sets? Check this open mic out! April 2\, 16\, May 7\, 21. At High Tide Pub in Downtown Courtenay. Featuring headliners. Door prizes. Comic sign up at 7pm\, show starts at 7:30pm. $5.00 cover charge (used to pay headliners).
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/wingnut-comedy-open-mic/
LOCATION:HighTidePub\, 268 Fifth Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 1J6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Syd Bosel":MAILTO:disciplinedeb@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250412T143000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250412T163000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250320T233811Z
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SUMMARY:Pop-Up Poetry Booth
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate National Poetry Month by visiting a Pop-Up Poetry Booth at Gladstone Brewing Company on Saturday\, April 12th from 2:30 – 4:30\, where you can meet with a poet\, have a chat\, and they’ll write you a brand new poem to take home…for free!
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/pop-up-poetry-booth/
LOCATION:Gladstone Brewing Company\, 244 4th Street\, Courtenay\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Diana Kolpak":MAILTO:dlkolpak@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:CCFS Earth Week: Reading of "Together a Forest" with author illustrator Roz MacLean
DESCRIPTION:Join the Cumberland Community Forest’s Earth Week Festival and local author illustrator Roz MacLean for a reading of Together\, a Forest: Drawing Connections Between Nature’s Diversity and Our Own\, accompanied by a nature activity and snacks offered by the Building Connections Project. The book’s reading level is for 4-8 years\, but all ages are welcome. This story explores the parallels between human and natural diversity while illuminating the ecology of old growth forests.\nThis is a FREE event!\n– author reading– art activities– snacks– time for mingling and Q and A– all ages welcome\nWednesay\, April 23rd\, 4pm\nTaking place at Smol Store’s NEW location\, 2704 Dunsmuir\, Cumberland!\n“Together\, a Forest begins as an exciting journey into nature and blossoms into a meditation on how our unique personalities and ways of being help create a more vibrant and beautiful world. The forest reveals that everyone―including those of us with disabilities and neurodivergence―belong to nature. There is no one right way for a mind\, body\, or person to be.\nRoz MacLean is an artist and children’s book author illustrator living on the traditional territory of the K’omoks First Nation in Comox Valley\, British Columbia. Roz is interested in reflecting the rich and diverse world we live in and using imagination to wonder\, explore and create. Her previous book More Than Words: So Many Ways To Say What We Mean was nominated for CBC Kids Read as Well As a the Forest of Reading’s Blue Spruce Award.\nThis event is presented with support from the Building Connections for Vallely Families Project\, the Cumberland Community Schools Society\, the Cumberland Community Forest Society\, and Smol Store on the unceded ancestral territories of the Pentlatch\, Ieeksan (eye-ick-sun)\, Sasitla (sa-seet-la)\, and Sathloot (sath-loot) people\, known today as the K’omoks First Nation.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/ccfs-earth-week-reading-of-together-a-forest-with-author-illustrator-roz-maclean/
LOCATION:Smol Store\, 2704 Dunsmuir\, Cumberland\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cumberland Community Forest Society":MAILTO:meaghan@cumberlandforest.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250625T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250719T170000
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SUMMARY:Zeke Ziner : Freedom and Discipline
DESCRIPTION:Joe Ziner presents a retrospective legacy of Graphics and Sculpture from the oeuvre of his father Zeke Ziner. The collection includes works from the late 1930s through to the 21st century and collectively provide a fantastic overview of mid-century modern sculpture and art. Lovingly curated by Joe Ziner\, on display are examples of the various print series created in collaboration between Zeke and Joe. Most notable are  the relief prints created using edge grain cedar plates\, utilizing the linear depression of the spring wood with a gramophone needle to create the completely unique effect. Exhibition runs through July 19.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/zeke-ziner-freedom-and-discipline/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250627T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250617T035500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T035500Z
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SUMMARY:Skits Happen Improv Show
DESCRIPTION:East Comox’s #1 Amateur Improv Comedy Troupe will be performing extraordinary aerial acrobatics and there will be unicycles. Just kidding. But they will most definitely make you laugh with their skits. See you there!
