The Museum of Vancouver (MOV), in partnership with Haida Gwaii Museum, presents a visual feast of innovation and tradition with new exhibition, Haida Now, on display until June, 2019.

Guest-curated by Haida Curator Kwiaahwah Jones in collaboration with Viviane Gosselin, Co-curator and Director of Collections & Exhibitions at MOV, this exhibition features an unparalleled collection of Haida art boasting more than 450 works created as early as 1890.

Local Haida Artists will share their insights and knowledge about the art pieces, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience a powerful way to engage with the worldview and sensibility of the Haida people while gaining greater appreciation for the role museums can play in the reconciliation movement.

Event Dates: March 16, 2018 to June 15, 2019

Website: http://museumofvancouver.ca/haida-now/

The Salt Spring National Art Prize offering $40,000 in awards, one of Canada’s largest visual art prizes!

Online Submissions open January 10th to May 31st, 2019.

Submissions for the 2019/2020 SSNAP awards begin on January 10 and end May 31, 2019.

SSNAP Awards Totalling $40,000:

SALT SPRING PRIZE – THE JOAN McCONNELL AWARD + RESIDENCY FOR OUTSTANDING WORK – $20,000 ($15,000 and a $5,000 Salt Spring Island artist residency)

JURORS’ CHOICE AWARDS – four awards of $3,000 selected by each juror

PEOPLE’S CHOICE – ROSEMARIA BEHNCKE AWARDS – three awards determined by a vote of visitors to the exhibition – 1st prize – $3,000, 2nd prize – $2,000, 3rd prize – $1,000

SALT SPRING ARTISTS AWARD for outstanding work by a Salt Spring Artist – $2,000

Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are eighteen years of age and older as of January 1, 2018 are invited to submit their two- and three-dimensional work for consideration.

Guidelines and submission details to be found on our website www.saltspringartprize.ca

The Salt Spring National Art Prize is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art.

The intent of SSNAP is to encourage artists whose practice demonstrates originality, quality, integrity and creativity—resulting in significant work with visual impact and depth of meaning.

Approximately 50 finalists will be selected by an independent jury of four from across Canada to participate in the Finalists’ Exhibition on Salt Spring Island. All artists’ submissions will be anonymous to the jury.

Finalists may be selected to win one of nine awards, five selected by jurors and three selected by public vote. The award winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Night on Saturday October 19, 2019.

This exciting endeavour is an initiative of the Salt Spring Arts Council, which represents the arts for Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, known as one of Canada’s premier arts communities.

Event Dates: January 10th to May 31st, 2019

Event Website: www.saltspringartprize.ca

Are you a Fernwood Artist or Artisan?

Meet other artists in you neighbourhood.

Open your studio to the public for and Exhibition and Sale.

Join us this year for the 2019 Fernwood Art Stroll, an art exhibition and sale in the neighbourhood of Fernwood, Victoria, BC

For more information, visit the website or contact:

joannapettit@gmail.com or mmhantiuk@shaw.ca

Event Dates: Saturday, June 8th to Sunday to June 9th, 2019

Event Times: 11am to 4pm.

Event Website: https://www.fernwoodartstroll.ca

Event Location: Art studios in the neighbourhood of Fernwood, Victoria, BC.

A safe-cracking ex-cop, the last public hanging in Nanaimo and a spy are just a few mysteries to unravel in Nanaimo’s history. Cold cases and solved murders that date back 150 years, rumours of hidden treasure and a psychic brought in to solve a missing persons case. Buildings and places that have vanished such as a house that sank into mine workings and a forgotten ski hill. Nanaimo Mysteries explores aspects of local history that are usually left buried and busts the myths surrounding some of our most infamous stories.

Event Date: February 15th to September 2nd, 2019

Event Times: Monday to Saturday: 10am-5pm

Event Location: Nanaimo Museum, 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J8

Event Website: www.nanaimomuseum.ca

For More Information: 250-753-1821

Have you ever seen something online that you wished you could do yourself? Well, the women that make up the Tenfold group certainly did. And they rose to the challenge! Their innovative approach has created some fantastically unique pieces, and we want to share them with you! Sidney Museum is hosting the No Rules: Quilt Exhibit from April 2 through to June 15 featuring a wide range of themes, styles and techniques.

From Tenfold:
“I describe TenFold as a group of ten slightly crazy women from Campbell River and Black Creek. It started about 10 years ago with a couple of women wanting to experiment with innovative ways of manipulating fabric that they had seen on the internet. Gathering a few friends with the same desire we forged forward. We started quite small but over the years have pushed ourselves to try many different things. Sometimes it has been a struggle as we all came from very traditional quilting backgrounds. However, you will see in the selection of pieces that we have created some truly interesting art.

We do enjoy challenging each other as well as learning new processes, and have had a number of Tenfold Shows locally with a big turnout. We are now looking forward to sharing our innovative art with a fresh audience in the Victoria area.”

The Sidney Museum is located in the lower level of the Old Post Office, in historic Sidney-by-the Sea, British Columbia. The museum hours of operation are Daily, 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. Admission is always by donation.

For further information about this event, please consult our website; by telephone at 250-655-6355 or email us at info@sidneymuseum.ca. Check us out on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram @sidneymuseum.
The Sidney Museum’s mission is to acquire, preserve and display the heritage and culture of the communities of the Saanich Peninsula.

Event Dates and Times: April 2nd to June 15th, 2019 from 10am to 4pm

Event Website: www.sidneymuseum.ca

Event Location: Sidney Museum, 2423 Beacon Avenue, Sidney BC