Co-Curated by Kiriko Watanabe, the AAM’s Gail & Stephen A. Jarislowsky Curator and Dr. Kathryn Bridge A bold undertaking by the Audain Art Museum (AAM) uncovers new information about dramatic changes in Emily Carr’s approach to painting over the course of three critical years: 1910 to 1912. Emily Carr: Fresh Seeing Read more [...]
CARTOONEY Oct 19 2019 – Feb 02 2020 Opening Reception . Oct 18 7:30pm – 9:00pm Artist Talk – Kevin McCoy Oct 18 6:30pm – 7:30pm Martin Arnold Black Holes Andy Holden Read more [...]
This important exhibition explores the development of Cindy Sherman’s work from the beginning of her career in the mid-1970s to the present day. The first retrospective of this internationally acclaimed artist’s work in Canada for 20 years, it includes selections from each of her major series, including new and rarely Read more [...]
The Nisga’a Museum is launching a brand new exhibition entitled “Healing Ways”. This multi-year exhibit is the largest of its kind the Nisga’a Museum has undertaken in seven years of operations and will span the entirety of our temporary exhibition space. “Healing Ways” is an ambitious exhibition centered on traditional Read more [...]
Visit the Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature for the following exhibition. “A fallen tree should never die quietly, never mind who’s around to hear it.” Following the success of oneTree 2015 and oneTree 2017, The Bateman Foundation and Live Edge Design are partnering again to bring you oneTree 2019. We invite you to Read more [...]
Exhibition runs: November 21 2019 – January 21 2020 This inviting Contemporary Gallery is owned by Carla O’Bee and Jenny Long, both artists and art instructors themselves. Located in downtown Penticton BeeLong is also a hub of workshops and classes for all levels of learning in the teaching space. The Read more [...]
Ongoing Workshops Sign up online today! 13-560 Johnson St, Victoria BC, V8W 3C6 | 1-778-433-5959 www.argentumjewelleryschool.com
100 Braid St Studios is an inclusive co-working art studio for New Westminster and Lower Mainland artists that allows visitors to be inspired artistically and to learn from the artists practicing in the studio. Studio artists produce fine art & craft in the form of paintings, sculpture, fiber, jewellery making, photography, Read more [...]
Mark Glavina Landscapes: February 3 – 24 Urbanscapes: March 2 – 23 Portrait & Figure: March 30 – April 27 (no class on Easter) Mondays 7pm – 9pm $120 (4 week session) Understand the characteristics and master the basic techniques of watercolour in these 4-week classes with Phoenix Art Workshop Read more [...]
Tuesdays 6 – 9 pm for 6 weeks | This course is offered every 2 months Tools & materials included | No experience necessary | $475 Have you always wanted to try silversmithing? Here’s your chance to test it out without committing to a lengthy course! Join Argentum Jewellery School & Supply over one Read more [...]
The Sunshine Coast is home to the highest per capita population of artists and crafters in Canada. With its stunning natural beauty it’s no wonder the Sunshine Coast has a thriving artistic community! Follow the Purple Banner Flags (which artists hang on their studios to signal “We’re Open!”) from Langdale to Lund and take a Read more [...]
100 Braid Studios are a part of First Saturday Open Studios which means we throw open the doors of the studio on the First Saturday of each month. The hours we’re open are an opportunity to visit artists in their workspace with the goal of building connections between artists and the public. It is Read more [...]
A Firehall Arts Centre World Premiere Production BY JENN GRIFFIN House and Home is a biting, comedic take on Vancouver’s current real estate crisis where property values are high, rental vacancy rates are low, and owning your own home is unaffordable for the average home buyer. Hilary, a waitress/poet turned Read more [...]
Film Producer, Author and Strategic Planning Consultant, Nikos Theodosakis invites you to think like a film director and look at your life through a filmmakers lens. Examine, Plan, and begin creating a personal future that matters. This is a two day class taking place January 18th and 19th, tickets are Read more [...]
The Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival presents a special night of blues with the legendary soul and blues singer, Dalannah on Saturday, January 18, 8 – 11pm at the Fort Pub & Grill in Fort Langley. Dalannah is a renowned singer, songwriter, actress, play writer, storyteller, event producer, social 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 [...]
The PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is Vancouver’s signature, mid-winter cultural event, taking place over three weeks each January in theatres and venues across the city. The PuSh Festival presents groundbreaking, contemporary works of theatre, dance, music, and multimedia by acclaimed local, national, and international artists. the PuSh International Performing Arts Festival Read more [...]
January 22nd at 7:30pm: Three brilliant minds—a musician, a mathematician, and a theoretical physicist—collide like particles, learning that love and time are connected in ways they couldn’t have imagined in this shocking and revelatory play. Vernon’s own Jonathon Young stars as Elliot, a brilliant theoretical physicist. Watch the trailer video Read more [...]
Coldsnap is a unique, annual, nine-day live 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, blues, jazz, Celtic, Canadiana, Read more [...]
In an event celebrating the artistry of some Canada’s finest and best-loved songwriters and performers, multiple JUNO-award winner Shari Ulrich joins fellow musical superstar Bill Henderson for an evening of originals, much-loved hits, and newly-penned songs. Joined by their respective daughters – Bill’s daughters, singers Saffron and Camille Henderson and Read more [...]
Take part in a fundraiser for the Caetani Heritage Display. Journey over a millennia back in time through the misty past, to explore the ancestral lands and holdings of the aristocratic and influential Caetani family. Stretching from 8th century Italy to the present, their epic story eventually connects to our own Read more [...]
