Sound and Motion
Fundraising art auction
Saturday, October 17, 2026
Bowen Island Community Centre
6:00–9:00 pm
$20 a ticket
About the evening
A Celebration of Art, Howe Sound and Community
Join us for Sound & Motion, a special fundraising art auction celebrating the beauty, character and spirit of Howe Sound through the creativity of local artists.
Presented in partnership with The Hearth Arts on Bowen, the evening will showcase original artwork inspired by the ocean, mountains, wildlife, island life and the unique character of our West Coast home.
100% of art auction proceeds will support the Bowen Island Gymnastics Club’s journey to the 2027 World Gymnaestrada in Lisbon, Portugal.
Come browse the artwork, meet the artists, enjoy an evening of stories and presentations, and bid on a piece of art that captures what Howe Sound means to you.
Featured creators
Meet the Artists
A wonderful group of Bowen Island artists is contributing original work to the auction.
- Art by Di · Painting
- Marie Neys · Painting
- Diane Buchanan · Painting
- Krista Hennebury · Textiles
- Katheryn Beals · Painting
- Liz Watson · Painting
- Michael Epp · Print
- Bob Miller · Carving
- Kathy Clarke · Jewelry
- Sarah Wellman · Textiles
- Jean Bradbury · Print
- Claudia Schaefer · Painting
- Eleanor Rosenberg · Print
- Heather Stephens · Print
More artists and artwork will be added as they are confirmed.
The heart of the auction
Art Inspired by Howe Sound
Howe Sound is at the heart of this fundraiser.
The Bowen Island Gymnastics Club’s World Gymnaestrada performance, Magical Ocean Journey, celebrates our connection to this place through movement, music, choreography and storytelling.
Local artists have been invited to interpret Howe Sound in their own way. Their work may reflect the landscape, ocean, mountains, wildlife, community or simply what this remarkable place means to them.
The auction gives the community an opportunity to celebrate that creativity while helping our gymnastics team take this story from Bowen Island to the world.
Guest speakers
Special Guest Speakers
Two guests whose work offers unique perspectives on Howe Sound, exploration, nature and our connection to place.
Filmmaker · Geoscientist
Dr. Bob Turner
Dr. Bob Turner is a long-time resident of Nexw̱lélexw̱em/Bowen Island, its former mayor, a retired federal geoscientist, and a filmmaker with over 50 short movies about wildlife and wild places around Howe Sound and the Salish Sea on his Bob Turner YouTube channel. He was part of the team that achieved the Átl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound Biosphere designation in 2021, and led Bowen’s 2026 biodiversity plan development for Bowen Island Conservancy.
Explorer · Author
Kevin Vallely
Kevin Vallely is an internationally recognized explorer, award-winning architect, author, and leadership expert. A Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and member of the Explorers Club, he has completed major expeditions across the Arctic, Antarctic, and Alaska, including a world-record trek to the South Pole, an 1,800-kilometre Northwest Passage rowing expedition, and a 500-kilometre ski crossing of Ellesmere Island at age 60. Kevin brings lessons from these extreme environments into the boardroom, helping leaders and teams build resilience, adaptability, and confidence in the face of uncertainty.
Why it matters
The Journey to Portugal
The Bowen Island Gymnastics Club has been awarded a prestigious 10-minute performance slot at the 2027 World Gymnaestrada in Lisbon, Portugal, an opportunity awarded to only five Canadian teams.
The team includes participants ranging in age from 11 to 56 and has spent years developing its performance, with choreography inspired by Bowen Island and Howe Sound.
A spectacular 12-foot whale puppet, handcrafted on Bowen Island by local artists Liz Nankin and Paul Hoosan, is one of the centrepieces of the performance and will travel with the team to Portugal.
The team is now fundraising to make this extraordinary journey possible.
Come for the Art. Support the Journey.
Sound & Motion brings together local artists, inspiring speakers and the Bowen Island community for an evening celebrating the place we call home.
Browse. Bid. Bring a piece of Howe Sound home.
