October 14 to November 15

Opening Reception: 7pm - 9pm October 14, 2011

Day of the Dead (Spanish: Día de los Muertos), is a holiday celebrated in Mexico. The holiday focuses on gatherings of family and friends to pray for and remember friends and family members who have died. Traditions connected with the holiday include building private altars honouring the deceased using sugar skulls, retablo, marigolds, and the favourite foods and beverages of the departed, and visiting graves with these as gifts. Due to occurring shortly after Halloween, the Day of the Dead is sometimes thought to be a similar holiday, although the two actually have little in common. The Day of the Dead is a time of celebration.

CVCAC asks you to explore the celebrations in which Mexican traditions are being extended to make artistic or sometimes political statements. Updated, inter-cultural versions of the Day of the Dead have been evolving in North America creating a mixture of Mexican traditions and hip, conventional altars. Colourful native dancers and music intermix with performance artists, play on traditional themes. We encourage you to bring any form of the arts to this festive members show.

Muertos and Marigolds Call for Entry. 

August 5 to September 10, 2011

Elizabeth Borsato, Jenna Chalmer, and Megan Goodacre explore the nature of repetition and ritual. Opening reception August 5th between 7:00pm and 9:30pm.

June 3 to June 25, 2011

Kate Hansen’s exhibition is a series of birth stories combined with portraits of real women in the Madonna and Child tradition. Opening reception June 3rd between 7:00pm and 9:30pm

May 6 to May 21, 2011

Come and show support for our community's new and emerging artists at the North Island College Fine Arts Diploma Graduation Exbition, opening reception hosted by the Muir Gallery, May 6th between 7:00 pm and 9:30pm.

Mar 4 to Mar 26, 2011

OPENING NIGHT - MARCH 4 open 7PM to 9PM

Featured Artists: Bina Nancy Whiskey, Deuce, Janis Buttler, Cindy Dilts, Alisin Kerr, Erin Sandland, Chad Harris, Kristin Russell, Jason O'Sullivan, Cory Stewart, Jesse Davidson

Jan 7 to Jan 29, 2011

The public is invited to the opening reception for Marilyn Peeters forest landscapes exhibition entitled Through Emotions Eyes at the Muir Gallery on January 7, 2011 from 7-9 pm along with special musical guest Alan Jossul.

 Nov 5 to Nov 27, 2010

See Carey Anderson, George Doerksen, Grant Fuller and Bill Kerr expose their paintings!

Demonstrations and talks are planned over the course of this exhibition. Join the Men With Brushes for artist demo's in acrylics,watercolour, and egg tempera.

Oct 8 to Oct 30, 2010

Pat Acton, from Comox, BC, has worked in many media, including wood, clay, stone and metal.

A trained stone cutter/carver, he originally worked in wood. At that time, he created his pieces mostly with driftwood gathered from the coastal areas of Vancouver Island, laying the foundation to the intricate work he does today. In creating his mask pieces, he often would spend weeks on each one.

Aug 20 to Sep 11, 2010

Lori Ann Kenny presents Unnatural Nature

May 28 to June 12, 2010

The 12th annual exhibition of photographic images made by students of North Island College's Professional Photography Certificate Program decorate the walls of The Muir Gallery.

May 7 to May 22, 2010

North Island College Fine Arts students are eagerly preparing for their grad exhibition opening May 7th at the Muir Gallery. It is an exciting time as they step out of the classrooms and into the community. After working closely for two years, the students have learned much from each other as well as their teachers. From refining visual choices, to understanding and viewing new perspectives on art, the grad class has put together a show of interesting range. This year's graduating students are Nancy Broad, Mary Deveau, Megan Goodachre, Alysia Hayers, Carol Hilland, Ian Horsfield, Vivian Lochridge, Taylor McConnell, Alison Tang and Darrrell Joan Tomkins.

April 1 to May 9, 2010

In their newest show called “Paintings From Inside the Vortex,” contemporary artists Shirley Dickie and Arlene McLeod explore the Vortex through the use of mixed media and traditional art forms.

This is a conversation conducted in paint. Purely experiential in nature, this theme invites the audience to explore both abstract and figurative interpretations through colour, texture, form, composition and contrast. Each artist offers their individual perceptions of this process for contemplation and understanding of the deep essence of human experience and how we are connected to the natural world.

March 5 to March 27, 2010

Exhibiting her paintings at Canadian galleries since 2006, and in Comox Valley group exhibitions such as Originals Only and Local Colours, Helen Utsal is pleased to fill the Muir gallery with her latest collection. Large canvases and panels can be viewed as windows as you walk from the ancient rainforest of Vancouver Island, out to the vast ocean and beach. Helens expressive paintings are saturated with rich colours only oil paint can achieve.