Artist’s non-functional “functional” objects featured in Kelowna exhibition
West Kootenay’s Lou Lynn explores what it means to be skillful
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Handicraft
Golden’s EmberFest
EmberFest is a grassroots, volunteer-powered celebration of low-tech magic and high-spirited creativity. Everyone is invited to step through the portal!
Metal Arts Guild of the Slocan Valley
Now that Selkirk College has announced the closure of the Nelson KSA campus at the end of the 2026 school year, the need for space and support for students and artisans has only grown more critical.
Why Pottery Matters More Than Ever
The news of KSA’s closure has come as a shock to the students, teachers and arts community in this region, particularly as just this year the ceramics program was expanded, due to strong demand.
USCC Ladies Cultural Interpretive Society
In both small and larger ways, helping others and responding to community needs is a key aspect of Doukhobor history and culture.
Kelowna Art Gallery’s Her Land
Perspectives in Eco-Art: an exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery in which nine women artists merged environmental activism, social commentary and innovative installation practices to challenge us to reconsider our relationship with the land.
Quilting as an Art Form
In 2022, the Cranbrook Arts 1401 Gallery hosted a groundbreaking exhibit entitled “I Quilt.” This exhibit not only celebrated the unique and innovative quilting techniques of the Cranbrook Quilters Guild (CQG) members but also left the audience intrigued and inspired by their exceptional creativity and skill.
Shannon Fraser: The Healing Art of Colour
Fabric artist Shannon Fraser describes herself as “a little old lady who lives in the wilderness in the mountains on a lake near Kimberley,” but she is so much more than that.