Annual General Meeting of the Nelson Fine Arts Centre Society
Friday, November 7, 2025
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM (doors: 4:40 PM; meeting begins: 5:05 PM)
in-person at Oxygen Art Centre
24-25 Annual Report (PDF w/visuals)(text only)
Nelson Fine Arts Centre Society (Oxygen Art Centre dba) invites membership and the public to attend their 2024-2025 Annual General Meeting on Friday, November 7, 2025, at 5:00 PM in person at the artist-run centre’s downtown Nelson facility (#3-320 Vernon Street, alleyway access, Nelson, B.C., V1L 4E4).
The Annual General Meeting is a great opportunity for the community to learn about the past year’s programming and operations, review the organization’s financial situation and fundraising initiatives, and gather to vote on the incoming 2025-2026 Board of Directors.
Light refreshments will be provided with thanks to the Kootenay Co-op Grocery, Melissa Owen of Epiphany Cakes, and Breg Lammers of Art of Chocolate for their generous support.
The event will also feature creative prompts for attendees to draw and collage alongside regular business and is a chance to meet with fellow artists and creatives in the region.
The AGM is free to attend; however, membership is required to participate in voting. Not a member yet? Become a member for just $2 – $10 to support arts and culture in your community!
Oxygen Art Centre was founded as the Nelson Fine Arts Centre Society in 2002 by former writing and visual arts faculty at the Kootenay School of the Arts. The centre spent its first two years establishing its educational focus and in January 2005, the society opened the Oxygen Art Centre in downtown Nelson.
“Oxygen” was adopted as the artist-run centre name to underscore how essential the arts are in our lives and our communities and has come to form the organization’s ethos as a creative hub for contemporary art in the region.
At the Annual General Meeting we will celebrate Oxygen’s outgoing board members, Carol Wallace, Alison Talbot-Kelly, Karmelle Spence-Sing, and Gabby Asbell. Artist Carol Wallace has served on the board for six-years, providing a wealth of knowledge, support, and labour for the artist-run centre.
Wallace established Oxygen’s Customer Relations Management software system, served as Secretary for two terms, and led the Fundraising committee with notable success on the Spring 2025 Raffle, among other achievements. Talbot-Kelly, Spence-Sing, and Asbell step down from their roles as directors after supporting the centre in various roles including, Human Resources Chair, Digital Marketing Chair, and Oxygen’s first Youth Chair. Their generosity of time and spirit will long be felt at the artist-run centre.
Two board members will be up for re-election, including Board Chair, Riya Garg, and Treasurer, Christine Wallace. Three vacancies will be open for nominations from membership at the meeting, including for the incoming Youth Chair, Clee Alice, who has served as an interim director since August 2025.
Become a Member of Oxygen Art Centre to participate in nominations and voting. The newly formed board will be instrumental in shaping Oxygen’s future as the organization embarks on strategic planning activities in early 2026.
As a non-profit charitable organization and registered BC Society, Oxygen is grateful for the financial support we receive from the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Arts Council, BC Gaming, Province of BC, Government of Canada, Vancouver Foundation, Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, Columbia Basin Trust, Regional District of Central Kootenay’s ReDi program, Osprey Community Foundation, United Way, Nelson Lions Club, and Nelson and District Credit Union. We especially thank our collaborators, volunteers, donors, and members for their continued support of the artist-run centre.
Oxygen Art Centre is located at #3-320 Vernon Street along the alleyway behind Baker Street in Nelson, British Columbia. More information about how to access the facility can be found on Oxygen’s website or by contacting info@oxygenartcentre.org.
Nelson Fine Arts Centre Society (Oxygen Art Centre dba) invites membership and the public to attend the 2024-2025 Annual General Meeting on Friday, November 7, 2025, from 5:00pm to 6:00pm. The event will be held in person at the centre’s downtown facility. Light refreshments donated by the Kootenay Co-op Grocery, Epiphany Cakes, and Art of Chocolate will be provided.
To access the Annual Report documents in advance of the meeting, please click here.
image: bucket full of collected plants from local cutblocks sitting on a table inside Oxygen at the end of Chris Dufour’s residency, August 2024.