MOA | Museum of Anthropology
Vancouver
Date:
June 13, 2024
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March 30, 2025
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The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC presents the world premiere of To Be Seen, To Be Heard: First Nations in Public Spaces, 1900–1965, on display June 13, 2024 – March 30, 2025 The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC reopens its doors to the public on June 13, 2024 at 5pm, following an 18-month closure that saw the successful completion Read more...
Royal BC Museum
Victoria
Date:
June 28, 2024
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February 16, 2025
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Explore innovative modern designs from mid-century homeware to a psychedelic vintage dress, crafted by Canadians whose works reflect and define the global trend in Canadian Modern. Highlighting the experimentation, innovation and ingenuity behind 100 culturally significant objects created in Canada, Canadian Modern is a testament to the ground-breaking creativity of some of the Great White North’s best designers. Featuring additional Read more...
The Reach Gallery Museum
New
Abbotsford
Date:
July 6, 2024
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March 28, 2025
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From the conceptually rich, embodied practice of South Asian Muslim Canadian artist Farheen Haq emerge poetic ruminations on familial and collective relations of caregiving, cultural duty, intergenerational pain, resilience, forgiveness, and healing. I am my mother’s daughter is a survey of multimedia works by Haq from the mid-2000s to the present that incorporate elements of text, performance, photography, video, sculpture, and installation. Read more...
Evergreen Cultural Centre
Coquitlam
Date:
September 2, 2024
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April 30, 2025
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Welcome back to Evergreen Cultural Centre! We’ve been hard at work building new arts programs for teachers and educators. These new and exciting programs will have your students sculpting, weaving, acting, singing, dancing and more with our experienced art educators. Download our Winter-Spring 2024 Education Brochure! New year, new experiences! Join our knowledgable educators for an in-person arts workshop and enjoy Read more...
Kamloops Museum and Archives
Kamloops
Date:
September 20, 2024
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March 8, 2025
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Common Thread explores the journey of wool from its natural origins to finished textiles, celebrating the craftsmanship and cultural significance of our region’s wool and fibre production. Through interactive elements and storytelling, the exhibition invites visitors to discover the deep connections between ranching, retail, and the art of wool-making, weaving together the fabric of our community’s heritage. Read more...
Chinese Canadian Museum
Vancouver
Date:
September 25, 2024
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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...
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
Date:
September 27, 2024
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February 17, 2025
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Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch is the first major retrospective of work by the multimedia artist Shelley Niro, who grew up on the Six Nations Reserve, near Brantford, Ontario. For more than fifty years, Niro has been creating art reflecting contemporary life and building upon Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawk) philosophies, deep understandings of history and a woman-centred worldview. Her persistent vision is to Read more...
Kelowna Museums
Kelowna
Date:
October 12, 2024
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March 2, 2025
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Okanagan Heritage Museum Sharpen your pencils and pack your lunchbox – it’s time to step into the past! Our newest exhibition, Old School: A Look Back at School Life in Kelowna, showcases the evolution of our schools, from one-room schoolhouses to the modern institutions we know today. Sharpen your pencils and pack your lunchbox – it’s time to step into the past! Read more...
Opus Art Supplies – Workshops & Classes
Vancouver
Date:
October 26, 2024
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June 24, 2025
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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 Art Supplies are available at these BC Locations: Read more...
Caetani Centre: Art Making. Life Changing, Community Creating
Vernon
Date:
November 1, 2024
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April 30, 2025
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Creative Reconciliation: A series of workshops on syilx/Okanagan culture and practice, November 2024 to March 2025 Creative Reconciliation offers an in-depth exploration of syilx culture and practice. Each session provides a distinct opportunity to learn about respectful engagement with First Nation communities, experience traditional storytelling, understand cultural appropriation, and participate in environmental stewardship. Interactive activities and thoughtful discussions will offer Read more...
Penticton Museum & Archives
Penticton
Date:
November 1, 2024
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June 4, 2025
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On permanent display at the Museum is the exhibit “Penticton: The Shaping of Place” which invites you to step back in time and explore the forces that shaped Penticton through its history. As you walk through the exhibit you will journey through a series of landscapes that stand as milestones in the development of the area. Read more...
Penticton Museum & Archives
Penticton
Date:
November 1, 2024
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June 3, 2026
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The Penticton Museum now has an interactive learning space where kids, parents, and caregivers can explore together how science and history connect. Explore the how and why of human and natural histories by: Read more...
Artists for Conservation
Vancouver
Date:
November 1, 2024
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March 30, 2025
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Although the 2024 AFC Festival is over, AFC’s 2024 Exhibit enters its next phase, with the Virtual Exhibit, which will continue online through next summer, featuring all 200 artworks, with most still available for sale. Enjoy the first round of featured artworks and visit the Virtual Exhibit. https://www.artistsforconservation.org/virtual-exhibit/27362 We look forward to seeing you in September, 2025 for our 15th Festival Read more...
