FCA-COC

FCA-COC is a community of over 150 artists from the central Okanagan area, that includes emerging artists through to highly proficient professional artists. Through peer support and mutual encouragement our aim is to promote the artistic development and professional advancement of our members.

Member benefits include opportunities to participate in:

• Regional and international art competitions
• Workshops
• Monthly meetings including talks and demonstrations by guest artists
• the FCA-COC Mentorship Program
• Promoting your artwork through our website and art shows

2026 OASIS Regional Show

This is a juried regional FCA exhibition. It is a qualifying exhibition for Signature Status.

LOCATION:  Peachland Art Gallery, 5684 Beach Avenue, Peachland, BC

DATES:  June 27 - Aug 3, 2026

ENTRY DEADLINE: May 6, 2026

PARTICIPANTS:  Open to all Exhibiting, AFCA and SFCA Members of the following chapters of the FCA:

• Central Okanagan
• South Okanagan and Similkameen
• North Okanagan
• Thompson Nicola Shuswap

     OPENING RECEPTION AND AWARDS CEREMONY:  Friday, June 26, 2026

ENTRY FEE:  $20 for the first image, and $15 for each additional image for maximum of 5 images. Submit entries on-line only. 

RESTRICTIONS: Artwork should be no larger than 40 x 40 including frame. Only work that is new to the Peachland Art Gallery may be submitted.

Note: all artists with accepted work must be members of the Peachland Community Arts Council.  Membership is $25.

For more information or to enter, Click Here.

FCA-COC Monthly Meetings

Our next meeting is on Saturday, May 2nd at 1:00 pm at the Rotary Centre for the Arts in the Harmony Honda (painting) Room.

We are hoping that a daytime meeting will be easier for members to attend than an evening meeting.  We recommend parking in the Library Parkade.

After a short business meeting Barb Hanington will be giving us a presentation. 

Barb will be doing a presentation on painting with casein.  She will demontrate how the product works and will provide members the opportunity to play and try out the medium after her presentation.

Casein paint is a fast-drying, durable, water-based medium that uses a milk-derived protein binder, dating back to ancient Egypt. It dries to a matte, velvety, and water-resistant finish that cannot be re-wet, making it excellent for layering, glazing, and underpainting.

See Barb's work at https://www.barbhanington.com/ 

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