Art of all kinds for sale.
Parksville Fire Department Popup Waterparks
Join our glove trained animal ambassadors and their handlers for an up close and personal look into the fascinating world of raptors every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in July and August.
Welcome back everyone to Coombs Bluegrass! This year will be our forty-second festival and we can’t wait to see you all!
Our grounds are green grassy fields perfect for pitching a tent or parking your RV.
Showers & Washroom facilities, Wi-Fi, Raffles, Concession, Pancake Breakfast, Merchandise, Open Mic, Old Friends. And as always, the very best in parking lot pickin’
We are truly excited about the completion of the new outdoor stage in the Parksville Community Park. Dedication of the stage on July 22 will kick off Parksville Beach Festival’s summer concert series. The evening starts at 6.30 pm and will feature entertainment by two bands from 7-9.30 pm; South Island Rhythm Kings and the Mark Crissinger Band.
This year, the Beach Day Committee are excited to be back in full swing and have prepared a fantastic day of free family fun!
The day provides lots of activities, a main stage for live music, plus a variety of games, entertainment and food.
Stage Schedule:
Qualicum Beach Day offers a focus on environmental awareness and happens on the grassy area along the waterfront. Low tide is at approximately 1:30 pm to allow us room to enjoy the sand.
Visit webpage for more details.
The Quality Foods Competition is the only competition in Canada designated as a qualifying event for the World Championship of Sand Sculpting!
The sculptures will be on display 9:30am to 8:30pm daily July 16 to August 21, 2022. The competition begins with the “pound up” on Thursday, July 14 when the sculptors build and fill their forms. Once their forms are filled and the sculptor feels they are solidly packed, they may remove their forms and begin to carve. The public can watch the competitors carving beginning Friday, July 15, at 2:00pm. Judging will take place on Sunday, July 17, from 3:00-4:30pm and the winners will be announced on-site at approximately 5:00pm.
The gated exhibition will remain open to the public from 9:30am to 8:30pm daily until Sunday, August 21. During the exhibition visitors are invited to vote for their favourite sculpture deciding who takes the “People’s Choice Award”.
For more information
Scream, Holler & Howl, their upcoming release is inspired by artists with an Indigenous lineage - like Charlie Patton, Link Ray, T-Bone Walker, Mildred Bailey and others - who have connected their heritage with the Jazz, Blues and Swing tradition. Blue Moon Marquee has created their own personal voice within this genre. Robillard co-produced the album which releases in September 2022.
“To say A.W. and Jasmine are old souls is an understatement to say the least! They are poised for worldwide recognition in an amazing genre-bending ride through American blues and folk.”
– Duke Robillard
Blue Moon Marquee is a swingin’ blues duo/band currently living on the coast of the Salish Sea. Vocalist/guitarist A.W. Cardinal and vocalist/bassist/drummer Jasmine Colette perform original compositions influenced by anything that swings, jumps or grooves. Colette, the rhythm section, commands the upright bass, and brings the swing with her feet on the kick drum, snare, and high hat, all while singing harmo
Our goal is to have fun through creative expression while learning some basic art elements, art principles and art history.
This summer we are excited to welcome instructors Juli Rockliff and Emily Brooke to our Tent Studio. Juli and Emily have a fun variety of classes youu can choose. Our camps include a bit of everything from drawing to painting to multi-media and more.
Classes are $30 and will take place outside in our Tent Studio
Limit 10 students per class
AM classes: 10am – 12 pm
PM classes: 1-3 pm
Register online or at the MAC Office
Juli Rockliff (July classes): Juli is a born and raised Vancouver Island artist inspired by the beauty of the island, a love of nature and gardening, animals and a love of sharing art with children; Juli wants to inspire a lifelong love of art by teaching techniques easily recreated at home, so that young artists can experience many art forms to help inspire them to find their inner artist. Juli’s teaching
Come walk the gardens, listen to live music, enjoy some yummy food and shop the wonderful talented Vancouver Island artisans!
July 8th Noon - 6pm
July 9th 10am- 4pm
July 10th 10am- 4pm
Proceeds of the entrance fee going to the Nanoose Community Services, helping our school, families and seniors in our community.
Free parking and Shuttle Bus Service from NBES school and Community Centre - avoid the traffic and busy roads. The shuttle brings you right into the Art in the Garden property leaving every 20min.
Every Friday in July and August, 4
Painters in the streets in the streets of Qualicum Beach!
Every year artists from all over Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland come to Qualicum Beach, BC to create art that represents our beautiful community.
The Grand Prix d’Art is a three-hour painting “race” that requires artists to complete a work of art “En Plein Air” (working outside, not in a studio). Each artist is assigned a location in the Town of Qualicum Beach by lottery. The artwork must represent or be inspired by something that is visible from the assigned location. Artists of all levels, experience and mediums are welcome. Modified for COVID19, Artists can paint anytime between 9 am and 2 pm. Artwork is brought back to TOSH to be hung. Afterwards, the artwork will be exhibited in the gallery for display starting September through October.
Born in Kent, England, Patricia moved to Canada in 1981 and resided for many years in Alberta. She now lives in Nanaimo, BC.
She has a special interest in painting endangered wildlife. Often something unique about the animal will inspire a painting. She develops her paintings from research and photographing animals in the wild and enjoys bringing out each animal’s character.
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One of the strengths of wildlife art is its ability tell stories. In my paintings I try to bring out the individuality of each animal as it goes about its everyday life.
