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Membership Renewal: As February winds down, many of you have already renewed your memberships for 2024. If you haven’t already, did you know you can now conveniently register and make your payment online? Explore the updated list of membership benefits.…

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December seems to be speeding along and soon the days will start getting longer. Families are cozied up by the fire, enjoying hot cocoa and seasonal lights.

At PEG, the final Members show of 2023 is underway, and the gallery is looking festive. Don’t forget, if you need any last minute gifts, we have a wonderful selection of member-produced cards available, along with affordable, original art. Our hours will be extended for the week of Dec 19 to 23; we'll be open from 10am to 4pm.…

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December started with our first jury convening, to select works for the first two concept shows of 2024, and for the first solo/group slot. 

Our jurists included two board members; Teresa Kachanoski and Tish Doyle-Morrow, along with three other individuals. Susan Schaefer represented the established artist category, Pelle Campbell came to us from the Comox business community with a special interest in the arts, and Samantha Bishop is a practicing artist and recent graduate of the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design.…

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Happy November, everyone! As the weather cools, our thoughts turn to winter activities. For some, that's skiing; for others, it's travelling or dreaming of next year's garden. Here at PEG, we're busily organizing for next year's exciting exhibitions and workshops.…

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Pearl Ellis Gallery of Fine Arts Society is a not-for-profit organization that has been run entirely by our member volunteers since 1977. The Board of Directors has set the course for the upcoming 2024 gallery show schedule and are pleased to share the following information that outlines and explains our rationale. A list of the opportunities to exhibit in 2024 will be released shortly along with corresponding deadlines and requirements.…

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FROM THE BOARD

September has announced itself with cooler weather this year, and you can certainly feel it. Soon the leaves will be gorgeous shades of yellows, oranges and reds, which in turn may inspire new work from all of us. Our volunteers and Board members have been very busy over the past month, preparing for the fall and the upcoming year.…

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FROM THE BOARD

With the busy-ness of summer, we missed a July newsletter, and can’t believe the time has moved on to past mid-August. It has been a wonderful summer, both weather wise and art wise here in the Comox Valley, but we do wish to express our thoughts and hopes to our BC and NWT neighbours who are currently struggling with the wildfires.…

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FROM THE BOARD

We are pleased to announce that the Pearl Ellis Gallery has a new Board Member. Tish Doyle-Morrow agreed to join us at our June 20, 2023 board meeting and we are looking forward to her coming on board to help in the promotion of the gallery.…

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