THE SEED OF INSPIRATION
Tidal Art Centre is a place where people can come to nourish their art and themselves; to become inspired and to inspire others. Explore printmaking, fibre arts, clay works, photography, painting, sculpture, writing… Join us for a workshop, as a mentor or as a hungry mind with the desire to create and share ideas.
The heart of the centre is the wonderful former Forestry Station at Finn Bay which we purchased around twenty years ago. The seed of inspiration has taken many years to grow and become a reality, but with the help of our incredible builder Colin Mallery and his crew, we have been able to restore the old building and expand it into an incredible workshop facility.
Tidal Art Centre is a place where people can come make art, learn, teach and collaborate. Most would agree that when we are creating we are ‘in the zone’. It’s like our soul is happy. In that way Tidal Art Centre is a sacred space.
Honour your creative seed of inspiration, come join us 'in the zone'.
We are grateful and honoured to live, work, and be in relation with people on ɬəʔamɛn qaymɩxʷ (Tla’amin), toq qaymɩxʷ (Klahoose), and ʔop qaymɩxʷ (Homalco) First Nations territories.
Thank you so much to Artist in Residence Prashant Miranda for the spectacular illustrated map of the Tidal Art Centre above.
OUR TEAM
Director and creator of Tidal Art Centre.
She's the visionary
and the heart of Team Tidal
Nancy Jeakins
Prashant Miranda grew up in south India, studied at the National Institute of Design, and migrated to Canada in 1999. He designed children's animated shows for TV in Toronto, before pursuing his passions as an artist. He documents his life and travels through his watercolour journals, animates films, teaches visual art, illustrates children's books and paints murals. Prash has been a resident artist at Tidal Art Centre since 2019 and does a range of activities here which makes him a bit of a Tidal Ranger.
Prashant Miranda
Stefanie Dueck
Blacksmith artist and sharp mind, Stefanie has the lead of the Mentorship Program. Check out her work at www.stefaniedueck.com
A professional literacy teacher and enthusiastic amateur potter, keltie manages our social media and helps out with administration dutties.
Keltie Jeakins
Shivaun Gingras
Pottery and ceramic artist. Shivaun is our Pottery Master, she manages the clay studio and programing
Sandra Lopez
Visual poetry maker, inner speleology adventurer, Sandra oversees the flow of Tidal affairs. Check out her work at www.sandralopez.site
Jackie Frioud
Jackie Frioud is a potter specializing in functional salt-glazed ceramics. She is delighted to have her salt kiln at the Tidal Art Centre where she comes to fire several times a year and enjoys being part of the vibrant and generous Tidal community. You can check her work at www.jackiefrioud.com