LITTLE GEMSVictoria Arts Council in partnership with The Bay Centre1150 Douglas Street | lower level, (across from Winners)
This venue is wheelchair accessible
5-20 December 2026
Gallery Hours: Daily 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 7 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 2026.
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 a new, remodeled, 2,000+ square foot unit on the lower level adjacent to the lottery booth right at the foot of the Douglas Street escalators.
There is professional lighting, clean floors and walls, with ample room.
The VAC has hosted two previous iterations of our Little Gems show at The Bay Centre, and welcomed nearly 2,000 visitors annually… so we know this will be a very high traffic location for Little Gems again.
Please note:
- Online registration for Little Gems 2026 is now open
CLICK HERE TO BE TAKEN TO THE REGISTRATION PAGE - Applications will close November 30th.
- Open to VAC members only, so be sure to renew your membership | https://vicartscouncil.ca/support/membership/
- Artwork delivery will take place Tuesday 1 December and Wednesday 2 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 $60.00 to participate in this show + sale. [We have not raised the price of participating in this fundraiser since 2020, but we now are forced to ask for a bit more.] 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! [NB: Please vary your work so that only 1 large piece [60″x60″max] is met with upto 2 small works [24″ x 24″ or smaller]
