Ladysmith Arts

01/19/2025

Applications are OPEN for the juried Spring Art Escape! Open to artists & art groups within Chemainus and Ladysmith and District boundaries, apply now: https://www.ladysmitharts.ca/spring-art-tour
Deadline to complete the application form is January 31, 2025.

01/18/2025

Have you seen the fibre and pottery show at the Ladysmith Gallery? It’s a hoot! Come on down and check it out - it’s also nice and warm in the gallery.
See the show until January 26. Open 10 AM - 4 PM, 7 days a week. Unit 7 -32 High St. Downtown Ladysmith

01/18/2025

Thinking about getting into clay?! Check out our Clay Handbuilding for Adults & Teens class!🤩

Register Online for both, or one 5-week sessions.

https://www.ladysmitharts.ca/event-details/clay-handbuilding-for-adults-teens

You are invited to come and play with clay! Learn how to construct clay objects using hand building techniques. In each five-week series, we will complete four projects and we will cover a new handbuilding concept each week. All materials included.

Your teacher Jennifer O’Brien is an award-winning artist and instructor who currently resides in Chemainus. She has spent the last decade instructing classes for all ages at her studio in Kamloops. Jennifer enjoys sharing her love of creating through painting, drawing, sculpting.💜

DATE(S):
✨January 14th - March 18th (Tuesdays)

TIME:
✨6:00PM - 8:00PM

LOCATION:
✨444 Parkhill Terrace, Ladysmith BC

01/17/2025

🥳Applications to be a part of Ladysmith's BIGGEST arts event opens January 6th! This is a juried event, application forms will be processed on a first come, first serve basis, so get it in ASAP. Full details and to apply, visit https://www.artsontheavenue.ca/vendors

01/16/2025

Calling all beginner to intermediate oil painters! Artist Tylor McNeil will be offering a 6-week class on the Basics of Oil painting!🌷

In this class, artist Tylor McNeil will guide artists through the basics of painting with oils. This class is perfect for beginners who are new to oil paint, and for intermediate artists wanting to brush up on their knowledge. Students will become familiar with the various tools and techniques involved in the art of using oils. Tylor will also encourage students to bring in projects that they feel they may need guidance and/or direction on. 👨‍🎨

⭐DATE(S):
January 31st - March 7th (6 Fridays)

⭐TIME:
4:00PM - 6:00PM

⭐LOCATION:
444 Parkhill Terrace, Ladysmith BC

Register Online at https://www.ladysmitharts.ca/event-details/oil-painting-basics

01/16/2025

⭐New branding ⭐New name ⭐New format
⭐Larger marketing reach! ⭐BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!
Formally known as the Spring Art Tour, the Ladysmith Spring Art Escape is accepting applications for artists to participate.
This is a juried tour for artists located within the Chemainus and Ladysmith & District boundaries - deadline to apply: January 31
Info & apply: https://www.ladysmitharts.ca/spring-art-tour.
Sponsored by Tourism Cowichan and Amanda Jacobson Mortgage Broker

01/15/2025

BIG ANNOUNCMENT COMING SOON!
Like really soon :)

01/14/2025

01/14/2025

🗿📷Final days to apply to our upcoming art show celebrating artists working in sculpture & photography! Complete the online submission for by January 15: https://www.ladysmitharts.ca/submission
❗Please remember to read our exhibition terms and conditions prior to applying. Questions? email [email protected]

01/14/2025

🚶‍♀️Enjoy a stroll through downtown Ladysmith and check out the new art display at📍410 A, 1st Avenue featuring artist Ronnie Dill until January 31.
A painter and artist of many medias, Ronnie has been painting seriously for about 3 years now, practicing other medias of art for longer. Born and raised on Vancouver Island, he has been focusing on acrylic paint and canvas with most of his recent paintings focused around realism and nature.

01/13/2025

📣Calling artists who work in sculpture and photography, show your work in the Ladysmith Gallery for 3 whole weeks!
📲Open to members, complete the online submission form due: January 15, https://www.ladysmitharts.ca/submission
❗Please read our exhibition term and conditions prior to applying
❓Questions? Email [email protected]

01/10/2025

What are you doing this winter? Come have some creative fun with us!

01/10/2025

We would like to give a big shout out to our sponsor for our current exhibition 'Fibre & Clay'. Family owned and operated, prides itself on it's team of experts and their high-standards for quality. As a full-service automotive collision repair facility, they repair all vehicle types and are ICBC accredited! Learn more about them: www.littlevalley.ca/

01/10/2025

🥳Applications are OPEN for our BIGGEST juried arts festival: Arts On the Avenue. Open to all fine artists on Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands to apply: https://www.artsontheavenue.ca/vendors
Deadline to complete the form is February 28, 2025.
Please note that this is a juried arts event, you application is important to complete and that is showcases the work you do and will display at the event. Good quality photos and well written bios and artist statements are encouraged as the jury committee will be making decisions based on what you submit.
Need help in applying? Email [email protected] to book an appointment for assistance.

01/09/2025

This month we celebrate the creativity of fibre and clay with a special show dedicated to the craftsmanship of these two mediums. Carefully curated and showing a wide range of different techniques, see what Vancouver Island artists have to offer. On now till January 26.
Open 7 days a week, 10 AM - 4 PM
Unit 7 - 32 High St. Downtown Ladysmith

01/09/2025

Our newly painted gallery walls need your art! Apply to our sculpture and photography art show coming up at the end of January.
📲Complete the online submission form by January 15: https://www.ladysmitharts.ca/submission
❓Questions? Email us at [email protected]

01/07/2025

The Fibre & Clay show looks amazing at the Ladysmith Gallery! What a great way to start off 2025🤸‍♀️Come and see for yourself - open 7 days a week, 10 AM - 4 PM. 📍Unit 7 - 32 High St. Downtown Ladysmith

01/06/2025

The Arts Council of Ladysmith is excited to present the Fibre and Clay Exhibition from January 6 to January 26. We invite you to join us on Saturday, January 11, from 10 AM to 3:30 PM to explore stunning new works by talented artists in clay and fiber, all while enjoying a snack.
All artwork is for sale, so this is an event you won't want to miss!
If you can't make it on Saturday, don't worry—we are open seven days a week. Feel free to drop by and see the amazing displays in the gallery.
Location: Ladysmith Gallery, 32 High Street, Ladysmith.