Kelowna Art Gallery
Kelowna
Date:
November 2, 2024
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March 3, 2025
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Ebb and Flow explores the Okanagan Valley’s natural and cultural history through the Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. This exhibition examines how these elements have shaped the valley’s landscape and influenced its inhabitants, from the ice age to the present. By highlighting the dynamic interplay between these fundamental forces, the exhibition fosters a deeper appreciation for the region’s rich Read more...
City of Trail
Trail
Date:
November 2, 2024
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June 19, 2025
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At the Trail Royal Theatre: 2024-25 Met Opera Encore Season Les Contes d’Hoffmann Saturday Nov 2 9:55am Tosca Saturday Jan 11 9:55am Aida Saturday Feb 8 9:30am* Fidelio Saturday Apr 5 9:55am Il Barbiere di Siviglia Saturday Jun 14 9:30am* Read more...
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
Date:
November 3, 2024
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March 16, 2025
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My works are propositions, meant to create alternate pasts and potential futures, questioning history and culture in order to provide a space for reassessing the present. —Firelei Báez Organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston, this exhibition is the first mid-career survey of the richly layered work of Firelei Báez. One of the most exciting painters of her generation, Báez delves Read more...
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver
Date:
November 5, 2024
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May 1, 2025
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Visit the Bill Reid Gallery for free on the first Friday afternoon of every month! Thanks to our Community Access sponsor Downtown Van, we are pleased to offer free admission to the Gallery for all visitors from 2 to 5 pm on the first Friday of every month. Take a look at our current exhibitions and engage in amazing public Read more...
Britannia Mine Museum
Britannia Beach
Date:
November 6, 2024
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February 28, 2025
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Howe Sound /Átl’ḵa7tsem: A RECOVERING ECOSYSTEM Extended to February 2025 After exploring the underground and the award-winning BOOM! show, you can journey to the Terra Lab to explore this dynamic temporary exhibit. Explore how copper contamination impacted the marine food chain from plankton to predators, and learn how remediation efforts now protect this ecosystem. This unique display includes specimens from Read more...
City of Coquitlam
Coquitlam
Date:
November 22, 2024
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February 27, 2025
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Produced by the City of Coquitlam and presented by Coquitlam Centre, Lights at Lafarge is Metro Vancouver’s largest free outdoor winter lights display. Stay tuned to our website and social media channels for updates throughout the season. Read more...
Audain Art Museum
Whistler
Date:
November 23, 2024
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May 5, 2025
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Curve! Women Carvers on the Northwest Coast Co-curated by Dana Claxton and Curtis Collins, the Curve! exhibition will shed light on a lesser-explored facet of Northwest Coast art—women’s contributions to the rich tradition of carving wood and argillite. The exhibition will feature over 125 works of art that include poles, panels, masks, bowls, and other sculptures all intertwined with traditional knowledge. These Read more...
Art Gallery at Evergreen
Coquitlam
Date:
November 30, 2024
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February 9, 2025
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The Art Gallery at Evergreen in Coquitlam and the Burnaby Art Gallery co-present the exhibition Ruth Beer: Seep | Swell, an exhibition in two parts. Taking place across the two galleries concurrently, this exhibition contemplates Beer’s artistic research on the entwined relationships between humankind and our industries. For decades, Ruth Beer has used sculpture to explore the depictions, constructs and myths of landscape. Her dynamic practice revolves Read more...
Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
Date:
December 13, 2024
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April 21, 2025
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Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s is an extensive survey of experimental art made in six Central Eastern European nations between the 1960s and 1980s. Including both rarely seen and newly reconstructed works, the exhibition weaves together a complex story of artists questioning how, when and where art could exist, and exploring the varied meanings it might hold Read more...
Caetani Centre: Art Making. Life Changing, Community Creating
Vernon
Date:
January 1, 2025
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February 28, 2025
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“I absolutely cherished my time here at Caetani and I will rave about it forever. Thank you for everything and I hope to see you again someday.” Come stay, work and create at the Caetani Centre! Stay in the historic Caetani home. Be inspired by the legacy of Sveva Caetani, her story of resilience, and her powerful body of artwork. Read more...
Sunshine Coast Purple Banner Studio Tour
Sechelt
Date:
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...
Royal BC Museum
New
Victoria
Date:
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...
The Polygon Gallery
New
North Vancouver
Date:
January 3, 2025
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March 31, 2025
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The Polygon Gallery presents a new outdoor installation by Brooklyn-based Canadian artist Tau Lewis. This monumental work marks the sixth installment in a 10-year commissioning partnership with Burrard Arts Foundation, supported by the Chan Family Foundation. Tau Lewis constructs intricate sculptural portraits and quilts using found, gathered, gifted, and recycled materials drawn from her personal environments. Utilising a wide variety Read more...
