The gallery will be closed March 21st & March 22nd for exhibition changeover and March 24th for a private event.
By Susan Ksiezopolski A favourite time of year for many – our spring equinox! This year it arrives on March 20 2023, the day where light and darkness will take up equal space and a turning point for light to linger around a bit longer, making our nights shorter. During this time, the sun will …
February is a special month, not only is it heart month and Valentines day sits halfway through the month, bringing out all the love, but it also marks the launch of the Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre annual ‘Art from the Heart’ exhibit. This coveted art show, features the work of our most gifted, talented …
by Susan Ksiezopolski Another year soon behind us offers a chance to pause and generates a sense of urgency for us to get ready for the new! This is the typical time we are busy taking stock, getting things done and putting our attention to the beginning of the new year. Traditionally this is a …
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The beginning of endings, sounds like a song or even a great title for a poem. It seems like an ominous stage full of drama, anticipation and mystery regarding the upcoming unknown. As we head deeply into fall, leaves now gone we are in the season of ending. November is a take stock month, remembering …
The fall is a wondrous time of year, beckoning us to take time to pause and wander through the magnificent trails in our neighbourhoods. The season reminds us through the vibrant, cascading leaves of the beauty that can come from surrendering and letting go. As we get ready for the wrap up of another year …
September often marks the start of a new academic year, full of anticipation for learning and possibilities. A common challenge in fresh starts is maintaining the required momentum to stay the course. Soon after the excitement of starting new, comes the lull that if not addressed, could easily turn into stagnation, or worse yet, boredom. …
A wholesome self-care practice encompasses aspects that address our mental, physical, emotional, and psychological well being. One of the key components to build this that impacts all of these areas is maintaining and developing strong communityconnections to create a sense of belonging and to nurture our health. Communities are spaces where the people in our …
Summer is a time for nurturing and tending to the seeds that have been planted. If you set intentions (goals) for yourselves, this is like the gardener, planting seeds, tending to them with just the right amount of water, fertilizing, removing weeds, and pruning as necessary to prepare for the eventual harvest. When we set …
With the full height of summer upon us, July brings to us the summer solstice, a reminder to turn inward and find nourishment needed to grow and evolve. One way to GROW is to set goals for ourselves. Achieving these goals and celebrating the victory is really about challenging the status quo to elevate our …
With the increasing amount of disorders and fast pace of change in today’s world, it is becoming more complex to navigate our way through the uncertainties. Embracing stillness seems like an impossible target to pull off given the speed of life, but without it we are not able to cultivate a deeper level of awareness, an essential component …