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  • Spotlight Featured Artist: Catherine Fraser

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Catherine has painted professionally since 1983 with art studios in Victoria and the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island, BC Canada. She works in oils, acrylic, watercolour, graphite and pastels, photography and mixed media and is constantly exploring and experimenting with new artistic responses to the world around her. Catherine has a love of nature, and plein air painting and travel. Drawing and expanding drawing has been a strong interest and practice. Capturing moments in time while attending symphony provides inspiration.

  • Spotlight Series: Elise Boulanger

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Elise Boulanger with bassist Brock Meades delivers a captivating, ethereal live performance. Anchored by rich bass and driven by artistic percussion, ukulele, and autoharp, her music creates an immersive and cinematic soundscape. Trained operatically, Boulanger possesses an angelic voice that reaches rare heights, drawing audiences into a profound and emotionally resonant experience. Her performances explore themes of environmental care, uplifting Indigenous communities, and collective kindness, inviting connection through audience yodeling and storm-like soundscapes in a dreamily decorated world.

  • The Freedom of Collaging with Dawn Howlett

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Collage as an art form is freeing and limitless. With simple tools and an adventurous spirit, what can be achieved is playful, meaningful and often compelling. Come explore collaging and ignite your creative spirit with this hands on course. You will go home with a completed piece, plus skills and imagery to continue creating at home.

  • Explore & Create Workshop – Children & Youth (Ages 8-12)

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Let your creativity lead the way as you explore using a wide variety of art mediums, including fibre, clay, beads, paper, etc. Be inspired by projects that encourage open-ended opportunities to craft your own unique expressions in a confidence-boosting setting.

  • Creators Circle

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Formerly Makers Circle and Fearless Friday Painters. A space for makers, painters, & 'artists at heart’ to gather & work on their projects in the company of other creatives. Great opportunity for shared conversation & inspiration! Runs September through May. First session free to drop in and see if you would like to join us! Free to members!

  • Inspired by Reading – Book Club

    South Cowichan Library 2720 Mill Bay Rd, Mill Bay, BC

    For anyone interested in reading & inspiring conversation. No registration required, you are welcome to attend any session! Book of the month: How to Survive a Bear Attack: A Memoir by Claire Cameron.

  • Acoustic Jam

    Denis McLean Room at Kerry Park Recreation Centre 1035 Shawnigan/Mill Bay Rd, Mill Bay

    This is an inclusive jam for all skill levels and welcoming singers and multi-instrumentalists with hosts Myron Arndt along with Dean Derby! Some joined us just to sing, others to play and some to play and sing. We have a bit of a new format and want to make sure you are all able to participate and feel comfortable and welcome.

  • Explore & Create Workshop – Children & Youth (Ages 8-12)

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Let your creativity lead the way as you explore using a wide variety of art mediums, including fibre, clay, beads, paper, etc. Be inspired by projects that encourage open-ended opportunities to craft your own unique expressions in a confidence-boosting setting.

  • The Studio – Youth (Ages 13-16)

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Let your creativity lead the way as you explore using a wide variety of art mediums, including fibre, clay, beads, paper, etc. Be inspired by projects that encourage open-ended opportunities to craft your own unique expressions in a confidence-boosting setting.

  • Creators Circle

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Formerly Makers Circle and Fearless Friday Painters. A space for makers, painters, & 'artists at heart’ to gather & work on their projects in the company of other creatives. Great opportunity for shared conversation & inspiration! Runs September through May. First session free to drop in and see if you would like to join us! Free to members!

  • Exploring with Acrylics with Carmen Stanek

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    A fun filled class exploring and experimenting in the art of acrylics. This class will include using a bit of mixed media to enhance your art, plus playing with textures, watering down acrylics, and seeing what you can do with gesso and a few other mediums to build and manipulate your art.

  • Explore & Create Workshop – Children & Youth (Ages 8-12)

    Shawnigan Lake Community Centre - 2804 Shawnigan Lake Road

    Let your creativity lead the way as you explore using a wide variety of art mediums, including fibre, clay, beads, paper, etc. Be inspired by projects that encourage open-ended opportunities to craft your own unique expressions in a confidence-boosting setting.