Joel A Prevost – Vancouver Island Sculpting Studio
Nanaimo
Date:
January 11, 2025
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April 13, 2025
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Vancouver Island Sculpting Studio, designed to ignite your creativity and inspire you during the winter months. Whether you’re seeking a rewarding hobby or looking to enhance your artistic skills, we have something for everyone. Clay Sculpting Workshop with Joël A. Prévost New Workshop sculpting character and expression in facial artistry The Flair of the Nose Date: Sunday, January 12 Learn Read more...
Arts New West & The Gallery at Queen’s Park
New Westminster
Date:
January 16, 2025
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December 26, 2025
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Looking for the perfect gift for that someone special? Shop over 40 local vendors and support local artisans in our community! New West Craft is a handmade market hosted by the Arts New West. New West Craft aims to provide a welcoming environment for crafters, artisans, and makers to share their work with the community. Our markets take place on Read more...
First Saturday Open Art Studios
Vancouver
Date:
January 16, 2025
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April 30, 2025
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First Saturday Open Art Studios is a free, monthly event that began in 2010 and can be found in various locations across the Lower Mainland. Every first Saturday noon to five pm, over 85 individual artists and art collectives open their workshops for you to enjoy! Be inspired by original art or buy your new, favorite piece directly from a local artist. Read more...
GALLERY 1710 – South Delta Artists Guild
New
Delta
Date:
January 17, 2025
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February 9, 2025
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“Whether it is in front of us or a place in our head, we all respond to visual expressions.” Read more...
Royal BC Museum
New
Victoria
Date:
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...
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival
Vancouver
Date:
January 23, 2025
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February 9, 2025
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Celebrating its 20th festival, PuSh International Performing Arts Festival returns January 23, to February 9, 2025. Over the last two decades, PuSh Festival has grown to become the Lower Mainland’s signature, mid-winter cultural event delivering audacious, innovative, contemporary works of live art by acclaimed local, national, and international artists. Tickets are on sale now for this year’s festival, promising another line-up of dynamic Read more...
VISAC Gallery & Creative Arts
New
Trail
Date:
January 23, 2025
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March 6, 2025
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January 23 – March 6, 2025 Featuring the work of Heather Good and Heather Stewart. A collection of mixed media and reimagined materials. Opening Event: January 28 @ 6:00pm-8:30pm Evening Hours: March 3, during the Bailey Theatre’s Performance Series intermission Read more...
Ferry Building Gallery
West Vancouver
Date:
January 25, 2025
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February 8, 2025
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Explore the art of rug hooking with the guidance of primitive rug hooker and artist Jamie Girouard. Whether you’re hooking your first loops or seasoned in the craft, Jamie will lead you through the creative process, from developing your own designs and individual style to hanging your creation on the wall. During the sessions, you will acquire simple, yet effective Read more...
Surrey Art Gallery
New
Surrey
Date:
January 25, 2025
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March 16, 2025
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Surrey Art Gallery’s 50th year begins with a journey through Rajni Perera’s imagined Futures January 25−March 16, 2025 Winter Opening: Saturday, January 25| 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Tour and Conversation with Negarra A. Kudumu and Rajni Perera: Saturday, March 1 | 2:00 p.m.–4 p.m. Surrey Art Gallery is thrilled to kick off their 50th anniversary with the touring exhibition Rajni Perera: Futures at Surrey Art Gallery from Read more...
Inuit Gallery
New
North Vancouver
Date:
January 25, 2025
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February 14, 2025
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January 25 – Feb 14 Every year we carefully curate a collection of exquisite, small-scale works with the anticipation of releasing our Small Treasures exhibition at the beginning of the new year. This January marks our 22nd year of hosting Small Treasures and with every passing year, the exhibition reaches new heights. This year is no exception, and we are Read more...
Vancouver Art Gallery
New
Vancouver
Date:
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...
Anvil Centre Theatre
New
New Westminster
Date:
January 31, 2025
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February 22, 2025
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January 31 – February 2, 2025 Tickets from $36.50 to $46.50 (plus service charges) A Neworld Theatre production presented by Anvil Theatre BUY TICKETS NOW! We’re just over a week away from Fat Joke! Don’t miss this incredible show that’s equal parts hilarious and thought-provoking, January 31 – February 2, 2025 at Anvil Theatre! A fusion of stand-up comedy, storytelling, Read more...
Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre
New
Burnaby
Date:
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...
The Polygon Gallery
New
North Vancouver
Date:
February 1, 2025
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May 11, 2025
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Manuel Axel Strain: xʷəlməxʷ child is on view in The Polygon’s ground floor gallery from February 1 – May 11. About the exhibition In xʷəlməxʷ child, Manuel Axel Strain draws on Musqueam, Secwépemc, and Syilx ways of knowing, and the discipline of Western psychology. Compositing theories of mind from across their different cultures, Strain imagines the perspective of a child who contemplates Read more...
Kariton Gallery @ Abbotsford Arts Council
New
Abbotsford
Date:
February 1, 2025
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February 22, 2025
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The Kariton Gallery is pleased to reopen for its 2025 season on February 1st with our first exhibition Sylvan Stories. Read more...
