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June 24, 2026 06:00 PM 11:00 PM
This event began 2026-05-30 and repeats every day forever
11am - 4pm May 30 & 31
Again this year, a group of artists and creatives in the greater Fernwood area are opening their studios, homes and gardens to visitors. This year there are 20 locations in both Fernwood and Oaklands, featuring more than two dozen artists showing a wide variety of local art. There will be paintings, both abstract and realistic, ceramics, jewelry, garden art, printmaking, photography and collage. There’s even a roaming storyteller.
Since its beginning in 2008, this free, family-friendly event has welcomed guests who want to see and possibly purchase art of a variety of types. Visitors can enjoy strolling leafy streets, many with heritage homes and gardens, and exploring back yard studios and gardens full of art in one of the oldest parts of Victoria.
Brochures are being distributed to local businesses and stores around town with a detailed map of the venues and details about the participating artists.
Some artists also offer activities for families with children, and many of the locations are wheelchair accessible. Visitors can stroll the neighbourhood, enjoy food and beverages in Fernwood’s cafes and bistros, and view or purchase a wide variety of art at reasonable prices.
As an added bonus this year, the Fernwood Art Stroll is collaborating with the Fernwood Cat Walk, who's event is on Saturday, May 30th. Some of the Art Stroll participants are showing their cats as well was their art.
An online map and information about participants in the 2025 Fernwood Art Stroll can be downloaded at www.fernwoodartstroll.ca
For further information, contact
John Hillian 250-590-1277 [email protected]
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June 25, 2026 02:00 AM
This event began 2025-10-04 and repeats every day forever
Three Victoria artists present Writ Large - Contemporary Works on Paper
Three Victoria artists draw on their pasts as professional writers and editors to exhibit a collection of large-format works inspired by the emotional and intellectual energy of written language.
Georgina Montgomery, Louise Oborne, and MaryLou Wakefield use words and text as part of their visual language to amplify a compelling idea, question, or life experience personally meaningful to them.
In this series, the artists demonstrate their individual stylistic approaches to interpreting 'Writ Large' and invite viewers to find their own meaning and interpretation in the works.
Writ Large will be on at arc.hive artist run centre October 4 - 19 and open for viewing Saturdays and Sundays from 12 - 4 pm.
An opening reception with the artists in attendance will be on Friday, October 3, from 7 - 9 pm.
For more information about the artists and the exhibition, visit www.writ-large.art
For more information, contact MaryLou Wakefield
[email protected]
250 217-2421
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June 25, 2026 02:30 AM 05:00 AM
Now in its 31st year, the unstoppable engine of joy that is Pink Martini continues to bring founder Thomas Lauderdale’s mission of multi-cultural connection and inclusion to concert stages on six continents. Presenting a mélange of catchy old-fashioned pop, global color, foot-tapping big band sound, and Hollywood glamour, Oregon’s most famous “little orchestra” performs music that appeals to everyone. The band features a dozen musicians sharing songs in over 25 languages, and collaborates with a wide variety of gifted singers in performance and across the band’s 10 studio albums. Pink Martini plans to have a new album out in 2026. Last appearing at TD Victoria International JazzFest in 2015, the perpetually energetic and evolving band continues to tour internationally including its stop at the 2026 TD JazzFest, sharing its message of global community and joy through its music.
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June 25, 2026 03:30 AM
Chicago saxophonist and self-described “Sonic Scientist” Isaiah Collier has emerged as one of the most dynamic torchbearers of contemporary jazz. Among his many honors, Collier has been named a Steve Jobs Archive Fellow, “Chicagoan of the Year in Jazz” (2024), and was featured on the front cover of DownBeat Magazine, the world’s oldest jazz publication, in addition to being named Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist in the 2023 DownBeat Critics Poll. Collier is known for his relentless pursuit of blending the rich traditions of the past with the urgency of the present to forge the sound of the future. Described as a maverick of creative and improvisational force, he has collaborated with jazz luminaries such as Kahil El’Zabar, Ambrose Akinmusire, Craig Taborn, Joe Dyson, Azar Lawrence, NEA Jazz Masters Billy Hart, Marshall Allen, and Denardo Coleman (son of free jazz pioneer Ornette Coleman), as well as Randy Brecker, Marquis Hill, and Makaya McCraven. He is also widely known for his powerful ensemble, The Chosen Few, which he last appeared with at TD JazzFest 2023. His latest album, The World Is On Fire, released in 2024, and this special 2026 festival presentation will explore classic Coltrane works for John Coltrane’s 100th anniversary. For longtime devotees and new listeners alike, this is an opportunity to witness a generational voice engage directly with one of jazz’s most sacred legacies. For more information/tickets, visit https://jazzvictoria.ca/jazzfest-home/
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