Current Projects

Why do we make art? The answer to that question is probably as diverse as are the artists who make the art. Many artists create art because they enjoy the process; it’s fun making things! Others create art in an effort to connect with other people. They have a story to tell or an experience to talk about. They are speaking in the language of their own art, be it in words, images, actions, dance — it’s a way of recording beauty, or power, or terror — maybe you need to have empathy to create art. Whatever the reason, every artist feels an inner compulsion to create and to share that which they have created. Perhaps we’re all just like cavemen sitting around a fire, telling stories, each in our own medium, in our own way. Come join us!

— The Isolation Art Gallery is a virtual space created to allow individuals to reach out and touch one another during this period of social distancing. This is a space where Shuswap artists, writers and composers may share with the community, the art that they create during this period of isolation. Come visit the Isolation art gallery→

— Ida and Old Baldy’s Seniors’ Theatre. The most fun you can have in two hours — standing up or sitting down! No experience necessary. Come join us! You are never too late for Seniors’ Theatre.

— The Arts OnSite with Lady Nature in collaboration with The Okanagan Regional Library, South Shuswap Branch. Do you write, paint, dance, play in theatre, draw, compose music or pursue any other creative passion in the arts? If you do, then you are invited to join in and participate in The Arts OnSite with Lady Nature. We meet at the library, #1 - 2425 Golf Course Drive in Blind Bay. From here we carpool to a preselected outdoor space→ to spend the day creating and enjoying nature. If our or plein air art plans are spoiled by inclement weather, we will enjoy The Arts OnSite at the Library.

— The Writers’ Nook. The Third House in collaboration with The Okanagan Regional Library founded a new writers’ group, called the Writers’ Nook, that meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. The meetings are held at The Okanagan Regional Library, South Shuswap Branch, #1 - 2425 Golf Course Drive, Blind Bay, B.C. There is no charge. See why you might like to join→

— The Shuswap Nature Hikers. Exercise, fun, camaraderie and best of all, hanging out with Mother Nature in the great outdoors! Everything we need to keep our minds and bodies healthy, agile and fit. We hike every Friday, regardless of the weather. Come join us→

— Reading-writing and literature sessions
Periodically, we send out a call to authors to provide them with the opportunity to have a group of readers spend time reading, discussing and responding to a piece, or pieces, of their work. This is a voluntary activity. We are not critics, only readers, and speak from that perspective. If you are interested in including your work in our next session, we invite you to register here. If you are an avid reader and would like to be one of our readers, there is a space for you to register here.

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