Canada Black History Month
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 1, 2025
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February 28, 2025
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February is Black History Month Every February, people across Canada participate in Black History Month events and festivities that honour the legacy of Black people in Canada and their communities. The 2024 theme for Black History Month is: “Black Excellence: A Heritage to Celebrate; a Future to Build”. This theme celebrates the rich past and present contributions and accomplishments of Read more...
Vancouver Art Gallery
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 1, 2025
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February 28, 2025
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This February, the Vancouver Art Gallery is proud to present Celebrating Black Futures, a month-long program focusing on the intersection of art, music, literature and film. The bespoke lineup, brought together in honour of Black History Month and in partnership with Artspeak, Nooroongji Books, Space Lab, the Vancouver International Film Festival, Vancouver Black Library and We the Roses, celebrates Black Futures in Vancouver, Canada and beyond. “We are Read more...
Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art
Vancouver
Date:
February 1, 2025
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February 1, 2026
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Exhibition Opening February 1 / 1 – 3 PM Enjoy an unforgettable evening with delicious food, beverages, dance performances, and the chance to meet the artist in person. ——————————————————————————— This exhibition is the first major solo exhibition of Haida artist Kihl ‘Yahda, Christian White. Guest curated by Sdahl Ḵ’awaas, Lucy Bell, also of the Haida Nation, the exhibition features artworks Read more...
Gallery 2 – Grand Forks Art Gallery
Grand Forks
Date:
February 1, 2025
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April 26, 2025
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The stand-alone objects are re-manufactured trees which in time could be assumed to be what a forest is, and by our social nature assimilated as real. The concept of taking the drawings on paper attached to wood frameworks to become trees emphasizes the extent to which we as humans will travel to justify the costs of our desires. Read more...
Nanaimo Art Gallery
Nanaimo
Date:
February 1, 2025
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April 13, 2025
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ArtistLaura Gildner and Jon Sasaki InquiryHow can we play together? Opening Reception January 31, 2025 | 7:00 – 9:00 pm Trust falls are common team building exercises wherein individuals fall backward and count on their peers to catch them. When translated to everyday encounters and communications, without a safety net, the act of trusting the process can have unexpected, yet Read more...
Anvil Centre Theatre
New Westminster
Date:
February 1, 2025
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February 28, 2025
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See the spectacular line up for Anvil Theatre in February 2025. Get your tickets here. Vancouver Chamber Music Society presents: Couloir | February 10, 2025 Anvil Theatre presents: Kellylee Evans with Krystle Dos Santos | February 15, 2025 Piva presents: Frazey Ford | February 18, 2025 Arts Club On Tour presents: Ring of Fire | February 22 – 23, 2025 Read more...
The Gallery George
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 5, 2025
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February 16, 2025
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Veterans Art Show & Exhibition in Support of The Invictus Games 2025 OPENING RECEPTION Thursday, February 6th from 6-9pm Come meet & greet the artists, enjoy some libations and art! COMPLIMENTARY TICKETS AVAILABLE The Veterans Art Show & Exhibition is set to showcase the incredible talents of Canadian Veterans and serving members of the Canadian Armed Forces in support of Read more...
Museum of Vancouver
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 5, 2025
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February 5, 2026
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From artist talks and curatorial tours to workshops and performances, the Museum of Vancouver offers special events and programs for children and adults. Programming includes everything from Indigenous artisans, cultural celebrations, 2SLGBTQ+ content, civic engagement, food and gardening, crafting, film screenings, poetry readings, and more! Visit museumofvancouver.ca/events-programs to see what’s coming up at the MOV! Read more...
New Westminster Museum and Archives
New
New Westminster
Date:
February 6, 2025
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June 29, 2025
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Pictured: A school class photograph from John Robson School, c. 1900. IHP0042. New Westminster Museum and Archives holds 230,000 photographs documenting scenes from the city’s history and its people. By critically examining photographs, both familiar and unseen, we can better understand the role photographs may play in creating a more genuine picture of New Westminster’s history. We can look again and Read more...
Explore Squamish And the Squamish Adventure Centre
Squamish
Date:
February 6, 2025
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February 26, 2025
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A Deliciously Decadent Experiment Get ready to dive deep into the tantalizing world of delicious hot chocolate! The Squamish Hot Chocolate Festival is returning for its 5th year from February 1st – 22nd, 2025. Once again we’ll see Squamish’s finest local crafters create unique hot chocolates that will tempt your taste buds and awaken your senses. NEW THIS YEAR: Be sure Read more...
Anvil Centre Theatre
New Westminster
Date:
February 6, 2025
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February 8, 2025
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Buy Tickets here Etnasa, an African agrarian kingdom, had been enjoying peace and prosperity, with people going about their normal duties until calamity struck. In King Musu’s insatiable quest to uncover the root cause of this calamity, hidden truths about the inescapable will of the gods come to light. Partially sponsored by the Public Scholars Initiative and the Department of Read more...
