Festival Events

Lots to see and do!

Lots to see and do!

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Activities at Elphinstone High School:

Evening Events:

Fibre Festivities in the Landing — Saturday and Sunday:

Museums, Galleries & Other Activities:

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Activities at Elphinstone High School

WORKSHOPS

Workshops

Choose from a wide variety of workshops starting Tuesday August 19, 2008. For more details, see the Workshops section.

Important: Pre-registration is required. Registration starts April 1, 2008. On-line registration is available.

It pays to register early! Sign-up before April 30 and you'll qualify for Early Bird prices.

What? My class was cancelled? You bet, sometimes even popular classes are cancelled due to low early registration numbers. So sign-up quickly, before April 30, and get an early-bird discount!

Please read Important Info to Know for registration instructions and other important details.

Workshop Reception and Info Centre

Before heading to your first day of class please check-in at the Workshop Reception Centre.

  • Open: Tuesday August 19, 2pm – 5pm;
    Wednesday thru Saturday August 20 – 23, 8am – 5pm.
    Workshops run from Wednesday thru Saturday.
    Elphinstone High School, 840 Gibsons Way

Garden Court Cafι

Sponsored by Wendy's and Tim Hortons

Offering early morning continental breakfast, coffee service, delicious salads, soups, sandwiches and sweet goodies in the school cafeteria and garden courtyard (weather permitting).

Master Spinners Certification Program – Levels 1 & 2

We are thrilled to host this program offered by Olds College, Alberta.

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JURIED EXHIBIT AND SALE

Sponsored by Sunshine Coast Credit Union

The unique juried exhibit embraces the whole spectrum of fibre arts. It is a spectacle of colour, texture and materials, showcasing the best of the Sunshine Coast's fibre arts, as well as entries from across the country. Many of the exhibited pieces will be offered for sale.

Experienced and Emerging Artists are invited to submit work. The exhibited work of experienced artists will be judged and awards will be made in several categories. In keeping with its mandate to encourage fibre arts on the Sunshine Coast, the Festival invites Emerging Artists to submit their work for display.

All entries are juried. Artists may choose to submit their work for judged competition or for display only.

Be sure to visit the show and cast your vote for the People's Choice award. All awards will be presented at the Friday night reception.

Deadline for submitting entries to the exhibit is July 15, 2008.

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FESTIVAL MERCHANT MALL

Open to the Public
Festival Merchant Mall

If you've forgotten an essential supply, have an urge to splurge on your craft, or just want to be dazzled by the array of merchandise that has come to Gibsons, stop by the Merchant Mall.

Merchants include 429 Hemp, A Thread of Hope, Alpaca Plus and Kensington Prairie Farm, Aurelia Wool & Weaving, Carola’s Quilt Shop, Creative Memories, Fairy Tale Wool and Esther Art Design, Fine Woodworking, Fun Knits Yarn Shop, Hamels Fabrics, Hummingbird Cottage Crafts, Indigo Moon, J.M. Enterprises, Jane Stafford Textiles, Kitambaa Designs, Knitopia Wool, Lodge Pole, Mostly Silk, Penelope Fibre & Yarns, Quilt Magic, Rug and Kilim Gallery… and more: click for details and application form.

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FIBRE FEST SALON

Introducing a new feature: we invite you to bring your handwork project to work on in the company of other fibre enthusiasts practicing their craft. Help create a circle of encouragement and sociability in the warmth of "The Salon". Located on the stage overlooking the Merchant Mall.

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BOTANICAL GARDEN SOCIETY DISPLAY

Once again, the Sunshine Coast Botanical Garden Society will present a display of plants used for fibre and for the dyeing of fibre. Look for this informative addition to our Festival near the Exhibit area at the school.

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Evening Events

Hospitality Reception

Help us celebrate the opening of our ninth Festival. Come and socialize with your fellow workshop students, instructors and Festival volunteers. Complimentary appetizers and no-host bar.

Film: In Search Of Lost Colour

Friday Night Festival Reception

Sponsored by MarketPlace IGA Gibsons
Friday Night Festival Reception

Everyone is invited! Come and help celebrate the 9th Annual Gibsons Landing Fibre Arts Festival, presented by Howe Sound Pulp and Paper. Join artists, instructors, sponsors, students, volunteers, and friends of the Festival for an evening of socializing in the garden courtyard of Elphinstone High School. Congratulate the Exhibit Award winners, enjoy an appetizer buffet, refreshments, no-host wine bar, music and more. Plus, the Juried Exhibit will be open for viewing.

  • Friday, August 22, 7pm – 9pm.
    Tickets $10 at the Registration Desk or at the door, or online registration form.
    Courtyard, Elphinstone High School, 840 Gibsons Way

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Fibre Festivities in the Landing

Saturday and Sunday
Fibre Festivities in the Landing

Enjoy the fibre arts activities and entertainment in and around the tents in Holland Park and Winegarden Park.

Juried Artisan Market

Sponsored by CKAY-FM

A vibrant outdoor market offering a colourful array of fibre arts and crafts from local and visiting artisans. Come down to the tents in Winegarden and Holland Parks. You'll find something for everyone in the family to enjoy: demonstrations, hands-on activities, including SAORI weaving and "Knitting in the Round" plus great musical entertainment.

New to You

The New to You tent is a bonanza for fibre crafters. Hunt through a huge collection of fabrics, yarns, UFO's (unfinished objects), patterns, books, tools and more – all donated from treasured stashes. This is an important fundraiser for the Festival and donations are welcomed all year round.

Paper Making

Try your hand at paper making. Experts from our Presenting Sponsor, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper, will be on hand to show you how.

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Museums, Galleries and Other Activities

See venue map for locations.

Mill Tours

Our Presenting Sponsor, Howe Sound Pulp and Paper invites you to tour its state-of-the-art facility in Port Mellon. To book a tour: 604-884-2575 or tours@hspp.ca.

You will:

Minimum age 12 years. Tours last 2 hours and involve a 1.5 kilometre walk and several flights of stairs. Flat, enclosed footwear must be worn. Group tours available. Admission free.

Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives

See the museum's special fibre-related exhibit. Don't miss the extensive butterfly collection, then get your butterfly quilt squares.

Tems Swiya Museum

"Our World", the museum of the Sechelt Nation features a fine display of First Nations art. See demonstrations of traditional weaving and basketry.

Gibsons Landing Co-op Gallery

Enjoy displays and purchase top quality artwork by local artists in this gallery.

Gibsons Public Art Gallery

See multi-media exhibits by local artists.

Gift of the Eagle Gallery

Fibre arts themed displays, including silk painting, woodcarving and sheepskin goods, as well as other works of art.

Westwind Gallery

See the work of many local artists as well as a fine collection of the work of the 2007 Festival image creator, Josefa Fritz Barham.

Artworks Tours

Art Studio and Gallery Guided Tours

Here's a fun way to discover the Sunshine Coast and get an insider's look at our creative community. Meet artists in their studios, see processes in action and ask questions. Your guide will share local lore and scenic highlights, too.

Look for fibre arts displays in various businesses throughout Gibsons & District.

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