West Kootenay Regional Arts Council

Basics of Animal Illustration: Ages 11-14
2025-12-06 09:30 - 12:30 (America/Vancouver) | West Kootenay Community Animal Centre, 124 Heritage Way, Castlegar BC
Get creative with the BC SPCA!
Participants will learn the basics of drawing from real life, taking inspiration from shelter animals and BC SPCA alumni. Through this interactive workshop, they will learn about the SPCA as an organization, the basics of animal body language, and contribute to the community by highlighting adoptable animals. Facilitated by Erin Shuttleworth, a professional artist and humane educator. Participants can also bring portfolio pieces for feedback.
Date and time: December 6, 2025 from 9:30am-12:30pm
Location: West Kootenay Community Animal Centre, 124 Heritage Way, Castlegar BC
Ages: 11-14
Price: $37.50
Note: while participants will have the opportunity to view shelter animals, they may not be able to interact directly with them.

Kimberley Clay Collective's Winter Pottery Sale
2025-12-06 12:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Art Gallery Kimberley at “The Laundromat”, 167 Deer Park Avenue, Kimberley
The Kimberley Clay Collective will be having their Winter Pottery Sale at the gallery on Saturday, December 6, 2025 between noon and 4 pm to raise funds for the pottery studio at Centre 64.
They’ve been busy making fabulous Christmas ornaments as well as other ceramic wares. Don’t miss this chance to scoop up a little gem for a great price and support a wonderful cause at the same time!

In Recent Memory - new work from recent travels.
2025-12-06 12:00 - 18:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Langham, 447 A Avenue, Kaslo, BC, V0G 1M0, Canada
One day exhibit and sale of new pastel landscapes from travels over the last year by artist Deb Borsos of Argenta.
These images were all inspired by travels around the region, the province and the world in 2025.
Originals (framed) and prints (framed and unframed) will be available from noon to 6pm only on Saturday Dec 6 at the Langham Cultural Centre, community gallery.
Come by for a look, a chat, stories that inspired the artwork or a glass of warm spiced apple juice to keep you warm before you head out to watch Kaslo Light Up following a visit to this show.
Pieces of local artwork make excellent Christmas gifts!

Meet & Greet With Jewellery Designer Darcy Wanuk
2025-12-06 13:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Art Gallery Kimberley at “The Laundromat”, 167 Deer Park Avenue, Kimberley
Please join us on Saturday, December 6 between 1 and 4 pm for a meet & greet social with local jewellery designer Darcy Wanuk (Distinctly Silver).
If you like Darcy’s jewellery and/or you are into jewellery-making, you don’t want to miss Darcy’s short silver smithing demonstration!
Light refreshments will be served.

WATERCOLOUR HOLIDAY CARD WORKSHOP
2025-12-06 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Edmonton) | Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke, V0E 2S0
WATERCOLOUR HOLIDAY CARD WORKSHOP
Hosted by Emily DeLalonde
Looking to add a personal touch to your holiday gifting this year? Join us for our Holiday Card watercolour workshop, where you’ll learn watercolour techniques in a fun, supportive environment! In this workshop, you’ll create two unique holiday-themed cards on high-quality watercolour cardstock, envelopes included!—perfect for gifting something made with love.
Saturday, December 6th
6pm – 8pm
$45 – All Materials Provided
RVAC Kitchen Studio, 320 Wilson st.
Everyone is Welcome

RING WORKSHOP
2025-12-07 09:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke, V0E 2S0
RING WORKSHOP
Hosted by Dana Colghesy
Spend the day at the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre learning the art of silver jewelry making. In this workshop, you’ll design, texture, and shape your own custom ring, then finish it to a smooth polish. By the end of the class, you’ll walk away with a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry that you made yourself.
Sunday, December 7
9am – 4pm
$190 – All Materials Provided
RVAC Jailcell Studio, 320 Wilson st.
No experience necessary
This class focuses on pure silver

ARTIST SOCIAL @ LUFT CAFE & BAR
2025-12-09 18:30 - 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | Luft Café and Bar, VRGE Hotel 1500 1 St W, Revelstoke, BC
ARTIST SOCIALS | LUFT CAFE & BAR
Hosted by RVAC in Collaboration with theVRGE Hotel
Join us for Artist Socials ! These laid-back, no-pressure events are the perfect opportunity to connect with other creatives in the community, share ideas, and socialize. There’s no set agenda—just good vibes and great conversation. You don’t need to be a member of the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre to attend, so grab a friend or come ready to meet new ones.
Tuesday, December 9, 6:30 – 8:30pm
Lüft Café & Bar – VRGE Hotel 1500 1 St W, Revelstoke, BC
Ask the server to point you to the right group
All welcome, always
No bookings required

Salmo Artventure Exhibition & Competition
2026-01-10 15:00 - 19:00 (America/Edmonton) | Salmo Valley Youth and Community Center, 206 7th Street, Salmo, V0G1Z0
This is a family fun event where the public casts their vote for their favourite artwork.
Winners are chosen by the public. The show features painters, metal artists, wood artists, illustrators, glass artists, photographers and textile artists all vying for this years crown.
The show also features live music and an Art Basket Door Prize from the Salmo And District Arts Council.
This is a free event to attend.

