Wachiay Studio

Wachiay Studio Wachiay Studio is a creative hub, education centre, and screen print studio We are more than just a ‘silkscreen’ shop.

As a creative hub, we work closely with artists and entrepreneurs to bring their visions to life. Through education and training, prototyping new processes on challenging materials, and contract printing and fulfillment, we help people unlock the power of print to create successful small businesses. As an education hub, we provide a wide variety of training programs from basic to advanced. This in

cludes bringing specialized workshops to elementary and secondary schools, hosting evening and weekend introductory courses, and supporting individualized learning for those looking to advance their screenprint practice. As a commercial screenprint shop, we source and print garments, posters, fine art prints, and a range of materials including wood, plastics, metal, glass, drums, and hides for a wide variety of local artists, regional retail and manufacturing businesses, clubs, and schools. With the ability to connect art to enterprise, we believe the process of screenprinting has a greater purpose than just making cool t-shirts. Wachiay Studio operates using the principles of social enterprise, meaning our activities, and any profits, support our community’s success. Our mission is to support small-scale artists and entrepreneurs, particularly those living in rural and remote areas, to create capacity and self-sufficiency that bolsters local economies and supports healthy communities. Our core mandate is to promote, celebrate and collaborate with Indigenous artists and peoples. Wachiay Studio operates in the traditional lands of the K’ómoks and Pentlach First Nations, including Sathloot, Sasitla, leeksun, Puntledge, Cha’chae, and Tat’poos.

Meet Miles Ck Tsang and Stewart Hughes (https://shorturl.at/l0vpa )our next residency artists at Wachiay Studio. They ar...
07/13/2026

Meet Miles Ck Tsang and Stewart Hughes (https://shorturl.at/l0vpa )
our next residency artists at Wachiay Studio. They are excited to explore new mediums and we are excited to see and learn from their process.
It should be a big week ahead!

The planning meeting with Andy MacDougall

Join us this weekend June 20th for National Indigenous Peoples day. We have been busy in the shop printing some beautifu...
06/18/2026

Join us this weekend June 20th for National Indigenous Peoples day. We have been busy in the shop printing some beautiful reusable bags.
We will be live printing between 4-7pm. Come say hi and try your hand at screenprinting
Check out event details here or on the K'ómoks First Nation page
https://shorturl.at/45NpR

Check out this amazing bursary opportunity announced by IHOS Gallery I-Hos Gallery
05/22/2026

Check out this amazing bursary opportunity announced by IHOS Gallery I-Hos Gallery

Building some blended backgrounds. I'll throw up some vids in the post or the next.What a great day of printing with Dom...
04/22/2026

Building some blended backgrounds. I'll throw up some vids in the post or the next.

What a great day of printing with Dominique and Lauren Correia.

Some ink going down at Wachiay Friendship Centre with Dominique Desbiens ...Stay tuned, more to come.
04/21/2026

Some ink going down at Wachiay Friendship Centre with Dominique Desbiens ...

Stay tuned, more to come.

04/20/2026

We had a great Intro class this weekend. It leads into the first Artist Residency this week, with Dominique Desbiens from Montreal, and local artist/printmaker Lauren Correia.
In the videos, some of the other students came from Nova Scotia and Ottawa.
We want to thank our partners on this. Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada , Comox Valley Art Gallery, and of course Wachiay Friendship Centre.

If you are interested in learning to screenprint or upgrading your skills, sign up on the website for classes in August and September. Residency artistswill have a group show at the art gallery. In the fall. We have 6 more artists visiting from across Canada, paired with local artist. Going to see some incredible printmaking. Enjoy.

Address

1625 McPhee Avenue
Courtenay, BC
V9N3A6

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12508710118

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