Art

Last year Snaw-naw-as artist Grace Edwards painted a mural in downtown Lantzville. This year the district is once again asking artists to submit proposals for public art. (Bulletin file photo)

Lantzville aiming to add more public art to village core

For second year district asking artist to submit proposals for outdoor art

Last year Snaw-naw-as artist Grace Edwards painted a mural in downtown Lantzville. This year the district is once again asking artists to submit proposals for public art. (Bulletin file photo)
Artisans’ Studio member Sue Williams adjusts the display in the front window showing off items available for raffle as the studio celebrates 45 years. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo’s artist-run Artisans’ Studio celebrates 45th anniversary

Art works to be raffled off as group acknowledges milestone

Artisans’ Studio member Sue Williams adjusts the display in the front window showing off items available for raffle as the studio celebrates 45 years. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)
Artist and UBC art instructor Samuel Roy-Bois with some of his artwork in Kelowna, British Columbia. Photography by Lia Crowe

Artist Samuel Roy-Bois on story and the built environment

Exploring architecture and space with sculpture, installation and sound

  • Jul 28, 2021
Artist and UBC art instructor Samuel Roy-Bois with some of his artwork in Kelowna, British Columbia. Photography by Lia Crowe
Vancouver artist Steve Brekelmans’s installation The Tallest Vessels is one of the contemporary contributions to the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s exhibition We Do Not Work Alone, a show highlighting the pottery in the gallery’s collection. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo Art Gallery delves into pottery collection for latest exhibition

Works from the ’60s to modern day on display in ‘We Do Not Work Alone’

Vancouver artist Steve Brekelmans’s installation The Tallest Vessels is one of the contemporary contributions to the Nanaimo Art Gallery’s exhibition We Do Not Work Alone, a show highlighting the pottery in the gallery’s collection. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo potter Joe Lyons presents ‘Permanence Resonance’ at Nanaimo Ceramic Arts Studio and Gallery from July 30 to Aug. 15. (Photo courtesy Lindsay Ford)

Nanaimo potter gets vulnerable in new collaborative exhibition

Joe Lyons presents ‘Permanence Resonance’ at Nanaimo Ceramic Arts Studio and Gallery

Nanaimo potter Joe Lyons presents ‘Permanence Resonance’ at Nanaimo Ceramic Arts Studio and Gallery from July 30 to Aug. 15. (Photo courtesy Lindsay Ford)
A totem pole by carver Noel Brown of Snuneymuxw and Kwagulth First Nations, seen here as as rough sketch, is coming to Spirit Square at Maffeo Sutton Park. (Images courtesy City of Nanaimo)

Nanaimo’s new welcoming totem pole to cost $50,000 more than expected

City now contributing $100,000 to project to bring totem pole to Maffeo Sutton Park

A totem pole by carver Noel Brown of Snuneymuxw and Kwagulth First Nations, seen here as as rough sketch, is coming to Spirit Square at Maffeo Sutton Park. (Images courtesy City of Nanaimo)
A mural containing the phrase ‘make Abbotsford great again’ was created without the approval of the Downtown Abbotsford Business Association. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

‘Make Abbotsford great again’ – artist includes phrase on mural without approval

Abbotsford Downtown Business Association allows unapproved mural to take shape downtown

A mural containing the phrase ‘make Abbotsford great again’ was created without the approval of the Downtown Abbotsford Business Association. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
A mural containing the phrase ‘make Abbotsford great again’ was created without the approval of the Downtown Abbotsford Business Association. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)

‘Make Abbotsford great again’: Downtown mural used unapproved content

‘Make Abbotsford great again’ slogan included on Bob Bos mural was not approved by ADBA

A mural containing the phrase ‘make Abbotsford great again’ was created without the approval of the Downtown Abbotsford Business Association. (Ben Lypka/Abbotsford News)
Sculptor Russell Papp stands in his backyard in the doorway to his artist studio. Don Denton photograph

Master of the creative

Sculptor and designer Russell Papp

  • Jul 19, 2021
Sculptor Russell Papp stands in his backyard in the doorway to his artist studio. Don Denton photograph
Lys Glassford and Lauren Semple of Humanity in Art (from left) painted their Pride mural on the side of the A&B Sound building in 2018. After it was vandalized earlier this month the duo raised more than $5,000 to replace it with a new, permanent mural. (Bulletin file photo)

Defaced Pride mural in Nanaimo to be replaced after more than $5,000 raised

Mural and rainbow crosswalk defaced with black paint earlier this month

Lys Glassford and Lauren Semple of Humanity in Art (from left) painted their Pride mural on the side of the A&B Sound building in 2018. After it was vandalized earlier this month the duo raised more than $5,000 to replace it with a new, permanent mural. (Bulletin file photo)
Ceramic artist Ed Oldfield kneels next to his current raku pottery display at the Qualicum Arts Supply and Gallery, July 5, 2021. (Mandy Moraes photo)

