We are 8 artist studios nestled between vineyards, wineries, orchards & breathtaking vistas along, what is known as the “Naramata Bench”. What we offer is a self-guided driving tour where you will meet artists who have chosen to live and work in this unique & beautiful setting. You will find Read more [...]
If you’d like to taste the very best of what Salt Spring has to offer, nothing compares to the mix of creativity, hand-made art and world-class craftsmanship that you can enjoy on the island’s famous Studio Tour. The Studio Tour makes it possible for you to watch artists while they Read more [...]
2018 marks the beginning of a new year at the O’Keefe Ranch, as well as the centenary of the close of the First World War. Cornelius O’Keefe and his late wife, Mary Ann, contributed three sons to the war, as well as a grandson. The war, as a major fixture Read more [...]
Come and Visit Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Lipont This BC Day Long Weekend! Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition at Lipont put you inside the Titanic experience like never before. It features real artifacts recovered from the ocean floor along with room re-creation and personal histories, each highlighting a different chapter in the compelling story Read more [...]
At Vancouver Art Gallery with Corey Bulpitt, Roxanne Charles, Navarana Igloliorte, Cheryl L’Hirondelle, Haruko Okano and Juliane Okot Bite Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin: how do you carry the land? is a dialogue between two artists, presented via their individual and collaborative performances. Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin’s work begins with Read more [...]
Gallery B | FIELD DOLL – HEATHER BENNING | August 11 – October 28 | Curator: Arin Fay The Field Doll will be taking up residence at Touchstones during the late summer and fall of 2018 and will also be making an appearance at several iconic spaces throughout the city of Nelson, including the Big, Orange Read more [...]
Gallery A | THE HISTORY OF MOUNTAIN BIKING | August 18 – November 4 | Curator: Community-curated & Astrid Heyerdahl The History of Mountain Biking is an exploration of the culture, characters, infrastructure and landscape of mountain bike culture in the Kootenays. This exhibit is truly a community-curated exhibition, and is the result of Read more [...]
Canadian master printmaker Anna Wong (1930-2013) was born and raised in Chinatown in Vancouver, BC. In her early twenties, Wong worked as a seamstress at her family’s business, Modernize Tailors. After graduating from the Vancouver School of Art with a degree in Creative Printmaking, she studied Chinese brush painting in Read more [...]
The Arts Council of New Westminster presents New West Craft a bi-monthly event celebrating the art of making. Jewelers and knitters and crafters abound to bring you the best they have to offer. The perfect place to find that little something for the one you love made by your friendly neighbourhood artisan. Read more [...]
Fall In Love With ART!- Group Exhibit Sept 13th – Nov 23rd, 2018. Gallery open Tuesday thru Fri 12 – 5 pm. …and by Appointment, too! Showcasing work from a variety of our gallery artists with originals & prints including paintings, photographs, mixed media, glass and copper featuring work by local Read more [...]
Home Made Home by Germaine Koh | September 15th – November 4, 2018 | Opening Reception: Friday, September 14, 2018, 6–8 pm as part of the Art Gallery at EVERGREEN CULTURAL CENTRE 2018-19 Season Launch Today in the Lower Mainland, even living “small” seems out of reach. Artist Germaine Koh proposes a do-it-yourself Read more [...]
A Curator’s View: Ian Thom Selects unites historical and contemporary works as selected by Ian M. Thom, former Senior Curator–Historical, from the permanent collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery. Over his thirty-year tenure at the Gallery as Senior Curator, Thom has curated more than eighty exhibitions and stewarded hundreds of Read more [...]
This year the Sunshine Coast’s leading edge arts and cultural festival celebrates fifteen years with Homegrown. Featuring fifteen events over fifteen days, the festival will honour over 85 local Sunshine Coast artists and performers, presenting four major performance events, an “EarthArt” curated art exhibition, a “Homegrown Heroes” heritage exhibit, plus a Read more [...]
Organized by the American Federation of Arts | at Audain Art Museum Ancestral Modern: Australian Aboriginal Art from the Kaplan & Levi Collection presents a selection of outstanding contemporary art by Indigenous Australian and Torres Strait Islander artists. Since the 1960s, artists from these communities have spearheaded a renaissance in the Read more [...]
The Sunshine Coast Art Crawl is a self directed art adventure held over 3 days, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.. Travel along the entire Sunshine Coast Highway from Langdale to Earls Cove or Earls Cove to Langdale. It is a chance to meet the artists in their studios and experience Read more [...]
Vancouver’s North Shore Craft Beer Week | October 19-26 | Breweries across the North Shore Toast the North Shore’s legendary past in brewing and our bright future with a week of celebrations. The North Shore has a rich history of craft brewing having been home to Canada’s first ever microbrewery Read more [...]
