Vernon Community Arts Centre

05/29/2026

✨ Echoes of the Masters is now on display in the Centre Gallery 🎨

Inspired by iconic artists and art movements throughout history, this members exhibition brings fresh new interpretations to timeless styles. Explore expressive portraits, dreamy landscapes, surreal scenes, bold colour work, and more by local artists.

🖼️ On display until June 23
🥂 Opening Reception: June 1 • 6pm–8pm

05/29/2026

Okay Vernon Arts community… we need your help 👀

Our back hallway gallery space deserves a name of its own, and we can’t think of a better group to help name it than the people who fill this place with creativity, connection, and art 💛

Help us choose the name for this space!
Comment your vote below ⬇️

🖼️ 1. Fineline Gallery
🎨 2. Passage Gallery
✨ 3. Promenade Gallery
💛 4. Corridor Gallery

Or drop your own name idea in the comments 👇

05/28/2026

🎨 Experience creativity in action at the Vernon Community Arts Centre during the First Friday Art Trail on Friday, June 5, from 11am–3pm!

Drop in to watch live pottery and woodcarving demonstrations, meet local artists, and explore the arts in a welcoming community space. Visitors can also learn how Svetlana Shkuratova creates her botanical photography work as she demystifies her creative process. ✨

Featuring:
• Trudi Knight
• Svetlana Shkuratova
• North Okanagan Woodcarvers: Georgie Haldane, Ron Carter & Doug Wal

This free city-wide event is a great way to discover local art and creative spaces throughout Greater Vernon.

Explore the full list of participating artists: firstfridayokanagan.com

05/27/2026

⏳ ONE WEEK LEFT TO APPLY! Applications for our Youth Artist in Residence Program 2026 are closing soon 📅

If you are an artist aged 16–18 ready to spend your summer creating in a studio environment, building your portfolio, and developing a finished body of work for exhibition, this is your moment 🎨🔥

Swipe for details 👉

✨ Dedicated studio space at VCAC
✨ Mentorship from local artists
✨ Materials support via $250 honourarium from OAC + VCAC membership
✨ Access to select summer classes
✨ Final public exhibition in the Centre Gallery

Residency runs July 2 – August 21
Exhibition runs August 21 – September 8 🖼️

Don’t wait until the last minute. Take this as your sign to apply now 🌟
https://www.cognitoforms.com/VernonCommunityArtsCentre/_2026YouthArtistInResidenceApplication

05/27/2026

This Father’s Day, kids can create something truly meaningful and handmade 💛

🖍 In DIY Colouring Book for Dad, they’ll design and illustrate their own colouring book filled with original pages and a custom cover. No drawing skills needed, just imagination, and they’ll leave with a printed keepsake ready to gift 📖

🧶In Woven Coaster for Dad (Ages 8–12), kids will learn simple weaving techniques to create a colourful, functional coaster Dad can use and keep as a handmade gift.

👉 Register now and make a gift that lasts longer than Father’s Day 🎁
https://vernonarts.ca/youth-classes

05/26/2026

05/25/2026

A great opportunity from Opus Art Supplies: Planning to take your art practice outside this June and July? They’re running a contest with a chance to win art supplies. Check out the details in their post 😄

05/25/2026

☕️ LAST CHANCE TO SHOP MUGS OF MAY ☔️
Only 2 days left to explore Mugs of May in our Centre Gallery!

Rainy days call for handmade mugs, warm drinks, and a little extra colour in your life. Stop by to discover one-of-a-kind creations full of charm, personality, and whimsy before they’re gone. 🌈✨

Come find the mug that makes your morning coffee & tea taste better.

05/23/2026

🎨 Your invitation to become the artwork has arrived.

Join us for the Opening Reception of Echoes of the Masters
📅 Mon, June 1 | 🕕 6 pm – 8 pm

✨ Dress as a famous artist or artwork for a chance to win a $25 VCAC gift card!

Scroll through for 4 costume ideas to get you started, all easy to pull from your closet or find with a quick thrift store visit 👀🎭

Celebrate the artists. Be part of the art. Hope to see you there!

05/23/2026

Bring your stories to life, one page at a time 📚✏️ Every great picture book starts as a spark, a sketch, a “what if…” waiting to unfold.

Join award-winning author-illustrator Carolyn Fisher for a hands-on Picture Book workshop at VASS, where ideas grow into stories ready to be shared.

Designed for illustrators, writers, and writer-illustrators, this playful, practical workshop explores storytelling, illustration, storyboarding, and how to shape and pitch your picture book from first idea to finished concept.

Whether you’re chasing a brand-new idea or nurturing a story already on the page, you’ll leave with momentum, direction, and a book in the making.

📅 August 3–7
🕗 9:30 AM – 3:30 PM
📍 Vernon Community Arts Centre | Vernon Arts Summer School

Register: https://vernonarts.ca/classes/picture-book-week-for-illustrators-and-writers