WELCOME TO THE HEARTH GALLERY
WHAT’S ON…
THE HEARTH GALLERY ANNOUNCES OUR 2026 EXHIBITION LINE-UP, FEATURING ARTISTS SUCH AS PIP ADAMS, JAYME CHALMERS, NATALIE SCHULER, STUART SLIND, TAMARA VOTH, AND NIKKI BOXENDALE, AS WELL AS STUDENTS FROM IDLC, THE QUEER ART SHOW, AND MORE.
THE HEARTH GALLERY continues to bring together a diverse range of people, places, and ideas by presenting exceptional art experiences, including local emerging Bowen artists Matt Vyner, Bean Benson, as well as artists from the mainland such as Phoebe Tsui and Lori Goldberg. We are also proud to be presenting a body of work by Bowen Island legendary Ron Woodall this April.
Admission to the Hearth Gallery and all special exhibitions is always free, please mark your calendars and don’t miss this exciting line up.
EMERGENCE
In Pursuit Of What Shapes Us
by Bean benson, natalie schuler + wanaki mael bedard
JUNE 17TH - JULY 6TH
Please join us for our Artist pARTy: Saturday June 20th from 6 to 8 pm
ARTIST CALL OUT 2027
The Hearth Gallery (Bowen Island Arts Council) is planning its 2027 season, featuring a dynamic mix of art exhibitions and cultural events. Alongside gallery shows, we’ll celebrate youth, host visiting artists, offer workshops, hold fundraisers, and more.
At the Hearth Gallery, we stay creative and adaptive in a changing art world—supporting artists of all genres, offering a space to create, perform, sell, teach, and connect. As a nonprofit, we balance innovation with financial responsibility, while remaining a vibrant hub for locals and visitors to experience art in all its forms.
FOUND & FORMED
WHAT WE CARRY FORWARD
by Phoebe tsui, jayme chalmers and kathryn beals
July 8TH - JULY 27TH
Please join us for our Artist pARTy: Saturday July 11th from 6 to 8 pm
WHAT WE CARRY / WHAT CARRIES US
Gathered in nature, translated through form
by REBECCA SANTRY, BRENT COMBER, EILEEN KIYONGA
July 29th- August 17th
Please join us for our Artist pARTy: Saturday August 1st, from 6 to 8 pm
ABOVE THE FLOOD
Watching For The Light….
MAY 1ST - JULY 28TH
An new exhibit by artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas,
at the Hearth Gallery at the Bowen Island Community Center
About:
Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is a contemporary artist whose work asserts personal and cultural identity that maintains integrity while dissolving hard and uncomfortable barriers. Influenced by iconography, both from his Haida culture and contemporary Asian visual culture, he has created an artistic practice that crosses diverse cultures, generations, and disciplines in search of accessibility and engagement as a counterpoint to stratification and isolation. Institutional collections include the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seattle Art Museum, the Humboldt Forum Foundation, and Vancouver Art Gallery.
BOWEN’S INAUGURAL POET LAUREATE
Jude Neale
Jude Neale is a Canadian poet, vocalist, spoken word performer, mentor, photographer, visual artist, and classically trained opera singer who has lived on Bowen Island for 40 years. She is the author of 14 books, with work published by Canadian presses including Ekstasis Editions and Guernica Editions. Her poetry has been recognized in national and international competitions, and her work is known for its emotional clarity, musicality and deep attention to the human experience.
To learn more and to read Jude’s work, please visit judeneale.ca
All artists featured with the Hearth Arts on Bowen are Canadian
Location, Hours and Admission
The Hearth Gallery
Hours: Open Daily 11 am–5 pm Closed: Tuesdays
Admission is free
430 Bowen Island Trunk Rd,
Bowen Island, BC
The Hearth Arts on Bowen operates as a non-profit arts organization on Bowen Island, supporting a variety of art forms including visual, performing, literary, theatre and more. We manage two venues - a visual art gallery near the Ferry terminal - The Hearth Gallery- as well as our partnership with the local municipality to program and produce performances in the new Bowen Theatre, located within the new Bowen Island Community Center.
The Hearth Arts On Bowen respectfully and gratefully acknowledges that we are located on Nexwlélexwm (Bowen Island), the traditional and unceded territory of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nation and the Tsleil-Waututh (sail-wha-tooth) Nations
We bring arts to the people, and people to the arts.
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