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/skits-happen-improv-show-2/
LOCATION:Little Red Curch\, 2182 Comox Ave\, Comox\, British Columbia\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Bill Pozzobon":MAILTO:billpozz@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250701T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250701T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250530T221212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T221212Z
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SUMMARY:Canada Day Open House at The Courtenay and District Museum
DESCRIPTION:The Courtenay and District Museum will celebrate Canada Day with an open house from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm on Tuesday\, July 1st. Guests are welcome to enjoy live music by Alan Jossul\, enter to win a door prize\, and try their hand at kids’ crafts. \nThere will also be a special one-day-only 50% off sale for the book Step Into Wilderness: A Pictorial History of Outdoor Exploration in and around the Comox Valley (limit of 3 per person). \nWhile you’re at the museum loving the air-conditioned comfort\, take a few moments to check out the second-floor exhibit Broken Promises\, a travelling exhibit from the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/canada-day-open-house-at-the-courtenay-and-district-museum/
LOCATION:the Courtenay and District Museum\, 207 4th St\, Courtenay\, BC\, COURTENAY\, BC\, V9N 1G7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250704T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250704T203000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250627T185321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250627T190146Z
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SUMMARY:The Boy in the Treehouse
DESCRIPTION:Reconciliation Theatre invites audiences of all ages to experience The Boy in the Treehouse\, a touching and humorous coming-of-age story by award-winning Anishinaabe playwright Drew Hayden Taylor. This enchanting show is perfect for families\, blending laughter\, discovery\, and the universal journey of finding where we belong. The production team features many of the families of Reconciliation Theatre Society\, as generations of artists come together to share cultural practice and produce The Boy in the Treehou
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/the-boy-in-the-treehouse/
LOCATION:Sid Williams Theatre\, 442 Cliffe Avenue\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2J2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250705T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250712T235959
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250530T220117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T220117Z
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SUMMARY:WALL THINGS ART
DESCRIPTION:July 5 – July 12th 2025\, WALL THINGS ART will be featuring a week of mural painting across West Courtenay featuring local artists culminating in a wrap up event hosted by Gladstone Brewing Co.  The wrap up party will include interactive art events\, a freewall unveiling and Live DJ’s on Saturday July 12. Check out wallthingsart.com for more details.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/wall-things-art/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250731T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250823T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250731T201724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T201724Z
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SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-07-31/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250801T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250824T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T201724Z
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SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-01/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250825T170000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T201724Z
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SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-02/1/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250802T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250802T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250731T201724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T201724Z
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SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-02/2/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250802T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250802T230000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Castle w/ Amy Muloin & The Alley Flowers w/ Pranatricks
