Oceanside Community Arts Council

May is Celebrate YOUTH Month! Enjoy the Artist Backstory series featuring youth art from PASS-Woodwinds, Kwalikum Secondary School and Ballenas Highschool. We... recognize the wonderful stewardship of Visual Arts Instructors in our area - THANKYOU for cultivating a rich environment of artistic expression in our young people. Come and see this wonderful exhibit, on until May 30, 2021! https://vimeo.com/547757015

New Works - Re Works - Regroup - Reboot March, 2020, two weeks into my exhibition, the MAC gallery went into lock-down. A year later, the McMillan Arts Centre h...as graciously offered me a spot for a showing in June 2021. There will be no official opening, but I would be very pleased to meet you at the gallery for a personal showing. June 1 - June 27, 133 McMillan St, Parksville BC. #regrouping #newwork #rebooting #impressionism https://gallery.susan-schaefer-fine-art.ca/index.php

Congratulations to Vicki Vetesse, whose artwork "Birch Walk" has received the People's Choice Award for the FCA - Arrowsmith Chapter's Spring Juried Exhibition!... This wonderful exhibit comes down on Sunday, May 2nd - last chance for anyone to see these incredible pieces by our local artists. The MAC galleries are open Tuesday - Sunday, 11am to 3pm.

CONGRATS to the winners of the wonderful artwork created here at the MAC last evening for our fun CHEK TV live broadcast with Ed Bain and Jeff King for THE UPSI...DE show. This from Ed Bain, to Christine Neeter, OCAC Publicity who coordinated this wonderful event at the MAC. "We had a blast with you guys last night thanks so much for getting everyone organized and for the lovely gift. Carla and Sheena were hilarious as were you Christine. What a great spot to do the show from I'm so glad you got in touch with me all those weeks ago." Thanks also to Carla Flegel and Sheena McCorquodale who provided the unique and hilarious workshop instruction. See the CHEK TV website https://www.cheknews.ca/news/the-upside/ for the full episode. See more

The non-juried OCAC Members Exhibit "GROW" is coming December 1-19, 2020! See below for more information on this popular exhibit at the MAC. Call 250-248-8185 for more information on the exhibit, or to sign up as a member of the OCAC.

The Artist Backstory series with Peter Humphries, continues with the Oceanside Photographers Society, and Lynn Page, discussing their group exhibit, "Different Perspectives" at the McMillan Arts Centre, Parksville, BC

The Artist Backstory series with Peter Humphries, featuring Margie Davidson, surface design artist and teacher, and her solo exhibit "Transitions" at the McMillan Arts Centre, Parksville, BC

We are proud to introduce our new Board of Directors for the Oceanside Community Arts Council. Thank you to this group of wonderful volunteers who have lots of great plans to support, encourage and foster the arts in our beautiful Oceanside region. Tom Roy, Stuart Clarke, Peter Humphries, Anne Collins, Cam MacLean, Colleen Stewart, John Churchley, Christine Neeter, Audrey Cope and Amanda Nixon. We invite you to visit our OCAC website www.oceansideartscouncil.com for more inf...ormation about memberships, a new events calendar, our Artist Directory and much more! The OCAC has incubated many successful arts projects in Oceanside, including the Oceanside Classical Concerts, Tidal Treasures, the Seniors Art Program and our flagship, the McMillan Arts Centre. For more information or to become involved, call the MAC @ 250-248-8185

Reminder of upcoming OCAC Annual General Meeting, Sunday, October 4, 2020 at 1pm via ZOOM. To request a link to this ZOOM meeting, or to reserve a seat (limited) in the Concert Gallery, or to renew your Oceanside Arts Council Membership, contact the MAC office at 250-248-8185 or email at [email protected]

What a wonderful video of our fundraiser!

Join us for this Fun fundraiser!