Arts Club Theatre Company
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 6, 2025
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March 2, 2025
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February 6–March 2, 2025 Granville Island Stage FINDING THE COURAGE TO CHANGE In the small upstate New York town of Cranberry, 38-year-old bookstore clerk Kenneth spends his evenings at the local tiki bar with his best friend, Bert. Sipping mai tais isn’t enough when bitter reality hits—Kenneth is suddenly laid off, launching him into a world with challenges he has Read more...
Barkerville Historic Town & Park
New
Barkerville
Date:
February 7, 2025
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February 9, 2025
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The Gold Rush Trail Sled Dog Mail Run is living history for the past 33 years. Our dedicated mushers and their dog teams will again be sworn in as official mail carriers and will carry Canada Post mail in their dog sleds over the Gold Rush Trail to Barkerville. Please support this special year by purchasing unique Mail Run envelopes Read more...
Tourism Vernon Featured
Vernon
Date:
February 7, 2025
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February 16, 2025
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Vernon Winter Carnival is one of the largest events of its kind in Canada. They are proud to deliver over 100 events throughout the community during the first two weeks in February each year. Some of the signature events include the parade, balloon glow, kids play park, fireworks, chili cook-off and carnival days at the Historic O’Keefe Ranch. Check out Read more...
Vancouver Opera
Vancouver
Date:
February 8, 2025
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February 15, 2025
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Flight has THREE performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver Saturday, February 8, 7:30PM | Thursday, February 13, 7:30PM | Sunday, February 16, 2:00PM Vancouver Opera’s 65th season soars into 2025 with a new production of Flight, a contemporary masterpiece by renowned composer Jonathan Dove. Celebrated as the greatest opera of the past 30 years, Flight graces the Queen Elizabeth Theatre stage for three performances in February 2025. Inspired by a Read more...
Museum of Vancouver
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 8, 2025
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February 9, 2025
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The first run of this workshop was so popular that it’s being held again! Learn traditional Salish weaving directly from Chepximiya Siyam Chief Janice George and Skwetsimeltxw Willard (Buddy) Joseph. They were recently featured at the opening of Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week and are artists in residency at the Blue Cabin. No prior weaving experience is needed. This intensive workshop Read more...
The Hearth Gallery
Bowen Island
Date:
February 13, 2025
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March 9, 2025
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Looking ahead to 2025! Artist instructors! We are offering our Cultural Campus again in 2025! It was such a success and so much fun! Have a workshop proposal? Available to teach between Feb 13 and March 9, 2025? Send your expression of interest along to hello@theearthartsonbowen.ca Read more...
Royal BC Museum
New
Victoria
Date:
February 14, 2025
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April 27, 2025
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Immerse yourself in the intriguing natural world through the lenses of professional and amateur photographers, giving voice to our planet’s beauty, awe and fragility. Wildlife Photographer of the Year is back for its 60th anniversary with a fresh outlook on the stunning landscapes and diverse wildlife that call Earth home. See the adult Grand Title Winner, “The Swarm of Life” by Vancouver Read more...
Heritage Week BC
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 17, 2025
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February 23, 2025
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Heritage is made up of the pastimes and traditions that shaped the identity of communities. This year’s Heritage Week: Pastimes in Past Times celebrates the many ways people spent their leisure time throughout history, exploring how these activities have contributed to the cultural fabric of today. Take time this week to discover something new about the pastimes that have shaped the heritage Read more...
Heritage Week – R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum
Salmon Arm
Date:
February 17, 2025
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February 22, 2025
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Join Us for the 29th Annual Heritage Week Celebration! February 17-22. 2025 Get ready to embark on a journey through time and celebrate the richness of our local history with the 29th Annual Heritage Week at R.J. Haney Heritage Village & Museum, happening from February 17-22, 2025. This year, we are hosting the [ festivities online ]( https://www.salmonarmmuseum.org/happenings.htm ) and teaming Read more...
Gateway Theatre
New
Richmond
Date:
February 17, 2025
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February 22, 2025
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Following the overwhelming response to last year’s Vancouver Children’s Festival show, Gateway Theatre is proud to present OTOSAN to the community. The story is Inspired by Co-creator Shizuka Kai’s real-life experience with her father, a wildlife videographer, Otosan is a beautifully told story that uses puppetry, real wildlife projections and an original score to take the audience on an immersive journey. This event takes Read more...
Arts Club Theatre Company
New
Vancouver
Date:
February 19, 2025
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March 30, 2025
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February 19–March 30, 2025 A REMARKABLE LIFE OF STORY AND SONG Let the iconic songbook of Johnny Cash guide you on a captivating journey of trials and triumphs, love and redemption. This inspired theatrical concert, brought to life by a talented ensemble of singers and musicians, delves into the heart of Cash’s music. Experience his artistry through timeless hits like Read more...