DESCRIPTION:from Toronto\, Paradise of Bachelors Recording Artists\nJENNIFER CASTLE\n\nwith special guestsAmy Muloin & The Alley Flowersplus Cumberland’s Pranatricks\n7 PM Saturday August 2Comox Valley Curling Centre4835 Headquarters RoadLicensed\, all ages welcome until 10 PM.Tickets on Sale at Tickit and Eventbritehttps://cvgbs.tickit.ca/events/30100#t-4f916c0f3https://www.eventbrite.ca/…/jennifer-castle-w-amy-the…\n\nJENNIFER CASTLEAs a singer\, songwriter\, and collaborator\, Toronto native Jennifer Castle became a fixture of the city’s indie underground in the late 2000s\, releasing introspective folk-oriented music first as Castlemusic and later under her own name\, while also recording with a variety of outsider acts like Doug Paisley\, U.S. Girls\, Fucked Up\, and Constantines. In later years\, her music took on elements of light psychedelia and chamber pop\, especially on 2014’s highly touted standout Pink City (shortlisted for the Polaris Prize for best album made in Canada). Castle introduced a fuller sound with country accents on 2018’s Angels of Death\, then shifted gears into a spare\, psychedelic folk-inspired approach for 2020’s Monarch Season. Her new album Camelot furthers her ambitious explorations into indie country folk\, and received a massive 8 score from the influential Pitchfork. The first single Blowing Kisses was featured prominently in season three of the hit show The Bear. Jennifer will be touring with Destroyer this fall\, in preparation she is playing a series of intimate BC concerts. Jennifer has been called ‘a national treasure” by multiple publications\, the Comox Valley is in for a rare treat Saturday August 2.https://paradiseofbachelors.com/jennifer-castle/https://www.jennifercastlemusic.com/https://www.facebook.com/jennifercastlemusichttps://www.instagram.com/jnfrcastle/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoaUJrAwmhFyWM9lV1j1eZw\n\nAMY MULOIN AND THE ALLEY FLOWERS“Amy Muloin will make you want to quit your job and sing songs around campfires full time. Her soaring vocals and groovy rhythm guitar take you on adventures through creativity\, love\, and the pursuit of passion.” Amy Muloin and the Alley Flowers will be hustling directly from their show at the Filberg Festival to play a completely different and more adventurous set at the CV Curling Centre in support of Jennifer Castle.https://amymuloin.com/musichttps://www.instagram.com/amymuloin/https://amymuloin.bandcamp.com/track/underground-rough-mixhttps://www.facebook.com/CommonFolkAmyMuloinhttps://www.youtube.com/@amymuloinmusic\n\nPRANATRICKSPranatricks is an Indie-Psych-Folk artist and multi-instrumentalist/producer now calling Cumberland home. His debut album ‘Cherished’ released in 2023 garnered several accolades including 11 weeks of charting on Earshot and significant appearances on the National Top 50 including a #1 at CJSF in Vancouver. The music blog Indie Boulevard named ‘Cherished’\, Best Album of 2022. In April of 2024 Pranatricks released his second album ‘Elements of’ and was featured by Exclaim! as a part of their New Faves for June 2024 and one of 8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear.https://www.facebook.com/Pranatrickshttps://www.instagram.com/pranatrickshttps://www.tiktok.com/@pranatrickshttps://pranatricks.com/
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jennifer-castle-w-amy-muloin-the-alley-flowers-w-pranatricks/
LOCATION:Comox Valley Curling Centre\, 4835 Headquarters Road\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9J1P2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Concert
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ORGANIZER;CN="CVGBs":MAILTO:keith@scratchrecords.com
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SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-06/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250830T170000
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SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-07/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250808T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250831T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
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UID:10000697-1754654400-1756659600@comoxvalleyarts.com
SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-08/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250809T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250901T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250731T201724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T201724Z
UID:10000698-1754740800-1756746000@comoxvalleyarts.com
SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-09/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250809T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250809T213000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
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SUMMARY:Double Duo Concert
DESCRIPTION:Two dynamic Comox Valley Duos are coming together to perform at Artful : The Gallery on August 9. Doors at 6:30\, and the show begins at 7pm. Duo #1 is Judy and Bruce Wing with their intertwined guitar parts that support their smooth vocals\, evocative lyrics and percussive rhythms. Duo #2 is Dogwood Bloom\, known for their soulful harmonies and heartfelt songwriting. Members Ashley Sykes and Shane Phillips are known for their warm and intimate live performances.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/double-duo-concert/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250813T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250905T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250731T201724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250731T201724Z
