Gibsons Public Art Gallery is extending its call for submissions for the 2022 calendar year. You now have until April 30 this year – another six weeks – to put together an exhibition proposal and get it in. Artists working in all mediums are invited. More information can be found at gpag.ca/submissions.
Sad tune
Organizers have cancelled this year’s annual Pender Harbour Blues Festival, which had been scheduled for late spring. “Although the future is looking promising, there are no guarantees that it will be safe to gather in June,” Pender Harbour Blues Society president Marilyn McLeod said in a release. “We will be back in 2022 ready to party.” Next year’s dates have been set for June 3-5.
Diversity in Clay
A new exhibit opens this week at the Doris Crowston Gallery at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. Diversity in Clay features new works from some of the most accomplished and experienced artisans on the Coast: Liz de Beer; Pat Forst; Pia Sillem; Jack Ploesser; Mike Allegretti; Elaine Futterman; Tim Niebergall; Bev Niebergall; and Ray Niebergall. The show will also feature two virtual meet-the-artists talks, on Sunday, March 21 and on the final day of the exhibition, April 18.
Creek ceramics
Roberts Creek potter Beth Hawthorne is holding a one-day-only Open Studio Sale on Saturday, March 20, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Lots of new pots to choose from,” says Beth, whose focus is on porcelain, black stoneware, and terracotta clay. 1551 Lockyer Rd.
Sound art
If you missed last week’s reveal of the Vancouver New Music’s one-page-score works by Sunshine Coast artists, you have another chance on Friday, March 19 at 4 p.m. The artists have created works as a form of “graphic notation,” from which musicians then fashion an aural piece, usually five to seven minutes long. The link can be found at the Vancouver New Music website.
Live music
Vocalist-guitarist Joe Stanton performs Friday, March 19 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Clubhouse Restaurant at the Pender Harbour Golf Course. On Sunday, March 21, Patricia Burnett plays from 2 to 5 p.m. All events are held in compliance the B.C. health protocols. Reserve at 604-883-9542.
