Expressive Florals in oil, with Ursula Medley

October 11, 2025 @ 10:00 am 4:00 pm

This fun 2-day intensive workshop is suitable for the enthusiastic beginner painter as well as those with some previous painting experience. Participants will learn or recall basic oil painting techniques including value, composition, colour mixing and basic colour theory. Day 1, Saturday Oct 11: Get started from the ground up, develop the image using a selection of tools to develop the grisaille underpainting glaze technique. Observe your personal response to the subject. Draw to simplify shapes. “How difficult it is to be simple,” Vincent Van Gogh ​Day 2, Sunday Oct 12: Continue to develop your painting to completion by applying local colour with attention to brush work, use of colour, light and shadow, value and temperature. “Colour in a picture is like enthusiasm in life.” Vincent Van Gogh ​​

4488 Marine Ave
Powell River, BC V8A 2K2 Canada
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Gathering Fall: Eco Printing Workshop with Annie Simms

October 25, 2025 @ 11:00 am 2:30 pm

Gathering Fall: Eco Printing Workshop Bundle Dye Leaf Printing with Annie Simms 

Fallen leaves in an ecoprint practice can be a pathway, to learn the names, wisdom and offerings of surrounding trees. Together we will get to know our trees neighbours, through tree identification and leaf foraging; as well as experience the cyclical and deeper time scales the fall season represents. ​We will fumble and explore how to cultivate a meaningful land-based arts practice on the traditional territories of the Tla’amin Nation. Contemplating these starting questions: Where Are You? Who was here before you? Who do you share this space with? How can I harvest honorably? We will investigate not only the poetics of falling leaves but as well as their tangible use in our environment. Who uses fallen leaves as habitat? How do fallen leaves contribute to our soil and ecosystem? ​*This workshop will involve a short foraging walk outdoors so please dress for the weather.

4488 Marine Ave
Powell River, BC V8A 2K2 Canada
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Intro to Soft Pastels, with Lisa Bougie

November 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm 4:00 pm

No experience required! Come learn how to use this responsive medium known as soft pastels: not to be confused with oil pastels. Learn about the different types of pastels, their substrates and how to create painterly, glowing landscapes. In this three hour workshop you will be introduced to various mark making techniques and be guided through the process of creating an impressionist landscape of a soft pink sunrise over Myrtle Rocks using your new knowledge. All materials are supplied but if you do happen to have your own soft pastels you are welcome to bring them.

4488 Marine Ave
Powell River, BC V8A 2K2 Canada
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Rick Cepella Retrospective – Reception

September 20, 2025 @ 5:00 pm 8:00 pm

TOUCHING THE SKY
Rick Cepella: A Retrospective

Reception: September 20, 5 to 7pm

Exhibition dates: September 16 – October 23, 2025
Viewing hours: Tues & Thurs 12 – 5pm
at qathet Art Centre

Richard (Rick) Cepella recently passed away on his 70th birthday, surrounded by family. This exhibition is a retrospective of his work, curated with care by his community.

6975 Alberni Street
Powell River, BC V8A2B8 Canada
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OH! Plein Air

June 22, 2025 @ 11:00 am 4:00 pm

Paint en Plein Air with Ursula Medley, assisted by Elton Sutherland Beginner and experienced painters welcome! All materials included Using oil paints, the traditional medium for plein air painting, a morning demo by Ursula will introduce you to an easy way to get your work started and completed in the limited time of working outside, where light can easily change in a matter of moments.

$200

ɬagət̓ hiyt t̓oxʷʊm / Herring to Huckleberries

June 14, 2025 @ 2:00 pm 3:00 pm

Tla’Amin elder ošil (Betty Wilson) and artist Prashant Miranda present this beautifully illustrated ʔayʔajuθəm and English book, drawn from ošil’s childhood memoires. For information contact Mark at mmerlino@prpl.ca

100-6975 Alberni St
Powell River, BC V8A2B8 Canada
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ReNew Art Faire

April 26, 2025 @ 10:00 am 4:00 pm

Everyone is welcome to attend this fun filled day. Engage with makers about artwork and practices that are sustainable and gentle on planet earth. Look forward to artist demos, art for sale, and displays with a focus on environmental sustainability.

Featured Artists:
Trish Greenwood – recycled glass garden totems
Jo Forrest – metal assemblage work
Anne Leaman – fibre artist
Cindy Neufeld – mosaic artist
Jenny Stevens – rags to rugs
Kathleen Woodman Anderson – rags to bags
Laurel Dahill – reclaimed wood artist
qathet Flax to Linen
eunoia – slow fashion
Sandy McCormick – beach glass artist
Teresa Harwood-Lynn – scrap metal artist
Annie Robinson – wild colour & land-based art

6975 Alberni Street
Powell River, BC V8A2B8 Canada
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Botanical Gel Printing

February 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm 4:00 pm

Local multimedia artist Helen Farina will show participants the basic principles of gel printing & how to use a gel plate to create monoprints. Participants will experiment with mark-making tools to create interesting textures and designs, and create a series of botanical prints using different techniques. All materials included, and participants will take home their own 5×7 gel plate!

$100 includes all materials & taxes
4488 Marine Ave
Powell River, BC V8A 2K2 Canada
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