Picasso’s birthday, a day to honor artists and their indisputable contribution to society. 100 Braid Street Studios will present a pop-up gallery for IAD to showcase and celebrate regional, local and international artists. Including an anonymous 12” x 12” original show by artists from around the province. Gala Evening Read more [...]
Annual Nanaimo Professional Craft Fair Featuring a wide variety of expertly-crafted items by some of BC’s finest artisans, don’t miss this special opportunity to do your Christmas shopping early! With hourly door prizes and a GRAND PRIZE…don’t miss it!
The Jane Austen Classic PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Adapted by Tom Wood | November 9 & 10, 13 – 17, 2018 @ 7:30pm | Matinees: Nov. 10 & 17 @ 2:00 PM | Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford With her daughters reaching marriageable age and the family finances running dangerously thin, Mrs. Bennet endeavours Read more [...]
Celebrating 25 Years ! The Christmas holidays begins with the Kris Kringle Craft Market. Come be part of the merry making at the 25th annual Christmas extravaganza – November 15. 16, 17 and 18 at Beban Park Social Centre. This year, like every year, there will be a wide variety of Artisans to offer Read more [...]
Since 1999, the Downtown Nanaimo Artwalk has been an exciting cultural event for visual artists to display works of art for sale. This is a self-guided tour through artists studios and host locations, featuring a great variety of art with something for everybody’s budget.
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is Vancouver’s annual mid-winter festival presenting acclaimed local, national and international artists. The PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking work in the live performing arts with theatre, dance, music, and various forms of multimedia and hybrid performance from around the world. The PuSh Festival features almost Read more [...]
A Classic Comedy About Family BEAU JEST by James Sherman | January 25 & 26, Jan 30 – Feb. 2 & Feb. 6 – 9, 2019 @ 7:30 PM | Matinees: Jan. 26, Feb. 2 & Feb. 9 @ 2:00 PM | Abbotsford Community Arts Addition, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford All Sarah’s parents Read more [...]
Coldsnap is a unique, multi-day music festival that draws people together on cold winter nights. Each year musicians from around the world come to Prince George for a week of lively entertainment. Daily concerts feature performers from a wide variety of genres, including indie rock, jazz, Celtic, traditional folk, hip-hop, Read more [...]
A combination of photographs, watercolours, AstroTurf collages and a site-specific installation. | at Audain Art Museum Joseph Tisiga was born in 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta and is a member of the Kaska Dene Nation. He is currently based in Whitehorse, Yukon. He studied at Nova Scotia College of Arts and Design Read more [...]
The City of Richmond’s annual Family Day festival of creativity for kids features interactive workshops and activities led by professional artists. Pre-register for one of dozens of Creativity Classes or drop in to take in staged performances and hands-on Imagination Stations taking place on Monday, February 18, 2019.
Held every February at Beban Auditorium, 2300 Bowen Road, Nanaimo Celebrate Good Times at the Maple Sugar Festival du Sucre d’Érable! Join in the joie de vivre and indulge in an annual February weekend of food, fun, and music at Nanaimo’s Beban Auditorium! Decadent toffy on snow, delicious French Canadian Read more [...]
An Ageless Favourite JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT Lyrics by Tim Rice | Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber | March 22 & 23, 26 – 30, 2019 @ 7:30 PM | Matinees: March 23 & 30 @ 2:00 PM | Abbotsford Arts Centre, 2329 Crescent Way, Abbotsford This favourite musical extravaganza Read more [...]
easoned plein air painters & novice artists who love the great outdoors. Groups of friends looking for a creative activity & families celebrating spring a painting picnic. You are all invited to the 7th annual Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge on Sunday, May 6, 2018! Let’s Get This Whole Province Painting! Read more [...]
EXPERIENCE 25 DAYS OF EXCEPTIONALLY MADE GOODS. Crafted Vancouver showcases a thoughtful selection of the best in local, national and international craft. Through a wide array of self-guided events: demonstrations, exhibitions, film festival, craft talk series, craft bus tour, studio tours and dining and tasting events, we celebrate unique pieces in Read more [...]
Bring the whole family to discover Canada’s history through the eyes of Richmond youth. See how Richmond students interpret Canada’s past through Heritage Fair projects that tell stories about Canadian heroes and milestones, places and events. Then take part in exciting crafts and games that inspire a deeper appreciation and Read more [...]
Art in the Garden is a unique fusion of visual artists and musicians in extraordinary gardens. Experience a weekend celebrating the creative skill and imagination of our community during the 19th edition of this self-guided tour. Art in the Garden is a truly unique weekend of artistry in natural spaces. The 2018 tour Read more [...]
