Featuring the return of Ariel Barnes, cello and Jose Franch-Ballester, clarinet, we bring you music by Brahms, Messiaen and Canadian composer Joan Mackey that explores the edges of time. John Mackey Breakdown Tango Johannes Brahms Clarinet Trio in A minor, Opus 114 Olivier Messiaen Quartet for the End of Time Jane Hayes, piano Jose Franch-Ballester, […]
Mar 13 | Incorporating beautifully handcrafted puppets and an original pop/rock musical score, Cementland comes to life as two enigmatic garbage collectors tell the story of a very special boy whose singular wish is to find a TREASURE! One day, the boy discovers a rusty tin box packed with colorful envelopes and an old wrinkled […]
Backbeat Presents The Cavalcade of Stars – A complete 60’s music experience! BUY TICKETS Backbeat Entertainment, in conjunction with RM Productions, is proud to present The 60’s Cavalcade of Stars – the greatest decade in music recreated! A live multi-media celebration, featuring the music of 6 of the world's greatest musical groups, lovingly performed by BackBeat, […]
Backbeat Presents The Cavalcade of Stars – A Complete 60’s Music Experience! Backbeat Entertainment, in conjunction with RM Productions, is proud to present The 60’s Cavalcade of Stars – the greatest decade in music recreated! A live multi-media celebration, featuring the music of 6 of the world's greatest musical groups, lovingly performed by BackBeat, Canada's most […]
New Community Roundtable Speaker Series presents the pre-history of ArtSpring As ArtSpring readies to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of opening its doors this April, over a decade of petitioning, fundraising, coordinating, and building occurred in the community leading up to that big day. Come learn more about the “pre-history of ArtSpring” at this panel discussion […]
BURLESQUE COMES TO THE ISLAND! Chai Tease, Salt Spring Island born and raised, is bringing her burlesque company from Victoria, BC to her hometown! Come watch her dance the night away with her sisters in stripping, Jacqueline Daniels, Tommy Tricker and Ginger Vicious, and our favourite drag daddy, Oliver Clozoff! Come explore the world of […]
Join Sue Newman for an adventure into the world of musical theatre and what it is to become a “triple threat”! Acting! Singing! Dancing! Throughout the course, the group will not […]
Mar 22 | Join us for music that excites the heart and feeds the soul! Payadora is an award-winning ensemble who performs its own arrangements of a core repertoire drawing from Argentinian/ Uruguayan traditions (tangos, milongas, waltzes, and folk music such as the Zamba and chacarera,) as well as original songs inspired by that tradition. […]
ROMÉO ET JULIETTE | Charles Gounod | Sat Mar 23 | 9:55am FINAL OPERA OF THE SEASON! Two singers at the height of their powers—soprano Nadine Sierra and tenor Benjamin Bernheim—come together as the star-crossed lovers in Gounod’s Shakespeare adaptation, with Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium to conduct one of the repertoire’s most romantic scores. Bartlett […]
In the SSI Spring Break filmmaker camp with John-David Hutchison; students (ages 10-16) will explore the full action-packed experience of movie making from an independent perspective, and will delve into […]
Prior to Shay Kuebler's dazzling dance production of "Momentum of Isolation" at ArtSpring on March 27, dancer/choreographer and Salt Spring favourite will sit down at Salt Spring Coffee with café […]
Mar 27 | A strong and iconic voice from Vancouver, the dynamic Shay Kuebler returns with a poignant and virtuosic piece that delves into the pain of solitude. In today’s world, isolation—a theme that has inspired Kuebler since 2018, when he learned that the UK had appointed a Minister for Loneliness—has taken on a whole […]
For ArtSpring’s 25th anniversary Seth Berkowitz was commissioned to create a Lobby Art installation celebrating ArtSpring’s history over the past 25+ years. By creating 12 printed panels, representing notices and posters attached to the plywood hoarding often found around construction sites, a series of digital collages are installed in ArtSpring’s lobby for the April festivities. […]
You are invited to celebrate contemporary Indigenous dance as Matriarchs Uprising takes over ArtSpring for an exciting multi-day series of events that brings together Indigenous female choreographers who are nurturing the art of contemporary dance and weaving stories of transformation. Take part in the artist-led Talking Truths circle conversation and tea social to glean deeper […]
Sat Apr 13 | Experience an unforgettable evening performance of Indigenous dance presenting three original choreographies by dancers Beany John (“The Awakening,”) Yvonne Chartrand (“Eagle Spirit,”) and “Carriers & Keepers of the Ancestral Portals” by Beany John and Sophie Dow. In a recent update to the programming, Friday night will now feature Matriarchs Uprising's Indigi-Dance […]
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 […]
