March 14 - 19     Victoria Sketch Club........ Glenlyon Norfolk Gymnasium
April 5 - 18          Coffee Shop Gallery  ....... Cedar Hill Rec Centre
May 20 - 21         Saanich Peninsular Arts & Crafts Show......Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney
July 1 - 30           Moka House Coffee Shop, Fishermans Wharf
Aug 1 - 30           Oak Bay Marina Restaurant
Oct 1 - 30            Coast Harborside Hotel, Lobby & Restaurant

 How $7 admission or $12 for a 3 day pass. Free parking

Fashion-Related Art Wanted for Bay Centre Window Display!
The CACGV is seeking 2D art to display in an upper-level window display at The Bay Centre immediately. Art will preferably have a fashion or beauty related theme. There is no fee for participation. Interested artists should contact coordinator@cacgv.ca for more details. 
CACGV Office Hours: Wednesdays from 11:00am-5:00pm, please make an appointment to ensure staff availability

Sunday August 14th 2016
11am - 4.30pm
On Hampshire Road, between Oak Bay Avenue and Cranmore Road
​A proud part of Oak Bay Arts and Culture Week.
Oak Bay Community Artists Society says: Our purpose is to encourage new and established artists of Oak Bay to join together in promoting visual arts awareness in the community.
Live Music by Two Among Friends.

The Sooke Fine Arts Show is located at SEAPARC Leisure Complex · 2168 Phillips Road, Sooke, BC. 
Go to their website www.sookefinearts.com/events
to see the calendar and dates for artists in residence. 

Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge 2016by Opus Art Supplies Seasoned plein air painters & novice artists who love the great outdoors. Groups of friends looking for a creative activity & families celebrating spring a painting picnic. You are all invited to the Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge on Sunday, May 15, 10am - 6pm!

Sandy Says:
​"It’s always an honour to show with the Victoria Chapter of the Federation of Canadian Artists in their Juried Spring Exhibition.  
The piece I have showing is a land/ seascape. A change of subject matter for me and is fitting for Spring with my branching out. 
The show will be held at The Coast Collective Art Gallery at Westridge Landing. #103- 381 Wale Road, Colwood and runs fromApril 6th to the 17th. 
The Gallery hours are: Wednesday- Sunday from 11 – 5 pm. 
There will be a Meet The Artists Reception on Sunday, April 10th from 2 – 4 pm. I will be there and would be delighted to see you if you come by! "
 
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 Message from MarIiana Buch: I am Oak Bay Recreation’s new Arts & Culture Programmer. As part of the Friends of Uplands Park (FOUP) annual Camas Day event, we would like to invite your members to come out for a Plein Air Paint In in Uplands Park on Sunday May 1.  Join us for a fun afternoon in an inspiring setting during Camas flower season.
*Please have interested artists RSVP to me directly and I can answer any questions.
 Details:
Camas Day Inspiration
Sunday May 1, 2016
Artists Welcome at 12:00 PM at the Main Stage. Event runs until 4:00 PM.
Uplands Park, “grassy meadow” (Main Entrance at Cattle Point off of Beach Drive).
 Artists are asked to arrive just before Noon with their own easel, chair or other sketching/painting set up. Artists will be introduced at the Main Stage at Noon and can then set up their stations anywhere in “grassy meadow”. This area is quite obvious, but if artists would like to work elsewhere in the park, they should ask onsite coordinator, Margaret Lidkea for where they can go as the park contains a number of endangered plant species. There is no tenting for artists. Please dress for the weather.
 
No art sales are allowed in the park, but artists can promote their work. This is an opportunity to interact with public, demonstrate their process and enjoy the park. There are a number of events scheduled for the day and it will be busy with displays from FOUP, Community Association of Oak Bay, Brighton Path Volunteers, presentations by Oak Bay High School students, Native Plant Tours with FOUP botanists, a Marine Foreshore Tour by Jacques Sirois and a Bird Walk with Geoffrey Newell at Cattle Point and a station where children can try painting and drawing "en plein air" with various media.  
 
Please forward interested artists to me and I will follow up with them directly.
Thank you,
 
Marlaina Buch
Arts & Culture Programmer
Recreation Oak Bay, 1975 Bee St. Victoria, BC V8R 5E6
Email – MBuch@oakbay.ca