ArtsAndCulture

Three new exhibitions by local artists are coming to the McMillan Arts Centre (MAC) this month. The work will be on display from Jan. 18 – Feb. 27.

A new exhibit is coming to the Bayside Gallery in Parksville from Jan. 4 – March 31, 2022, featuring the work of three local artists.

Parksville’s Knox United Church will soon be the stage for several debuts, including the launch of the National Stage Company of Canada’s inaugural season.

Maynard Johnny Jr.’s design was selected out of 36 submissions by a committee of Indigenous artist peers and BC Ferries representatives.

The McMillan Arts Centre (MAC) has received a $2,500 donation from EPCOR, through its Heart + Soul Fund, in support of the MAC’s art therapy programs.

The mural is the brainchild of 2020 Visual Art graduate Joe Lyons. It is made up of more than 300 tiles, each individually painted by students, employees and community members, woven together by Lyons to spell out VIU.

Each painting was a collaborative effort by three artists, who were assigned a third of the canvas, but did not know what their partners were painting.

The exhibit can be viewed in the lobby of the Malaspina Theatre (Building 310) October 1, 4-8 and 11-13 from 1-4 p.m. During these times, the artist will be available to talk about his work and answer questions.

Parmar’s poems explore a range of topics, from childhood recollections of her home in India, to the beauty of the Canadian prairies, to her personal journey, alongside her mother, through Alzheimer’s.

A motion by Coun. Mark Chandler to bring back the conversation was not seconded.