The Central Island Studio Tour is held on the last weekend of May each year. Studio artists include both established and well-known artists – folks who sell their work around the world and are collected in public and private galleries – as well as emerging and experimenting artists who have Read more [...]
In honour of Canada 150, Richmond Canada Day will be the ultimate birthday bash with a street festival in Steveston Village incorporating the much beloved Steveston Salmon Festival, ship boarding, free concerts, food trucks and a brilliant fireworks display to light up the night.
Theatre Under the Stars presents Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella and 42nd Street: July 4 – August 18, 2018 Theatre Under the Stars invites audiences to have a ball this summer with Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella and 42nd Street, July 4 – August 18, 2018 (performances alternate evenings) at Stanley Park’s picturesque Malkin Bowl. A beloved Vancouver Read more [...]
WORLD MUSIC & ART: SMALL TOWN ROOTS For over 4 decades the Harrison Festival of the Arts has presented the best in Canadian and International performing and visual arts in a setting free of large crowds, long lineups and high ticket prices. The Festival is an event the whole family Read more [...]
Adventure to the end of the Sunshine Coast and on over to Texada Island for the 2018 bi-annual Artist Studio Tour. Visit the 21 island artists in their 13 studio and public space locations as they showcase their work, demonstrate their techniques and expound on their inspiration. See the works Read more [...]
ArtsWells Festival is presented by Island Mountain Arts, and we are based out of Wells, BC. Wells has always been a town vibrant of arts and culture. In the 1930’s, musical acts were enjoyed in the same Community Hall where many of this year’s shows and exhibitions are held. This Read more [...]
Set among the stately trees and gardens of the Filberg Heritage Lodge and Park in Comox on the east coast of Vancouver Island the Filberg Festival is truly a unique event. Wander through the grounds surrounded by beautiful gardens, rustic out-buildings and magnificent views of Comox Harbour and the Beaufort Read more [...]
Harmony Arts Festival | August 2-11, 2018| West Vancouver Waterfront The Harmony Arts Festival is the North Shore’s premiere summer event – visit the various seaside venues and experience the sights and sounds and of this award-winning 9-day festival, celebrating its 28th season. This festival is a celebration of music, Read more [...]
Changing the way art is seen in our city. | August 5, 2018 – August 10, 2018 Vancouver Mural Festival is organized by Create Vancouver Society, a Registered Non-Profit dedicated to artistic and cultural development in the Lower Mainland. Through the creation of permanent large-scale public murals, we provide a Read more [...]
Bring the family and enjoy the beauty that is Fraser Lake. Come join us as we celebrate with music, food, visual art, and artisan displays. Our annual Fraser Lake Festival of the Arts will feature an art gallery, fabric arts, memory canvases, photography, glass, metal, and wood creations; also, First Read more [...]
2019: August, 10th & 11th | 2020: August 8th & 9th The New West Cultural Crawl is a two-day visual arts and cultural festival that celebrates and presents New Westminster’s creative character and diversity. A cultural experience that exists throughout the city’s neighbourhoods. Discover our historical heritage and the ‘New’ Read more [...]
Explore artists’ studios, museums, art galleries and heritage sites through this free, self-guided tour within the Columbia Basin. Meet the artists, shop for fine art and craft, view demonstrations, special exhibitions, interpretive displays or chat with local historians during this day long cultural celebration! The following communities are participating: Grand Read more [...]
The Salmon Arm ROOTS & BLUES Festival is the #1 outdoor music event in the BC Interior. Best known for presenting one of the most eclectic of musical line-ups in the country. The event features 4 outdoor stages, 40+ bands plus off-stage performers, a dance stage, the Family Fun Zone, Read more [...]
Our thirteenth year finds us celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday by featuring Canadian composers and Canadian artists. The 2017 three-day ticketed concert series presents a chance to hear outstanding Chamber Music in an intimate ocean side venue. Our audience favourites, internationally known Canadian artists James Campbell and The Gryphon Trio are Read more [...]
oin us this August for the 8th annual Artists for Conservation Festival presented by RE/MAX – a multi-day art and environmental education event, featuring AFC’s annual show – the world’s top conservation-themed art exhibit and artist expo, benefiting wildlife. Meet leading artists from 16 countries, buy art, enjoy live music, art Read more [...]
The Vancouver Fringe Festival is an annual celebration of Theatre for Everyone! In 2019 we’ll feature more than 700 performances by over 90 artists over 11 days from September 5 – 15. The Festival employs an “everyone welcome” selection technique—the Mainstage shows are literally drawn out of a hat, giving all Read more [...]
