Oak Bay Community Artists Society

Promoting and practicing art in Oak Bay


The Bowker Creek BRush-up 2024 is
Sunday, August 11



Visit the Bowker Creek Brush-Up Art Show and Sale!


More than 2,000 attendees will meet over forty artists who are demonstrating how they create their art.


Mark your calendar if you love art, want to meet a favorite artist, or just want to stroll in the park!





Join us at the BRush up every august



Every year the Oak Bay Community Artists Society invites its members, guest artists and those residing outside Oak Bay to take part in the Bowker Creek Brush Up Art Show and Sale.


More than 2,000 attend this exciting outdoor event, where thirty to forty artists meet the public and demonstrate how they create their art. The friendly interactions between artists and attendees create a festive mood making this event a success!


If you are interested in art, have a favorite artist you want to meet there, or just want a chance to stroll in the park, then be sure to mark your calendar!





Join us at the BRush up august 13



Visit the 2023 Bowker Creek Brush Up Art Show and Sale on Sunday August 13 from 11-4:30!


More than 2,000 attend this exciting outdoor event, where over forty artists meet the public and demonstrate how they create their art. The friendly interactions between artists and attendees create a festive mood!


If you are interested in art, have a favorite artist you want to meet there, or just want a chance to stroll in the park, then be sure to mark your calendar for the second Sunday in August.





Brush-up photos







All About the brush up event



Take part in one of Oak Bay's arts events!

Enter this outdoor art-in-the-park day from Armstrong Ave, Hampshire Ave, stroll from Oak Bay High School or walk in from Oak Bay Recreation Centre on Bee St.


As a patron of the arts, this free event is your opportunity to meet practicing artists who will demonstrate, sell their work and talk to visitors. Come for a quick visit or stay all day, hear music in the park, purchase food or drink from the fundraising sale or just feast your eyes on art.


Members of the Oak Bay Community Artists Society put on this great event. Their role in the Brush Up is to help organize the event, set up early, bring materials to demonstrate, offer work for sale and interact with the public.


If you are a new Oak Bay artist who wishes to join the society please see details on membership. Membership is $25. Please see the details for payment options on the membership page.






Oak Bay Community Artists Society