Announcing the 2026 GASP! Grant Recipients
Congratulations to all the GASP! award winners and we look forward to hearing the success of your projects. Thank you for all your contributions to the arts on Gabriola. And thank you to all those who submitted applications for grants this year but whom we were unable to support; there is a limited amount of funding available. But it is thanks to all the members of the Gabriola Arts Council that we are able to continue this program and support the 11 winners this year. Your commitment to the Gabriola Arts Council and the GASP! grant funding is very much appreciated.
2026 GASP! recipients and submissions:
- Brendalee Astells — professional development in arts business practices
- Larisa Bothma — Therapeutic Arts Practitioner Certificate training
- Nic Cooper — materials for drawing exhibition I’m Drawn to You
- NEAVV / Brooke Harris — studio recording session at The Noise Floor
- Lisa Hunting — tuition support for BA Fine Arts studies at VIU
- Mars Kurek — harp maintenance
- Janet Miller — participation in the 2026 Sage Hill Non-Fiction Writing Workshop
- Bobbi Rose O’Brien — instrument maintenance
- Rachel St-Hilaire — professional development for handmade jewelry practice
- Jason Stovall — curated exhibition presentation at Montigny Contemporary (Ottawa, 2026)
- Val Whissel — voice instruction and training
GASP! Award-winners from left: Nic Cooper, Brendalee Astells, NEAVV/Brooke Harris, Bobbi Rose O’Brien, Val Whissel, and Jason Stovall. Front row, from left: Lottie Stone Anderson, GAC Board Member, and Chelsea Rushton, GAC Program Manager, from the GASP! selection committee. Photograph by Corinne Flaws.
