VANCOUVER’S BUSTLING CHINATOWN IS A TREASURE WITHIN THE CITY, A MUST SEE FOR EVERYONE! The Adventure begins at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden (Rated by National Geographic as the #1 Urban Garden), then winds through diverse specialty shops and merchants featuring products from crispy skin ducks, barbequed meats, Read more [...]

The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture is British Columbia’s foremost arts information aggregator and a resource to the arts, cultural and heritage sector. The Alliance represents over 450 members, consisting of organizations, non-profit groups, professional associations, municipalities, cultural workers, and individual artists, reflecting the diversity of creative interests across Read more [...]

The Arts Club Theatre Company is the largest theatre company in Western Canada. Each year, over a quarter of a million people experience the best in professional theatre at its three venues: the Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage, Granville Island Stage, and Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre, as well as on Read more [...]

ArtStarts in Schools is a charitable organization that expands the role of art in education to activate learning and nurture creativity in British Columbia’s young people. Since 1996, ArtStarts has collaborated with educators, artists, families, and community to promote art as an essential part of learning and life.    Visit Read more [...]

For our 2019/20 season Ballet BC invites you to join us in celebrating life as movement. Dance has the power to transform and connect us in ways that echo across time, place and culture. Our artists, virtuosic physical storytellers, passionately share the complexity and fluidity of being alive. Welcome to Read more [...]

The Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG) is an independent, non-profit public art gallery and one of Canada’s leading venues for contemporary art. Offering free access to everyone, we work with artists from Canada and around the world to produce exhibitions, off-site projects, residencies, learning, outreach, community engagement programs, events and publications. Read more [...]

The Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) supports, promotes and represents the shared interests of 7,000 businesses and property owners in the central 90-block area of Vancouver’s downtown core. We focus on priorities voiced by our members: programs and services in the areas of advocacy, accessibility, cleanliness, beautification, business support, Read more [...]

Incorporated as a cooperative, non-profit society since 1971, Dundarave Print Workshop (DPW) is an artists’ studio and gallery dedicated to contemporary fine art printmaking.  Our members include established and emerging artists, all of whom share a common love of printmaking. Located in the Net Loft building, amidst Vancouver’s vibrant Granville Island community of artists’ studios, galleries and cafés, DPW offers professional facilities for intaglio, relief-based printmaking and related processes. Our gallery holds year-round exhibitions of the work Read more [...]

​Elizabeth is a Vancouver based artist.  She has exhibited her work throughout Vancouver and Seattle (Art! Vancouver, Lillian Art Gallery, Monika’s Art Boutique, Hollyburn Country Club, Lynn Hanson Gallery etc.). She has also participated in “live” painting competitions throughout Vancouver.  Elizabeth loves to paint large colourful and playful, flowers, faces Read more [...]

Emily Carr University is one of the top ranked specialized universities in the world in Art, Media & Design. Founded in 1925, the Vancouver-based university has over 2,000 full-time and 3,000 part-time students. ECU is a place of innovation, facilitating research into areas such Health, Data, Robotics, Wearables, Stereo 3D Cinema, and Immersive/Augmented Read more [...]

The Arts Club Theatre Company’s newest venue, the Goldcorp Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre included in the new centre is an intimate 243-seat Studio Theatre; an exciting addition to the Vancouver art scene, that is available for community use for over 6 months of the year, as short and Read more [...]

Granville Island Stage has been home to countless award-winning productions over the past two decades and is located on Vancouver’s historic Granville Island. Some of Canada’s best known talents have graced the stages or created new works for the theatre—including Nicola Cavendish, Ann Mortifee, Jeff Hyslop, Brent Carver, Morris Panych, Read more [...]

As the leading auction house in Canada, Heffel has sold more Canadian art than any other auctioneer worldwide, with sales totaling more than half a billion dollars since 1978. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Calgary, Heffel has the most experienced team of fine art specialists in Canada Read more [...]

* Artist and art educator * Paintings in acrylics, mixed media, collage * Exhibitions in Europe and North America Watch a painting being made or try the brush yourself! Jeanne, a European trained mixed media artist, invites you into her work space. Original semi-abstract and abstract style paintings in contemporary Read more [...]

Lattimer Gallery was established in 1986 by Leona Lattimer and her husband, David. Having spent much of their adult lives travelling throughout British Columbia, Leona and David made strong personal and professional connections with many Northwest Coast Native artists. Leona and David continued to foster these relationships with the artists Read more [...]

Liquid Amber Tattoo & Art Collective has been providing quality tattoos since 2001. Located in a three story heritage building in the heart of Gastown, Liquid Amber provides custom and cosmetic tattoos alongside a curated art gallery dedicated to showcasing Vancouver artists. Alongside their eleven resident artists, Liquid Amber Tattoo Read more [...]

