Lobby Art Gallery

Upcoming Exhibit: The Eclectic Works by Carmen J Stanek, Colleen Freeman, and Gladys Javorsky

September 12 – November 2, 2025

Open House and Meet the Artists on September 27th from 1-3pm as part of BC Culture Days

Explore “The Eclectic Works,” a joint exhibit featuring paintings and sculptural art from three local artists.

Colleen Freeman: Colleen enjoys incorporating an eco-friendly papier-mâché/cement mix with found objects, natural and otherwise. Her happy place is getting swept up in the creative process, losing all sense of time, and sharing her joy with kindred spirits. When a finished piece finds its way to someone else’s heart, then she feels the cycle is complete.

Gladys Javorsky: Working in acrylics and mixed media, texture and movement play a vital role in Gladys’ artwork, adding depth and dimension that invite the viewer to engage with her pieces on multiple levels. She experiments with abstracted ideas, using a variety of materials and tools. The viewer is invited into their own perceptions that resonate with their curiosity and experiences.

Carmen J Stanek: Rooted in nature, Carmen’s work blends acrylic and mixed medium to form abstracted echoes of the real. Shapes emerge and dissolve–like memory traces through landscape–revealing the quiet tension between what we see and what we feel. Through layered textures and organic rhythm, she welcomes you into her sense of space and time.

About the Lobby Art Gallery

The Lobby Art Gallery is located on the 3rd floor in the Cowichan Performing Arts Centre lobby and is open for public viewing one hour prior to show times without a ticket. Private viewings can be arranged by emailing [email protected].