Apr 17-21 | Get ready for five days of performances, demonstrations, workshops, kids tables, speakers, exhibitions, dance parties, and concerts to celebrate the past, present, and future of arts and community at ArtSpring! Every inch of the property will be used -- from the theatre to the lobby, the gallery to the outside amphitheatre and […]
The Anniversary ends as it began - with celebration, community, and in this case, cake! Join us for an all-star local line-up of Oak & Bone, Makana Youth Choirs, Yael Wand, GISPA Dance students, the Jazz & Blues Society with Sue Newman, another special ArtSpring storyteller, and Billie Woods and El Jose to bring down […]
Celebrate the joy of reading in a fresh, family friendly way! The enormously popular children’s play, The Enchanted Bookshop, is now a musical! A Likely Story, an ordinary book shop by day, is a magical place each night. Thanks to a spell from the Book Fairy, the story book characters come alive after dark. Five […]
What better way to end our season than a concert of Schubert and Mozart with special guests, pianists Angela Cheng and Alvin Chow and the Vetta Chamber Players! Franz Schubert Fantasia in F minor, D.940 (Op. posth. 103) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet in E flat major, K 493 Franz Schubert Piano Quintet in A […]
Luminous Legacies: Captures of Eclectic Beauty An exhibition of imagery by Hannah Spray, an all-embracing photographer based on Salt Spring Island. Hannah has had the pleasure of capturing many different subjects in the past decade of life lived on this island. The eclectic display will include a collection of photos depicting a wide range of […]
Small Town Artillery Collective (STAC) is an original sextet from the Pacific Northwest, with hubs in Vancouver, Saltspring Island, Kaslo, Lillooet and Victoria. They play pretty good and often interesting rock and roll music. Leading the band is Tom "Tommy" van Deursen, Mateada's Artistic Director. On Violin & Vocal - and opening up the show […]
May 4-26 | ArtSpring is proud to present the work of artist Ian Thomas with a two-part exhibition as a celebration of his 46th year as an active member of Salt Spring Island's arts community. Curated by Margaret Day and Stefanie Denz, the “Past” is a retrospective of key moments drawn from a lifetime of […]
OPENING RECEPTION: May 4, 2:00-5:00pm | ArtSpring is proud to present the work of artist Ian Thomas with a two-part exhibition as a celebration of his 46th year as an active member of Salt Spring Island's arts community. Curated by Margaret Day and Stefanie Denz, the “Past” is a retrospective of key moments drawn from […]
Join Viva Chorale as the choir takes you to the sylvan dome of a woodland night, and feel voices on the wind as leaves descend to the forest floor. Canadian composers such as Tim Corlis, Stephen Chapman and Sheryl Sewepagaham offer interpretations of earth and forest, and our connection to the land and changing climate. […]
POETRY READING As part of the month-long Ian Thomas Exhibition, join us for a night of Poets for Poetry. Our Salt Spring poets will read and talk about work from their choice of one of Ian’s favourite poets and end with a piece of their own writing. MC'd by Murray Reiss. Diana Hayes — Pablo […]
A light-hearted and fun romp through the oldies featuring Ben E. King, The Flamingos, The Del Vikings, Peggy Lee, The Drifters, Carol King, James Brown, Nina Simone, Nat King Cole, Roy Orbison, Otis Redding, Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, The Searchers, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sam Cooke and others. Intermission and concession. If you were born […]
Join us for Ian’s Sunday walkabouts (May 12th and 19th) starting at 2 pm. Ian will personally guide guests through the exhibition, giving context to individual pieces and how they fit into his larger body of work either as a series or as part of an installation. There will be ample opportunity for Q&A.
Friday May 24, 2024 | Doors Open 6:30 | Presentations + Members Vote 7:00-8:00pm The 100 Women Who Care initiative was launched in 2006 as a simple, efficient, and effective collective fundraising model for charities. One hundred (or more) women each contribute $100 and vote for one of three nominated charities three times a year. […]
This production has been collectively composed, choreographed, and arranged by the students, under the direction of Jason Donaldson and Michelle Footz. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is a play by Simon Stephens, based on the novel by Mark Haddon. The play explores themes of differences and self actualization. Protagonist Christopher Boone […]
One night only! GISS Dance will host a Community Dance performance. Dancers in several programs on Salt Spring will perform their year-end dance pieces and offer the community a glimpse of the vibrant dance scene here on the island. The show will include students from Jen Soo’s Ballet class, Lara Raven’s Evolve Dance kids' classes […]
Sat Jun 1 | Come see the Makana Youth Choir in action with their end of term concert. These young singers from grades 2-9 will show you their enthusiasm and joy at the end of their second term. With a focus on teaching musical concepts such as harmony, tone and note reading, find out what […]
GISS Music Presents its semester-end show, featuring the Choir, Concert Band, Jazz Band, GISPA Music, and Guitar Class (complete with a surf-rock medley guitar ensemble extravaganza)! The perfect way to kick off the summer! 2 hours. Intermission. BUY TICKETS
Fusing Afro-Cuban roots with jazz, folk and global rhythms in songs about immigration, resistance and love, OKAN takes their name from the word for heart in their Afro-Cuban religion of Santeria. With vocals in Spanish, English and Spanglish, OKAN is led by the Cuban-born violinist and vocalist Elizabeth Rodriguez and percussionist and vocalist Magdelys Savigne, […]
