The Hornby Arts Centre will have no regular public opening hours this November. We’ll be sharing more soon about activities and ways to get involved, so please check back for updates.
Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Hornby Community Hall
Doors at 7 pm · Music at 7:30 pm
Tickets: $25 in advance at the Gas Bar · $30 at the door
Sliding scale and barrier-free admission available at the door.
Join Hornby Arts for an evening of music, memory and deep listening with Canadian composer Michael Cloud Duguay and his quartet.
Travelling more than 1,500 kilometres across Newfoundland in a solar-powered mobile studio, Duguay and his collaborators recorded seven historic church organs in seven remote communities. Each instrument had its own distinctive voice and history: one hadn’t been tuned in 120 years; another was uncovered beneath rubble. As rural churches close, the project preserves sounds and stories that might otherwise disappear.
These recordings became Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go. For the live performance, custom digital instruments recreate the organs’ distinctive sounds, joined by saxophone, improvisation and live electronics. The result is an immersive listening experience that brings the resonance of Newfoundland’s historic churches into our Community Hall.
The concert also marks a return to Hornby for Duguay, who lived here as a young musician and remembers hearing Veda Hille at the Hall as a formative experience.
A survey of Gordon Payne’s seventy year practice, Introspective brings together paintings, sculptural works and his distinctive “skins,” offering insight into the artist’s evolving approach to process, form and material.
Part I, AUSPEX: September 5 to October 26 at the Hornby Arts Centre
Part II, SKIN: September 29 to October 2 at the Hornby Community Hall
Opening September 5, with an artist tour, family program and October 2 artist talk to follow.
A new Hornby Arts website is currently in development, supported by Canada Council’s Supporting Artistic Practice: Sector Innovation and Development program and a BC Arts Council Impact grant. Launching later in 2026…
Hornby Arts Centre hours:
Wednesday: 10am to 4pm
Thursday: 10am to 4pm
Friday: 10am to 4pm
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 10am to 4pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday.
July 2026
July 3 (5:00-8:00PM) Opening Reception: Anne Ngan: In a celebration of beauty, movement, and intuition, Those things we don’t see is a survey of Anne Ngan’s painting and drawing that spans 60 years of practice. Encompassing Ngan’s work since settling in Canada in 1966 – primarily on Hornby Island, British Columbia – the exhibition explores dance, place, family, architecture, the unconscious, and the soul in Ngan’s singular vocabulary of form and colour.
July 5 11AM
Anne Ngan: Artist Talk
July 14 1–3:30 PM
Anne Ngan Family Art Program: To register please contact info@hornbyarts.com
July 26 – 27
Hornby Island Artists Studio Tour
Words on the Salish Sea Literary Festival
Friday, March 13, 4:30–6:00PM
Saturday, March 14, 9:30–4:30PM
March 5 to April 7
Herring Fest Art Show
Hornby Arts Centre
Open Wednesday to Sunday
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Celebrating the return of Pacific herring and the rich coastal ecosystems that sustain our community.
Festival Opening Performance
Hornby Community Hall
Doors 5:30 pm • By donation
An interdisciplinary and intergenerational performance featuring local performers and launching the 10th anniversary of Herring Fest.
Community Art Show Opening Gala
Hornby Arts Centre
Doors 7:00 pm • Free
Celebrate the opening of the Herring Fest Community Art Show with live music by On the Rocks, a licensed bar, and West Coast refreshments.
Film Night – Salmon Secrets
Hornby Community Hall
Doors 6:30 pm • Tickets $20
Opening performance by Dr Laura’s Choir followed by the documentary Salmon Secrets.
The evening concludes with a conversation featuring Chief Ernest Alfred (‘Na̱mg̱is First Nation), Dan Lewis, and Bonny Glambeck.
Herring School – Speaker Series
Hornby Community Hall
Doors 9:00 am • Sold Out
A day of talks exploring Pacific herring, marine stewardship, and coastal ecosystems, featuring Indigenous leaders, researchers, activists, and youth voices.
Herring Ball Dance
Hornby Community Hall
Doors 7:30 pm • Music from 8:00 pm
Celebrate the festival with live music by Power Tools followed by DJ Jean Mescaline.
Licensed bar and refreshments available.
Hornby Arts Centre
Sundays • March 8 to April 5
1:00 to 3:00 pm • Drop in
A new creative program for children, youth, and families exploring ocean themes through art making.
March 8 – Ocean Maker Space
Create small ocean ecosystem sculptures using recycled and found materials.
March 15 – Storytime & Herring Painting
Storytime followed by painting inspired by herring in motion.
March 22 – Printmaking Workshop
Learn printmaking techniques including lino cuts and collagraphs.
March 29 – Community Ocean Mural
Help create a collaborative mural inspired by ocean life.
April 5 – Origami for Easter
Learn Japanese paper folding and create fish, birds, and baskets.
Materials provided.
Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
No registration required.