Handmade Holiday Market 2024
At the Chemainus Public Market on November 23rd and 24th, we had all sorts of wonderful hand made treasures, buskers and even Santa!
a couple of gnomes
Art Jam 2024
This was our first time participating the the Ladysmith Arts Council's Art Jam on August 24th 2024, part of the Arts on the Avenue event. We had a very successful booth inviting participants to explore and have fun with watercolours and collage. Everyone had a lot of fun!
Spring Art Show 2024
May 24th - 26th
photo credit: Art Carlyle, poster design Kathryn Huse
Love Bytes Show February 2024
A collaboration with the Yellow Point Drama Group for three nights of performances and visual arts all on the topic of LOVE.
Ladysmith Arts Council Spring Art Tour 2023
April 14th to 16th
This was our first time exhibiting at the Ladysmith Art's Council Gallery. The show was geared for holiday gift giving as well as many peices showcasing our members' larger work. Here is a slide show of the exhibition.
Ladysmith Arts Council Spring Art Tour 2022
The Ladysmith Art's Council invited us to participate in their Spring Art Tour. On April 22nd, 23rd, and 24th, at the Saltair Community Centre auditorium, our members proudly presented their work. Here is a slide show of the exhibition.
Cradle Board Community Project 2021-22
The cradle board project was a fundraising initiative as well as a Community Project. Members paid for cradle boards that had been generously donated to the group. Members then painted anything that inspired them on the theme of Animal, Vegetable Mineral. The work was revealed at our 2021 Holiday Party. The images below show the each piece as it was revealed.
The second part of the project was to donate the work to public spaces in the local community. Lynda Sangster and Jetta Van Westen located spaces and paired the work to go to their new homes. The images below show which work went where.
Mural Project 2021
This project is permanently on display at the Chemainus Public Market, 9790 Willow Street, Chemainus, B.C.
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Inspired by the whale mural on Galiano Island, the Chemainus Art Group decided to create our own Mural Mosaic over the winter of 2020/21. This method involves many artists creating individual works of art which, when assembled together, contributes to an overall single mural design.
Using the theme, “Joyful Spring in Chemainus”, 32 participating artists were each given a 12" by 12" square to paint in whatever style and medium they chose. Artists were required to follow instructions for creating one of 3 types of square; either a bold vibrant square with lots of reds; a light, muted contrasting square; or most difficult, a square that included sections of both light and bold, following a guideline based on the overall design.
The rest was left to serendipity and passion. The design work began in January, and by the end of March, artists submitted their completed work. As you can see, the recipe was a success! The full assemblage creates a vibrant, colourful 4’ x 8’ mural.
This project helped us work (and play) at a distance together as a small community of dedicated artists to share time, creativity and amazing talents with each other. We all gained from contributing to this creation during this tough winter of COVID. Now our art group wants to share our fun with the greater community!
Please click on any image to view larger and see information on artist, title, medium etc.
Here are some images of how the mural was put together to display in the Chemainus Public Library. Please click on image to see them in full screen.
