James Bay Community Market

Meet us at the James Bay Community Market Saturdays – May 7th through Sept. 24th     The James Bay Market is a vibrant community farmers market located at the corner of Menzies and Superior Street in the heart of James Bay. You will still find yourself surrounded by a bounty of fresh local produce and farm goods, beautiful and unique artisan crafts and fresh ready-to-eat foods.

• the corner of Menzies and Superior, British Columbia, V8V 1T7

Robert Bateman: Heart & Home Exhibit

The Robert Bateman: Heart & Home exhibit illuminates the inspirations, connections and soul of an artist steeped in nature. The collection is comprised of extraordinary artwork and pieces, some never-before-seen and meant for an audience of one. It captures the intimate occasions of birthdays, holidays, and the love that Robert Bateman shares with his close family and friends. Just like captur

• 470 Belleville St, Victoria, British Columbia, V8V 1W9

Out of Place; Solo exhibition by Connie Morey

Out of Place delves into the relationships between the ground beneath our feet and the roofs over our heads. Through sculpture, photography and stop-motion projection, artist Connie Michele Morey explores ecological displacement (a colonial separation from the earth as home) and its impact on labour and housing dislocation. The exhibition grows out of tensions embodied in the artist’s mixed settle

• 630 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1K9

MurMur: Julianna Joos and Wendy Duffield

The two-artist exhibit “MurMur” intends to make visible the intangible, the physical representation of our heartbeats, breath and even the presence of our souls on our loved ones. Julianna Joos is a Canadian professional artist who lives and works in Montréal; she has been a practising printmaker and textile artist for forty years. She has completed a Maîtrise ès arts (M.F.A.) from Université

• 1035 Alston St, Victoria, British Columbia, V9A 3S6

Joshua Watts at the Victoria Arts Council Sept 9 - Oct 30 2022

Review: http://www.artopenings.ca/joshua-watts.html   Debut solo exhibition by Ha’wilh Way’anis Joshua Watts Accompanied by Welcome Song, a poem by Linnea Jericho.

• 1800 Store Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 3S1

Robert Youds: handmade velvet satellite

Opening Friday, September 9, 7pm   Deluge Contemporary Art 636 Yates Street, Victoria BC 250 385 3327 | deluge.ca Wed to Sat, 12 to 5pm   In making art, it’s not that I have nothing to say, rather, I choose to say nothing—preferring the artwork find you, the viewer, held between the spatial complexity/absorption of not knowing.   Thi

• 636 YATES ST, VICTORIA, British Columbia, V8W 1L3

Storied Bodies

In her new solo exhibition of paintings and — for the first time — multiple sculptures, Gabriela Hirt explores how unconscious memory is lodged in our bodies, and what it does to our relationships.   Drawing from personal inquiry, the Victoria artist unpacks her own biases and ignorance as a white settler living on Turtle Island.  At a time when many are beginning to acknowledge how deeply we

• Gage Gallery, 19 Bastion Square, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W1J1

The Victoria Arion Male Choir Welcome New Singers

Attention all Male Singers   The Victoria Arion Male Choir is one of the newest choirs in Victoria, BC. In the summer of 2018, the Arion Male Voice Choir (founded 1892) and the Victoria Male Voice Choir (1907) chose to unite into a new choir. The two choirs came to the realization that they could better fulfill their dreams of being “a community of men singing for health and joy” as one

• Cordova Bay United Church, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Y 1J9

Start Here: Kiyooka, Nakamura, Takashima, Tanabe

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022 - JANUARY 22, 2023 Curated by Bryce Kanbara, Guest Curator, Graham Gallery “This exhibition is an introduction to the work and importance of four nisei (second generation Japanese Canadian) artists born in the latter half of the 1920s. Despite the challenge of making productive lives and fitting into Canadian society, which faced all Japanese Canadians at that time, Ro

• 1040 Moss Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8V 4P1

Mary Anne Molcan at the Chapel Gallery

Preview: http://www.artopenings.ca/mary-molcan.html   In a two-person show with Marilyn Walker September 16 - October 2, 2022 Opening September 16, 6:00-8:00 Artist talks at 6:30

• 600 Richmond Road,, Victoria V8S 3Y7, British Columbia, V8S 3Y7

Modern Square Dance Lessons

Learn Modern Square Dancing Sunday nights from September to March. First 2 lessons free Dance for the Health of It! Dancing is fun and burns lots of calories. Modern Square Dancing is: *A combined mental and physical workout. *A great way to meet new people and have lots of fun. *A cooperative sport where all work together to execute a series of calls in time with the music and caller.

