Arts & Culture Re-Opening Resources (the big list!)
We’ve compiled all the resources we can find to help you get to re-opening as safely, quickly and a easily as possible. Take a look…. Provincial and Regional Government links Read and be familiar with the details of the Provincial
Visit a local artist – virtually!
There are over 50 virtual galleries up for you at CentralIslandArtsGuide.ca ! You can take an armchair studio tour anytime, and we encourage you to do so! There are more than 1500 pieces of art to browse through – from
Comox Valley Educator Celebrates Musical Milestone
In the midst of worldwide change, Beau Stocker, Comox Valley music contributor and educator, quietly achieved a personal and professional milestone. Now living and teaching in the Comox Valley, Beau’s recent completion of a PhD in music (technically a ‘pass
Arts and cultural facilities: Protocols for returning to operation
Worksafe BC has released a set of guidelines for Arts & Culture facilities – specifically Art Galleries, Museums & Libraries (no precise word yet on Theatres). Brief overview from Worksafe BC site: These protocols provide guidance to museums, art galleries,
Navigating Arts & Culture Through a Global Crisis
Over the last crazy weeks, your CV/A staff have been neck-deep in understanding, re-inventing, pivoting and super-learning – how do we go forward in this situation?? One of the things we do is meet and share with other arts organizations
THE HEALING POWER OF ART
from Lucy Schappy Spring is my favourite season. The bursting forth of new life, flowers springing up and birds singing… This spring has certainly been dampened by the forced isolation. I miss my friends and family and sharing this joyful
New Community Art Gallery on Facebook
Inspired by local photographer, Catriona Richardson, Comox Valley Arts recently started a community gallery for all local artists to share their work. Artists of all types – visual, musical, performing, writing, digital, video – are welcome to share their work
Local Arts Celebrated at Tin Town Music School
Motif Music Studios is proud to have Larissa McLean’s artwork fill their walls with her artistic warmth, beauty and cheer. Larissa says that she has always known her calling. At age 6, she told her parents she was going to
Four Comox Valley cultural organizations issue a joint statement on the importance of Arts and Culture
Even when our doors close, #culturedoesntstop Times are difficult, but the world needs even more art, literature and culture to continue to hope, to understand each other, and to survive. This is what motivates us to do everything we can
8th Annual Central Island Studio Tour goes virtual
More than 100 artists have been gearing up for the 2020 Central Island Studio Tour… but it seems COVID-19 has other plans. In a quick pivot, Comox Valley Arts, the Community Arts Council and organizer of the tour, has regrouped
Artist Talk – Bill Friesen – Seeing Through a Sculptor’s Eyes
A discussion on the thought process that a sculptor uses when designing and building a piece of art. Where the ideas come from and how an idea is transformed into a finished sculpture. Held live at Vancouver Island Visitor Centre –
British Columbia and Yukon – Digital roundtable discussion
Staying connected during the pandemic As we watch the entire world closing down, we can have no doubt that we are living through a time of extraordinary challenge. No one is more adversely affected by the necessary social distancing measures than