UID:10000699-1755086400-1757091600@comoxvalleyarts.com
SUMMARY:Jaques De Backer
DESCRIPTION:Jacques De Backer has filled the walls at Artful : The Gallery with colour and light through August 23. His iconic Cumberland alleyways\, farm scenes and stunning cow portraits are interspersed with his wood sculptures and memories from a life lived globally. Jacques De Backer has been painting and sculpting since he retired 30 years ago\, and he is a Comox Valley favourite\, with other artists\, and art collectors. The majority of the artworks are oil on canvas\, with a wide range of sizes and prices to choose from. From small oil on panel studies for $50 to 3’ X 4’ scenic oil on canvas panoramas well priced at $2000. Artist reception Saturday\, August 2\, 7 to 9pm at Artful : The Gallery. 526C Cumberland Rd in Courtenay. Gallery hours Weds-Sat 12-5pm.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/jaques-de-backer/2025-08-13/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250821T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250821T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250818T225054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T225054Z
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SUMMARY:M/other Zine Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Come for two hours of creativity\, and connection to generate a contribution to a local zine honoring the often invisible work of m/others and the concept of caregiving (See event photo for detailed project description).\n\n– All materials will be supplied. \n– There will be child-minding onsite and a \n– Snacks\, pizza and drinks will be provided! \n\n***If you can’t attend the workshop\, you can still contribute by sendingfiction\, non-fiction\, poetry\, interviews\, recipes\, letters\, book/website/blog reviews\, comic strips\, rants\, day dreams\, random lists\, collage\, art\, drawings\, art work and writing of any kind to: butchanko@hotmail.com\nby September 15th\, 2025
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/m-other-zine-workshop/
LOCATION:Comox Valley Lifelong Learning Centre\, 1507A McPhee Ave\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 3A6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Classes / Courses,Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250825T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250825T150000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250814T182905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250814T183538Z
UID:10000704-1756126800-1756134000@comoxvalleyarts.com
SUMMARY:Intercultural Weaving Project @ 4 two 5 Studio
DESCRIPTION:An artistic space where local artists gather weekly to creatively weave visual and narrative threads\, exploring and expressing intercultural stories through textiles and mixed media in a spirit of collaboration and shared learning. \nWhere & When\n\nVenue: 4 two 5 Studio\, Courtenay\nFrequency: Weekly open studio sessions\, drop‑in style\nDuration: Mondays and Saturdays\, August 25th – October 4th\, 1-3pm\n\n Why join in?\n\nExperiment collaboratively in a supportive\, low-pressure environment\nShare and learn from diverse materials\, techniques\, and cultural stories\nPartner with CV/Arts\, whose mission emphasizes equity\, inclusivity\, accessibility\, and community engaged artistic practice\n\nWhat’s provided\n\nAll weaving materials tools will be supplied. There is no need to bring materials unless they are specific to your project\nOptional: bring a memory\, poem\, personal story\, or cultural theme you’d like to visually\n\nWho’s welcome\n\nArtists of all experience levels and cultural backgrounds.\nWhether you’re into textiles\, visual arts\, craft\, story-based media\, or if you’re simply curious and creatively inclined\, you belong here.\n\n How to sign up\n\nPlease email: ameet@ameetart.com. Include:\n\n\nA brief description of your artistic practice and interest in the project.\nWhich weekly sessions you can attend and any accessibility accommodations you may require.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/intercultural-weaving-project-4-two-5-studio/
LOCATION:BC
CATEGORIES:Classes / Courses,Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ameet Gill":MAILTO:ameet@ameetart.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250830T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250830T150000
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SUMMARY:Intercultural Weaving Project @ 4 two 5 Studio
