Power of Paint is the one of the Sunshine Coast’s largest art exhibitions, held on the same weekend as the Sunshine Coast Festival of the Written Arts and the Hackett Park Summer Arts & Crafts Fair, creating a synergetic artistic weekend in Sechelt. “The Power of Paint exhibition makes a significant contribution to this cultural hub that puts Sechelt on the map and enriches the lives of our residents and our visitors,” said Jane Davidson, Festival Coordinator, Festival of the Written Arts. Power of Paint benefits the local community by creating youth art scholarships, attracting visitors to Sechelt and the Sunshine Coast, building the calibre and reputation of creative business on the Coast, and sharing more than sixty works of world-class art.
Kent and Pauline Sturton from Richmond, BC, described the 2013 Power of Paint exhibition as “Wonderful Work! Labours of Love.” David Lee of Hamilton, Ontario, exclaimed, “What a surge of energy!” Last year more than 2,000 people visited Power of Paint, resulting in record art sales and raising $3,200 through sales of a collaborative art piece, to create a new local artists’ scholarship fund. Reflecting on last year’s show, artist Carol La Fave said, “We were excited by the unveiling of our first collaborative piece. As artists, our goal is always to explore new ways to draw out creativity and to inspire others while also giving back to our community.” Artist Greta Guzek is looking forward to the 2014 Power of Paint exhibition “Creating for and anticipating a ‘POP’ show is enormously exciting. Providing a weekend in which to share and multiply that enthusiasm with our community is very satisfying.”
Eleven Equal Artists, a group of Sunshine Coast artists—Morley Baker, Josefa Fritz Barham, Todd Clark, Elizabeth Evans, Greta Grunow Guzek, Carol LaFave, Kim LaFave, Ian MacLeod, Cindy Riach, Nadina Tandy, and Marleen Vermeulen — presents their third annual Power of Paint exhibition August 15–17, 2014, at the Seaside Centre in Sechelt.
