The Ranger Station Art Gallery
The KHAC operates out of the original Forestry Ranger Station (built in 1951), which is located at 98 Rockwell Drive in Harrison Hot Springs. The Ranger Station building is owned by the Village of Harrison Hot Springs.
The Harrison Festival of the Arts & The Kent Harrison Arts Council work side by side to promote arts and culture in our communities.
The Festival focuses on the performing arts and provides the Kent-Harrison area with a myriad of events throughout the year. Both organizations operate independently but alongside one another, sharing space at the Ranger Station Building.
The Ranger Station Art Gallery is the only public art gallery in the area, hosting monthly exhibitions.
As well, the KHAC hosts a year-long national artist's residency program and facilitates a number of community outreach programs complementing the Festival’s programming with both a visual arts and literary focus.
The gallery also provides living and studio space year round to our artist in residence, providing further opportunities for outreach and cultural exchange with residents and visitors alike.
The Harrison Festival of the Arts & The Kent Harrison Arts Council work side by side to promote arts and culture in our communities.
The Festival focuses on the performing arts and provides the Kent-Harrison area with a myriad of events throughout the year. Both organizations operate independently but alongside one another, sharing space at the Ranger Station Building.
The Ranger Station Art Gallery is the only public art gallery in the area, hosting monthly exhibitions.
As well, the KHAC hosts a year-long national artist's residency program and facilitates a number of community outreach programs complementing the Festival’s programming with both a visual arts and literary focus.
The gallery also provides living and studio space year round to our artist in residence, providing further opportunities for outreach and cultural exchange with residents and visitors alike.
The Kent Harrison Arts Council (KHAC)
The Kent Harrison Arts Council is a not for profit arts and cultural organization, nurturing and supporting local arts and culture in the Agassiz-Harrison region since 1972. The KHAC serves the communities of the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, District of Kent/Agassiz, Seabird Island and Sts'ailes. We strive to serve a wide demographic that includes the Seabird and Chehalis First Nations, a large retired population, a thriving community of young families, and tourists to the area.
Kent Harrison Arts Council Mission
The Kent Harrison Arts Council strives to focus on our strengths as one of the smaller, unique arts councils in British Columbia, while assessing our need to improve and enhance our professionalism and expand our profile in the community we serve. We value the assistance and umbrella-support of the BC Arts Council and Arts BC and strive to answer their mission of excellence and inclusiveness in the arts in BC by doing our part in the Kent Harrison area.
Kent Harrison Arts Council Mandate
The objectives of this Association shall be to increase and broaden the opportunities for residents of the District of Kent and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs to enjoy and participate in cultural activities, and shall include the following activities:
Kent Harrison Arts Council Mission
The Kent Harrison Arts Council strives to focus on our strengths as one of the smaller, unique arts councils in British Columbia, while assessing our need to improve and enhance our professionalism and expand our profile in the community we serve. We value the assistance and umbrella-support of the BC Arts Council and Arts BC and strive to answer their mission of excellence and inclusiveness in the arts in BC by doing our part in the Kent Harrison area.
Kent Harrison Arts Council Mandate
The objectives of this Association shall be to increase and broaden the opportunities for residents of the District of Kent and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs to enjoy and participate in cultural activities, and shall include the following activities:
- To help co-ordinate the work and programs of cultural groups in the District.
- To stimulate and encourage the development of cultural projects and activities.
- To render service to all participating groups.
- To act as a clearinghouse for information on cultural projects and activities.
- To foster interest and pride in the cultural heritage of this community.
- To interpret the work of cultural groups to the community, enlist public interest and promote public understanding.
- To bring to the attention of civic and provincial authorities the cultural needs of this community.
The KHAC is supported by:
Agassiz Public Library, Harrison Festival Society, and the Agassiz Harrison Museum
The Arts Council also relies on its membership for financial as well as hands on and moral support.
- The BC Arts Council
- The Village of Harrison Hot Springs
- The District of Kent
Agassiz Public Library, Harrison Festival Society, and the Agassiz Harrison Museum
The Arts Council also relies on its membership for financial as well as hands on and moral support.
Meet the Kent Harrison Arts Council (KHAC)
The Kent Harrison Arts Council is run entirely on the clean,
environmentally friendly energy provided by our dedicated group of volunteers.
Our current Board of Directors includes:
Memberships (one calendar year) can be purchased at the gallery.
New volunteers are always welcome!
Kent-Harrison Arts Council meetings are held once a month, usually at the Gallery.
Contact [email protected] if you'd like to attend.
environmentally friendly energy provided by our dedicated group of volunteers.
Our current Board of Directors includes:
- President: Ed Stenson
- Vice President: Darleane Cunningham
- Gallery Director: Rosa Quintana Lillo
- Treasurer: Liz Webber
- Secretary: Sharon Weeks
- Members at Large: Jean Howsam, Patti Turner
Memberships (one calendar year) can be purchased at the gallery.
New volunteers are always welcome!
Kent-Harrison Arts Council meetings are held once a month, usually at the Gallery.
Contact [email protected] if you'd like to attend.
