Community Arts Programming
Welcome!
Formed in 2005, the Hope & District Arts Council was created as an umbrella organization to provide and support affordable, accessible arts and cultural programming to the Hope community and surrounding areas including the Art Gallery, The Art Machine (public art classes), a self-guided tour of arts and cultural locations via the Arts & Culture Map, Concerts in the Park, and more. See the various pages on this website for more information about each.
What's new
The Hope Arts Gallery located on Fort St in Hope features many works by local artists. The gallery also showcases artists from Hope and District, and others throughout the province, in special month-long exhibitions in the "back room" of the gallery.
current BACK ROOM SHOW:
2025 BACKROOM SHOWS
February: Imaging Hope + Justin Brown
Banner contest, photography and woodwork
March: Retrospective 16
Work created by students and teachers at the Art Machine
April: Artists At Work
Painting and textiles produced by local artists
May: Changing Tides
May: Watercolours by Helena Rae from Powell River
June: The Light Within
Portraits and Landscapes by Mary Stebbins from Vernon
July: A Mixed Bag
Paintings in all genres by Vernon Artists Ingrid Neumann and Christa Kent
August: Coloured Fantasy
Paintings and other creations by Hope's Mila Koveshnikova
September: It Started With a Scribble
Drawings and painted created by Hope's Rick Easterbrook and Roger Herhardt
October: Channeling Joy
Paintings by Hope artist Holly Smith
November: Visual Voyage
Watercolours by Alice Bottrill from Harrison
December: ArtsAmazing Christmas Market
Unique creations by four visual artists.
UPCOMING BACK ROOM SHOW:
The art machine
The Hope & District Arts Council runs two studios: Studio A and Studio B, which offer a variety of pottery and mixed media classes, workshops and open studio sessions.
Register online below or learn more and see the current monthly schedule of classes at hopedistrictartscouncil.com/art-machine-classes
Acrylic Painting for Adults with Holly SmithTue, Nov 04Art Machine - Studio A
SPECIAL events
Discover upcoming events below including community events, art show openings, Concerts in the Park, and fundraisers.
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Colouring Books!
We now carry colouring books with artwork by local artists for you to colour! Books are 24 pages long and feature a mix of digital and hand drawn artwork. Perfect for gifts! $5 at the Hope Arts Gallery.
