40th Anniversary Birthday Show

The 40th anniversary exhibition celebrates the talented local artists who currently call our gallery home. Their work reflects the creativity, individuality, and artistic spirit that have defined the gallery throughout its history.

As we look back on four decades, the anniversary is also an opportunity to look ahead: to new artistic discoveries, enduring friendships, and many more years of sharing the beauty and inspiration of art with the community.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who has been part of our story over the past 40 years, and we look forward to welcoming familiar faces and new visitors alike as we celebrate this special occasion together.

We invite everyone to join the anniversary festivities, meet, reconnect, explore the exhibition, and raise a toast to 40 years of art in Sidney.

EVENT DETAILS

What: Peninsula Gallery 40th Anniversary Exhibition and Birthday Reception
When: Saturday, November 7, 2026
Reception: 1:00–3:00 p.m.
Where: Peninsula Gallery, 2530 Bevan Ave, Sidney, British Columbia
Admission: Open to the public, many gallery artists will attend

Josephine Fletcher Time and Portal

After two busy, back-to-back showings on Hornby Island and Salt Spring Island, Josephine Fletcher’s Time & Portals is making its third and final stop at our gallery, opening Saturday, October 10th.

We’re excited to showcase an incredible collection of Josi’s recent works and invite you to join us in celebrating this beautiful exhibition. We hope to see you here!

“It is about time. The time behind being slower. The time ahead being faster.

I am always interested in time.
I am in interested in memory,
We will react to things, love or like them, because of ourselves relating to such.
I am interested in light.
I am interested in colour.
I know music, especially classical, which moves me due to memory.
Very young, a record plays music that takes to my memory forever. 

I usually like to paint outside, somewhere that moves me due to colours and shapes and, of course, memory.
When painting, the experience of… sets in my memory.
Time slows and one is.
As does music, if you truly are just with it.
As does a great photograph.  
A work of art works as it stops one. 
It makes one return.
I like to think each one of us can stop and love where we are, and have courage to know what we love, and follow through with whatever truly moves us.
Herewith portals. 
Enter the ones that mean something.
Do not go near those that do not do anything for you.
Life is now and we only know now.
So, choose well."

------ Josephine Fletcher

(Photo Credit: Jennifer Fletcher)