

Art Starts in School
This past week, I had the opportunity to teach a group of youth about art and the exciting medium of encaustic, thanks to funding...


First Summer Debrief
Well, summer has passed and fall is in full swing at the Arts Centre. A new commitment to keeping a regular blog is on my list (I have so...


Progress...
"Without the leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning."...


Nelson and District Arts Council & Hidden Creek announce new Residency opportunity.
We are thrilled to announce that the Nelson and District Arts Council (NDAD) and Hidden Creek Art & Ecology centre have created an...

Building with Straw Bales
We started over 15 years ago, designing and building our first straw bale home. Along the way, there have been the obvious jokes as to...


Glamping - yurt raising for the Art Retreat
Once the land was purchased and the dream was on its way to being realized, we built a platform and raised a yurt to stay in while we...


Why build an Artist Retreat?
Life being hectic with two young kids, work and family life, I started dreaming about creating an Artist Retreat...a place that is...