LITTLE GEMSVictoria Arts Council in partnership with The Bay Centre1150 Douglas Street | lower level, (across from Winners)
This venue is wheelchair accessible
6-21 December 2025
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday 12PM-5PM
The holidays are around the corner … and the VAC is excited to welcome back our Members Exhibition: LITTLE GEMS holiday show + sale!
All VAC members are encouraged to participate in this non-juried opportunity.
We are looking for original works of art, craft, and cards … This is a non-juried show+sale … you decide what you want to include!
The VAC will be open 6 days a week during this special annual members event, and we are seeking volunteers to help with installation, gallery-sitting, wrapping, and clean up.
The volunteer schedule is also now live, but you can always email if you know you’ll be able to help out this year:
arts@vicartscouncil.ca with the subject line LITTLE GEMS VOLUNTEER 2025.
You can sign up for a volunteer spot through our calendar on SignUp.com
About the Venue:
The Bay Centre has partnered with the VAC for this special show + sale, and have offered us the same gorgeous, remodeled, 2,000+ square foot unit on the lower level adjacent to the info booth right at the foot of the Douglas Street escalators. We have even augmented the wall space for this year’s show.
There is professional lighting, clean floors and walls, with ample room.
The VAC hosted an exhibit in this venue last year, and welcomed nearly 2,000 visitors over the month… so we know this will be a very high traffic location for Little Gems again.
Please note:
- Online registration for Little Gems 2025 is now open
CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE
- Open to VAC members only, so be sure to renew your membership | https://vicartscouncil.ca/support/membership/
- Artwork delivery will take place Wednesday 3 December through Friday 5 December from 11am to 6pm [no earlier / no later]. Please bring your work directly to the exhibition venue (The Bay Centre, lower level, access from Douglas Street… next to info booth / across from Winners)
- All artwork MUST be labeled with:
Artist Name; Title of Work; Medium; Price
[artworks can be NFS if so desired; artworks not labeled completely will not be accepted, no exceptions]
- As this is a fundraiser for the VAC, there is an administrative fee of $50 to participate in this show + sale. Greeting cards are welcome at no additional cost for participating artists **
- VAC Members are encouraged to bring in up to 3 works presentation-ready
No price limits! No size restriction!
- Greeting Cards accepted individually or in packages, must be priced as marked, and do not count as one of the 3 entries [Limit of 10 cards per artist to start]
- Once a work is sold, the artist will have the opportunity to replenish if they so desire, including cards.
- Standard 40% commission to VAC will be retained. Payment to artists for sold work will take place by the end of January 2025. [NB: Cheques will only be issued for sales of $10 or greater.]
- Pick-up of unsold work must take place Sunday 21 December between 12PM by 5PM [any remaining artwork will be subject to storage fees: $10 per day per item. NB: VAC gallery and offices will be closed from 22 December 2025 -6 January 2026.]
** If the administrative cost to participate in this opportunity presents a barrier, please contact the VAC as there are a number of artist sponsorships available. **