Sunshine Coast Arts Council

Sunshine Coast Arts Council We are a hub of creative activity on the Sunshine Coast. Wed - Sun: 12 - 4pm

The Sunshine Coast Arts Council operates the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre located in Sechelt, British Columbia. The SCAC is a volunteer-based non for profit society founded February 22, 1966 to raise the profile of local artists and artisans and to broaden the opportunities for the Sunshine Coast community to enjoy and to participate in cultural activities.

We are delighted to announce more vendors for the 38th Annual Hackett Park Artisan Fair!Whether you’re looking for a tho...
08/09/2026

We are delighted to announce more vendors for the 38th Annual Hackett Park Artisan Fair!Whether you’re looking for a thoughtful gift for a loved one, a treat to share with friends, or something nice for yourself, the artisans are sure not to disappoint!

💫38th Annual Hackett Park Artisan Fair
📅 Saturday – Sunday | August 15th – 16th | 10AM – 4PM
👛 Entrance by donation
📍5765 Dolphin St, Sechelt

This is a small sample of the many vendors and artisans who will be present at the fair. We are thrilled to keep sharing the talented vendors with you!

Featured in today's post:
Capture + Wire
Carol-Anne Almquist Fine Arts
Seema's Jardin Fleurs
Fibre Art Studio
Hey Bestie
Sherabo Organics
Talann Creations
The Old Island Stamp Company
Gadget3D

✨Join us at wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em on August 13th at 4pm to sit with artists Cease Wyss, Jaz Whitford, Noor Ghazal and...
08/07/2026

✨Join us at wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em on August 13th at 4pm to sit with artists Cease Wyss, Jaz Whitford, Noor Ghazal and Anata LayLay to collectively process and practice weaving with invasive iris that was removed from the pond on site as part of the remediation plan for the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw wetland on site.

💫 wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em: Introduction to Weaving with Invasive Species
📅 Wednesday, August 13th at 4PM
📍 Persephone Beer Farm, 1053 Stewart RD, Gibsons, BC
🔗 Register in bio

✨Noor Ghazal and anata laylay will offer an introduction to weaving using the dried yellow iris and other material, while asking participants to consider what stories, memories plants and materials carry and how they can be given a new life.

✨The Sunshine Coast Arts Council will be collaborating with The Only Animal theatre society to host this gathering, all materials, and some snacks, will be provided. This will be a relaxed gathering free and open to all, registration is recommended as materials are limited. Wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em "Growing String/ Fibres” is the name of this project given by Senaqwila Wyss, you are invited to participate in the process of creating art from the fibre grown on site, one of the earliest intentions of this project and an inspiration for the name. We will gather on the newly built accessible cedar deck beside the KIOSK in the upper field of the Persephone beer farm. We look forward to meeting you there!

We are so excited to be announcing this years vendor lineup, unveiling more of the talent, we have here on the West Coas...
07/20/2026

We are so excited to be announcing this years vendor lineup, unveiling more of the talent, we have here on the West Coast. See who is on the roster for the Hackett Park Artisan Fair 2026!

💫38th Annual Hackett Park Artisan Fair
📅 Saturday – Sunday | August 15th – 16th | 10AM – 4PM
👛 Entrance by donation
📍5765 Dolphin St, Sechelt

This is a small sample of the many vendors and artisans who will be present at the fair. We are thrilled to keep sharing the talented vendors with you!

Featured in today's post:
Quill and A Unicornca







✨ wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em “Growing Strings / Fibres” is an exhibition that expresses the deep relationship between peop...
07/17/2026

✨ wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em “Growing Strings / Fibres” is an exhibition that expresses the deep relationship between people, lands, and communities. It shares the work of Jessica Silvey, Cease Wyss, jaz whitford and soloman chiniquay, Candace Campo, Megan Dewar and Senaqwila Wyss.

💫wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em “Growing Strings / Fibres”
📅 June 26 - August 16, 2026
📍 Sunshine Coast Arts Centre • 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt
🔗More info in bio

✨wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em is the name of a new growing space in Gibsons that brings together Indigenous plants traditionally used for weaving, cordage, dye, and textile practices while supporting the restoration of the pond ecosystem and surrounding habitat. This garden is a living space of cultural revitalization, ecological care, and intergenerational knowledge sharing rooted in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh teachings.

✨This exhibition shares the work of artists whose work expresses this interconnectedness. Some are artists who have led the creation of wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em, others work shares the central ethos of the garden – to be in community as a verb – to commune, meaning-make and story-bear as a collective act of decolonial joy. stories.

✨ We invite you to visit "Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World" by Dawn Myers. Honouring the t...
07/16/2026

✨ We invite you to visit "Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World" by Dawn Myers. Honouring the traditions, methods, and ingenuity of the histories willow basketry, Myers seeks to expand further the boundaries of the craft, playing with the powerful but dialectical forces of structure and freedom.

