Visit Denman Island

07/11/2025

Learn more about Denman Island artists and artisans!

Check out the series of over 25 artist profiles featuring Denman’s painters, potters, sculptors and more at VisitDenmanIsland.ca.

Locals can learn more about your creative neighbours. Visitors can plan studio visits and get to know local culture. Everyone can enjoy the photos and insights into the artistic life.

🔗 Browse at visitdenmanisland.ca/artists

💌If you are a Denman artist interested in being included, get in touch via the website contact form (scroll down to find it).



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06/21/2025

Still a few more days to see the Hester Lessard show at the Denman Island Summer Gallery. Read more about Hester’s art and backstory in this profile:

It is as if Lessard paints with the sky - the bees wax/oil paint emulsion of her abstractions has the delicate tranlsucence of clouds, peering back throiugh layers of memory with a beautiful peacefulness.

05/19/2023

This Victoria Day weekend, you're invited to the free, self-guided Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour!

SATURDAY & SUNDAY,
MAY 20 & 21, 2023
10 A.M. - 5 P.M.

⭐️ Part road trip, part art show, part treasure hunt - it's an adventure for pottery lovers on the Victoria Day Weekend!

This year, visit six studios and seven artists on the tour.
And don’t miss the opportunity to view one of the island’s most magical ✨ locations, Le Baron Studio with its outdoor gallery of dragons, crows, goddesses tucked among towering cedar and firs.

This will be the final public event for iconic master potter and sculptor Bentley Le Baron, who has been a part of the Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour since it began in 1987.

👉 Preview the studios, download the tour map and find more information at: https://denmanislandpotterystudiotour.com

05/21/2022

Happening this weekend!
The free, self-guided Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour is an adventure for pottery lovers!

Part road trip, part art show, part treasure hunt. One of BC’s only pottery-specific studio tours, the 33rd Annual Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour on the Victoria Day long weekend has been an annual event since 1987! (Except for the past two years – we are so glad to welcome you back!). The FR...

04/24/2022

1 Island. 2 Days. 10 Studios.
❤️ The Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour is back this year!

Canceled the past two years, it’s been a Denman tradition since 1987.

The FREE, self-guided Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour is an adventure for pottery lovers on the Victoria Day weekend - Saturday & Sunday, May 21 & 22, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Don’t miss it!

https://visitdenmanisland.ca/events/33rd-annual-denman-island-pottery-studio-tour/

Part road trip, part art show, part treasure hunt, the 33rd Annual Denman Island Pottery Studio Tour on the Victoria Day long weekend is a free, self-guided adventure for pottery lovers. Saturday & Sunday, May 21 & 22, 2022. 10 am - 5 pm.

07/17/2021

Welcome Jamie Prowse, a longtime local but new to the Denman Island Farmers’ Market, and discover her medieval wooden craftwork, games and herbs.
https://visitdenmanisland.ca/runes-looms-and-stools-at-the-denman-market/

Denman Island artisan Jamie Prowse creates wooden medieval toys, games runes and household items.

07/15/2021

Friday night at the Earth Club Factory on Denman Island!

07/03/2021

Live music is back at the Denman Island Farmers’ Market!
Plus produce, baked goods, take-away prepared foods, arts, herbal remedies and more!
Saturday 9:30-12:30

There'll be live music this week at the Market (and zucchini)! We welcome Thomas and Michel, creating musical magic to enliven the market experience. COVID restrictions are gradually easing, as directed by the BC health authorities. Masks are not mandatory but welcomed, especially for unvaccinated folk. Hand hygiene is still expected and we will continue to provide hand sanitizer. Chatting, hanging out, even hugging (with mutual consent) are all ok, but also, please be respectful of others' space, keeping in mind that people have a range of health vulnerabilities. Berries are in season and there'll be lots of fresh produce, take-out food, and pretty things. Saturday, 9:30 -12:30, Old School.

07/02/2021

Tomorrow!

https://earthclubfactory.com

06/24/2021

Did you know that you can find authentic Asian take out plus vegan, gluten-free dishes at the Denman Island Farmers' Market every Saturday, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Pun Villawood Crowe is now in her third year as a vendor at the Denman Island Farmers Market, where she does a brisk business selling Thai dishes to eat at the market or take home.

You can find authentic Asian take out plus vegan, gluten-free dishes at the Denman Island Farmers' Market every Saturday!

06/19/2021

The Denman Island Farmers' Market, is a true Denman Island experience!
Saturdays 9:30am-12:30pm, meet the growers and makers and take home fresh produce, plants and flowers, fresh baked goods, wine, handmade gifts and art, and a great selection of ready-to-eat homemade foods.
Please observe the posted COVID-19 protocols.

The vibrant ambiance of the Denman Island Farmers Market is the highlight of every Islander's social calendar and a must-stop for visitors to pick up the week's fresh produce, a few treats, or find a unique gift item.

06/17/2021

Denman Islander Renée Robichard creates ‘mermaid friendly’ bath and body products that are good enough to eat and drink!
“The market lets me see what’s selling, and to talk to people and learn what they want,” she says. “And I’m a grassroots gal. I eat local, shop local, work local, so it makes sense to start my business local.”

Denman Islander Renée Robichard creates 'mermaid friendly' bath and body products that are good enough to eat and drink!