DESCRIPTION:An artistic space where local artists gather weekly to creatively weave visual and narrative threads\, exploring and expressing intercultural stories through textiles and mixed media in a spirit of collaboration and shared learning. \nWhere & When\n\nVenue: 4 two 5 Studio\, Courtenay\nFrequency: Weekly open studio sessions\, drop‑in style\nDuration: Mondays and Saturdays\, August 25th – October 4th\, 1-3pm\n\n Why join in?\n\nExperiment collaboratively in a supportive\, low-pressure environment\nShare and learn from diverse materials\, techniques\, and cultural stories\nPartner with CV/Arts\, whose mission emphasizes equity\, inclusivity\, accessibility\, and community engaged artistic practice\n\nWhat’s provided\n\nAll weaving materials tools will be supplied. There is no need to bring materials unless they are specific to your project\nOptional: bring a memory\, poem\, personal story\, or cultural theme you’d like to visually\n\nWho’s welcome\n\nArtists of all experience levels and cultural backgrounds.\nWhether you’re into textiles\, visual arts\, craft\, story-based media\, or if you’re simply curious and creatively inclined\, you belong here.\n\n How to sign up\n\nPlease email: ameet@ameetart.com. Include:\n\n\nA brief description of your artistic practice and interest in the project.\nWhich weekly sessions you can attend and any accessibility accommodations you may require.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/intercultural-weaving-project-4-two-5-studio-2/
LOCATION:4 Two 5 Studio\, Courtenay\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Classes / Courses,Community Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Ameet Gill":MAILTO:ameet@ameetart.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250830T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250830T220000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250728T044804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250728T044804Z
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SUMMARY:Dead Soft w/ Electric Brains w/ KCAR
DESCRIPTION:CVGBs presents:A triple of bill of summer cool\n\nfrom Vancouver/Gabriola Island\, Arts & Crafts Recording ArtistsDEAD SOFT\n\nfrom Powell River\, featuring member of Ladyhawk/Baptists/HaggathaELECTRIC BRAINS\n\nFrom Vancouver\, featuring member of Pink Mountaintops/Radio BerlinKCAR\n\nLicensed\, all ages welcome.\n* Monthly Roller Disco night at the CVCC will be in happening at the same time! Come see some great music\, and skate your face off!\n\nDEAD SOFTEmerging from British Columbia’s indie underground in the early 2010s\, Dead Soft is a grunge-punk band known for their fuzzed-out\, intense rock sound infused with melodic sensibility and introspective lyrics. Nathaniel Epp (vocals\, guitar) and Keeley Rochon (bass\, vocals) hail from the small northern town of Prince Rupert\, where their early musical influences included ’90s indie rock and artists like Elliott Smith and the Replacements. After moving south to Victoria\, they officially formed Dead Soft in 2011 before relocating to Vancouver. The band released a self-titled debut album in 2014 and built a reputation through relentless touring and a series of acclaimed EPs.\nIn 2018\, Dead Soft signed with the prominent Toronto label Arts + Crafts\, releasing the New Emotion EP and their widely visible second LP\, Big Blue (2019)\, which showcased a heavier fuzz-pop sound and themes of personal transformation. Recently\, the band wrapped up recording their third full-length album and are preparing for its upcoming release\, promising to deliver another powerful chapter in their evolving grunge-punk journey.https://www.instagram.com/deadsofties/https://www.facebook.com/deadsofties/https://deadsoft.bandcamp.com/https://www.youtube.com/@DeadSoftMusichttps://www.arts-crafts.ca/artists/dead-soft.htmlhttps://www.westerlyrecords.com/dead-soft\n\nELECTRIC BRAINSPower pop\, punk rock and roll from qathet BC! Anyone fortunate enough to catch the sold out Dead Bob show last year at the Waverly will recall the rawkus punk rock celebration that was the opening act Electric Brains (then called the Kicks) who worked the room into a frenzy. Electric Brains count among their members a certain Sean Hawryluk\, a crucial member of both Kelowna/Vancouver’s legendary Ladyhawk\, and then hardcore metal pathcutters Baptists.https://open.spotify.com/artist/6YHbb1RXqz1WvSsAhWQzET…https://www.instagram.com/electric__brains/\n\nKCARKCAR is Fiona\, Jenni and Lyndsay from Vancouver! KCAR play catchy\, art punky tunes\, they’re all tuff moms who enjoy long walks on the beach\, romantic dinners for three and ripping dinks!KCAR have played and toured in many bands over the years\, including Hard Drugs\, Radio Berlin\, Pink Mountaintops and Le Petit Mort.Find KCAR’s albums THREE and UP TOP on Bandcamp and streaming services.https://kcar.bandcamp.com/https://www.instagram.com/kcarband/
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/dead-soft-w-electric-brains-w-kcar/
LOCATION:Comox Valley Curling Centre\, 4835 Headquarters Road\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9J1P2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Concert
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ORGANIZER;CN="CVGBs":MAILTO:keith@scratchrecords.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250918T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250917T015649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250917T015649Z
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SUMMARY:Familiar Monsters of the Flood - Author reading Tia McLennan