Penticton Art Gallery
New
Penticton
Date:
February 19, 2025
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May 21, 2025
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Beloved Film Series returning to Penticton Art Gallery The PAG Film Series is making its highly anticipated return in 2025. Formerly known as the Kitchen Stove Film Series, this beloved initiative first began in 1998, and we are thrilled to bring it back after a nearly five-year hiatus. Paul Crawford, Director, Penticton Art Gallery, says he is excited to see Read more...
MOA | Museum of Anthropology
New
University Endowment Lands
Date:
February 21, 2025
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January 5, 2026
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In this powerful display of healing and sovereignty, the Nuxalk Nation demonstrate their resurgence and return to Stl’mstaliwa—the full human experience. On the central coast of BC, nestled in the abundant Bella Coola Valley and surrounding fjords and river valleys of the homelands, the Nuxalk Nation is healing as a community from the traumas of colonialism, and the Nuxalk people Read more...
Annual Maple Sugar Festival du Sucre d’Erable
Nanaimo
Date:
February 21, 2025
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February 23, 2025
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Celebrate French-Canadian culture at the Nanaimo Maple Sugar Festival this February! Over three days, enjoy live music, from traditional to rock and reggae, delicious food from the Francophone world, a lively market, and the sweet tradition of maple sugar on ice. In 2025, we’re expanding our activity room for even more fun for the whole family. Best of all, we’re committed to Read more...
Place des Arts
New
Coquitlam
Date:
February 23, 2025
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Date: February 23 • 2025 @ 1:30 pm End date: February 23 • 2025 @ 3:00 pm Tickets: $26 for adults and $21 for students* and seniors Experience the timeless allure of the sarod, with tabla accompaniment in this unique concert that captures the soul of Indian classical music. Crafted with precision and passion, the sarod captivates the audience with its rich heritage Read more...
The Polygon Gallery
New
North Vancouver
Date:
February 28, 2025
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May 25, 2025
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Feb. 28–May 25, 2025 The Polygon Gallery presents Tranquility of Communion, a landmark exhibition of the late British-Nigerian photographer Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s work, running from Feb. 28 to May 25, 2025. This Canadian premiere brings together Fani-Kayode’s celebrated photographs alongside archival prints and previously unseen works from his student years. Fani-Kayode’s images treat same-sex, multiracial love with a spiritual intensity, employing symbolic Read more...
GALLERY 1710 – South Delta Artists Guild
New
Delta
Date:
February 28, 2025
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March 30, 2025
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Calm, stormy, wet or dry, we live in a magical environment. Read more...
Arts Club Theatre Company
New
Vancouver
Date:
March 6, 2025
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April 6, 2025
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By Lauren Yee Featuring songs by Dengue Fever Canadian Premiere March 6–April 6, 2025 Stanley Industrial Alliance Stage HISTORY AND MUSIC COMBINE IN THIS THEATRICAL JOURNEY Are you ready to rock? This darkly funny, genre-defying play tells the story of a Khmer Rouge survivor returning to Cambodia after thirty years, just as his daughter prepares to prosecute one of the Read more...
Place des Arts
New
Coquitlam
Date:
March 7, 2025
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Date: March 7 • 2025 @ 7:00 – 9:00 pm Tickets: $30/person or 2 for $50 Place des Arts | 1120 Brunette Avenue, Coquitlam Celebrate diversity, self-awareness and inclusion through mixed-media self-portraits. Reflect on your story and express your identity using a wide variety of art mediums. Develop an appreciation for the power of art through creating a self-portrait using Read more...
Adele Campbell Fine Art Gallery
Whistler
Date:
March 8, 2025
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March 28, 2025
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A Solo Exhibition by Kerry Langlois coming March 2025. Stay tuned for images and details! Read more...
TONY ‘N TINA’S WEDDING (Dinner Theatre Show)
Vancouver
Date:
March 21, 2025
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March 22, 2025
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Tony and Tina’s Wedding: A Night of Food, Fun, and Drama Hilariously unforgettable evening because Tony and Tina’s Wedding is back in town! This wacky, immersive dinner theater event returns to the stage, March 21st & 22nd. Whether you’re a fan of laugh-out-loud comedy, crave an authentic Italian-Canadian feast or simply love a good party, Tony and Tina’s Wedding promises Read more...
VISAC Gallery & Creative Arts
New
Trail
Date:
March 27, 2025
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April 24, 2025
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March 27 – April 24, 2025 A series of watercolour paintings by Dan Ashman. This exhibition takes inspiration from the scenery of the West Kootenays. Opening Event: March 27 Evening Hours: April 15 Read more...
Scotiabank Dance Centre
Vancouver
Date:
March 28, 2025
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March 29, 2025
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The Dance Centre presents Gaurav Bhatti Bulleh Shah: Seeker of Light (world premiere) Friday-Saturday March 28-29, 2025 | 8pm| Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver Working at the intersection of the North Indian classical form of Kathak and contemporary dance, Gaurav Bhatti is known for virtuosic performances which encompass explosive energy, dramatic complexity, and eloquent emotion. His new solo Read more...
