Salt Spring National Art Prize

09/09/2026

“The beauty of SSNAP is that it offers a platform for Canadian artists to come together, share their work and gain exposure in an unlikely place.”

Photographer and SSNAP 2025 finalist Melissa Renwick reflects on her practice, her experience with SSNAP, and what it means to be part of a national community of artists. Read the full conversation on our website.

https://saltspringartprize.ca/news/searching-for-the-real-tofino-a-qa-with-melissa-renwick/

Could your work be part of the next SSNAP exhibition?
Submissions for the 2027 Salt Spring National Art Prize open January 3, 2027. We look forward to discovering what artists from across Canada will bring to Salt Spring Island next.

08/20/2026

Save the date: January 3, 2027.

Submissions for the 2027/28 Salt Spring National Art Prize will open on January 3, 2027.

Artists across Canada, start planning your entry. Full eligibility requirements and Conditions of Entry are available at www.saltspringartprize.ca

05/28/2026

Step inside the studio of SSNAP Artist in Residence, Kuhlein Migue.

Join us this Friday, May 29 from 1–5 PM for an Open Studio at the Lower Gallery at The Point. Visitors are invited to walk across the bridge from South Ridge Drive and experience the evolving works, materials, and atmosphere of Kuhlein’s residency firsthand.

📍 Lower Gallery at The Point
🗓 Friday, May 29
⏰ 1–5 PM

All are welcome.

05/07/2026

Living Digital Art: Free Youth Workshop Series

SSNAP is pleased to present Living Digital Art, a free two-part workshop series for youth led by digital artist Leo Chan.

Taking place over two evenings, this hands-on program invites participants to explore the computer as a creative tool. Working from Chan’s practice in digital sculpture and 3D scanning, attendees will learn how to capture a physical object and transform it into a living, interactive digital artwork.

The workshop encourages experimentation and introduces new ways of thinking about the relationship between physical and digital forms.

No prior experience is required, just curiosity and an interest in art and technology.

📅 Friday, June 5 & Friday, June 12
⏰ 4–7 PM
📍 Salt Spring Island Public Library
👥 Ages 14–18
🎟️ Free — registration required at the link here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/AIworkshop #/

Presented by SSNAP in collaboration with the Salt Spring Island Public Library, with support from the Salt Spring Island Foundation.

04/24/2026

Max Parsons
“West Coast Wildfire”
Oil on canvas, 25" × 31"

Part of the 2025/26 Parallel Art Show (PAS), presented alongside the Salt Spring National Art Prize.

04/21/2026

Artist Spotlight: Kuhlein Miguemigue

SSNAP 2025/26 Residency Award recipient Kuhlein Migue reflects on her upcoming residency and the role of memory, place, and process in her work.

Drawing from her experience growing up in the Philippines, her paintings reconstruct landscapes through memory, filtered, reimagined, and shaped by lived experience. Working with oil paint and handmade paper, she explores themes of land, labour, and history, often referencing colonial imagery while pushing toward more abstract forms.

With her first residency ahead on Salt Spring Island, Kuhlein looks forward to new connections, new ideas, and the space to experiment and take creative risks.

“Take good photos of your work, be confident about your submission, and don’t overthink it.”

Visit the SSNAP website to read the full interview:
https://saltspringartprize.ca/news/artist-spotlight-kuhlein-migue/

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In the 2025/26 Salt Spring National Art Prize exhibition, Kuhlein Migue received the SSNAP Artist Residency Award for her painting Banai-Banai Overprint. The award supports…

04/16/2026

Opening tomorrow in Vancouver

SSNAP artist Bettina Matzkuhn presents ‘Maps, Memories, Reflections’

An exhibition exploring the relationship between memory, emotion, and place through intricately embroidered works. Drawing on cartography as both method and metaphor, Matzkuhn’s work challenges the idea of maps as objective records, instead reflecting how memory is shaped by feeling—distorted, selective, and deeply personal.

Join the grand opening reception:
April 16, 7–9pm
Italian Cultural Centre
On view April 11 – May 24, 2026

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/grand-opening-of-maps-memories-reflections-tickets-1985614948763?aff=oddtdtcreator

04/14/2026

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