DESCRIPTION:Tia McLennan’s (she/her) poetry has appeared in various Canadian literary journals including Riddle Fence\, Vallum\, Arc\, CV2\, Room\, and Prairie Fire. In 2022\, she won the NLCU Fresh Fish Award for her unpublished poetry manuscript. She holds an interdisciplinary MFA in creative writing and visual art from UBC Okanagan\, and a BFA from Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University. Originally from so-called Vancouver Island\, B.C.\, (territory of the K’ómoks people)\, she now gratefully resides in kalpilin (Pender Harbour)\, B.C. with her partner\, their 5-year-old son and their very large gray and white gentleman cat named Basho. \nThe poems in Familiar Monsters of the Flood speak to each other through an invisible connective tissue that weaves together dream space\, loss\, childhood memory\, motherhood\, the domestic-gothic\, medical-speak\, and life’s inevitable bureaucracies. These poems share an uneasiness and a foreboding. In these pages it becomes impossible to distinguish between the grief in losing a father\, in losing multiple pregnancies\, and in losing the planet as we know it to our own destruction. Throughout the deluge of loss\, Tia McLennan’s stunning debut collection of poetry is grounded in wonder\, the surreal\, and the hope gleaned from those peculiar moments that can stop us in our tracks and\, for a moment\, make us fully present. \n“Tia McLennan’s poems are poised at the quick of existence\, acutely haunted by both memory and dream\, at once familiar and monstrous. The effect is an embodied wisdom-in-progress: startling\, revelatory and essential reading.” \n—DON MCKAY\, author of Lurch \n“Tia McLennan’s Familiar Monsters of the Flood is a visceral and wondrous collection that explores the fragility of existence. A spider caught and released. A heartbeat on an ultrasound. Micro-plastics choking the ocean. This is the poetry of the quotidian and the profound\, exquisitely noticed and precisely rendered. McLennan’s words are a balm.” \n—SHARON BALA\, author of The Boat People \n“These poems are by turns tender\, surreal\, disorienting\, quietly devastating\, and shot through with a ferocious wonder. They inhabit the shimmering logic of dreams and grief\, reaching simultaneously towards the death of a father\, the birth of an infant\, and six miscarriages between. This writing challenges what we know of boundaries between the dead and living\, mythical and medical\, personal and ecological\, between fetal cells and a birthing parent’s body. Visceral individual losses are held in the larger container of destabilizing ecological grief—pipeline hearings\, polar vortexes\, heat domes\, shellfish cooked alive in healing oceans\, sun the colour of salmon roe\, smoke-filled air. A series of spare found poems\, taken from the text of medical records\, creates a recurring chorus of cumulative loss. This stunning first collection ‘monsters the familiar\,’ and offers a path for being present with the world in times of great grief and wonder.” \n—ANNA SWANSON\, author of The Nights Also
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/familiar-monsters-of-the-flood-author-reading-tia-mclennan/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250929T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20250929T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250923T210400Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T210400Z
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SUMMARY:Siobhán Humston Open Studio & Artist Talk
DESCRIPTION:Come by the Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park on Monday\, September 29th for a complimentary cup of coffee and creative conversation amidst artist Siobhán Humston’s latest works-in-progress. Her completed works will be exhibited at the University of Victoria in October. \nHumston is the inaugural Artist in Resident between UVIC and the JRSP. \n  \nDoors at 12pm\, Talk and Presentation starts at 12:30pm. All Welcome. \nAddress: 2750 Shingle Spit Road Hornby Island\, BC\, Canada\, V0R1Z0 \n*Please park in the lot and walk up to the Barn.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/siobhan-humston-open-studio-artist-talk/
LOCATION:The Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park\, 2750 Shingle Spit Road\, Hornby Island\, BC\, V0R1Z0\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20251006T210000
DTSTAMP:20260405T091317
CREATED:20250925T002527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T214857Z
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SUMMARY:Artful : The Poets
DESCRIPTION:Join host Dan Kirk on October 6th with our feature poet Lorraine Martinuik. Feature poet followed by open mic\, sign up at the door (5 mins each spot). \nLorraine Martinuik’s poetry and experimental prose has appeared in literary journals such as Island\, The Capilano Review\, The Normal School and Truck\, as well as several anthologies such as Kitchen Talk and Drift (edited by Ed Varney and Dan Kirk). In 1989\, she was awarded a Canada Council grant\, for an experimental fiction project that dealt in part with narrative structure. \nMartinuik was born in northern Alberta; she grew up in B.C.’s Peace River district\, and later in the Fraser Valley. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design\, a B.A. in English from the University of British Columbia\, and an MFA in poetry from the University of New Orleans. Her MFA thesis\, The Language of Trees was awarded the Cassin Prize for Poetry. \nShe has been based on Denman Island since 1980\, when she bought a piece of raw land and built the studio cottage where she now lives and works.
