Island Mountain Arts has been operating in the vibrant 1930s gold rush town of Wells since 1977 and is just down the road from Barkerville Historic Town & the Bowron Lakes. Island Mountain Arts runs a Public Gallery/Artisan Gift Shop and a School of the Arts, featuring courses in visual, literary & performance arts, including the Toni Onley Artists' Project and the International Harp School. IMA also runs the ever-growing ArtsWells Festival Of All Things Art, featuring tons of music & workshops, visual art installations, plus the One Minute Play Festival (August 2 - 5, 2013).