People, Arts & Culture

. . . Sunshine Coast style

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MAIN ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS

Please visit the Main Annual Calendar of Events for full annual calendar April Tools Wooden Boat Challenge - April Gibsons Jazz Festival - June Howe Sound Outrigger Canoe Races - July 2010 Gibsons Sea Cavalcade - July Festival of the Written Arts - August Gibsons Fibre Arts Festival - August Pender Harbour Jazz Festival - September

 

Though our economy is largely driven by resource-related industries, such as forestry, fishing and mining, the Sunshine Coast is home to a growing arts community. We have theatre groups, dance troupes, a large number of musicians playing a wide variety of music, potters, sculptors, painters and other artisans working within the community.

Well-established on the Sunshine Coast is the Coast Cultural Alliance, an organization dedicated to assisting artists through job search programs, fundraising, and community tourism around the arts. The Cultural Alliance also produces a monthly arts calendar, and much of their event information can be found in the Bigpacific Calendar of Events.

We are also the home of the internationally renowned Festival of the Written Arts and provide inspiration to an impressive number of writers. Included in that number are the myriad journalists and feature writers plying their trade on the Coast in one of three community newspapers, a dozen or more travel publications and a plethora of coffee table books and magazines.

Music is also a strong component of life on the Sunshine Coast, from
formal classical recitals to funky drumming sessions in the Creek (Roberts Creek
to new Coast initiates). We have several musical festivals and series here throughout
the year:

Sunshine Coast Music Festival - Classical
Gibsons Jazz Festival - Dougall Park, Gibsons, June, Annual
Pender Harbour Jazz Festival- Pender Harbour Community Centre, September, Annual
Pender Harbour Blues Society & Festival

We are a community of contrasts. Heavy industry and one of the most lovely
environments to be found across the globe. Senior citizens and young families.
The metropolis of Vancouver and the small-town atmosphere of the Coast's
municipalities and district. Pioneers and recent arrivals. The Sechelt Indian Band,
the first band in Canada to achieve self-government.
Environmentalists and forestry workers. Wildlife and expanding human settlement.

These contrasts are what drives life on the Sunshine Coast, and in this
site we hope to introduce you to them through the arts, imagery and friendly
discourse, as well as to share the viewpoints of some of our visitors. Enjoy!

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Coast Cultural Alliance

Cultural services are an essential component in our community's standard of living and economic well-being. The Coast Cultural Alliance will facilitate and encourage community Arts and Culture involvement and economic development by providing and coordinating cultural opportunities. We seek to encourage and support individuals and organizations to develop their full potential in their chosen endeavors. The Coast Cultural Alliance will represent all segments of our community equally, and without bias.

The Coast Cultural Alliance site offers a Cultural Events Calendar, profiles of Sunshine Coast artists, membership information and more. If you enjoy the arts, this site makes a great regular surfing stop. They also offer a Sunshine Coast Arts Hotline: 885-2ART!

HOW TO CONTACT THE COAST CULTURAL ALLIANCE
LOCATION: Suite 2, Rockwood Center, Sechelt
BY MAIL: P.O. Box 282, Gibsons, B.C. V0N 1V0
PHONE: (604) 885-2ART (885-2278) FAX: (604) 885-6498
EMAIL: artsinfo@suncoastarts.com

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