Ladysmith Arts

Holy shazbot you guys! Thank you SO much for supporting me & my work this past Sunday at Arts on the Avenue in Ladysmith!
What a wonderful day!

Many favourite originals found new homes, as well as loads of cards, magnets, and stickers!

I am so stoked and loved meeting everyone who came out to support local, Canadian artists.

I am so grateful for every purchase, like, kind comment, and love from everyone. I am so lucky I get to do what I do.

Huge thank you to Ladysmith Arts | Vancouver Island for organizing such a great, friendly, artist forward event, I loved every moment of it. ❤️❤️✨✨

You can find me next at Route 19A Fine Arts Exhibition in Qualicum, Sept. 12-13. I’ll be there both days, stop by & say hi!

Capturing the Pacific Northwest wilderness through paint and clay, Spiritbrush Artist, Escaped has now opened at the Ladysmith Gallery. From August 21-30, 10 AM - 4 PM, take a walk through the beauty of lush forests, windy and rugged coastlines and the wildlife that can only be portrayed from lived experiences and encounters. . Massive paintings reaching over 50” in length, prints and cards are also available. #pacificnorthwest #pacificnorthwestwonderland #explorebc #vancouverislandbc #explorecowichan

THIS SUNDAY! Artisans from across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are coming to Ladysmith, BC. for Arts On The Avenue. Put this your event on your to-do list -- See you on Sunday!

https://www.artsontheavenue.ca/

Meet Joshua Tuil, your instructor for Wild Creature Lab: a playful drawing workshop where participants will explore animal shapes, movement, textures, expressions, and personalities while inventing creatures of their own.

🎨Wild Creature Lab. September 11, 2026 – October 16, 2026. From 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm.
https://ladysmitharts.ca/event/wild-creature-lab/

Through guided drawing games and creative experiments, participants will combine familiar features in surprising ways – a bird with enormous feet, an underwater cat, or a creature no one has ever seen before. The workshop encourages curiosity, builds confident, and imaginative thinking while introducing simple foundations of animal and character design.

All materials will be provided. Participants will work with graphite pencils, black drawing pens, coloured pencils, markers, sketch paper, and heavier drawing paper for their final creature designs.

⭐About the instructor:

Joshua Tuil is a figurative artist, caricaturist, and creative mentor based in Nanaimo, BC. With experience teaching children, teens, and adults, he helps students build strong drawing fundamentals, confidence, and their own creative voice. His teaching combines clear professional guidance with a warm, flexible, and encouraging approach that supports different abilities and learning styles. Josh uses drawing not only as an artistic skill, but also as a tool for observation, storytelling, problem-solving, and self-expression.

Wild Creature Lab, Ages 6-9 - Ladysmith Arts What happens when the features of real animals are mixed with unexpected ideas? In this playful drawing workshop, participants will explore animal shapes,

The Ladysmith Gallery is excited to announce SPIRITBRUSH ARTIST, ESCAPED; a Guest Artist Exhibition by Thomas Hutchings.🌲🖌

"Spiritbrush Artist, Escaped" will make the gallery its home from August 21st - 30th, 2026.

Thomas is a self-taught artist whose work captures the raw beauty and tranquil essence of the Pacific Northwest wilderness and East Coast of Canada through bold brushstrokes and harmonious colour palettes.

📅August 21st - 30th, 2026
⏰10AM - 4PM
📍Ladysmith Gallery (32 High St., Ladysmith BC)

This Sunday in Ladysmith BC - this is our biggest event of the entire year! We hope you will join us on 1st Avenue: https://www.artsontheavenue.ca/

🎉THIS SUNDAY! Artisans from across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands are coming to Ladysmith, BC. for Arts On The Avenue. Put this your event on your to-do list -- See you on Sunday!
https://www.artsontheavenue.ca/

Another artwork SOLD at the Ladysmith Gallery!📣

Our artists are on a roll this month! Congratulations to artist Ellen Brandson on the sale of her work titled "Road Less Travelled". Ellen's colourful abstract work is always an eye-catcher, so it's not wonder this one has found a new home. 😊

"Around Town" is on until August 19th at the Ladysmith Gallery. Open 7 days a week from 10AM - 4PM.

It's a beautiful day to come see "Around Town" at the Ladysmith Gallery before it leaves the walls on August 19th! 🏠

This show is a special one. You will see a variety of art mediums that depict local and far away scenes that are close to each artist's heart. ❤️

Around Town at the Ladysmith Gallery. Open 7 days a week from 10AM - 4PM.

If you can't make it to the gallery to see the show in-person, it is also available to view online at https://ladysmitharts.ca/ladysmith-gallery/

🔴SOLD at the Ladysmith Gallery! These lovely otters will soon be off to their new home🦦’Old Fashioned’ by Janette Carmichael | Fine Art is done in coloured pencil🤩 To see the stunning details, visit the gallery and see it in-person before it goes. Congratulations to artist Janette and to the buyer for this wonderful purchase that supports local artists!