Show dates: October 29th – November 23rd.
Artist talk Saturday November 2nd at 2:00 pm.

The McMillan Art Centre is pleased to present an exhibition of new paintings by

Janis Gosbee.

Dive into a world where nature and abstraction converge. This exhibition highlights the
dynamic interplay between the forces of nature and the energetic strokes of action
painting. Featuring large-scale oil and acrylic paintings, each piece captures the…

OPENING RECEPTION AND CONCERT:  SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1-3pm

Being an artist, for me, was never really an option. I was not really passionate about anything else – except maybe watching the Three Stooges on Saturday morning television.  Life was simple growing as a kid in Hamilton, Ontario, during the 1960’s; the local lads and I spent most of our weekends fishing, hiking, exploring, and avoiding anything related to household chores.

Art, though, was another thing. Being banished to my room, as punishment for some misdemeanour, was actually fun. I would spend the hours (before my father got home) drawing and painting anything that came to mind. There was little or no artistic instruction or guidance in my life, so I was alone with my imagination to seek inspiration from art found in books and magazines.

Many calendars…

Rosemary FONTENLA 

OPENING RECEPTION, Saturday, September 7, 2024

I began my Artistic endeavors in 1981 at Camosun College in Victoria where I studied for 2 years. Learning Perspective, compositon, life drawing, & watercolors.   In 1985 I took courses with 2 very different artists. First studying with well known Victoria botanical water colourist artist Byrony Lynne-Jones. Next Allan Mark Cross, whose style is completely different, very loose, mostly Landscapes and old houses.   My husband and I moved to Parksville in 2006. I took acrylic painting with Devon Featherstone, and Elissa Anthony a landscape artist whose style I admired.     After I took some time to explore what I learned. I practiced daily and I found my artistic style.

A few years ago I developed and co-ordinated the free art program for seniors “Aging Artfully” and “Seniors Art Program. I taught classes at both Stanford Village in Parksville and The Gardens in Qualicum Beach, where I…

A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE

DeCosmos Fine Arts Society Art Exhibition

September 2 – 29, 2024

OPENING RECEPTION Saturday, September 7, 2024,  1-3pm…

JUNE 29 – SEPTEMBER 1, 2024

Deb FREEMAN   Wildlife Photographer          DF GRAY   Pastel artist         Christopher SMITH    Glass artist          GA FULLER   First Nations Photographer

Nelson SHAW    Steel artist            David MACKENZIE    Videographer         Mike BELLIS    Haida Carver

  In keeping with the MAC’s commitment to showcasing work that provokes conversations about the beauty and importance of our natural environment and building on previous installation works ( Soft Shore 2019, Tale of One Urban Creek 2022)  Xpey’ will be an artistic ‘deep dive’ into the fragility  and splendor of our threatened…