Visual Arts
Pender Harbour is home to a relatively large number of visual artists working in a variety of media. Most credit the peaceful, close-to-nature environment for their inspiration, and their work is often a tribute to the landscape and lifestyle of Pender Harbour.
We have a thing for murals, which started in 2004 with a piece at the Madeira Park Shopping Centre by (Ken) Walters. Artists Emily Gray, Melissah Tulloch and others completed murals throughout Pender Harbour and Egmont. View murals on the old St. Andrew’s Church, private property and throughout the shopping area of Madeira Park.
Over the years, Jack Crabb created and donated a number of distinctive wood carvings for public display in Madeira Park, including a rendering of “Portuguese Joe” Gonsalves at the Madeira Park wharf. A walk through the downtown area reveals most of them.
Events
Art Wave
Pender Harbour and Egmont artists open their studios to the public for a weekend in October.
Rotary Art Auction
The Pender Harbour Rotary Club hosts an art auction and sale at Garden Bay Hotel in November.
Sunshine Coast Art Crawl
Meet in Madeira Park to visit galleries and studios in Pender Harbour and the rest of the Sunshine Coast in October. Offsite link: Art Crawl.
Galleries
Blue Orca Studio
4200 Orca Road, Irvine’s Landing - 604-883-2913
Krista Maruer’s fine art and gemstone jewelry.
Bluff Hollow Cement Works
5027 Bear Bay Road, Garden Bay - 604-883-3678
Rick Harmer’s cement garden stones and ornaments. Workshops offered.
Copper Sky Gallery
12903 Madeira Park Road - 604-883-0041
Cindy Cantelon and Marshall Mars’ work plus consignment from other artists. Offsite link: Earthly Creatures.
Fibre Works Gallery & Studio
12889 Hwy 101, Madeira Park - 604-883-2380
11-5 Wednesday-Sunday
Fibre arts exhibits and workshops. Owned and operated by Yvonne Stowell. Offsite link: Fibre Works Studio & Gallery.
Flying Anvil Studio
6013 Garden Bay Road - 604-883-3660
Bruno Pepin’s metal work and consignment from other artists.
Jack Gibson gallery
5107 Elliot Road, Garden Bay - 604-883-9010
Jack Gibson’s fine-art figurative, wildlife and native works are primarily cast in bronze. Offsite link: Jack Gibson Gallery.
Harbour Artists’ Gallery
Pender Harbour Cultural Centre, Madeira Park.
Members of the Harbour Artists (below) use this former Forestry building to display and sell their paintings and occasional other works. Also see Pender Harbour Cultural Centre.
Motoko’s Fine Art
4590 Sinclair Bay Road, Garden Bay - 604-883-9472
Motoko Baum’s paintings; abstract, portrait and scenic. Offsite link: Motoko Art.
Pieceful Glass Canvas
Spriggs Road, Kleindale - 604-883-9464
Appointment only. Pauulet Hohn’s sculpture, casting and stained glass. Workshops offered.
Also See
Business Directory> Artists & Galleries
Organizations
Harbour Artists
This group, mostly painters, shares tips and techniques and sells their work at the Harbour Artists Gallery at the Pender Harbour Cultural Centre. Call 604-883-2807.
Pender Harbour Digital Junkies
Digital is optional at Pender Harbour’s first photography club, est. in 2006 to share knowledge, swap gear and arrange local photo expeditions. Call Myrtle Winchester, 604-883-0010. Offsite link: Pender Harbour images on Flickr.
Piecemakers, Pender Harbour Piecemakers
This quilting guild holds meetings twice monthly to share projects, ideas and supplies. Talented members have won impressive awards over the years, and the group regularly donate works for local fundraisers. Call 604-883-9385.
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