Small Works
By the Members of Salt Spring Gallery
Nov 29 - Dec 21, 2024
Opening Reception Friday Dec 6, 5- 8pm

Throughout each year, the members of Salt Spring Gallery co-create and maintain a vibrant environment where new works are regularly featured by members and guest artists. The gallery is a valued gathering place where the local community and island visitors can always look forward to finding inspiration and meaningful artwork that enhances the quality of life.

In the spirit of the season upon us, and with holidays around the corner, the gallery will host a collection of small works by the members. This will be the final show before the gallery’s annual winter hibernation. 

Small works often invite the viewer to draw nearer, making this exhibit a perfect way to step into an intimate and reflective time of year in the Northwest.

A special reception will be held in participation with the downtown Ganges Winter Wander.

Impressions 9
Annual Exhibit of Works by SSI Printmakers
Nov 8 - 27, 2024
Opening Reception Sat Nov 9, 5-7pm

Salt Spring Island Printmakers began in 2012 as a small group of dedicated printmakers who planned to meet together once a month to “play” with printmaking.

The Printmakers held their first exhibit “First Impressions” at the SSI Public Library in 2016. Since then, annual “Impressions” exhibits have been held on Salt Spring.

In 2022 the group officially became SSI Printmakers Society, which includes over 60 members. The same year, they also opened up a new studio in the SIMS building where the members share studio space, network with one another, and host workshops.

As with previous exhibits, “Impressions 9” showcases the wide variety of printmaking techniques employed by members, including their traditional mini prints category and 3D works.

Artifacts
Michael Gooblar
Sept 27 - Oct 16
Opening Reception: Friday Sept 27, 5-7pm

After a lengthy hiatus from exhibiting, artist Michael Gooblar re-emerges with photographic documents resulting from a seven year archaeological exploration of contemporary artifacts of the Great Rift Valley of Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar.

Artifacts
Nothing is discarded in the Universe, it transforms. Michael Gooblar invites us tthrough photographic archeological explorations to witness and feel the obsolete and its journey normally hidden from the human eye.

In a world where fast speed and endless search for more and more, this exhibit offers a space to slow down and get aquainted with the life that continues its journey without us; enjoy the textures, the edgy  compositions emulating the seemingly random.