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“Art with Impact”at Pearl Ellis Gallery
Exhibition at The Pearl: Exploring Art that Resonates The Pearl Ellis Gallery is thrilled to announce its upcoming juried group show, Art with Impact, running from July 23rd to August 17th, 2024. Art with Impact is an evocative exhibition that features artists from varied backgrounds and disciplines, each interpreting the theme in unique and compelling ways. This […]
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Sound Art Installation by Daniela O’Fee
Sound Art Installation by Daniela O’Fee
Sonic 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 […]
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Sound Art Installation & Artist Talk By Jess Conn-Potegal
Sound Art Installation & Artist Talk By Jess Conn-Potegal
Contemplation 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
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 […]
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Filberg Festival
Filberg Festival
The 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 single-day experiences are available at www.filbergfestival.com. This year, Filberg Festival continues its tradition of showcasing the finest Canadian & international talent alongside a carefully curated […]
SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
This 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 dans le Temps | Matter in Time from June 15 – September 24. Landry is known for her kinetic sculptural works and performances that utilize light, […]
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Filberg Festival
Filberg Festival
The 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 single-day experiences are available at www.filbergfestival.com. This year, Filberg Festival continues its tradition of showcasing the finest Canadian & international talent alongside a carefully curated […]
Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
This 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, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm featuring a list of local musicians and beverage samples from island breweries and wineries. Witness our alpine outdoor stage with […]
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Filberg Festival
Filberg Festival
The 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 single-day experiences are available at www.filbergfestival.com. This year, Filberg Festival continues its tradition of showcasing the finest Canadian & international talent alongside a carefully curated […]
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Artful : The Poets
Artful : The Poets
Feature poet reading by Kelly Madden. Open mike to follow. Hosted by poet, artist and editor Ed Varney at Artful : The Gallery.
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Masterpieces of Counterpoint Concert Series
Masterpieces of Counterpoint Concert Series
Borealis 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 […]
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Bu Von Blume – Elevate Summer Concert Series
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 […]
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SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
This 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 dans le Temps | Matter in Time from June 15 – September 24. Landry is known for her kinetic sculptural works and performances that utilize light, […]
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Opening Party for the new exhibition ‘Tropicana’
Opening Party for the new exhibition ‘Tropicana’
You are invited to the Opening Party for our newest exhibition Tropicana by Juan Ortiz-Apuy on Saturday August 10th from 12pm - 4pm at the Campbell River Art Gallery! Tropicana is a genuine foray into the world of objects, the youth exhibition Tropicana seeks to examine the way we consume today---always with a touch of […]
Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
This Weekend: Music By Jozy 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, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm featuring a list of local musicians and beverage samples from island breweries and wineries. Witness our alpine outdoor stage with […]
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Comox Valley Singer Songwriters Circle
Comox Valley Singer Songwriters Circle
The circles are a place for both new and experienced songwriters to come share new songs they are working on, or to dust off some old ones that may need some practice. We take turns going around the circle sharing one song at a time, and each artist can decide if they want others to […]
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Beau Nectar + L.J.P.
Beau Nectar + L.J.P.
Beau Nectar (formerly Marie-Clo x éemi) is a collaboration between two bilingual singer-songwriters separated by kilometers of forests, rivers, mountains and prairies. Marie-Clo, Franco-Ontarian, and éemi, Fransaskoise deliver intimate, vibrant and surreal electronic pop with eco-feminist lyrics that spark their fans’ empathy towards nature. Having recently signed with Indica Records, the duo released their first […]
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Cheko and The Pozitive Rebellion – Elevate Summer Concert Series
Cheko and The Pozitive Rebellion – Elevate Summer Concert Series
The Elevate Summer Concerts series is serving up reggae artist Cheko and the Pozitive Rebellion with a special opening set from the Youth Summer Songwriters Workshop!!! Born in Mexico City, into a large extended family of musicians, Cheko was immediately immersed in the musical traditions of Mexico. Growing up in Guadalajara, he began playing music […]
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SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
This 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 dans le Temps | Matter in Time from June 15 – September 24. Landry is known for her kinetic sculptural works and performances that utilize light, […]
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Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
This Weekend : Carolyn Mark 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, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm featuring a list of local musicians and beverage samples from island breweries and wineries. Witness our alpine outdoor stage with […]
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Community Walking Tour (Cumberland Museum)
Community Walking Tour (Cumberland Museum)
Once a bustling thoroughfare for miners and their families, this road is steeped in the rich history of the coal mining industry that shaped the town. Join us on this immersive walk as we delve into the lives of the miners who braved the depths of the earth, the families who supported them, and the […]
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SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
SUMMER 2024 MAKE ART SERIES + DROP-IN MAKE STATIONS
This 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 dans le Temps | Matter in Time from June 15 – September 24. Landry is known for her kinetic sculptural works and performances that utilize light, […]
Pulse on the Plaza
Pulse on the Plaza
SUMMER PULSE ON THE PLAZAHAPPENING ON FRIDAYS THIS SUMMER - JULY 26, AUG 23 AND SEPT 27 Get ready for an exciting summer of creativity and community at “Summer Pulse on the Plaza”. This vibrant arts-based event will take place on the fourth Friday of July, August, and September on the Plaza in front of […]
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Summer Kids’ Crafts Saturdays at the Courtenay and District Museum are back! (Closing Aug 24)
Summer Kids’ Crafts Saturdays at the Courtenay and District Museum are back! (Closing Aug 24)
Starting from June 22nd to August 24th, the museum will be hosting a Summer Kids Craft event every Saturday from 11 am to 1 pm. Join our Kids Craft Coordinator, Hannah, as she guides youth and parents through the steps to make new weekly creations you can take home. The museum provides all the materials […]
Salon des Refusés Exhibition (Ending Aug 24th)
Salon des Refusés Exhibition (Ending Aug 24th)
In 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 […]
CASCADIAN ZEN
CASCADIAN ZEN
Watershed Press, part of Cascadia Poetics Lab, is hosting a weekend to celebrate the launch of Cascadian Zen Volume One in Cumberland, BC. on the 24th and 25th of August 2024. There will be talks by an Indigenous elder, poets, and philosophers, a poetry bash, and a poetry workshop. Aug 24, 2 pm: poetry workshop […]
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CV/Arts Annual General Meeting 2024
CV/Arts Annual General Meeting 2024
Join Us for the Comox Valley Arts Annual General Meeting! We’re pleased to invite you to our AGM on August 27th from 5:30-7:30 PM happening at 580 Duncan Avenue, in the Comox Valley Art Gallery building, upstairs in the conference room. Join us as we acknowledge our achievements and hard work over the past year.Highlights […]
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Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
Music in the Mountains – At Mount Washington
This Weekend : Will Coles Band 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, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm featuring a list of local musicians and beverage samples from island breweries and wineries. Witness our alpine outdoor stage […]