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Matriarchs Uprising 4-Day Indigenous Dance Festival

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

Free – $35
Featured Featured Event Series MATRIARCHS UPRISING

MATRIARCHS UPRISING Dance Performance

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

$5 – $35

25th Anniversary Festival

ArtSpring - Lobby 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

Featured Featured Event Series 25th Anniversary Celebration April 17-21

Closing Celebration!

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 […]

$5 – $20
Event Series Stagecoach Theatre presents The Enchanted Bookshop

Stagecoach Theatre presents The Enchanted Bookshop

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

$15 – $20

Vetta Presents: Schubertiade with Angela Cheng (Concert 5)

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

$20 – $25

Lobby Exhibition: Hannah Spray, Photographer

ArtSpring - Lobby 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

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IAN THOMAS: PAST and PRESENT

ArtSpring - Gallery 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, Canada

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 […]

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Opening Reception: Ian Thomas Exhibition

ArtSpring - Gallery 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, Canada

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 […]

Event Series Viva Chorale! presents Earth Voices

Viva Chorale! presents Earth Voices

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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. […]

$5 – $25
Featured Featured Event Series Ian Thomas Exhibition May 4-26

Poetry Reading Night: Ian Thomas Exhibition

ArtSpring - Gallery 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, Canada

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 […]

Event Series Good Company presents The Venus Conundrum

Good Company presents The Venus Conundrum

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

$10 – $30
Featured Featured Event Series Walkabout with Ian Thomas

Walkabout with Ian Thomas

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.  

100+ Women Who Care

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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. […]

Event Series GISPA: Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time

GISPA presents Curious Incident of the Dog at Night-Time

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

$15

Community Dance Performance presented by GISS Dance

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

$8 – $18

MAKANA YOUTH CHOIRS CONCERT

ArtSpring - Theatre 100 Jackson Avenue, Salt Spring Island, BC, Canada

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 […]

$2 – $10