Continuing Clay | 6 Week Intermediate Course
2026-01-13 18:00 - 2026-02-17 20:30 (America/Edmonton) | Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre, 320 Wilson Street, Revelstoke, V0E 2S0
Continuing Clay | 6 Week Intermediate Course
Hosted by Nancy Geismar
Ready to take your pottery practice further? Our Continuing Clay Workshop is perfect for students who have completed Beginner Pottery—or have instructor approval—and want to build on their skills. This class offers a mix of wheel throwing and handbuilding, giving you the freedom to explore new techniques and forms. Bring your ideas to the first class, and the instructor will tailor the lessons to your individual goals. Whether you’re refining your work on the wheel or experimenting with sculptural projects, this workshop is designed to help you grow creatively and technically.
Intermediate class, Experience necessary
Tuesday Evenings 6pm – 8:30pm
January 13 – February 17th, 2026
$280 for 6 weeks, all materials included
@ RVAC
320 Wilson st. Pottery Studio (Left side entrance)
Spaces are limited and fill quickly — don’t miss your chance to get your hands in the clay!

Welcome Home: a collaborative theatre project at Taghum Hall
2026-01-17 10:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
Welcome Home: a collaborative theatre project for everyone
Two long-time area artists are cooking up some collaborative theatre, and they’re inviting Kootenay residents to take part. “Welcome Home: Kootenay Origin Stories” will bring together people of all ages, genders, ethnicities and orientations to share their stories on stage—and there’s no experience necessary.
Actor, director, and writer Pat Henman, and writer and editor Anne DeGrace are excited about the project for its creativity, opportunity, and capacity to build community in new ways. Taghum Hall is a partner in the project.
“Everyone came from somewhere,” says Henman. “We’re asking: What circumstances led to you call our region ‘home’? If you were born here, how did your parents come to be here? Do you come from back-to-the-landers? Political refugees? Are you a new immigrant, or have your ancestors been here for thousands of years?”
In sharing stories of how folks landed and why they stayed, the project aims to enrich lives and bring people together. Stories may be shared through music, movement, storytelling, monologue, stand-up comedy, or just about any other creative means. Participants will work together to shape the stories, and to develop the performance as a whole in a true collective endeavor. And there’s even more support, explains DeGrace.
“We’ll have four to five dedicated sessions with community professionals who will offer workshops such as songwriting, storytelling, playwriting, movement, and improvisation,” she says. “It will be a safe place to explore creativity and personal stories, and a really rich experience overall.”
A maximum of 20 participants will meet for two hours on 12 Saturday mornings at Taghum Hall; there will be two rehearsals before the final performance evenings on May 2 and 3 at the Hall.
There is no cost to participate, including the workshops, and participants and coordinators are all volunteers. Proceeds from the performance will be split between Taghum Hall’s kitchen project and a broad-based community cause of the collective’s choosing.
“We’re looking for diversity in stories, and in participants,” says Henman. “We’d love to hear from people between the ages of 12 and 99, and from all walks of life. We simply ask that participants apply with the intention to attend all or most of the sessions, and of course the performances.”
The Welcome Home project is built on a model shared with DeGrace and Henman by the W.O.W. Collective of Wolfville, Nova Scotia, who for years have been mounting community collaborative theatre and giving all the money to local causes.
“This project both builds and benefits our community. It’s perfect for Taghum Hall, because building community is at the core of everything we do,” says DeGrace, who is also a board member.
Those interested should apply at taghumhall.ca/events before December 12. Twenty people will be chosen from the applications with an eye to story and participant diversity. The sessions begin January 17, 2026.

Paint It Black: on overcoming perfection in art with Nik Black
2026-05-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Vancouver) | The Opal Door, online only
Now in its fourth year, Nik Black will be hosting this online only event. Open to any artist who wishes to overcome the burden of perfection and make some really unusual work, in a safe and supportive environment.
It begins with a live opening chat with the artist, a review of the materials that could be used, and a first few marks. Nik will answer your questions and offer some tips on how to navigate the rush of art making/destruction.
The only supplies needed are ones you already have, and a tool of obliteration. Nik uses black paint and after 14 days of creating goes live to destroy everything. (These papers are then utilized in other projects, we will talk about this too!)
This process is based on an exercise found in Art and Fear a book by David Bayles. This is suggested reading before or during the event. Please focus on the many pots vs single pot discussion.
Discover how destruction can free you from perfectionism and reignite your passion to play

Creston Clay Fest
2026-07-11 10:00 - 16:00 (America/Edmonton) | Eversfield Ceramics, 1522 Airport Road, Creston
Local Potters invite the public to learn, play, and explore the world of ceramics. Refreshments and interactive kids table available throughout the day. Fun for all ages!
