The 25th Anniversary celebrations begin with a bang and an Opening Celebration to remember. The evening begins with a literal chorus of community voices as 70 members of seven community choirs combine to kick off the show. Salt Spring's Super Group. A giant choir of Viva Chorale!, Salt Spring Singers, Women of Note, United Church […]

Max Wyman: Why, for Whom, and How Much Do the Arts Matter? Apr 18 | Who better to engage in a conversation about these questions than Max Wyman who appears as part of ArtSpring’s 25th Anniversary Celebration. The Salt Spring Forum, in partnership with ArtSpring, welcomes Max Wyman who for more than forty years has […]

Making Cordage w/ Natural Materials Salt Spring Basketry Guild members will teach you how to make cordage (very thin rope) from a wide variety of natural materials. Think leaves (daffodil, iris, crocosmia), barks (willow, cedar), grasses (sisal, miscanthus). Participants are invited to drop by and try your hand at this age-old technique. There will be […]

Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance Workshop with Sue Newman Who are your top five Broadway stars? What do you do when you hear the phrase, “jazz hands”? Where did you put your old tap shoes? When was the last time you thought you’d like to OWN a pair of tap shoes? Why is the shower the […]

The Writer's Process: A Creative Writing Workshop with Angelo Rosso A creative writing workshop that dives into the craft of writing and engages the spark of inspiration that brings great work to life. Led by prompts, the first hour explores the writing process and group sharing. In the second hour we will articulate our creative […]

Open Stage with Rough and Tumble House band Rough and Tumble are in the house as we open the theatre and the mic (just like open mic nights) for performers, poets, speakers, comedians, and musicians who feel the call to jump on stage and share their talent. Between 5:00-6:30pm, 10-minutes slots are available for those […]

Come by to have your face or body made into a work of art by Annie Delorme. April 18 6:30-8:00 (pre Community Dance Party) April 20 3:30-5:00 (Saturday fun for adults, kids, and families!)

Join us for ArtSpring's first Community Finger Food Potluck and Dance Party in our main gallery featuring Everyday People and face and body art by Annie Delorme. 6:30-8:00pm -- Potluck and Face Painting. Contribute and share snacks and mingle with your neighbours. Simply bring a snack dish or finger food dish to share.  Dishes can […]

Artis Ari Lazer on Salt Spring Island by Photographer.Kris Krüg The Seed of Creation: Sacred Geometry and the Living Language of Nature As delightfully improbable as it might seem, a handful of simple geometric shapes underpin the forms of the natural world. Our bodies are built from these proportions. Our minds are wired to perceive […]

Jane Coop Recital Apr 19 | Esteemed Canadian pianist Jane Coop is back for a special recital to commemorate ArtSpring’s 25th Anniversary on the very grand piano she advised on so many years ago. Join us for a beautiful hour-long recital of Beethoven, Chopin, Ravel, and Debussy. Coop is one of Canada’s most prominent and […]

Keita Kanazashi, Taiko player with Chie Hanawa, Shamisen player      

Pull up a chair and colour, paint, make crafts, and express yourself. An open drop-by place with supervision for kids to explore their creativity while parents can take in a lecture, workshop, or performance.    

Artist Neacol Miller will be working outside behind the gallery to show off the art of glass sculpting.

A sneak peak of Stagecoach Theatre's upcoming April production of Enchanted Bookshop at ArtSpring! StageCoach is a registered charity that runs a children's theatre school on Salt Spring Island. The school was started in the summer of 1999 by Simon Henson, Lynda Jensen and Margaret Jardine, and since the spring of 2000, has produced a […]

Come try your hand at water colour painting with the Salt Spring Painters Guild and make your own water colour trading card. Tables set up in the gallery.  