Penticton Art Gallery
Penticton
Date:
March 28, 2025
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March 30, 2025
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The Ignite the Arts Festival, presented under the umbrella of the Penticton Art Gallery, is back for its 4th annual celebration of creativity, community, and culture in Penticton, BC! This year, the festival will feature three days of non-stop music, art, performances, and workshops across nine vibrant venues in downtown Penticton from March 28 to March 30, 2025. Early Bird Weekend Read more...
HARRISON RIVER VALLEY – HARRISON HOT SPRINGS
New
Harrison Hot Springs
Date:
April 1, 2025
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April 30, 2025
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Established in 2006, the Harrison Tulip Festival pioneered a unique experience in the Fraser Valley by inviting the public to explore its blossoming fields on Seabird Island, just east of Agassiz. After relocating to Chilliwack in 2017 and operating under the name Chilliwack Tulip Festivaltm until the Spring of 2023, the festival has now found its permanent home on a 109-acre Read more...
Experience Comox Valley
Comox
Date:
April 3, 2025
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April 6, 2025
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The Comox Valley International Film Festival, (CVIFF), celebrates the power of a good story by bringing fictional independent cinema to the Comox Valley. We are a non-profit organization that discovers, supports and amplifies independent film & media artists from around the world, and introduces audiences to their work. Besides screening some of the best short and feature length films from Read more...
GALLERY 1710 – South Delta Artists Guild
New
Delta
Date:
April 4, 2025
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April 27, 2025
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Haven: Be it a nest, a den, a warm dry place or in our imagination, it is a place that embraces our spirit. Read more...
Nanoose Bay Studio Tour
Nanoose Bay
Date:
April 25, 2025
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April 26, 2025
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Nanoose Bay artists welcome you to come visit year round at our studios. You can find us under Studio Guide through our directory. Please check for open studios during the tours or contact the individual studios for hours of operation and follow any posted Covid protocols at individual studios and galleries. STAY SAFE AND ENJOY! Read more...
Nanoose Bay Studio Tour
Nanoose Bay
Date:
April 25, 2025
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Friday, April 26, doors 6:00-8:30 pm; Saturday April 27, doors 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, free admission. Nanoose Place Community Centre, Main Hall, 2925 Northwest Bay Rd, Nanoose Bay, BC A group show of members, showcasing their art, all in one place! Read more...
Audain Art Museum
Whistler
Date:
April 27, 2025
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September 15, 2025
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The Coast Mountains: Recent Works by Edward Burtynsky The internationally acclaimed Toronto-based artist Edward Burtynsky will present a selection of large-scale photo-based works for this exhibition at the Audain Art Museum. Over the past 40 years, Burtynsky has focused his camera lens on the impact of human industry around the planet. This display of recent works in Whistler entitled The Coast Read more...
VISAC Gallery & Creative Arts
New
Trail
Date:
May 1, 2025
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May 29, 2025
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May 1 – 29, 2025 Showcasing the work of over 60 youth artists, with students exploring mediums such as ceramics, comics, portraits and more. Opening Event: May 1 Read more...
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour
Maple Ridge
Date:
May 10, 2025
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May 11, 2025
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With over 100 artists in 31 locations the 2025 Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour is the largest in the organization’s 25 year history. Use the interactive map to plan your self guided tour www.artstudiotour.ca Mother’s Day Weekend – May 10 & 11 – 10am to 4pm. Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Read more...
Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour
Pitt Meadows
Date:
May 10, 2025
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May 11, 2025
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With over 100 artists in 31 locations the 2025 Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour is the largest in the organization’s 25 year history. Use the interactive map to plan your self guided tour www.artstudiotour.ca Mother’s Day Weekend – May 10 & 11 – 10am to 4pm. Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Read more...
Meadowlark Nature Festival
Penticton
Date:
May 15, 2025
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May 19, 2025
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Come to the Sunny Okanagan! Yes – we have a lot of Vineyards. Yes – we have pristine beaches. But more than that, we have a unique ecosystem which deserves your attention. The Meadowlark Nature Festival celebrates the natural wonders of the South Okanagan and Similkameen Valleys. With a wide variety of hikes and bikes and walks and talks, we Read more...
Experience Comox Valley
Courtenay
Date:
May 17, 2025
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May 19, 2025
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About the garden: Kitty Coleman Woodland Gardens are an act of love, developed by one man in an effort to fulfill a dream to share with all. Woodland Gardens, Courtenay, BC has one of the largest rhododendron collections in Western Canada with over 3000 plantings. It is also home to a multitude of native plants, birds and wildflowers. Its 24 Read more...