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/artful-the-poets-8/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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SUMMARY:Spirits of the Forest ~ Stumps and Stitches
DESCRIPTION:Join artist Sue Muirhead at the artist reception to celebrate the opening of her exhibition. \nSue Muirhead is a lover of deep connection\, the wild\, windy world\, and passionate\, soulful creating of all kinds. Sue began an exploration into a variety of art forms in the early 2000’s. She found great pleasure in putting colour and form on paper. Over time\, ‘process art’—art without an investment in the outcome—has become one of her most enlivening ways of expressing and processing her thoughts and feelings. Sue expresses creatively for the joy and the full bodied aliveness she feels when she engages her creative spirit.\n\nOver the last year she has shifted mediums and now has become a ‘process stitcher’ where she stitches for the sheer pleasure of expressing. Sue is calling this show ‘Spirits of the Forest – Stumps and Stitches”. Sue shares\, “When I walk in the woods\, my soul\, the essence of me\, connects deeply to what surrounds me.” Stumps fascinate her\, pull her in\, capture her attention.\n\nWhen in the forest and amongst the trees and stumps she often feels the presence of spirits. Most cultures in the world\, at some time in their history to present day\, have honoured\, feared\, and/or held in high esteem the many spirits of the forest and believe that they exist. Forest spirits are often thought of as protectors\, keepers or guardians of the woodlands.\n\nSue thinks of stumps as teachers – often cut down\, taken out\, they sit benevolently in the forest\, in clear cuts\, sometimes looking bedraggled or barren; forever changed from what they once were. Given time\, however\, new life begins to form and they can become a haven for new growth\, incomprehensible beauty. They teach that it is possible to be cut down in life by circumstances beyond our control\, and over time there is the possibility of innovative beauty and renewed life.\n\nFor this show\, Sue and her brother\, Patrick Hill\, went out into the forests around where they live and took over 200 pictures of stumps. Sue then took up what she now calls “Process Stitching” (an approach borrowed from Process Painting)\, where she stitched with no investment in a predetermined outcome \, emphasizing exploration\, experimentation and self expression. She called on the stitches to make visible\, to\nembody as much as possible the spirits of the forest. When stitching\, Sue states she “feels the fabric and thread as living beings\, alive.” Embroiderer Christi Johnson (2021) offers\, “The creative process is not simply about what is being made; it is an entirely mystical process that teaches us how to move between the internal world of the soul and the physical world outside….Embroidery offers an opportunity to return to the natural order. Stitching by hand slows down the body and\, over time slows down the mind.”\n\nThe essence of Spirits of the Forest – Stumps and Stitches is a full engagement of Sue’s creative energy and love. When engaged with her creative spirit and the wild world that surrounds her she shares\, “I feel the wind\, I feel the moonlight\, I feel the spirits in the forest…and my hands stitch and stitch and stitch…”
URL:https://comoxvalleyarts.com/community-calendar-event/spirits-of-the-forest-stumps-and-stitches/
LOCATION:Artful the Gallery\, 526 Cumberland Rd\, Courtenay\, BC\, V9N 2C7
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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