January 6 – February 4, 2023

Friends of the Gallery

Small Gallery: The Weather

The Friends of the Gallery (FOG) is our annual celebration of the creativity of our membership. This exhibition launches our new year, and features the work of members of the Sunshine Coast Arts Council. The exhibition is a long-standing community event that has spanned more than 25 years. Its aim is to involve the broadest range of local artists, to acknowledge the role of the arts in our community, and to celebrate the extraordinary diversity in materials, forms and approach. Artists are invited to submit one piece of art they have completed in the previous year to be shown in this group exhibition. Maximum size is 36″X48″ for 2D work submitted.

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The Sunshine Coast Arts Council, under the guidance of a Literary Reading Committee, sponsors a series of readings each year. Authors make a selection to read from their texts, followed by a discussion with the audience. This will be held in person at the Arts Centre, entrance by donation.

Please join us Saturday, January 28th @ 7PM

Edward (Ted) Chamberlin is a renowned author, lecturer and storyteller, whose landmark study, If This Is Your Land, Where Are Your Stories? Finding Common Ground, brings together Chamberlin’s two remarkable careers — as a distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and as international consultant on Aboriginal land claims, advising First Nations  communities and governments in Canada, the US, Australia and South Africa. He regards the two apparently divergent fields as “two sides of the same coin.”

Chamberlin’s latest book, Storyline: How Words Shape Our World,(forthcoming from Douglas and McIntyre) returns to the heart of his subject at the nexus of storytelling and culture.

Art Lab 

Sundays: January 29th + February 26th, 2023

Workshop Registration – Morning Session

Workshop Registration – Afternoon Session

Join Natalie Grambow and Saskia Jetten in their ‘Art Lab’ workshops where they investigate creative processes. The morning workshop will guide you in mark-making, creating simple tools to paint and draw, and using found objects to make patterns of lines and textures on paper and cloth. The afternoon class will expand on this in an introduction to carving stamps, exploring repeat patterns as well as some simple bookbinding. You are encouraged to sign up for both classes or you are welcome to register for one of them. Just come and play with an open mind for unpredictability, experimentation and collaborative studies.

Morning Session 10:00 – 1:00 led by Natalie Grambow  – Mark Making on paper and cloth with Found objects and Handmade Tools 

Afternoon Session 1:30 – 4:30 led by Saskia Jetten – Carving Stamps, Exploring Repeat and Simple Bookbinding

Max 12 students, Sign up for one or both.

The cost to attend the workshop is free for members ($25/non), and students are responsible for materials up to $20/workshop. Once you register, you will receive a detailed supplies and materials list. This is a free workshop with pre-registration, no-show or late cancellations will be charged a $50 fee.