The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre presents: Broken Promises. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a 7 year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project, this exhibit explores the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. It illuminates the loss of home and the struggle for justice of one Read more [...]
YEAR ROUND TOUR OF ARTISTS’ STUDIOS Look for the flying PURPLE BANNERS all along the Sunshine Coast from Gambier Island and Langdale to Powell River and Lund. Wherever you see a PURPLE BANNER, the arts are at work. In many cases, but not always, the banner is an invitation to Read more [...]
Watch/rewatch Day 1- 3 of the 2020 online festival! Find out more about future events at www.rootsandblues.ca 28th Annual ROOTSandBLUES “An Altered State” Festival – Day 1 28th Annual ROOTSandBLUES “An Altered State” Festival – Day 2 28th Annual ROOTSandBLUES “An Altered State” Festival – Day 3
Guest Curator: Karen Tam “Whose Chinatown? Examining Chinatown Gazes in Art, Archives, and Collections,” brings together an art history of Chinatowns and their communities by historical and contemporary Canadian artists such Emily Carr, Unity Bainbridge, Yucho Chow, Fred Herzog, Paul Wong, Mary Sui Yee Wong, Morris Lum, and aiya哎呀, among others. Read more [...]
A True Canadian Arts & Culture Experience… take a self guided mapped art tour through the Canadian Rockies! Contact us to confirm availability, you book flights & we take care of the rest. Visit www.rockymountainarttour.com A once in a lifetime dream vacation… Travel the parkway to world renowned tourist destinations Read more [...]
Experience the Real Mandrake the Magician at Museum of Surrey New exhibit celebrates life of world-famous magician with Surrey roots The Real Mandrake the Magician is set to appear in the Museum of Surrey’s Community Treasures exhibit space Feb. 17 to May 16, featuring the legendary career of the late 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 [...]
Corbin Union is a Vancouver- and Calgary-based artist collective that has gathered annually since 2012 in the deserted East Kootenay coal-mining town of Corbin, BC to create both individual and collaborative works. Under a conceptual framework of excavation and entombment, mirroring and refraction, the collective’s three core members—Miruna Dragan, Jason Read more [...]
New Diner Exhibit Serves Up Accessible Local History Surrey, BC – Dine on Time invites you to feast, not on burgers and fries, but local history. The new permanent display inside the Surrey Stories Gallery at Museum of Surrey is a homage to several decades of diner culture in Surrey. Read more [...]
Storytelling—its scope and ongoing significance—lies at the heart of Stories that animate us, a dynamic and compelling exhibition developed formally and thematically in conversation with Sun Xun’s Mythological Time. Highlighting a rich selection of works on paper and animations, Stories that animate us draws from a diverse range of oral histories, narratives, knowledge systems Read more [...]
Sun Xun is a mid-career Chinese artist who works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, animation, video and installation. In his highly imaginative video installation Mythological Time (2016), Sun takes viewers on a journey through his hometown of Fuxin in northern China, a coal-mining centre facing the depletion of its Read more [...]
See Brochure for the North Shore Art Crawl here View Monica’s virtual crawl page here Internationally and locally collected, contemporary artist. Her highly textured and luminous seascape paintings inspire calmness, tranquillity and mindfulness. Art that connects with your soul. Monica’s works are highly textured and luminous resulting in a 3 Read more [...]
North Van Arts is proud to launch the 2021 Online North Shore Art Crawl as a month-long virtual event from March 12 – April 12, 2021. Visitors can scroll and swipe their way across the North Shore by visiting artist webpages showcasing studio practices, processes, artwork, and the inspiration behind Read more [...]
The Kamloops Symphony adds a visual twist to this concert experience: Watch Russian sand artists Marina & Eva Sosnina craft elegant real-time artwork in sync with the music in a unique, intercontinental collaboration. This mother-daughter duo will “paint” along to a “modestly modern” arrangement of Mussorgsky’s classic Pictures at an Exhibition for chamber orchestra Read more [...]
This exhibition aims to lift the veil and introduce you to the work of three incredible artists and activists, each of whom has had to overcome unimaginable challenges to be able to function within the confines of our increasingly unpredictable and ever-shifting landscape. For Laurie Landry and Bruce Horak, they Read more [...]
The Gabriola Arts Council’s Isle of the Arts festival is just around the corner. A celebration of local creativity and culture bringing people together through learning and artistic engagement. Connection is vital to our community’s well-being, especially coming out of a pandemic. IoTA is a great way to meet people Read more [...]
