About the
Sooke Fine Arts Society

About the Society 

The Sooke Fine Arts Society is a not-for-profit organization created to encourage and promote a greater understanding and appreciation for the arts by organizing an annual art show, as well as hosting public learning opportunities to demonstrate artistic technique and expertise. The annual art show, held at the end of July and early August of each year, is Vancouver Island’s premier adjudicated art show. It brings artists, volunteers, visitors, and art patrons together in an 10-day celebration of the arts.

Board of Directors

President – Katherine Sutherland
Vice President – Janet Evans
Treasurer – Robin Middleton
Secretary – Margaret-Elizabeth Schell
Director – Shayna Chamitoff
Director – Darla Stipanovich
Director – Gunny Tennese
Director – Alison McKay

AGM

Our 2023 AGM took place at 7pm on Thursday, October 19, 2023. The date for our 2024 AGM is TBD.

To view the 2022 Show Report, click here. The 2023 Show Report will be posted here soon.

Staff

Executive Director – Terrie Moore
Event Coordinator – Jen Hayward

Membership

Membership in the Sooke Fine Arts Society is available for an annual fee of $25. Click here to find out more about the benefits of membership and how to become a member of the Sooke Fine Arts Society.

Employment

SUMMER STUDENTS

Each summer, SFAS hires students to gain work experience in our office leading up and during the show.
Below are the student positions for 2024:

2024 Art Gallery Admin Assistant
2024 Youth Art Gallery Attendant

Application Deadline: May 31, 2024
Please apply with a one-page cover letter and a current resume and e-mail to sfas@sookefinearts.com (Indicating the position in the
subject window).

REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS

FUND DEVELOPMENT REFRESH PROJECT

On Sept 18, 2023, the Sooke Fine Arts Society put out an RFP seeking proposals from qualified fundraising professionals
to update and further our current fund development strategy and processes. The submission window has now closed. Thank you to all those who applied – the successful candidate has been selected.

YOUTH ART SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The Youth Art Scholarship Award was established in 2014 to assist young artists in pursuing post-secondary studies in the arts, and has been made possible through private donations and events. We look forward to making higher education in the arts accessible to many more talented young artists. The Youth Art Scholarship Award, valued at $1,500, is selected at the end of May each year and presented at the Artist Celebration Event during the show.

2024 Submission deadline for applicants: May 15, 2024. Click here to apply.
Successful applicants will be notified on or before May 31, 2024.

History of the Sooke Fine Arts Show

The Sooke Fine Arts Show stems from humble beginnings when the Sooke Region Museum would feature artwork from local artists in their upper gallery. In 1986, spurred by the buzz of that year’s Expo, a committee of five local artists conceived of a show to bring attention to art and artists of the region, and thus the inaugural FINE ARTS ’86 was born…

The Sooke Fine Arts Society is a non-profit organization created to encourage and promote a greater understanding and appreciation for the arts by organizing an annual art show, as well as hosting public learning opportunities to demonstrate artistic technique and expertise.
Location

2168 Phillips Rd
Box 471
Sooke, BC
V9Z 1H4
Canada

Contact

Main Phone:
250-642-7256

Art Sales Desk:
TBD

Email
sfas@sookefinearts.com

The Sooke Fine Arts Society respectfully acknowledges the territory of the T’Sou-ke First Nation, upon whose land we gather in celebration of the arts.

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