GALLERIES
Art (1040 Gallery Moss St.) of Greater Daily 10 Victoria a.m.-5 p.m. First Tuesday Brainstorm of month to Feb. by 23; donation. aggv.ca; 250-384-4171. Alcheringa Gallery (621 Fort St.) Vancouver Island Vanguard: Printmaking from 1980-2000 to March 2; alcheringa-gallery.com The Avenue Gallery (2184 Oak Bay Ave.) Feature artist Lisa Samphire to Feb. 12; theavenuegallery.com Central Art Studio and Gallery (The Bay Centre, first floor) Artist-run studio; facebook.com/Central-Art-Studio-Gallery The Chapel Gallery (St. Matthias Church, 600 Richmond Rd.) Spirit of Place — Isle of Iona to Feb. 22; stmatthiaschurch.ca Coast Collective Gallery and Art
Centre (103-318 Wale Rd.) Portals to Feb. 10; Kathleen Trayner Recent Works: Finding the Morning Light to Feb. 10; Island Illustrators Society 2019 Exhibition, Feb. 13-24; coastcollective.ca Deluge Contempory Art (636 Yates St.) Night Moves, Todd Lambeth to March 2; deluge.ca The Eclectic Gallery (2170 Oak Bay Ave.) Winter Show to March 9; eclecticgallery.ca Imagine That! (251 Craig St., Duncan) Todd McAneeley: Mirrors & More to March 1; imaginethatartisans.com Open Space Arts Society (510 Fort St.) How She Read: Confronting the Romance of Empire to Feb. 26; openspace.ca University of Victoria Legacy Art Gallery (630 Yates St.) Translations: The Art and Life Of Elizabeth Yeend DuerGyokushÿ to April 6; uvac.uvic.ca Victoria Arts Council (1800 Store St.) Hjalmer Wenstob: For Ground; Background to Feb. 16; vicartscouncil.ca XChanges Gallery (2333 Government St.) Tangled to Feb. 17; xchangesgallery.org
EXHIBITS AND EVENTS
Found Beauty, New Paintings by
Christine Reimer at the Main Gallery, The Arts Centre at Cedar Hill, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd., Feb. 12-March 3;
go to christinereimer.ca A Dance of Pen and Pencil:
Illustrated Victorian Serials at UVic Special Collections and University Archives, Mearns Centre for Learning McPherson Library, Room A005 to March 8. More at uvic.ca/library/locations Pacific Reflections, watercolours by Andrea England at Cedar Hill Recreation Centre, 3220 Cedar Hill Rd. to Feb. 10; facebook.com
TOME. A mixed-media installation, an imagined history book made from coffee and cotton at UVic Mearns Centre for Learning McPherson Library to Feb. 26; uvic.ca/library
Power of Africa. A a photographic display by local photographers Steve Smith, Mike Byrne and Leah Gray at Oak Bay Library, 1442 Monterey Ave. to Feb. 28; eloquent-art.com
AUDITIONS
The Greater Victoria Shakespeare
Festival seeks a diverse and versatile company of actors with strong classical skills for their repertory season: Two Gentlemen of Verona, directed by Christopher Weddell, and Julius Caesar, directed by Tamara McCarthy. The GVSF performances will run July 2-27. Auditions: Saturday, Feb. 16, 10-4 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Appointments are required, email appostagemanagement@vicshakespeare.com with an headshot and resumé to request a time slot.
Calling For Directors: St. Luke’s Players is pleased to announce its 2019-20 season. If you would like to direct or want to be involved in directing one (or more) plays, email stlukesdirectors@gmail.com. We would like to know your previous theatre experience, and which play(s) you would like to direct. New directors and assistant directors are welcome. For information, go to stlukesplayers.org. Deadline is Feb. 28.
Moss Street Winter Markets. Every Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon through April in the Garry Oak Room at Fairfield Community Centre, 1335 Thurlow Rd.
Victoria Flea Market. Vintage recycled and handmade. Sundays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at Royal Canadian Legion, 411 Gorge Rd. E. Admission: $2; 250-281-5033.
Duncan Farmers’ Market. Saturdays year round, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at downtown Duncan in City Square and on adjacent streets; duncanfarmersmarket.ca
Victoria Public Market. Monday-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday and holidays 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at 6-1701 Douglas St.; victoriapublicmarket.com