Upcoming Events:

Cedar Bark Weaving Workshop with MENEŦIYE
Sunday June 15th 2025 9am-4pm
Mayne Island Agricultural Hall
Tickets are pay-what-you-can

Learn the traditional art of cedar bark weaving with W̱SÁNEĆ weaver and teacher MENEŦIYE. Participants will leave the full-day workshop with a completed woven cedar headband. All materials are included.

Presented by the Campbell Bay Music Festival Society and the Mayne Conservancy, with support from the British Columbia Arts Council.

XWII XWA Atheana Picha Art Show
June 2 - July 12 2025
Mayne Island Library, 411 Naylor Rd
Welcome to the third annual Salish art exhibit at the Mayne Island Library! This show highlights the work of multidisciplinary artist Atheana Picha in serigraph, intaglio print, digital drawing, weaving, and painting on hide and on wood. The exhibit is viewable during all normal library hours.

Meet The Artist
Sunday June 22nd 2pm
Presentation and refreshments in the library! Free, all are welcome

SENĆOŦEN Language Learners on SḴŦAḴ / Mayne Island
January 18 - May 24 2025
$120, 8 sessions

An 8-session language learning series, with alternating sessions in person and on Zoom, with Immersion Program Facilitator SX̱EDŦELISIYE, and SENĆOŦEN Youth Ambassadors from W̱SÁNEĆ Secondary School. Language instruction will include the basics of the SENĆOŦEN alphabet and its sounds, some key expressions and concepts (e.g. ṮEṮÁĆES, ĆELÁṈEN, and important place names and their meaning (SḴŦAḴ, ÁLEṈEN). 

In-Person Sessions - 1-3:00 PM
January 18, February 22, April 12, May 10 
On Zoom - 10-11:30 AM
February 1, February 15, April 26, May 24

Co-hosted by the Campbell Bay Music Festival Society, W̱SÁNEĆ Schoolboard, Mayne Island Library Association, and the Mayne Island Conservancy, with funding through the BC Arts Council Arts Impact Program.

Past Events:

artwork by Jenny Ritter

April 4th 2025: Spring Ball square dance with Na Mara, dance caller Peg Evans

April 12th 2024: ÍY SȻÁĆEL (good day) - a SENĆOŦEN Language workshop
June 21st 2024: W̱SÁNEĆ Pole Unveiling Ceremony


Community folk dance series:
February 3rd 2024: Prairie Old-Time Dance with Dan Lapp and friends, dance caller Lisa Siddons
March 16th 2024: St Patrick’s Day Ceilidh Dance with Nancy Grossert and Dave Marshall, dance caller JD
April 20th 2024: Spring Ball English Country Barn Dance with The Dancehall Players
May 18th 2024: May Day Square Dance with Cello Lukey and the Old-Time Stringband, dance caller Kelsey Nelsen

February 4th 2023: Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray concert and ceilidh dance
March 16th 2023: Erica Mah and Darcy McCord with Yael Wand
December 30th 2023: Winter Ball community folk dance

July 3rd 2021: Aerialists with Justine Marie
July 10th 2021: Jo Passed with Ryan Dahle and Megan Bradfield
July 17th 2021: Veda Hille with Nick Krgovich
July 24th 2021: Ruth Moody with Q
July 31st 2021: Only A Visitor with Dana Sipos
August 7th 2021: Hannah Epperson with Trent Freeman
August 14th 2021: Emily Millard with Edwin Sheard & Patrick O’Reilly
August 28th 2021: Gail Noonan Sextet with the HELI,SET Youth Drum Group

January 10th 2020: Sam Tudor Band with Georgia Lee Johnson
August 1st 2020: Jenny Ritter with Ghostly Hounds
August 8th 2020: Gail Noonan & Lael Whitehead with Georgia Johnson
August 15th 2020: The Simards with Zoe Guigueno
August 22nd 2020: Tremblers of Sevens with Omie Wise
August 29th 2020: Elise Boeur & Adam Iredale-Gray and friends
September 5th 2020: Taylor Ashton & Rachael Price with Emile Scott
September 12th 2020: Daniel Lapp & Adrian Dolan with Sam Tudor

January 11th 2019: Aerialists and Tremblers of Sevens
April 4th 2019: The Slocan Ramblers
September 28th 2019: Pierre Schryer and Adam Dobres, concert plus ceilidh dance
November 9th 2019: Marin Patenaude with Emile Scott