Oppression and commodification meet artist Vivek Shraya’s first solo photography show in Vancouver, Trauma Clown. In a cultural climate where laughter and pain go hand in hand, Shraya shuffles through a deck of trauma cards, exploring what type of sad clown we embody when we externalize our suffering. Over the Read more [...]
Luke Parnell chats with Beth Carter, Curator of the Bill Reid Gallery in the virtual exhibition opening of “Indigenous History in Colour” accompanied with a gallery tour and Q+A. Welcome remarks and singing by Audrey Siegl. On view February 3, 2021 – May 9, 2021 This solo exhibition by Luke Parnell is Read more [...]
Available to view on-demand online from Friday, April 9 to Saturday, May 8. The Kamloops Symphony bends genres by exploring the works of jazz legend Charlie Parker. Joined by one of Canada’s most important Jazz impresarios, Cory Weeds, and his high caliber jazz quartet, the KSO will tackle tunes from Read more [...]
The West Fine Art Show more info at: www.westart.ca The highly popular West Fine Art Show, now in its eleventh year, will once again present an exceptional group of artists, creating a destination art show, that will welcome attendees throughout the weekend. The show is staged at the beautifully Read more [...]
Free Admission. The Grizzli Spring Art Show features works from the members of the Federation of Canadian Artists- Central Okanagan Chapter (FCA-COC) in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association. The FCA-COC is a community of over 170 artists from the central Okanagan area, that includes emerging artists through to Read more [...]
Community members are invited to submit work that is about voice and land. This theme is open to interpretation and encourage all to explore possibilities and create art work that speaks to the relationship and beauty between humans and the natural world. Art work by artists of all ages will Read more [...]
Crafted Vancouver is an annual 25-day festival that celebrates and advances local, national & international craft and craft artists through a curated program of events taking place in venues throughout Metro Vancouver & the Fraser Valley. Along with our official Event Partners, we foster public appreciation by featuring exceptional artists Read more [...]
The goal of the Cultural Heritage Festival – now in its 10th year – is to create a festival that engages the residents of the west coast region of Vancouver Island to explore the many avenues of our varied culture through various art disciplines and cultural perspectives. By exchanging cross- Read more [...]
The Lake Country Art Gallery informs and builds community through enriching and sometimes challenging art exhibitions. It offers diverse and inclusive programming and gives space to artists in varied artistic practices. It is accessible, engages the local community and beyond, and fulfills its role with a strong, contemporary voice. See Read more [...]
Free Admission In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, we want to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of the Okanagan’s indigenous peoples with the summer installment of our Grizzly Art Gallery. We are excited to welcome Syilx Okanagan artists David Wilson Sookinakin and Read more [...]
Doors Open Online Discover Richmond’s diverse community and enjoy special behind-the-scenes opportunities from the comfort of your favourite device during Doors Open Richmond 2020. Explore around 40 sites across Richmond on June 6-13, including museums, places of worship, cultural centres, businesses, and more. While nothing can replace face-to-face interactions, Doors Read more [...]
We’re sad that we can’t bring you Shakespeare on our Vanier Park stages this summer, but you can still look to digital spaces to find some great Shakespeare entertainment. We’re ready to guide you to the best of it, from close to home and around the world, with our new Read more [...]
The 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 keeps each intricately carved piece from the championship and places them throughout town. Spectators can watch the Read more [...]
FREE ADMISSION Join us on Thursday, June 24th from 5:00pm-7:00pm for the official opening of the exhibition ‘Tmixw- That Which Gives Life’, a Syilx Okanagan art installment showcasing works from Suknaqinx artists David Wilson Sookinakin and Coralee Miller. Take part in an exciting evening filled with art, dance and culture. Read more [...]
The Metchosin International Summer School of the Arts has been providing high caliber workshops in a wide range of artistic mediums for artists, teachers and serious adult students since 1984. MISSA has a reputation for attracting local, national and international instructors who engage with students in an intense multi-disciplinary environment. Read more [...]
Celebrating 51 years of the Pacific Rim Arts Society AND 33 years of the Summer Festival! The Pacific Rim Summer Festival is one of our longest standing programs and has morphed over the years to reflect our communities as they change. We have set objectives to guide committee members in Read more [...]
WORLD MUSIC & ART: SMALL TOWN ROOTS Now into its 6th decade, 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 Read more [...]
FREE ADMISSION Set atop Boucherie Road and surrounded by mountain views, the 23-acre Grizzli estate is a picturesque setting for West Kelowna’s annual Art in the Park series. Join us for this two-day outdoor event to promote the arts community featuring a variety of Canadian artists, live music and wine. Read more [...]
