2011 Juried Art Show

The District’s Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee put together a YouTube video to illustrate the amazing work of local artists whose art was displayed during the Juried Art Show component of this year’s Festival of the Arts.  

2011 Sechelt Juried Art Show

The 2011 Juried Art Show was put on by the District of Sechelt, the Festival of the Arts and the Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee. Greg Bellerby the Director of the Scott Gallery at Emily Carr University was the Juror.

This year’s public art piece was acquired from this show.  The piece Paradise Found by artist Todd Clark  is currently on display in Council
Chambers.  

The committee extends its gratitude to the many staff and volunteers instrumental to the success of this show.

Arts, Culture & Heritage

Arts & Culture


The District of Sechelt takes pride in supporting a vibrant arts community. Each year participants enjoy an Arts & Culture Open House and a Sechelt Arts Festival with the help of the Arts, Culture & Heritage Advisory Committee. This Committee also manages the selection of Public Art. In August of each year the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts is much appreciated by all who attend. This event draws authors, illustrators and bibliofiles from across Canada.

These events bring together local talent and showcase their endeavours. Local media will advertise for submissions and keep the public informed of the dates and times of programs and workshops.

Heritage 

Sechelt's oldest heritage is the native history of the Sechelt Nation, part of which is displayed at the Tems Swiya Museum at 5555 Sunshine Coast Highway. A key piece in the museum is the Sechelt Image, a stone sculpture of a women with her face turned up to the sky, her child cradled in her arms. The piece, estimated to be up to 3,000 years old, is considered one of the finest pieces of prehistoric sculpture in Canada.

Development of the current town of Sechelt started in the 1890's. The recent history of Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast is displayed at at the Sunshine Coast Museum in Gibsons. This museum is located in Gibsons at 716 Winn Rd and has two floors of exhibits to explore as well as a resource room, reference library, and extensive archives with over 9,000 photographs & documents.

The Sechelt Community Archives offer extensive resources about recent history of Sechelt. It is located in the Sechelt Library at 5797 Cowrie Street. Archivist Ann Watson is available on Thursdays. Local bestseller Helen Dawe’s Sechelt was published using material from this archive. Genealogists, history researchers, college and school students will find a wealth of information about:

• biographical data

• First Nations history

• pioneer family histories

• photographs

• local newspapers (clippings and microfilms)

• neighborhood histories