Award-Winning Musician Shawn Hook Takes Us Home
Award-Winning Musician Shawn Hook Takes Us Home Shawn Hook is a celebrated singer-songwriter who comes from a long line of West Kootenay musicians – in fact, his grandfather's guitar is on display at the Doukhobor Discovery Centre in Castlegar. Born Shawn Hlookoff in 1984, he started playing piano…
Meet Castlegar Photographer Steven Wells
When he's not photographing the epic local views, Castlegar photographer Steven Wells is riding the mountain bike trails near his house or taking his Great Dane on walks along the Columbia River. We caught up with Steven to ask him some questions as part of our Castlegar artist series that…
The 9 Best Second-Hand Stores in Castlegar
Thrift stores are like the Tickle Trunk on the famous Canadian kid's show Mr. Dressup: you never know what you'll find within. From vintage clothes to antique furniture, collectible toys to electronics, second-hand stores are super-fun treasure troves of pre-loved stuff. Besides being fun to shop…
Where To Enjoy Fine Art Paintings In Castlegar
Every beautiful painting ever created, from the Mona Lisa to Starry Night, needed three things to help bring it to fruition: a medium (like acrylics), a tool such as a brush, and lots of inspiration. And according to local fine artists and painters, Castlegar provides three similar things in order…
Soar Magazine Features Castlegar's Art Scene
The inflight publication for Pacific Coastal Airlines has featured Castlegar in its latest issue. Called Soar, the bi-monthly magazine is distributed on all Pacific Coastal aircraft and in the October/November edition it details the art scene in the West Kootenay region, specifically in Castlegar…
Why is Castlegar the Sculpture Capital of Canada?
Joy Barrett has had a long career in arts administration. She’s worked at the world-famous Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, at the Calgary Centre of Performing Arts, and as the cultural ambassador for Nelson, British Columbia. Today, she has one of the most important jobs in Castlegar:…