Folk roots singer songwriter Marianne Grittani w/ Rose Birney "As a performing songwriter, I aim to connect with my audience on an emotional level. That's the full circle moment – when the creative journey that started as a solitary endeavour completes itself with the sharing of what came out of it, and having it land. […]

19 Strings 19 Strings are a 4 piece Canadian eclectic new-grass-styled band raised here on Salt Spring Island, BC. Born from many a long night playing music around the kitchen table, the band features brothers William and Charles Acken, Kai Barrette – the brother from another mother — and vocalist Georgia Acken. Their unique brand […]

SOLD OUT. THANK YOU SALT SPRING. Jim Cuddy Headlines Special 25th Anniversary Celebration Weekend with Opening Act Salome Cullen. ArtSpring is proud to present a signature performance by Canadian treasure Jim Cuddy and his Jim Cuddy Band as a fundraising benefit for ArtSpring during our 25th Anniversary Celebration Festival (April 17-20, 2024.) As one half […]

An UnDutiful Daughter: Readings from Wendy Judith Cutler, Playwright, and Cast "An UnDutiful Daughter, which premiered in July 2022 at Beaver Point Hall for a 4-day successful run, portrays conflicts within an upper middle-class Jewish family as the daughter comes into political and sexual awakening as a lesbian feminist during the turbulent 1970s and 1980s. […]

Pull up a chair and colour, paint, craft, and express your creativity. A supervised activity table that also enables parents to take in a lecture, workshop, or performance elsewhere in the building.

Shakespeare's "mini" Wake with Chris Humphries and actors. A "juke box" show of the Bard's greatest hits. "A resident for 13 years, I have been involved in different aspects of the island's creative life. As novelist and playwright I have given workshops and readings. As actor, director and producer I have worked with various Island […]

Edgar Hann & Em Walker with Adam Hubler, an East Coast Music trio. "I (Marilyn who plays music as Em) have been a homeowner on SSI for almost 30 years and have lived here year round since I retired as a university professor in the Maritimes. My ancestry is English, Welsh, Irish. Edgar Hann moved […]

Chinese Tea Ceremony with Jennifer Maksymetz, Tea Mistress (Outside at the meadow's stone table, weather permitting. Drop by for tea and conversation.) Jennifer (Tea Mistress) has been studying tea and practicing Gongfu tea ceremony since 2000. While living in Taiwan, she was introduced to tea culture through her tea aficionado Taiwanese ‘family’. She has auspiciously […]

SSI Weavers & Spinners Guild members demonstrate processing and spinning island fibres. Salt Spring Spinners and Weavers demonstrate fibre processing – a mini sheep-to-shawl focusing on the use of SSI fibres (wool for sure and maybe alpaca). People are invited to drop-by to try spinning some yarn and incorporating it into the weaving. 1pm - […]

Blair Francis: Acoustic, Folk, Spanish Guitar & Reggae "My name is Blair Francis, and I am a Salt Spring based singer-songwriter who uses my music and lyrics to uplift and awaken the hearts and souls of my fellow spiritual brothers and sisters all around the world. I've lived on SSI for 10 years now, and […]

Ojinika Glass Blowing Demo with Naomi Mbanefo 2:00-4:00 outside

Joanna & Tobin, Piano & Vocal Duo "My partner and I are a music group, voice & piano, based here on Salt Spring Island. Our music is often described as melancholic, dreamy, introspective and emotive. We love to play music that others can relate to and interpret in their own way. As well as give […]

Come by to have your face or body made into a work of art by Annie Delorme. April 18 6:30-8:00 (pre Community Dance Party) April 20 3:30-5:00 (Saturday fun for adults, kids, and families!)

Jazz, blues, folk, and rock with modern sound design. "I’m a musician whose work runs the gamut between the singer songwriter and experimental electronic music worlds. My work attempts to tie the past and present together by balancing wry, lyrical songwriting that references jazz, blues, folk and rock music, with nuanced modern sound design. Prior […]

Shelder the Electric Clam Fish -- Michelle Footz 4-piece band "I am the director for the music programs at GISS as well as Swing Shift Big Band. I grew up on Mayne Island, and went to GISS as a high school student, where I first started writing and arranging my own music as part of […]

SOLD OUT. THANK YOU SALT SPRING. Jim Cuddy Headlines Special 25th Anniversary Celebration Weekend with Opening Act Salome Cullen. ArtSpring is proud to present a signature performance by Canadian treasure Jim Cuddy and his Jim Cuddy Band as a fundraising benefit for ArtSpring during our 25th Anniversary Celebration Festival (April 17-20, 2024.) As one half […]