CityScape Community ArtSpace Gallery & North Van Arts
North Vancouver
Date:
May 24, 2025
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May 25, 2025
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This annual North Shore outdoor community event that will be taking place this year for its 25 year running! Each year, musicians, visual artists and performers fill beautiful, local, outdoor garden spaces with their imagination and creativity, with the aim of inspiring visitors to reflect on their relationships to place, land, and community. Read more...
Artists in Our Midst
Vancouver
Date:
May 31, 2025
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June 1, 2025
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The community is invited to fill their weekend with art May 31 & June 1st. Private art studios and pop-up artist venues will be open across Vancouver’s west side during the Open Studio Tour & Sale open daily 11-5. From internationally recognized artists to some of the city’s emerging talent, this free event is a unique opportunity to explore and engage with Read more...
Central Island Studio Tour
Courtenay
Date:
May 31, 2025, 10:00 am
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June 1, 2025, 6:00 pm
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June 1 & 2 ! At your own pace – go support local artists from 10am-4pm #centralislandstudiotour Be sure to snag your copy of the Central Island Studio Tour Map available @comoxvalleyarts @comoxvalleyartgallery @vilibrary @cumberland_museum @tourismcomoxvalley @comoxvalleyairport Download https://centralislandartsguide.ca/2024-studio-tour-map/ 2024 Studio Tour Map Read more...
Comox Valley Arts Council
Courtenay
Date:
June 1, 2025
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June 30, 2025
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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 either just begun their careers or are perhaps shifting to a new genre. There is something for every taste – paintings, sculpture, pottery, photography, stained Read more...
Scotiabank Dance Centre
Vancouver
Date:
June 5, 2025
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June 7, 2025
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The Dance Centre presents Company 605 + The Human Expression: New Work (world premiere) Thursday-Friday June 5-6, 2025 | 8pm Saturday June 7, 2025 | 2pm + 8pm Scotiabank Dance Centre, 677 Davie St, Vancouver From opposite ends of the Pacific Ocean, Vancouver’s Company 605 and Singapore’s The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company join forces for a thrilling new international Read more...
Tourism Vernon
Vernon
Date:
June 6, 2025
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June 8, 2025
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Creative Chaos is hailed as one of the major tourist events in Vernon B.C. attracting some 20,000 men, women, and children and the largest craft sale of its kind in western Canada. It showcases approximately 200 artisans and crafters from throughout B.C., the Pacific Northwest, and the Eastern Provinces. As well there are Specialty Food products, a Creative Activities section, Read more...
District of Chetwynd
Chetwynd
Date:
June 6, 2025
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June 8, 2025
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The 18th Annual Chetwynd International Chainsaw Carving Championship has visually shaped The District of Chetwynd into a one-of-a-kind locale. Artists from all over the world compete in this unique competition. The District of Chetwynd in BC keeps each intricately carved piece from the championship and places them throughout town. Spectators can watch the artists create their works of art over Read more...
Doors Open Richmond
Richmond
Date:
June 7, 2025
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June 8, 2025
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Discover the rich cultural diversity of Richmond in this free, family-friendly event. This year, 40 sites will open their doors to visitors, offering behind-the-scenes tours and activities for all ages. Museums, heritage sites, civic centres, artist studios, and more will participate, including the Steveston Buddhist Temple, the Vedic Cultural Centre, Richmond Recycling Depot, and the Richmond Nature Park. Learn more Read more...
Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival
Vancouver
Date:
June 10, 2025
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September 27, 2025
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The 2025 Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival will return to Sen̓áḵw/Vanier Park in Vancouver from June to September, 2025. The 2025 Season will include four dynamic productions including Much Ado About Nothing, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] (Again), and The Dark Lady. “We’re thrilled to announce our 2025 Season,” said Christopher Gaze, Bard Founding Artistic Director. “Whether you’re Read more...
Port Moody
Port Moody
Date:
June 13, 2025
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The streets of Port Moody come alive during the Art Shuffle! Explore the hidden treasures of our neighbourhood on an evening art walk running through the Old Town Centre, Rocky Point and Brewery Row areas. This all-ages community arts event has something for everyone! Come see the 24 indoor and outdoor venues as they host visual artists, a DJ and Read more...
Vancouver International Jazz Festival
Vancouver
Date:
June 20, 2025
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June 29, 2025
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Founded in 1985 and incorporated in 1986, Coastal Jazz is a community-based, not-for-profit, charitable arts organization that has worked diligently to establish Vancouver as a centre for creating and exchanging sounds and ideas between local, national, and international music communities. Our mission is not only to increase the appreciation of music but to strengthen the arts community by developing special projects, artistic exchanges, partnerships, educational initiatives, Read more...
Hope, Cascades & Canyons
Hope
Date:
June 21, 2025
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June 22, 2025
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It’s official!!! The dates for the Hope Art Crawl 2025 Stay tuned for information early in the new year so you can start planning to participate or plan to attend. We look forward to showcasing more local artists and inviting more people to our lovely community to experience all the creativity it has to offer. Mark your calendars! Read more...