Yellowhouse Newsletter | October 2026
YELLOWHOUSE NEWSLETTER
October 2026
Exhibitions
Quiet Geometries
Mixed Media and Installations by
Ana Vojnovic, Skot Design & Chris Donnely
October 9 - 25
Open Thursday - Sunday 11am - 4pm
Galiano Group Show
October 30 - November 15, 2026
Opening October 30, 3pm - 5pm
Gallery open Thursday - Sunday 11 - 4
OPEN CALL for 1 - 5 artworks created within the last 2 years. Works from all disciplines and ages are welcome, including paintings, drawings, textiles, sculptures & multimedia.
*Drop off works on Thursday October 29, between 11am - 1pm
*Other Southern Gulf Islands artists are welcome to join
*Artists are encouraged to take on a gallery sitting shift
Email questions to info@yellowhouseartcentre.ca
Life Drawing Exhibition
November 19 - November 29, 2026
Gallery open Thursday - Sunday 11 - 4
*Drop off works on Thursday November 19, between 11am - 1pm
Stay tuned for Film Screenings on Fridays, between December 4 - 18 & Jan 22 - February 5
Workshops
Open Studio / Life Drawing / Workshops
Tuesdays, 1pm - 3pm
Suggested $20 / session - PWYC
*Latest info is on calendar.
Art with Youth Program
Multi & Inter-disciplinary arts with guest facilitators,
Saturdays - Suggested $15 - $20 (PWYC)
* Latest info is on our calendar. *Some workshops are for all ages + adults.
Schedule
Saturday October 10, 11am - 1pm | Open Studio with Roksan Ages 8+
Saturday October 17, 11am - 1pm | Beading with Melody Martin Ages 8+ (Adults welcome)
Saturday October 24, 11am - 1pm | Painting It Real - Youth Edition with Rachael Peters Ages 9+
Saturday November 14, Card Making with Kip Johl Ages 8+
Ukulele For Beginners
Monthly, on first Wednesdays
Next Sessions October 7 + November 4
6pm - 7pm / By Donation
Max 12 participants please register via website or email
Ages 10+
Sewing and Mending Cafe
Second Sundays 11am - 2pm
Oct 11 + Nov 8
By Donation
Paint It Real Vol.3
Thursdays 2pm - 4pm
October 8 - November 12
Limited to 5 participants
$120 for 6 sessions
Balancing The Nervous System with Expressive Arts
October 6 - 27
Tuesdays 4pm - 5:15pm
10 - 20 participants
$25 drop in $75 for 4 sessions
Performances / Gatherings
Maclayne & Imogen Concert
Saturday October 10
Doors 7pm
Sound 7:30pm
$15 - $40
Joan Bessie Concert
Saturday October 17
Doors 7pm
Sound 7:30pm
$15 - $40
Kingdom Come Kingdom Go Concert
Michael Cloud Duguay and friends
Tuesday November 10
Doors 6:30
Sound 7
$15 - $40
Galiano Arts Alliance Gatherings
Fourth Tuesdays (except for Dec, July and August) 3:3pm- 4:30pm
Free, unstructured / open-agenda, 1hr-long meetings for all artists, craftists and community builders. In person at the YH and online via Zoom. Next gatherings; October 27 + November 24
AIR (Artist in Residency) Program
We are please to offer year-round residencies in two different locations. Apply through our website or click on the forms above.
Please consider supporting YHACS' community arts & culture programming. We rely on support to offer accessible programs.
Make a donation to via our website or e-transfer to info@yellowhouseartcentre.ca
Be a yearly member (Sliding scale $0 - $5 - $20 - )
Volunteer with us
Open Call for Submissions for 2027 & 2028
Music & Sound / Performance Art & Theatre / Movement & Dance, Community Workshops and Exhibitions. Email us with proposals.
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Our programs are being supported by the audiences & participants, as well as the CRD Arts & Culture Commission, Galiano Parks and Recreation, Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council and the Province of British Columbia, depending on grant results every year.
*Always a good idea to check the calendar on website for more events, last minute additions and/ or updates.
*We strive to be accessible and inclusive by clearly communicating age brackets for our programs while remaining flexible and open to inquiries from anyone interested in participating.
*Our events are always PWYC (Pay What You Can) and NOTAFLOF (No one turned around for lack of funds)
*Yellow Bar is open with special event licence during performance events. No alcohol from outside please.
*We host many amazing community events and we welcome volunteers to help with the door / bar / setup / cleanup / gallery sitting shifts. Please contact us at info@yellowhouseartcentre.ca and let us know which events interests you.
YHACS is a non-profit organization holding a shared community space dedicated to arts and culture on Shxixnetun the unceded and shared ancestral territories of the Penelakut, Lamalcha, Hwlitsum, Coast Salish and other Hul’qumi’num and SENCOTEN speaking peoples, as well as the ceded territories of Tsawwassen First Nation. We gratefully gather, learn, create and share as intersecting communities.
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