Member Groups

We encourage you to support our members & sponsors, they support the arts !!

• CV Camera Club     www.comoxvalleycameraclub.org
• CV Montessori School    www.cvmontessori.com
• CV Songwriters Club    www.cvsongcircle.ca
• Showcase Festival    www.showcasefestival.org
• Arts Denman    www.artsdenman.com

Art Member Group Information

Comox Archives & Museum Society
1729 Comox Road 250-339-2885 Comox Archives & Museum focus is the rich history and heritage of Comox including maritime and natural history. CAMS collection includes Hamilton Mack Laing's works and archival documents. cams@island.net  |  www.island.net/~cams

Comox Valley Art Gallery (CVAG)
The Comox Valley Art Gallery is a regional public contemporary visual art and craft gallery featuring up to eight exhibitions per year. CVAG seeks to increase the awareness of local, national and international fine art within our community and to act as an educational organization for the arts. CVAG operates a Gallery Shop retailing local and Vancouver Island fine crafts. The Gallery is governed by a non profit society supported by federal, provincial, local government and private sector funding, fundraising, and membership. The Public Art Gallery, serving the community since 1974, offers quality exhibitions and educational programming of contemporary and experimental art.
The Gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday from 10am - 5pm.
It is located at 580 Duncan Avenue in downtown Courtenay.
Contacts: Tony Martin, Curator and Evelyn Gillespie, Coordinator.
(250)338-6211 Fax: (250) 338-6287  |  http://www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com/

CoVal Choristers
A community musical theatre group that does two productions a year, at Christmas and in the spring, as well as other events. Contact: Beryl Regier (250) 339-4429

Comox Valley Camera Club
The camera club meets every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month (September - June) at the Courtenay Middle School, 2345 Mission Road, Courtenay at 7pm. Further information regarding the club can be obtained by calling Ron Mitchell, President, 339-2981 or Carol Tremain, Secretary at 338-4114. www.comoxvalleycameraclub.org

Comox Valley Celtic Cultural Society
A social and cultural society that promotes and presents local and global Celtic culture. Celebrating all Celtic backgrounds (Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Manx, Cornish, Brittany, and Galicia). The goal is to keep Celtic culture alive and thriving! Contact: Ken McLeod (250) 334-4944

Comox Valley Concert Society
Sponsors concerts and fundraising for student music scholarships. (250) 338-6284

Comox Valley Potters Club
Celebrating its 50th year in 2005! (250) 334-4613

The Courtenay Little Theatre Society
Registered charity, stages theatrical performances, conducts workshops and participates in community activities related to performance. It is a member of Theatre BC, and is actively involved in the North Island Zone Festival each spring. The Society is open to anyone who wants to become a part of community theatre. Acting, set design, costumes, makeup, public relations, lighting, and sound are just some of the areas you can become involved in. The theatre group meets every third Tuesday at 7:30pm at 1625-B McPhee in Courtenay.
(250) 334-2032

Courtenay Youth Music Centre
Provides for musical improvement and advancement and promotes musical instruction and education in disciplines including jazz, musical theatre, piano, chamber music, harp, classical guitar, concert band, percussion, string orchestra, and opera workshop. CYMC maintains an open admissions policy for all musicians of all ages and abilities, and provides the highest caliber of practicing professional musicians and performers. We wish to provide education and performance opportunities specifically to further the efforts of those individuals wishing to pursue a professional career in the arts.
(250) 338-7463  |  http://www.cymc.ca

Exploration Art Camp
A fun camp for 8 - 15 year olds, it runs 5 days a week during the summer months. Pre-registration is through the Courtenay Recreation Association and the sessions are held at North Island College.
Contact: Heili Garcia (250) 334-3706

Federation of Canadian Artists
The Comox Valley Chapter has about 35 members and enthusiastically pursues the Federation goals of promoting "the passion and pleasure of the visual arts through education, exhibition and communication". The Chapter meets twice a month to enjoy lectures, discussions, demos and share group painting experiences. They have group shows in local galleries, as well as access to FCA sponsored workshops. See web site Canadian Federation of Artists: www.www.artists.ca for info on national organization, or for info about the Comox Valley Chapter call the membership chairman Doris Zdebiak (250) 339-2850. Interested artists and art lovers are encouraged to come out to a meeting and learn about our group.

Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park Association/ Filberg Festival
250 339-2715
The Filberg Heritage Lodge, home of the late R.J. Filberg, is located on nine beautifully landscaped acres, on the shore of Comox Bay in Comox, BC. The annual Filberg Festival noted as the finest arts & craft festival in the region attracts visitors from far and wide. The Filberg Festival is a very successful annual event that takes place on the August long weekend and includes a first class juried craft fair, eclectic music and yummy food. The Filberg Festival is the main fundraiser for the care and maintenance of the beautiful Filberg Lodge and Park.
(250) 334-9242  |  www.filbergfestival.com

Georgia Straight Jazz Society
A group of jazz musicians from Vancouver Island, BC combining talents and energy to: Increase public awareness of and to nurture an appreciation for all forms of jazz; Present performances by a wide variety of musicians representing all forms of jazz; Stimulate the local jazz communities by producing events and activities in which artists can interact creatively; Provide opportunities for school aged musicians to create jazz for a public audience; Augment the educational instruction of school aged musicians in jazz performance, improvisation, and composition; and Establish and strengthen the jazz music community on Vancouver Island. For more information go to: www.georgiastraightjazz.com

Hornby Island Festival Society
Since its inception in 1985, the Hornby Festival Society has earned a national reputation for artistic excellence and adventurous programming. Many of Canada's foremost artists have performed here including Gratien Gellnas, Jane Coop, Loreena McKennitt, Maureen Forrester, Peggy Baker, Richard Margison, the St. Lawrence String Quartet, Andra Lapiante and Rick Mercer. This annual nine-day Festival presents twelve to sixteen concerts early in August. Venues include the charming Community Hall, or outdoors with a forest or sea backdrop.br> (250) 335-2734  |  www.hornbyfestival.bc.ca

Deman Island Arts Centre
The Denman Island Arts Centre is situated in the heart of the downtown Denman Island, within walking distance of the Ferry terminal, and conveniently located close to shops and cafes. The Main Studio is available for rent Monday through Thursday for arts related events, exhibitions, and studio groups.
(250) 335-1224  |  www.artsdenman.com

Pearl Ellis Gallery Association
1729 Comox Ave., under the Comox Library Open 1 - 4PM, 7 days a week (250) 339-2822

Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens
Gardens is host to Bi-annual Art Festivals, and year round woodland garden. The Art in Bloom Festival, held in May of each year, is becoming a destination for art and garden lovers from all over the island and BC. Located at 613 Whitaker Road, Courtenay.
(250) 338-6901  |  www.woodlandgardens.ca

Mystic Valley Voices
Chanting choir singing devotional music drawn upon traditions from around the world including Aboriginal, modern Wiccan, Hindu, Buddhism, and Christian. Contact: Oliver Clarke (250) 897-3207

334-3499 North Island Choral Society
A Main Choir is offered, and for those interested in participating in more music, there is the Chamber Choir. Concerts are given in the fall and spring Contact: Vivian Heron : (250) 334-2092

North Island Festival of Performing Arts
A huge annual festival for emerging performing artists from all over the North Island, in many disciplines. This event usually takes place over three weeks in February and March.
Contact: Eileen Maclean (250) 339-0665

North Island Highland Dancers Association
This non-profit organization is dedicated to promoting Highland dancing as established by Scotdance B.C. Our memberships include dancers from Port Hardy to Royston and including Powell River. A council elected every year governs its 78 members. The two annual competitions held in March are in Campbell River and Courtenay. NIHDA dancers participate in the Highland Games competition held annually in May. An Annual General Meeting is held in November for all interested to attend.

North Island Hot Jazz Society
Holds an annual Comox Valley Dixieland Jazz Festival. In the past has featured The Desperation Jazz Band from the Comox Valley, The Red Beans & Rice Jazz Band from Toronto, and The Delta Band from Sidney, BC. For info call Jeanette Webbers (250) 334-3499  |  www.northislandhotjazz.com

Nova Voce Choral Society
Four choirs fall under the Nova Voce umbrella: Children, youth, women's and men's choirs sing and perform under the direction of Carol Anne Parkinson. For more information (250) 334-3499
 |  novavoce@shaw.ca  |  www3.telus.net/aviart/novavoce

Old Church Theatre Society
A steward for this community landmark and facility, featuring a quaint 200 seat theatre.
Contact: Gene Regier (250) 339-2992

School District No. 71 Fine Arts
For more information go to: http://sd71.bc.ca/

Trickster's Children Theatre Society
Trickster's Children Theatre, also performing as Kulus Theatre Group, originated as a youth employment project sponsored by Wachiay Friendship Centre in Courtenay. At the conclusion of the project, a non-profit society dedicated to creating theatre about environmental and social issues was formed.
(250)334-9498 Fax: (250)337-8543  |  Gail_Lewis@telus.net

Wool gatherers Guild
Hand weaving, spinning, felting and knitting. Members meet at the old Royston School House 3985 Island Highway, Royston, BC VOR 2VO (250) 334-4285

World Community Development Education Society
Works on many projects, not the least of which is their annual World Community Film Festival that takes place the first weekend of every November. For more information please call (250) 337-5419