Comox Valley Arts

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"We support, promote and celebrate our vibrant, inclusive arts community by collecting and disseminating information, educating the public about the arts, and promoting the Comox Valley as a creative and dynamic arts producing center."

PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT: JAMES VICKERS Get ready for something special. James Vickers — Nanaimo-based, blues-rocking, Indigi...
06/06/2026

PERFORMER SPOTLIGHT: JAMES VICKERS

Get ready for something special. James Vickers — Nanaimo-based, blues-rocking, Indigi-youth sensation — is bringing his acoustic solo set to the K'ómoks Fusion Festival on June 26.

James is the kind of musician whose voice and guitar fill a space without him having to ask. A solo acoustic set from him is a treat, and we cannot wait to share him with the Plaza.

🎬 Want a preview? Find James on YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCkxFBbcdRghpCzqA8UTJ8Yw


K'ómoks Fusion Festival

Friday, June 26 | 5–9 PM | Downtown Courtenay Plaza

Free admission — All ages

Also on the bill: Greg Wells, storyteller Flora Smigel, Raíces Mestizas Cumbia Collective, Rachel Janneti's cedar weaving + Devil's Club beading workshops, the Art Wagon, CVAG's Make Art tent and a salmon BBQ by the Queneesh Indigenous Community Society.



Summer Pulse on the Plaza is a series of free monthly mini-festivals running all summer long in Downtown Courtenay. Presented by Comox Valley Arts (CV/Arts), Comox Valley Art Gallery (CVAG), Downtown Courtenay BIA, Queneesh Indigenous Community Society, Comox Valley Q***r Centre and Elevate.



Brought to you by Comox Valley Arts, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Downtown Courtenay BIA, Queneesh Indigenous Community Society, Q***r Centre Comox Valley, Elevate the arts



06/05/2026

The second CV/Arts x Tin Town Cafe is up! This showcasing features over 25 local artists and will remain on display until early September. Huge thank you to our install crew and for the extra hands that made the set up a breeze! Also thank you to .cafe for the delicious treats and hot drinks that kept us fueled up all afternoon.

There are still a few more finishing touches left for us to do - including signage, but the art is up and the cafe is open to the public for viewing!

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Interested in getting your art in for the third round in the fall? Sign up to be a CV/Arts member and fill out the expression of interest form on our website. This opportunity is open to all CV/Arts members in good standing. 100% of sales go directly to artists (no commission!) and the location couldn’t be better to get your work noticed by the community!

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Are you a member artist that missed pick up yesterday? No worries! We will reach out next week with additional pick up times. Please do not go to Tin Town Cafe to pick up your work! It has been relocated to the CV/Arts offices downtown.

Summer Pulse on the Plaza returns to Downtown Courtenay with a series of free monthly mini-festivals celebrating art, mu...
06/04/2026

Summer Pulse on the Plaza returns to Downtown Courtenay with a series of free monthly mini-festivals celebrating art, music, culture, and community all summer long.

Presented by CV/Arts in partnership with Comox Valley Art Gallery, Downtown Courtenay BIA, Queneesh Indigenous Community Society, Comox Valley Q***r Centre, and Elevate.

Join us at the Downtown Courtenay Plaza for:

K'ómoks Fusion Festival
Friday, June 26 | 5–9 PM

Inner Space / Outer Space
Friday, July 24 | 5–9 PM

Pride
Friday, August 28 | 5–9 PM

Free and open to everyone.

Learn more: https://comoxvalleyarts.com/partnerships/pulse/

Presented by Comox Valley Arts, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Downtown Courtenay BIA, Queneesh Indigenous Community Society, Q***r Centre Comox Valley, and Elevate the Arts

06/04/2026

The next .cafe x CV/Arts members art show is loading….

Stay tuned and be sure to pop by the cafe for a bite and delicious cool drink to see the next batch of work on display for the summer season! Show is being installed tomorrow, and will be up for viewing by the weekend.

These member show opportunities are coordinated by CV/Arts and open to CV/Arts members. Become a member today and sign up for the next round. Link in bio.

STEP INSIDE THE ART WAGONOn June 26, for Pulse on the Plaza: K'omoks Fusion Festival, the CV/Arts Art Wagon will be park...
06/02/2026

STEP INSIDE THE ART WAGON

On June 26, for Pulse on the Plaza: K'omoks Fusion Festival, the CV/Arts Art Wagon will be parked right on the Plaza — and inside, it's transformed into something pretty special.

We're hosting an installation of Ancestral Echoes, a photo exhibition you can step inside the tiny trailer to experience. While you're in there, you'll be able to listen to the accompanying Ancestral Echoes podcast — stories of land, lineage and living culture, told in the voices of the people who carry them.

It's an intimate, quiet space inside a busy festival. Take a few minutes. Sit. Listen.

K'ómoks Fusion Festival
Friday, June 26 | 5–9 PM | Downtown Courtenay Plaza | Free admission

Summer Pulse on the Plaza is a series of free monthly mini-festivals running all summer long in Downtown Courtenay. Brought to you by Comox Valley Arts Comox Valley Art Gallery Downtown Courtenay Queneesh Indigenous Community Society Q***r Centre Comox Valley Elevate Funded by the Comox Valley Community Foundation

Today is the last day to submit your idea for an Incubator Microgrant - applications close at midnight!Up to $1,000 in f...
05/22/2026

Today is the last day to submit your idea for an Incubator Microgrant - applications close at midnight!

Up to $1,000 in funding is available for local artists and collectives developing community-engaged, experimental, and creative projects across the Central Island.

If you’ve been thinking about starting a project, now is the time to apply.

Learn more: comoxvalleyarts.com/2026-incubator-microgrant-application/

July camps are coming up soon, and spots are still available for CV/Arts Summer Art Camps.Join us at Lake Trail Communit...
05/22/2026

July camps are coming up soon, and spots are still available for CV/Arts Summer Art Camps.

Join us at Lake Trail Community School for hands-on, process-based artmaking led by local artists. These camps are welcoming spaces where youth can experiment, collaborate, and explore creativity through art, storytelling, and play. No experience needed.

Upcoming Camps:
July 6–8 | Art x Land
July 13–15 | Art + Play

Also coming up this August:
August 5–7 | Seeing Differently
August 12–14 | Future Worlds

Registration is now open.

comoxvalleyarts.com/programs/art-summer-camp/

Yesterday evening we gathered for the final Crit Club of the season. A full house hosted at the talented studio in Cumb...
05/22/2026

Yesterday evening we gathered for the final Crit Club of the season. A full house hosted at the talented studio in Cumberland. It was a great night of conversation, ideas and dreaming. Thanks to everyone who came out to join us!

As always, we are grateful for for leading us in discussion and making this program so rich and meaningful to our community of visual artists.

Crit Club will break for the summer months and be back in September! Meanwhile be sure to keep an eye on our newsletter for details about this and other programming by CV/Arts and other organizations in the Valley.

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