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Art of the Getaway: Design Your Own Adventure Using Art-BC.com!

What is the Art of the Getaway? It’s an early morning coffee on the balcony overlooking sprawling vineyards in a local B&B and it’s a community art walk where we felt like a local. It’s the first and last bite of a meal prepared with local ingredients in a wharf-side restaurant, and the perfect spot on the beach distilled in a painting at the local gallery. Use Art-BC.com and experience all The Art of the Getaway has to offer.

Browse our #SuperCultural Regions

Under our Creative Communities tab, you can discover the communities within your favourite regions.  From Greater Vancouver, known to be one of the best places to live in the world, to The Cariboo Chilcotin Coast where outdoor adventures are king, there are so many special places within our regions that embody the vibrant creative spirit of BC. For wine connoisseurs, you can visit our Thompson Okanagan tab to discover desert-inspired artworks and the region’s many vineyards. Or you can take a look within our Northern BC tab to discover the communities where the northern lights decorate the sky. Use our site and discover the heritage and culture of the British Columbia, all through our Creative Communities tab on Art-BC.com.

Read our Blogs and Check out the Interactive Online Print Guide

Since 2015, Art-BC.com has been posting interactive blog entries under our News section which serve as a reference for all of our Art-BC recommended destinations within specific #SuperCultural Creative Communities. If you’re looking for ideas to plan a whole weekend of exploration in a community, use our blogs posts to guide your adventure. If your community hasn’t been featured on our blogs page, you can check out our interactive online print guide! The Art Guide has been in print for more than 19 years and it has helped connect the culturally curious with the best of BC’s arts & culture. Satisfy your cultural wanderlust and discover the best of BC from anywhere with our print and online guides. Stash a copy of the printed guide in your travel bag or glove box as your travel companion to BC’s prime cultural experiences. Each of our participants have our Art-BC RECOMMENDED guarantee – our way of ensuring the guide offers only the choicest cultural experiences in the province and like our blog posts, our interactive guide features an extensive list of Art-BC recommended destinations for each community, and it serves as a perfect start for you to create your self-guided adventure.

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British Columbia’s festivals, events, and studio and walking tours are as diverse as its geography and residents. Festivals range from Shakespeare’s Bard and experimental dance to local craftwork and visual arts. For music fans, there are events showcasing all genres: classical, jazz, classic, indie rock, bluegrass, and everything in between. Check out our Explore tab to learn more about the Art-BC RECOMMENDED destinations that fall under categories like Aboriginal Culture, Walking Tours, and festivals & events.

We hope that we’ve sparked your interest into what the Creative Communities of BC have to offer. The Art of the Getaway is all about making your own unique memories whether you’re visiting BC, or looking just looking to plan a stay-cation. Using our site and staying like a local will help you truly experience the Art of the Getaway in #SuperCultural BC.

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Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art | Chinese Canadian Museum

Chinese Canadian Museum
Vancouver
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January 1, 2025
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September 28, 2025
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Vancouver, BC (September 4, 2024) – The Chinese Canadian Museum is launching a brand new exhibition inside the Poy Family Gallery titled Reshaping Collections: Where History Meets Art from September 25, 2024 to September 28, 2025, featuring unique art creations by six diverse Chinese Canadian artists from across the country. These artists were invited to reinterpret historical and cultural objects and materials that explore Read more...
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Vancouver Art’s District – Self Guided Tour

Vancouver Arts District – Self Guided Tour
Vancouver
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January 1, 2025
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December 31, 2025
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Welcome to the Vancouver Art Walk, an initiative designed to showcase the remarkable galleries and art spaces in the Vancouver Arts District. Our mission is to collaborate with commercial and non-profit galleries and creatives to provide visitors with an exceptional and well-curated tour that can be enjoyed at their own pace. Our carefully crafted map presents a selection of the most Read more...
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Sunshine Coast Purple Banner Studio Tour

Sunshine Coast Purple Banner Studio Tour
Sechelt
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January 1, 2025
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December 31, 2025
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Year Round Tour of Artists’ Studios Look for the flying PURPLE BANNERS all along the Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Powell River. Wherever you see a PURPLE BANNER, the arts are at work. In many cases, but not always, the banner is an invitation to drop in. Please refer to the specific listing to determine whether an appointment is required. See Read more...
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All Things Terry

Royal BC Museum
Victoria
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January 2, 2025
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December 31, 2025
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For 44 years, Terry Fox has been an inspiration to Canadians and the world alike. In April 2024, the Royal BC Museum entered into a 20-year loan agreement with the Terry Fox Centre and the Fox family to care for, manage and preserve the legacy and personal belongings of Terry Fox. The van and a series of informational panels are Read more...
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Jonathan Hunt House

Royal BC Museum
Victoria
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January 18, 2025
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December 31, 2025
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This ceremonial house and museum installation allows visitors to enter a recreation of the house of Chief Kwakwabalasami, the late Jonathan Hunt, a Kwakwaka’wakw chief who was born and lived his life in the community of Tsaxis, near Fort Rupert, BC. To refresh the space, the museum brought in master carver and artist Richard Hunt, Jonathan Hunt’s grandson, who helped Read more...
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Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape

Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
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January 25, 2025
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January 25, 2026
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When Emily Carr (1871–1945) wrote about landscape paintings—her own and those of others—she would sometimes describe how an eye might move through the imagined space in the work. It is striking, then, that so many of her own paintings create an experience of dense, impenetrable forest that confounds such forward movement. In many cases, the viewer is tantalized with the Read more...
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Umami: Savouring Artistic Nikkei Identity

Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
Burnaby
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February 1, 2025
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September 30, 2025
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February – September 2025 Part 1: February 8 – May 17, 2025 Part 2: May 27 – September 27, 2025 Exhibit Opening + Artists’ Conversations: February 13 and May 29, 6 – 8pm In our 25th anniversary year, the Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre (NNMCC) celebrates the vibrant and diverse artistic expressions of Japanese Canadians with the “Umami: Savouring Artistic Nikkei Identity” Read more...
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Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist I Bill Reid Gallery

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver
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February 1, 2025
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February 5, 2026
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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents: Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist This landmark exhibition celebrates 50 years of work by renowned Haida artist Kihl ‘Yahda, Christian White. Curated by Sdahl Ḵ’awaas, Lucy Bell, it features highlights from Christian’s career alongside pieces by his apprentices. Known for his masterful argillite carvings, jewelry, and monumental works, Christian began Read more...
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