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WE ARE ART Compass Gallery + Gifts K E A LY D ONA LD SON AS COMPASS MAGAZINE
celebrates its 40th issue,
as John Westergard and Chuck Burdick are showing
our brick and mortar venture has expanded into K’omoks
works printed on glass, and have definitely created a buzz
with a new Gallery + Gift Shop under the Compass brand.
around their captivating shots.
It really wasn’t a planned venture but the outcome has exceeded expectations to say the least.
Kenna Smith is showing at the gallery—this issue’s Featured Artist—and really brings a fusion of artistic deliv-
Located in Downtown Comox, on the main avenue, the
ery, marrying her style to local First Nations stories and
Compass Gallery space has loaded its incredibly high
icons with bright colours and strong impact.
ceilings with local Vancouver Island Artists. The gallery really holds the mandate of the publication, showcasing Arts, Culture + Wellness. The artists range from First Nation and Métis to photographers and Fine Artists, working with paints and multi-media.
The gallery is hosting an impromptu showing of a Roy Vickers collection which will be on for the months of August and September. It is an exciting time with planning for the fall and winter started, which allows the Gallery to really expand its footprint into some of the more ‘in-
When you look throughout the space, there is a lot to
teresting’ subject matter that local artists are producing
take in. With painted silks from Judy Pedder to the fine
from Victoria to Port Hardy. You may even encounter
strokes of Bill Maximick’s oceanscapes. The pop art is
Performance Art here in the near future.
just that—very popular with pieces from Svetlana, Deborah Storey and the up-and-coming Freddie Milne.
The lineup continues with our in-house Artist, Tideline Gallery; this dynamic duo of mother and daughter work
It is fascinating to watch locals and visitors alike con-
with glass as their art form. Tideline produces beautiful
nect with different pieces, and to learn why they feel
hand blown glass objects, sand castings and Tideline glass
the piece draws them in the most. Photographers such
pieces featuring local shells and driftwood formed into
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