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

In March we are switching the meeting to Saturday, March 7th at 1 pm at the Rotary Centre for the Arts.

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 Geoffrey Nagel will be giving us a presentation on: Photography for Painters 101 - Everything to know about your reference photo before you paint.

Ever wonder why your photo of a stunning sunset lacks the richness and warmth that you experienced? Do your photos weirdly twist buildings and distort people? Wondered why you couldn't see last night's amazing aurora while social media explodes with colourful photos taken across town?

Cameras see the world differently from you and me. Learn how to spot the differences - and correct for them - so that your representational painting lives up to the magic moment that first caught your eye.
 
Geoffrey Nagel,  a Federation of Canadian Artists (FCA) Exhibiting member and a signature member of the Society of Canadian Artists (SCA), is a Lake Country BC-based oil representational painter specializing in landscapes, portraits, and figure studies. He draws inspiration from the natural beauty of the Western Canadian landscape and from his travels around the globe.

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