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A growing group of vancouver island + coastal creatives dreaming
of an arts + culture super region

central island creatives now have free access to digital tools and one-to-one coaching

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New supports and services for artists!!

Our super-region is a global tourism destination, arts and cultural tourism is a top tourism trend, and at least 5% of our population of...

Shawn Decaire's Campbell River residency

UPDATE: You can learn about Shawn's residency by watching the recording of the fantastic Art+Earth Lecture mentioned at the bottom of...

What the heck are NFTs?

By now you’ve probably heard of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), but might not have a clue about what they are or why they matter to local...

No artist is an island

We live in a capitalistic, patriarchal society that perpetuates the myth of the “self-made man.” Within this myth, everyone is an island...

Data literacy and empowerment

For close to a decade, and accelerated during the pandemic, the arts sector has been systematically building its digital capacity. Now...

Island Crafted brings artisans together

Qualicum Beach web developer Shawna Allen knows the power of combining art and technology to bring people together. As the founder of...