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Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival

Lakeside Park Nelson, Canada

This year the Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival will start with a community lantern parade on Baker Street.  Bring a lantern and gather at Hall Street Plaza at 6pm on […]

Free

Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival

Lakeside Park Nelson, Canada

This year the Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival will start with a community lantern parade on Baker Street.  Bring a lantern and gather at Hall Street Plaza at 6pm on […]

Free

DIY Valentines Cardmaking

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

The Nelson Museum is hosting a free workshop with local papercraft artist, Jenine Lillian, who will teach you fun and simple techniques to create one-of-a-kind artwork to share with your […]

Free

Local Art Studio Opening – Balfour, Green Road

Donna Rodman Art Studio 1259 Green Road, Balfour, Canada

All ages event.  By appointment to private home. Tea/wine served.   Fine artist in new business with oil canvases and limited edition prints for sale.  Content is cultural, abstract realism, eco […]

Free

Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival

Lakeside Park Nelson, Canada

This year the Polka Dot Dragon Lantern Festival will start with a community lantern parade on Baker Street.  Bring a lantern and gather at Hall Street Plaza at 6pm on […]

Preschool Workshop – Itty Bitty Art Time

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

Looking to explore art and creativity with the little kiddo in your life? The instructor, Erin Shuttleworth, will prepare projects focused on process and sensory activities that engage your preschoolers […]

$100

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 7-10

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

This bi-weekly club, facilitated by comic artist Erin Shuttleworth, encourages inquisitiveness and exploration, with a supportive environment and topics to focus activities. Participants will experiment with materials, style and subject […]

$80

Youth Workshop – Visual Exploration Club – Ages 11-14

VISAC Gallery 1501 Cedar Avenue, Trail

This bi-weekly club has a different theme per session. Participants will explore a variety of materials to gain confidence in their art making, building a sketchbook to reflect their growth […]

$80

Pollination Pathways Speaker Series

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

The Nelson Museum and the Kootenay Native Plant Society are presenting Pollination Pathways, a speaker series that takes a look at how to support resilient ecosystems in the Kootenays, and […]

Free

Local Art Studio Opening – Balfour, Green Road

Donna Rodman Art Studio 1259 Green Road, Balfour, Canada

All ages event.  By appointment to private home. Tea/wine served.   Fine artist in new business with oil canvases and limited edition prints for sale.  Content is cultural, abstract realism, eco […]

Free

Guided Cold War Bunker tours

Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery 502 Vernon Street, Nelson, Canada

During the height of the Cold War, in the 1950s and 1960s, nearly 50 bunkers were constructed across Canada. In 2017, the Nelson Museum began work on restoring the space […]

$6 – $8

Local Art Studio Opening – Balfour, Green Road

Donna Rodman Art Studio 1259 Green Road, Balfour, Canada

All ages event.  By appointment to private home. Tea/wine served.   Fine artist in new business with oil canvases and limited edition prints for sale.  Content is cultural, abstract realism, eco […]

Free