Hidden treasures: Artist encourages people to find his raku pottery pieces across Vancouver Island

Ed Oldfield currently has work on display at Qualicum Arts Supply and Gallery

Ceramic artist Ed Oldfield kneels next to his current raku pottery display at the Qualicum Arts Supply and Gallery, July 5, 2021. (Mandy Moraes photo)
Nanaimo painter Patricia Mansell presents her latest exhibit, Naturally Wild, at Art 10 Gallery from now until the end of July. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo painter presents portraits of Island wildlife at Art 10 Gallery

Patricia Mansell’s exhibit ‘Naturally Wild’ continues until end of July

Nanaimo painter Patricia Mansell presents her latest exhibit, Naturally Wild, at Art 10 Gallery from now until the end of July. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)
Nanaimo sculptor Joel Prevost will unveil his new series of dog busts at his second annual Outdoor Garden Sculpture Show at Vancouver Island Sculpting Studio July 10 and 11. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo sculptor to unveil series of dog busts in backyard art exhibition

Joel Prevost’s outdoor garden sculpture show back at Vancouver Island Sculpting Studio

Nanaimo sculptor Joel Prevost will unveil his new series of dog busts at his second annual Outdoor Garden Sculpture Show at Vancouver Island Sculpting Studio July 10 and 11. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)
Artist Sebastian Abboud created designs to cover electrical boxes on Chapel, Dunsmuir and Skinner streets in downtown Nanaimo. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)

Utility boxes in Nanaimo covered in artwork to combat graffiti

City enlists three local artists to create designs for six downtown hydro boxes

Artist Sebastian Abboud created designs to cover electrical boxes on Chapel, Dunsmuir and Skinner streets in downtown Nanaimo. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)
A reproduction of Vancouver Island master carver Carey Newman’s installation The Witness Blanket is on display at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library until Sept. 30. (Photo courtesy Vancouver Island Regional Library)

Art installation examining residential school era comes to Nanaimo library

‘The Witness Blanket’ makes first B.C. appearance of three-year cross-country tour

A reproduction of Vancouver Island master carver Carey Newman’s installation The Witness Blanket is on display at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library until Sept. 30. (Photo courtesy Vancouver Island Regional Library)
Nanaimo Art Gallery art education co-ordinator Yvonne Vander Kooi addresses Dazzle Camouflage members Tori Djakovic, Teagan MacLean and Eila and Asuka King (from right) in the gallery’s ArtLab studio. (Photo courtesy Sean Fenzl)

Nanaimo Art Gallery resumes fully in-person programming as restrictions ease

Dazzle Camouflage youth art immersion summer program seeking applications

Nanaimo Art Gallery art education co-ordinator Yvonne Vander Kooi addresses Dazzle Camouflage members Tori Djakovic, Teagan MacLean and Eila and Asuka King (from right) in the gallery’s ArtLab studio. (Photo courtesy Sean Fenzl)
Emily Carr’s 1939 forest scene, “Tossed by the Wind,” is shown in this handout image. A mature-period canvas by Emily Carr fetched more than $3 million at a Toronto auction, making it one of the most valuable works by the artist to come to market. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Heffel Fine Art Auction House-Ward Bastian *MANDATORY CREDIT*

Emily Carr canvas fetches $3 million at auction, some major works go unsold

‘Tossed by the Wind’ hammered down for $3.1 million — roughly twice its pre-sale estimate

Emily Carr’s 1939 forest scene, “Tossed by the Wind,” is shown in this handout image. A mature-period canvas by Emily Carr fetched more than $3 million at a Toronto auction, making it one of the most valuable works by the artist to come to market. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Heffel Fine Art Auction House-Ward Bastian *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Seth Rogen’s vibrant orange sculpture was sold for $7,000 above Vancouver Art Gallery’s initial estimation at auction Tuesday. June 15. (Heffel Fine Arts)

Vase made by Seth Rogen sells for $12,000 at Vancouver auction

The B.C.-born comedian has a new pot habit and it’s paying off

Seth Rogen’s vibrant orange sculpture was sold for $7,000 above Vancouver Art Gallery’s initial estimation at auction Tuesday. June 15. (Heffel Fine Arts)
Nanaimo artist Melissa Anderson has paintings on display at White Rabbit Coffee Co. for the next month. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)

Nanaimo painter showcases coastal Island views in first exhibit in two years

Melissa Anderson presents ‘Seascapes’ oil painting exhibit at White Rabbit Coffee Co.

Nanaimo artist Melissa Anderson has paintings on display at White Rabbit Coffee Co. for the next month. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)
Lauren Semple is the new general manager of the OV Arts Centre, formerly the Harbour City Theatre. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)

Harbour City Theatre undergoes renovations, re-opening as ‘OV Arts Centre’

Longtime GM Dean Chadwick retiring, to be succeeded by artist Lauren Semple

Lauren Semple is the new general manager of the OV Arts Centre, formerly the Harbour City Theatre. (Josef Jacobson/News Bulletin)