The Pride in Art Society (PiA) produces, presents and exhibits with a curatorial vision the Queer Arts Festival (QAF), an annual, professional, artist-run, multidisciplinary festival that harnesses the visceral power of the arts to inspire recognition, respect and visibility of people who transgress gender and sexual norms, and the new Read more [...]
Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival Presents Jazz at Home Jazz at Home is the virtual version of the 3rd annual Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival, Sept 4 – 5. In addition to two signature live-streamed ticketed events on Friday and Saturday nights, the festival will also stream FREE Read more [...]
The Sooke Fine Arts Show is Vancouver Island’s longest-running, juried fine art show and one of the region’s premier summer arts events. This 11-day art show and sale usually transforms Sooke’s SEAPARC arena and leisure centre into a stunning, 17,000-square-foot gallery, bringing artists, volunteers, students, visitors and art patrons together 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 Forks, Read more [...]
The Nelson and District Arts Council is excited to present the fourth Nelson International Mural Festival happening August 13th-15th, 2021 throughout Nelson, BC (or online)! Cultural vibrancy in Nelson continues to flourish under the festival’s engagement of street artists, muralists, creators, and art enthusiasts joining the festival from the local, Read more [...]
The Ryga Arts Festival is a diverse multi-day celebration of arts and culture in the Okanagan, inspired by influential Canadian playwright and author George Ryga. Both online and in-person events will be offered for the 2021 festival. Bringing together professional and local artists, it features concerts, spoken word, author readings, Read more [...]
ROOTS andB LUES is currently exploring opportunities through which to share the joy, talent and authenticity of the ROOTSandBLUES Festival with a broader audience using a technology solution and alternate format in 2021. We commit to keeping you informed regarding alternate opportunities to enjoy ROOTSandBLUES as information becomes available in Read more [...]
Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Association (NIJFA)Get ready for the Third Annual Nanaimo Jazz Festival, happening September 20-September 22. You won’t want to miss this great event!It is Family Friendly and Affordable ~~ Great discounts for our Festival Pass and Members save even more. * Free outdoor concerts * All in Nanaimo’s easy-walk downtown & stunning Read more [...]
Word Vancouver is a free annual literary arts festival. This year our festival will be virtually running in September with special events leading up to the festival. Our mission at Word is to foster connectivity, inclusivity, inspiration and to bring the joy of the written word. Since 1995 The Vancouver Read more [...]
Join us for the 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 various countries, buy art, enjoy live music, art demos, birds of prey, Read more [...]
Culture Days is a national celebration of arts and culture. At the end of each September, millions of people attend thousands of participatory arts and culture events across the country. Culture Days programs invite the public to get hands-on and behind-the-scenes to highlight the importance of arts and culture in Read more [...]
Richmond offers more free, interactive cultural activities over the national Culture Days weekend than any other place in BC. Express your love of culture by participating in one of dozens of activities offered by local artists, designers, crafters, writers and other creative people. Explore Richmond’s heritage sites, learn a new Read more [...]
The Sunshine Coast’s leading edge arts and cultural festival will be presented this year in October 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone – but the Sechelt Arts Festival is forging ahead with a hybrid mix of live and online events to bring arts and culture to all Sunshine Read more [...]
The New West Cultural Crawl is a two-day visual art 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’ New West. New Westminster has a fantastic artistic landscape that continues Read more [...]
‘The Crawl’ will showcase artists on the entire Sunshine Coast from Langdale to Earls Cove or Earls Cove to Langdale. Over the 3 days, the ‘Coast’ transforms into one large interactive art show. It is a celebration of displays, demonstrations and opportunities to meet the artists behind their amazing creations. During the unprecedented Covid-19 Read more [...]
“Experience the power of creativity at Splash – Arts Umbrella’s annual art auction and gala. On Saturday, October 23, 2021.” Splash – Special 2021 Edition – will feature multiple private gala locations, each with a glamourous event experience. The art auction and evening entertainment will be broadcast live, reaching more Read more [...]
20th Annual Chutzpah! Festival Vancouver, B.C. – The Chutzpah! Festival returns with an exciting lineup of performances, all available online, with special opportunities to attend intimate shows live streamed from the stage of the Norman & Annette Rothstein Theatre. 2021 marks the celebration of Chutzpah’s 21st milestone year of presenting Read more [...]
Experience the French Canadian cultural traditions through musical performances, children’s entertainment, visual arts, contests, educational videos and a little history of our traditions. Be sure not to miss our comedian Saturday evening, a one shot opportunity, Live Streamed! Also, look for our online store where you can order traditional food Read more [...]