• 4516 West Saanich Road, Victoria, British Columbia, V8Z 3G4

The Avenue Gallery – Feature Artist – Lorna Dockstader

"Recent hikes through a forest reminded me of time spent walking through the Douglas firs in Cathedral Grove. I loved the way the light filtered through their tops, and behind their trunks and branches. The branches created a dark tracery around the shades of light, creating the impression of stained glass. This is how it felt inside a west coast forest." Lorna Dockstader   The Avenue Ga

Piers

Piers is a group exhibition showing contemporary artwork ranging across media by 18 artists spanning generations, nationalities, and backgrounds, exploring how artists’ practices change through teaching, learning, and mentorship. Artists:  Katie Bethune-Leamen Cedric Bomford Lauren Brinson Yan Wen Chang Megan Dickie Laura Dutton Annika Eriksson Daniel Laskarin James Legaspi

• 630 Yates St., Victoria, BC, V8W 1K9

The Avenue Gallery – Feature Artist – A & R Jewellery

Angela and Ryan Rosenberg of A & R Jewellery have been creating jewellery together since 2007. Their one-of-a-kind wearable art is handcrafted exclusively in Argentium Silver and authentic Gemstones. Every piece of jewellery begins with a design concept. Great attention is taken to blend design and functionality ensuring that each piece ‘sits’ correctly and endures the test of time.  

WOOD, COPPER & STEEL

RICHELLE OSBORNE & DAVID SMITH exploring the third dimension In their return visit to fortune gallery they have collaborated again to present a display of three dimensional sculptures, an eyeful journey into the integration of exotic hard woods, copper, steel, plexiglass and paint complimented with finishing touches of light and shadow.  They invite you to step into the gallery to en

• 537 Fisgard Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1R3

Victoria Festival of Authors

The largest and liveliest celebration of books and booklovers, Victoria Festival of Authors (VFA) is celebrating seven years this fall. From September 28 to October 2nd, VFA will host 30 authors, taking part in 11 offerings including panels, readings and conversations with authors at indoor and outdoor venues around Victoria. With land and environmental concerns being forefront in the minds of

• Victoria, British Columbia

City Talks: "Climate Change and the City Region: Seattle in Metropolitan Context"

Join us for the first talk in the Fall 2022 series of the City Talks by urban scholar Yonn Dierwechter on "Climate Change and the City Region: Seattle in Metropolitan Context." This event is free and open to the public, located at the Legacy Gallery in downtown Victoria, BC (630 Yates St.). For more details, see: https://www.facebook.com/events/768673994424420/?ref=newsfeed

• 630 Yates Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8W 1K9

Piers Opening Reception

Join us for the opening of Piers, a group exhibition showing contemporary artwork ranging across media by 18 artists spanning generations, nationalities, and backgrounds, exploring how artists’ practices change through teaching, learning, and mentorship. Light refreshments provided and cash bar available.   Image: James Legaspi, still from magnolia, 2020.

• 630 Yates Street, Victoria, BC, V8W 1K9

The Laundry Room at Goward House

Preview: http://www.artopenings.ca/laundry.html   The Laundry Room: Airing our Linens This exhibition brings together three talented fibre artists at historic Goward House. Visitors to the heritage home and senior’s centre will delight in the almost 60 unique textile-based creations. Included are installations of antique laundry artifacts such as irons and sewing machines.

• 2495 Arbutus Road, ,, Victoria, British Columbia, V8N 1V9