Metro Arts Xperience The online guide to arts And Culture events in our region

Gain a deeper understanding of our city through stories, objects and shared experiences at Museum of Vancouver (MOV). Learn about Vancouver’s past from 1900 to 1970 by visiting MOV’s History Galleries. Discover the city’s neon past in Neon Vancouver Ugly Vancouver. View a visual feast of innovation and tradition at Haida Now. In Read more [...]

Our Workshops & Classes listings are a great way to find creative courses offered throughout British Columbia.  opusartsupplies.com/resources/events Resources for the Creative Individual Art Materials, Digital Printing, and Picture Frames Videos, Demonstrations, Workshops, and Community Events Friendly and Knowledgeable Staff Locations across BC plus a National Mail Order Service Opus Read more [...]

Over more than 30 years, Pacific Theatre has made a name for itself with powerful performances, dazzling designs, and compelling stories, all tucked into one intimate 128-seat theatre. Located in the historic Chalmers Heritage Building just outside of downtown, Pacific Theatre is known for producing theatre that entertains and provokes Read more [...]

Color Express Inc. is a local business that is licensed to run Paint Nite by Yaymaker social painting events in Metro Vancouver BC.  Yaymaker offers locally hosted events where you’ll laugh, drink, connect, and try your hand at something new—a new restaurant to visit, a new group of people to Read more [...]

Paul Ygartua is an international artist – an original creator producing remarkable work. He is a painter and muralist with bases in Canada, France, Spain and England. This online gallery is exhibiting all the various art styles and works that Paul has created throughout the years. Ygartua original paintings are Read more [...]

Vancouver’s Boutique Hotel that is making a difference….. Skwachàys Lodge combines art and culture with exceptional hospitality. Eighteen one-of-a-kind guest suites designed by Indigenous artists and Vancouver interior designers tell stunning visual stories about First Nations culture and provides the funding for an Artists in Residence Program for Indigenous artists. Read more [...]

FIND A SPACE. LIST A SPACE. FOR FREE. “Searching for rehearsal venues for the times I need, at rates I can afford, takes up a significant part of my time during the creative process. SpaceFinder streamlines so much searching and lead me to new places I didn’t know existed,” says Read more [...]

The legendary Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage is a newly renovated art deco theatre that originally opened in 1931 as a cinema and Vaudeville House. Now beautifully updated, this 620-seat theatre has been home to musicals such as My Fair Lady, Swing, and Sweeny Todd, revitalized classics such as Hamlet, and comedies ranging from Easy Money to Art. Read more [...]

Founded in 2003, The BC Achievement Foundation is an independent organization that celebrates the spirit of excellence in our province and across Canada. BC Achievement serves to honour the best of British Columbia, while inspiring young people in their own endeavours. By recognizing the accomplishments of our artists, volunteers and Read more [...]

Due to COVID restrictions on galleries, museums, and travel, Jeanne Krabbendam has decided to cancel the Dutch River Art Tour 2021. This is done to maintain the health and safety of attendees. Registrants who had paid their deposit are getting the full amount refunded.  See Jeanne Krabbendam on Thursday night Read more [...]

Building Community through the Transformative Power of Art The Aboriginal Fair Trade Gallery is a social enterprise created by Vancouver Native Housing Society (VNHS). Located in the Lobby of Skwachays Lodge, Vancouver’s Boutique Hotel that is making a Difference…. it is a community driven initiative dedicated to sharing the artistic Read more [...]

Discover the power of art on your next trip to Vancouver with a visit to the Vancouver Art Gallery, one of North America’s most exciting and innovative visual arts institutions. Four Iconic works by renowned Canadian Modernist painter Emily Carr are on view as well as ground-breaking exhibitions and selections Read more [...]

Vancouver Food Tour’s guided culinary tours showcase the best restaurant gems in Vancouver’s most vibrant neighbourhoods and beyond. Unlike other tours, we lead you away from tourist traps instead of towards. A passionate team of local food and drink experts entertain guests on the delectable and informative tours. Our guides Read more [...]

Vancouver Opera is the second largest opera company in Canada. It is regarded worldwide for its fine mainstage productions; for its country-leading education programs, which have reached more than 1.6 million children and their families in more than 40 years; for its innovative and award-winning community programs; and for forging Read more [...]

Located in the heart of the Hastings-Sunrise area of East Vancouver the VanTap Cultural Arts Center is home to the VanTap Academy, TapCo Youth Tap Ensemble, TapCo PRO, the annual Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival, and the offices of the Vancouver Tap Dance Society. We have two great studios outfitted with professional sound systems Read more [...]