My journey as a Wildlife Artist is one of constant learning. No matter where I travel I am looking for opportunities – what animals can be encountered in the wild in that area, what birds could I see migrating overhead, what sanctuaries and wildlife preserves are located there. Choosing subjects, learning about their struggles as a species, developing ideas for how best to paint them are ongoing for every painting – bringin
“Echoes” is a collection of oil portraits by Vancouver Island artist Joe Enns. Stuck at home during the pandemic and seeing only masked faces in public, Joe decided to surround himself with faces in a creative way. The inspiration for each face comes from an app called “Museum by Sktchy” where people from around the world upload source photos and artists draw or paint them as an online community. The process allowed Joe to improve his portraiture skills while connecting with others in the middle of an otherwise isolating time.
Joe’s Bio
Joe Enns is an oil painter, writer, and fisheries biologist on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Joe is self-taught as an oil painter (YouTube tutorials and magazines), and his subjects range from portraits and figures to wildlife and landscapes. He is inspired by impressionism and disruptive realism and strives to emulate these aspects in his own work with loose and messy brush strokes.
Joe’s paintings are currently showing at Attractive Distraction Fra
In the tradition of creating installation art with a message, the OCAC and the McMillan Arts Centre are excited to present the Summer 2022 exhibit! The Tale of One Urban Creek is the exploration in glass, photography, acrylic and steel art mediums of the beauty and fragile nature of our special urban places. Focusing the artistic narrative on Parksville’s Shelly Creek we can follow it from its source in Errington farmland, flowing past Little Mountain, to its confluence with the Englishman River just below the Martindale Pond.
Focussing on the unique beauty of our special urban spaces, these amazing local artists bring their incredible talents to create an exhibit that will showcase the story of one of the last local waterways that bears salmon and trout populations and what we can do to sustain and even enhance them for future generations to enjoy.
From cathedral-like images of Shelly Creek filling the windows in the beautiful Concert Gallery, three incredible painted canvasses provi
Come celebrate Canada day with arguably the most dynamic and talented blues act in the land. Pound for pound perhaps the most entertaining bluesman around, Brandon is a multi instrumentalist, playing guitar, harmonica, keyboards, and drums with sparkling ability.....Accompanied by bassist OPat Darcus, as worthy a 'pulse' as any acy could ask for, they will undoubtably give us something wonderful.
Tickets $30
https://youtu.be/hYuuGDyz8bc
For further info or to reserve your seats please contact by calling 403 608 7280
Please note all shows occur at the QB Community Hall 644 Memorial Ave. and start at 7pm with the doors opening at 6,15pm
Complimentary live music for guests at Qualicum Beach Cafe! Come on out on June 30th for Melanie & Vicky!
The enchanting Melanie Dekker & the fiery Vicky Sjohall have been playing shows together in Europe & North America since their debut as 4play, 20 years ago. Amongst opening for Russell Peters and various songwriting awards, they simply just love to perform feel-good favourites. If Simon & Garfunkel & Lady Gaga could be one.
Call for times.
Stephen should need no introduction. He has maintained a position as one of Canada's top singer songwriters for 25 years....He is a highly regarded veteran of the clubs, concert halls and festivals across North America and Europe. His abiding love for his craft and ability to delight audiences are further reflected in multiple JUNO and Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations and awards. In addition to his solo career he is a founding member of acclaimed Canadian Roots supergroup Blackie and The Rodeo Kings. Be advised....this show will sell out quickly.
Tickets $30
https://youtu.be/bQ54afcW7jc
For further info or to reserve your seats please contact by calling 403 608 7280
Please note all shows occur at the QB Community Hall 644 Memorial Ave. and start at 7pm with the doors opening at 6,15pm
Tammy Fassaert (The Sirens of the Salish Sea) returns to present a selection of her own songs. Tammy has a musical resume that reads lime a who's who of Bluegrass. She is an accomplished writer, singer, and instrumentalist.
1988-1990, worked with Laurie Lewis and Grant Street.
1989, formed “Tammy and the Americans” with Scott Nygaard, Sally Van Meter and John Reischman.
1990, joined the Good Old Persons
1995, formed The Sally Van Meter/Tammy Fassaert Band.
1996, toured as a duo with Dobro™ player Doug Cox.
2005, formed the Shearwater Bluegrass Band with Dave Clarke (guitar) and James Whittall (mandolin).
https://youtu.be/MqJW9JxW0x8?list=OLAK5uy_keFYWNBB_KbfYdDVJsBfBFtIpFElvNrSw
Tom Neville - Most of you know Tom as violinist and backing musician extraordinaire, but what most people don't know it that Tom is a very well seasoned session player and occasional songwriter....it's about time that Tom sang some of his fine songs in public....
Tickets $25
For further info or to reserve your s
Create your own 12” Chicken Wire Garden Fairy!
Make her a garden accent, sitting on your fencing or flying through your trees.
Join wire artist Sheena McCorquodale from the Cathouse Gallery in this relaxed 2-hour evening workshop.
All materials & tools supplied.
Bring your own gardening gloves
Mondays – 5:00 to 7:00 PM
Now until December 19, 2022
Drop-in: no pre-registration required
Experience the benefits of creative expression in a supportive group environment. No experience required.
Join us at our weekly open studio, each with its own theme, using a variety of art making mediums and techniques like mending, stitching, paint, collage, clay, found objects, 2d and 3d, weaving, and nature to explore what is immediate for you in the moment.
Making art together can support us to move through life’s challenges, helping us to grieve our losses, mitigate feelings of isolation and loneliness and reduce symptoms of stress and anxiety.
The sessions will be facilitated by Art Therapist Heidi Abbott, and Art Therapy Intern Farrell Elliot. Heidi and Farell both have a love for the therapeutic, meditative, healing, and self-expressive attributes of creating together.
Everyone welcome, free, all supplies are provided.
