Isle of the Arts Festival
march 30th – april 9, 2023
The Isle of the Arts (IoTA) is a celebration of creating. Artists lead workshops on topics from song writing to encaustic, from silver smithing to drumming. Evening events round out each day for a full and engaging festival over 10 days.
Cultivate Festival
July 1-9, 2023
Cultivate Festival is a celebration of theatre, music and art held in early summer. Musicians and theatre companies come from far and wide to engage with audiences from Gabriola, Vancouver Island and beyond. Together we cultivate the arts.
thanksgiving studio tour
october 7-9, 2023
Studio Tour is the longest running art based event on Gabriola. Over 60 local artists open their studios to hundreds of art lovers over the Thanksgiving long weekend.
August 19, 2023
Kasahara Gabriola trust artist residency
applications currently closed
The Kasahara Gabriola Trust Residency provides a live/workspace on an inspirational and intimate island setting, allowing artists the opportunity to imagine, create, experiment, develop new ideas, and ultimately a new body of work. The residency is a self-directed retreat, with opportunity for professional development, while giving the local community access to a diverse range of arts practices, theories and experiences.
Healing Power of Art
ongoing program
Healing with art is a program based on the belief that the creative process and self-expression can help people develop insight into their situations—mental, emotional and physical.
GAC media
ongoing program
GAC Media represents a suite of offerings from workshops to equipment. A new program as of 2021 and includes video, audio, and photography. Community can take a course related to the different disciplines, secure equipment to adventure on their own, or book the Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre for some studio time.
Gabriola Arts & Heritage Centre
The Arts & Heritage Centre building at 476 South Road (adjacent to the Post Office) is a lovely spot for meetings, workshops, classes, performances, exhibits, private functions, and much more.
GAC creative directory
Meet over 90 artists and artisans of Gabriola, Mudge and DeCourcy Islands. Painters, Jewellers, Potters, Writers, Musicians, Sculptors, Glass Artists, Fiber Artists, Printmakers, Performers – and so much more! See their beautiful work, and shop local art online.