January 2026 OCAC Oceanside Arts Magazine
A monthly publication celebrating the arts, creativity, and culture of the Oceanside region and beyond.
A New Year, A New Magazine — Welcome to the January 2026 Edition of OCAC Online Oceanside Arts Magazine
With the arrival of a new year comes an exciting new chapter. January 2026 marks the launch of OCAC Oceanside Arts Magazine, an expanded evolution of our long-running newsletter into a monthly arts magazine designed to inform, inspire, and connect a growing creative community.
This new format allows us to take a deeper look at the arts—locally, regionally, and beyond. OCAC Oceanside Arts Magazine brings together artist profiles, feature articles, interviews, essays, and curated arts coverage from across Oceanside, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and occasionally further afield. Our aim is to broaden artistic conversation while remaining grounded in the experiences and voices of our local community.
In this inaugural issue, you’ll find thoughtful feature writing that explores creativity from multiple perspectives. Highlights include The Art of Winter, reflecting on winter as a defining force in Canadian art and identity, and Stories in Full Bloom, an exploration of storytelling through women’s lived experience. We also look at the intersection of art and technology in Seeing Art Through Technology: Be My Eyes, and travel internationally with Traveling for Art’s Sake, visiting major galleries in London.
Artist voices remain central to the magazine. This issue features contemporary artist Suzy Birstein, whose ceramic and painted works draw from art history, mythology, and personal narrative, alongside essays that examine how artists speak about their own work through interviews and video-based platforms.
Each issue will also include Arts Picks, a curated selection of exhibitions, screenings, performances, and creative gatherings across British Columbia—helping readers stay engaged with the wider arts landscape.
OCAC Oceanside Arts Magazine is free and published monthly for our members and the broader arts community. We invite you to read, explore, and return each month as the magazine continues to grow—shaped by artists, writers, volunteers, and readers who believe in the power of art to spark conversation, reflection, and connection.
Welcome to a new year, and welcome to OCAC Oceanside Arts Magazine.
— Brian Sutton
communications@oceansideartscouncil.com