💫 Dawn Myers "Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World"
📅 June 26 - August 16, 2026
📍 Sunshine Coast Arts Centre • 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt
🔗 Link in bio for more info

✨Nature is determined to grow, more determined than our greed, on a quest to survive. There is a profound interplay of distinctive forces at work. Everywhere we look in nature there is independence yet collaborations, diversity and yet harmony, variety and yet commonalities. These forces meet and when they do it is not chaos but order and not scarcity but abundance. Nature is insanely libidinous bursting with fertility, desperate to reproduce the cycle of life.

Come experience this work for yourself!

✨Looking for a fun way to get involved in the arts community on the coast? Join us for the Hackett park Artisan Fair! Fe...
07/09/2026

✨Looking for a fun way to get involved in the arts community on the coast? Join us for the Hackett park Artisan Fair! Featuring 50+ artisan and food vendors, as well as live music.

📅 August 15 - August 16, 2026
📍 Sunshine Coast Arts Centre • 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt
🔗Sign up in bio

✨This is a great opportunity to engage with your community, learn about arts & culture and event production, and get behind the scenes of a large local event while supporting your community.

✨We are looking for gate attendants, vendor assistance and help with site set-up and take down.

✨Volunteers are invited to take on multiple shifts with a minimum of 3 hours per shift.

✨We are excited to bring this fair to The Coast for another year! We invite you to join us by filling out the brief application below.

✨Participate in the remediation of a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw wetland ecosystem by removing invasive Iris from the pond sit...
06/26/2026

✨Participate in the remediation of a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw wetland ecosystem by removing invasive Iris from the pond site.

💫Invasive Species Removal: Remediation of a Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Wetland
📅 Sunday, June 28th 11 - 3PM
📍 Persephone Beer Farm, 1053 Stewart RD, Gibsons, BC
🔗Register in bio

✨We will then be drying the pulled iris for use in the fibre arts. Please come prepared to get mucky, bring shovels if you have them and enjoy a day in the dirt!

✨You’re welcome to drop in, bring a friend!

✨Set up needs: Tarp, Shovels, Shade tent, Wheelbarrow

✨Dawn Myers upcoming exhibition "Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World" weaves sculptural forms...
06/16/2026

✨Dawn Myers upcoming exhibition "Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World" weaves sculptural forms with willow, two powerful – and at times disparate – influences come together.

💫Splendour: Celebrating The Collaborations In Our Natural World by Dawn Myers
📅 Artist Talk + Opening Reception Friday, June 26 at 5PM
📅 June 26 - August 16, 2026
📍 Sunshine Coast Arts Centre • 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt
🔗More info in bio

✨The pieces in this exhibit were inspired by Dawn's daily walks in the forest and along the ocean shore, and the great diversity in Nature. Today the word “diversity” is used often in our ever-changing society. But before the word ever left a human’s lips, Nature had the concept perfected. Species, all species, are fully interdependent on their neighbours. Thus, Nature does not merely tolerate diversity, it thrives in it. It celebrates it. It stakes everything on it. Let us do the same.

✨Upcoming exhibition wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em “Growing Strings / Fibres” with Cease Wyss, Jaz Whitford and Megan Dewar. ...
06/15/2026

✨Upcoming exhibition wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em “Growing Strings / Fibres” with Cease Wyss, Jaz Whitford and Megan Dewar. Shares the central ethos of community as a verb – to commune, meaning-make and story-bear as a collective act of decolonial joy.

💫wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em “Growing Strings / Fibres”
📅 Artist Talk + Opening Reception Friday, June 26 at 5PM
📅 June 26 - August 16, 2026
📍 Sunshine Coast Arts Centre • 5714 Medusa St., Sechelt
🔗More info in bio

✨wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em is the name of a new growing space in Gibsons that brings together Indigenous plants traditionally used for weaving, cordage, dye, and textile practices while supporting the restoration of the pond ecosystem and surrounding habitat. This garden is a living space of cultural revitalization, ecological care, and intergenerational knowledge sharing rooted in Sḵwx̱wú7mesh teachings.

✨Alongside the launch of this space, this exhibition shares the work of artists whose work expresses this interconnectedness. Some of these artists have led the creation of wa shew̓áy̓ ta x̱wítl’em.

✨We are delighted to announce our lineup of Sunshine Coast artists in residence for 2026! 💫Kiosk: A Tiny Studio Artist R...
06/13/2026

✨We are delighted to announce our lineup of Sunshine Coast artists in residence for 2026!

💫Kiosk: A Tiny Studio Artist Residency Summer/Fall Schedule
📅 June - October
📍 Persephone Beer Farm, 1053 Stewart RD, Gibsons, BC
🔗More info in bio

✨During their two-week residencies, artists will share open studios, demos, workshops, marketplaces, readings and other creative drop-ins. We invite you to visit KIOSK throughout the summer and experience artists working with jewelry, ceramics, printmaking, textile, photography, metal work, illustration, collage and so much more! Stay tuned for the release of the artist offerings.
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5714 Medusa Street , P. O. Box 1565
Sechelt, BC
V0N3A0

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Thursday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 12pm - 4pm
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