West Coast Creatives Salon
Reflection. Education. Inspiration.
Looking for some inspiration? Stuck in a rut? Our diverse and inclusive gatherings feature discussions between British Columbia artists of all disciplines!
Our Nonprofit Organization
Mission
Our nonprofit organization consists primarily of semiprofessional and professional artists, writers, musicians and designers with the following common goals:
1. To foster inspiration and support through the discussion and sharing of our projects featuring diverse media and disciplines, in our monthly salons.
2. To support early career professional artists in the dissemination of their work through exhibition features and concerts, grant application advice, networking and feedback.
3. To educate and engage a diverse public in current and historical artistic practices, contributing to a healthier arts community in the British Columbia lower mainland.
Vision
A diverse and well-connected multidisciplinary artistic community in British Columbia’s lower mainland, fostering new paradigms for professional artistic collaborations, lifelong arts education, and community engagement.
Salons and Exhibitions
Our next Salon is November 10th, 2024, more information here.
Our Salons are typically held the second Sunday of every month. Our venues include the Central Branch of Vancouver Public Library, Braid Street Studios (New Westminster), The Gallery at Queen’s Park, and the Gallery of Charles Van Sandwyk (Gastown).
We also host larger exhibitions featuring our members’ works, and informal gatherings to foster public interest in local artists.
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News
Send us your art!
Are you an artist in British Columbia and want some eyeballs on your artwork? Have you attended one of our salons and want us to feature your photos of the event? SEND US your art and it may be featured on our social media with full attribution including links to websites and social media accounts as desired by the artist. WCCS does not and will never claim credit for any piece submitted to it.
Donations
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About Our Board
Brandon Chow: Composer
Brandon Chow is a nationally and internationally recognized Canadian composer of contemporary classical music. His teachers and mentors have included Rodney Sharman, Dániel Péter Biró and Michael Finnissy. His electroacoustic, vocal and instrumental works encompass broad musical and extra-musical influences including visual arts, literature, shortwave radio, and biological sciences including molecular genetics and histopathology. He is the President and co-founder of WCCS.
Dizz McGruber: Glitch and Multimedia Artist
“As a visual artist, I find inspiration in the unexpected and the imperfect. My journey began at the age of five when a glitched file on a floppy disk caught my attention, revealing corrupted image data. This early encounter sparked a fascination with the interplay between technology and art. In my roles as an artist, skateboarder, and father, I continuously seek to push the boundaries of conventional artistic techniques, inviting viewers to experience the beauty and complexity that arises from the convergence of art, technology, and human perception.”
Miya Bah: Fashion Designer
Miya Bah, founder of MIYABAHSTUDIO, is an emerging Fashion Designer and Creative based in the Lower Mainland. Their work focuses on contrast, texture, and odd silhouettes, with an element of transformation mixed in.
Sydney Green: Comic Artist
Sydney Green is an illustrator, writer, and graphic designer from Texas, USA. She has lived in BC since 2010, writing and drawing comics primarily in the horror genre inspired by the works of Edward Gorey, Junji Ito, and Angela Carter. She likes to tell stories where bad things happen to good people, primarily using harsh black and white and a cartooney art style. Her work can be found at instagram.com/syd.sees.monsters
Mykl Colton: Writer
Mykl is a grant writer, novelist and creative living in BC. She has been writing science fiction and erotica for over a decade and a half, and dabbles noncommittally in visual art. She is passionate about using her voice to secure funding and resources for organizations that make the world a better place.
Our Sponsors
Charles Van Sandwyk
Gallery
