Salon des Refusés Artist Reception at Artful : The Gallery
Artful the Gallery 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BCIn 1863 in Paris, France, the jury for the annual Salon rejected two thirds of the painters who had presented work for adjudication into the prestigious Salon. The list of the refused included Gustave Courbet, Edouard Manet, Camille Pissarro, Antoine Chintreuil, James McNeill Whistler, and Johan Jongkind. The rejected artists, their patrons, and supporters protested […]
Sound Art Installation by Daniela O’Fee
The Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park 2750 Shingle Spit Road, Hornby Island, BC, CanadaSonic Improvisations On The Sculptures Of Jeffrey RubinoffDaniela O’Fee created her Transmissions series as a direct response to the sculptures of Jeffery Rubinoff. Adopting the perspective of intergalactic researchers in this work, O’Fee utilizes distance as a critical tool. Created remotely, these transmissions are the researchers’ attempts to understand Rubinoff’s sculptural forms by activating each […]
Sound Art Installation & Artist Talk By Jess Conn-Potegal
The Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park 2750 Shingle Spit Road, Hornby Island, BC, CanadaContemplation on Water and Steel Jess Conn Potegal’s 2023 Contemplations on Water and Steel is a sound-based exploration of Jeffery Rubinoff’s sculptures. In collaboration with JRSP Curator Karun Koernig on bass, keys and flute, Conn-Potegal engages with Rubinoff’s work as aural entities in this project: deploying mallets and contact microphones, he effectively plays the sculptures. […]
Madeline Read – Elevate Summer Concert Series
Elevate Summer Concerts continue this Thursday eve at 7 pm with Madelyn Read and special guest Elk! Praised by Americana UK as a “wonderful example of grafting new perspectives onto folk and country roots,” Madelyn Read blends classic country instrumentation with lyrics about growing up in Vancouver, BC to produce a unique alt-country sound. Inspired […]
Filberg Festival
Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park 61 Filberg Road, Comox, BC, CanadaThe historic Filberg Park in Comox is gearing up to host the 40th annual Filberg Festival from Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th, 2024. Tickets for the weekend and […]
SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
Comox Valley Art Gallery 580 Duncan Avenue, Courtenay, BCThis summer’s Make Art Series and drop-in Make Stations have been developed by CVAG’s summer student interns, who have been inspired by the work presented in the exhibition: Diane Landry: Matière […]
Filberg Festival
Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park 61 Filberg Road, Comox, BC, CanadaThe historic Filberg Park in Comox is gearing up to host the 40th annual Filberg Festival from Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th, 2024. Tickets for the weekend and […]
Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
Mount Washington 1 Strathcona Pkwy, Comox-Strathcona C, BC, CanadaThis Weekend : The Awakeneers Music in the Mountains brings fun and unique sounds to our summer event lineup! Enjoy lively weekly entertainment each Saturday afternoon from July to August, […]
Filberg Festival
Filberg Heritage Lodge & Park 61 Filberg Road, Comox, BC, CanadaThe historic Filberg Park in Comox is gearing up to host the 40th annual Filberg Festival from Friday, August 2nd to Sunday, August 4th, 2024. Tickets for the weekend and […]
Artful : The Poets
Artful the Gallery 526 Cumberland Rd, Courtenay, BCFeature poet reading by Kelly Madden. Open mike to follow. Hosted by poet, artist and editor Ed Varney at Artful : The Gallery.
Masterpieces of Counterpoint Concert Series
The Jeffrey Rubinoff Sculpture Park 2750 Shingle Spit Road, Hornby Island, BC, CanadaBorealis String Quartet performing Tuesday Aug 6 Concert at 12:00pm (Park Open 9:30am-1:30pm) Mendelssohn, String Quartet No 6 in F minor op. 80 Michael Conway Baker, Aurora Quartet Thursday Aug 8 Concert at 12:00pm (Park Open 9:30am-1:30pm) Paul Alexander, Remembering Steel Skies Raining Tears String Quartet – 2nd Movement Imant Raminsh, String Quartet No 3 Please bring a blanket or […]
Bu Von Blume – Elevate Summer Concert Series
Elevate Summer Concerts continue with an epic show on August 8th with local favourites Bu VonBlume and Trombonissimo! Bu VonBlume is funk. Bu VonBlume is disco. Bu VonBlume is cumbia, punk, ska, soul, balkan. Whatever it takes to get the people moving and grooving, really. Vancouver Island multi-instrumentalist Lou Kinglish (normally an accordion player) teamed […]