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Need Help Navigating Our Members Only Area?
May 31, 2026Check out our Member Guides in our Member Resources area or click on the link below. These guides will help members to log in, enter a show, volunteer and understand the features of the Members Only area. If you still need help, give us a call at 250-245-1252 or stop by the gallery or offices for help. We recommend you call first to make an appointment. -
Bid for the Build
March 16, 2026Help us build Ladysmith’s creative future! The Arts Council of Ladysmith invites you to support the ‘Bid For the Build’, a fundraiser in support of an exciting and transformative project – the creation of a rejuvenated arts space at the Arts and Heritage Hub (formally known as the Machine Shop). We are seeking original 2D works of art with a minimum value of $200, in ready-to-install condition. These works of art will be auctioned off at a big event scheduled for July 29,… -
Voices from the vanishing – Art Exhibition by Debra Garside
June 22, 2026Award winning artist and one of Canada’s most accredited horse trainers, Debra Garside brings Voices From The Vanishing to the Ladysmith Gallery. Open until June 28, visitors will get to view stunning photographs and bronze sculpture work. Debra is internationally recognized for her extraordinary wildlife imagery, particularly her intimate and powerful portraits of wild horses. Debra captures moments few others can—revealing the personality, relationships, and resilience of animals living free on the landscape. Debra is the only professional photographer to be granted overnight… -
Sunset Ecstacy – New Art Exhibition by Sheree Stewart
May 7, 2026Opening May 22 at the Ladysmith Gallery, Sunset Ecstasy invites viewers into a vivid, emotional world where color, movement, and nature converge. Featuring new work by Ladysmith-based artist Sheree Stewart, the show celebrates the beauty of sunsets and sunrises—those moments that evoke awe, peace, and joy. Deeply inspired by the ocean, waterfalls, and the ever-changing skies of the West Coast, Stewart’s paintings are immersive expressions of energy and feeling. Her process is intuitive and dynamic: layering saturated and unsaturated pigments, blending textures, and… -
Show and Shine Poster Competition
April 29, 2026The Ladysmith Show and Shine Society is seeking emerging and professional artists from the Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands to submit car themed designs for the 2026 Ladysmith Show and Shine. Artists should bring forward a fresh and exciting new perspective. Artwork submitted must be the artists original work. $500 prize for the winning entry. Read the full Submission Guidelines and Terms: Submission Process: Please submit your artwork digitally, or in hard copy. ATTN: Ladysmith Show & Shine Poster Competition 2026… -
Ladysmith Gallery: King Richard Brodeur
March 27, 2026King Richard Brodeur: From Crease to Canvas April 24th – May 3rd, 2026 The Ladysmith Gallery is proud to welcome Richard Brodeur, affectionately known as King Richard, for a special Guest Artist Show that bridges the worlds of elite sport, creativity, and personal resilience. This exhibition warmly invites hockey enthusiasts, sports fans, and collectors, as well as anyone curious about life after high-intensity careers—athletes, first responders, veterans, executives, and creatives alike. Whether you come for the love of the game, the art,… -
Spring Art Escape
March 18, 2026Join us for the Spring Art Escape A FREE self-guided tour where you can explore the beauty of Ladysmith and Chemainus over two exciting days. With 17 locations and over 150 artists showcasing their incredible talents, this is a unique opportunity to acquire one-of-a-kind works of original art while enjoying the stunning views along the route. Don’t Miss Out! Physical copies will be available soon at the following locations: Ladysmith Gallery (Unit 7 – 32 High St. Ladysmith), Duncan/Ladysmith/Chemainus/Nanaimo Tourism Centres,… -
Keystone: At Ladysmith Gallery
March 21, 2026A collaboration of two artists: Ashley Gabouri and Melissa McLean March 20th – 29th, 2026 A keystone is the wedged stone at the crown of an arch, the piece that holds everything else in place. From March 20-29, 2026 at the Ladysmith Gallery, artists Ashley Gaboury & Larissa McLean invite visitors to look to the living keystones of our ecosystems: the species, places, and quiet details that sustain entire environments. From the coastal wolves of Nootka Sound to the Rockies, the old… -
Ladysmith’s Creative Future: The Arts & Heritage Hub
February 16, 2026The Arts Council of Ladysmith is moving forward with plans to return to the historic building formerly known as the Machine Shop, reimagined as the Arts & Heritage Hub. The building will serve as a Art Interpretive Centre that celebrates the arts . From performing and photographic arts, storytelling, digital and sculptural, the space will boost economy, attracts tourism, and highlight collaboration with Stz’uminus First Nation and other community groups. The MOU [ Memorandum of Understanding] with the Town of Ladysmith, has… -
PAPERWORKS Printmakers of the Salish Sea
November 6, 2025Join us for PaperWorks, a group exhibition and sale of original prints by members of the Printmakers of the Salish Sea artists collective. PaperWorks opens Friday, November 21 and runs to Sunday, November 30, 2025 at the Ladysmith Gallery. PaperWorks 2025 features an extensive array of works of six Vancouver Island printmakers who create using a range of printmaking methods in non-toxic print studios in communities of the Salish Sea. Hand-pulled or hand-burnished, each piece is an expression of both passion and appreciation…