The Vancouver Playhouse welcomes: Anywhere But Here is an external representation of the inner turmoil of exile. Using magic realism tropes, it follows a family on a journey back towards Chile from Canada. They drive in a mythological chrome convertible along the desert border between the US and Mexico, each with different Read more [...]
The Barber of Seville By Gioachino Rossini Queen Elizabeth Theatre Sung in Italian with English SURTITLES™ projected above the stage Evening performances 7:30pm. Matinée performance 2:00pm. Thursday, February 13, 2020 | Saturday, February 15, 2020 | Thursday, February 20, 2020 | Sunday, February 23, 2020 • matinee Chase away the Read more [...]
Join Charisse Parent, Emily Carr graduate and experienced Instructor. Charisse will guide you through the process of creating a romantic landscape with acrylic on canvas. Bring your vino and pour your heart into this piece. Taking place on February 14th from 4pm-6pm tickets are $38. Get yours here before they Read more [...]
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 [...]
The annual Vancouver International Dance Festival features dance companies from around the globe in a spectacular showcase of unique contemporary dance. Please join us annually in March to share a lineup that is energetic, dynamic and notable for its unique artists and creations.
For our 2019/20 season Ballet BC invites you to join us in celebrating life as movement. Dance has the power to transform and connect us in ways that echo across time, place and culture. Our artists, virtuosic physical storytellers, passionately share the complexity and fluidity of being alive. Welcome to Read more [...]
Featuring twenty two exceptional artists in a stunning three-day exhibition, the West Fine Art Show presents a perfect weekend-art-adventure at Yorkson Creek Middle School in Langley. Langley School District Foundation will host the second annual Early-Spring Edition of the West Fine Art Show on the weekend of March 6-8. One Read more [...]
Save the dates! NORTH SHORE ART CRAWL: MARCH 7 & 8, 2020 The North Shore Art Crawl is a free community arts event that celebrates the creative energy of our local artists and enables cultural vitality. The objective is to feature artists in approachable and accessible venues that encourage the Read more [...]
Design a personalized wood plaque for the hockey lover or player in your life. Add names, team numbers, or your favourite hockey team to personalize the plaque. Great gifts for players, coaches man caves and she sheds! Taking place on Saturday March 7th and Saturday March 14th you can choose Read more [...]
Good things come in threes. Chef Meets BC Grape 3 EVENTS, 3 LOCATIONS, OVER 3 MONTHS Vancouver, Calgary, Okanagan Experience the largest tasting of BC wine and food in Western Canada at this multi-city event series celebrating all things grown, crushed, raised and produced in BC. Join us at the Read more [...]
Founded in 2015 by non-profit Vancouver Visual Art Foundation, Art Vancouver is dedicated to raising awareness of the up and coming art scene in Western Canada. This year we are host to an international art fair in a world class location under the sails of the Vancouver Convention Centre East. Read more [...]
2020 Vancouver Opera Festival April 23—May 3, 2020 Queen Elizabeth Theatre and Vancouver Playhouse In April and May of 2020 Vancouver Opera will present the 4th annual Vancouver Opera Festival. Enjoy two main stage operas, special events, speakers, family events, and more. Additional programming will be announced in Spring 2020. Read more [...]
Keeping Ukrainian Culture Alive Our festival includes a dance competition, various displays of Ukrainian arts and crafts including embroidery, pysanka, wheat weaving as well as information on tours to Ukraine. Each year we feature a special display or exhibit relating to Ukrainian culture and heritage. Of course, no festival is Read more [...]
Designed to celebrate the vitality of our hand-crafted world, Crafted Vancouver brings together exceptional local, national & international artisans & designers, studios, galleries and shops making, exhibiting or selling fine craft-based work. Festival events take place at a variety of venues throughout Metro Vancouver over 25 days in May. Our Event Read more [...]
Great Okanagan Beer Festival, presented by The Train Station Pub May 6 – 10, 2020 | Main Event Saturday May 9, 2020 Waterfront Park 1200 Water Street, Kelowna BC, V1Y 9R7 The Great Okanagan Beer Festival, presented by The Train Station Pub, is a 5-day celebration, offering festival and craft beer lovers Read more [...]
Program 3 promises to be a momentous time for Ballet BC—we are thrilled to bring together two of the most influential artists in international dance today. The legendary Ohad Naharin returns to Vancouver to exhilarate audiences with the North American premiere of Hora . Luminous and intoxicating, Naharin ignites a 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 [...]
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 this self-guided tour. Art in the Garden is a truly unique weekend of artistry in natural spaces. The 2020 tour will feature 14 Read more [...]
A superb lineup of more than 40 artists show their work at the 18th annual Quadra Studio Tour. Come see for yourself and experience some island flair on Saturday and Sunday, May 30 & 31, 2020. Many varied mediums are featured in 22 studios across the island as well as Read more [...]
Discover the story behind every door with the 12th annual Doors Open Richmond, a free city-wide celebration providing access to 40 unique heritage, business and cultural sites. Presented by the Richmond Museum Society in partnership with the City of Richmond, this highly anticipated event takes place on Saturday, May 30 Read more [...]
Good things come in threes. Chef Meets BC Grape 3 EVENTS, 3 LOCATIONS, OVER 3 MONTHS Vancouver, Calgary, Okanagan Experience the largest tasting of BC wine and food in Western Canada at this multi-city event series celebrating all things grown, crushed, raised and produced in BC. Join us in the Read more [...]
Fraser Valley Children’s Festival June 2020 Join the Mission Arts Council in celebrating the Children’s Festival’s 24th anniversary in 2020. A free event that is fun-filled and packed with activities and sights for children and adults alike. Watch as the park comes alive with music, entertainment and crafts.
Theatre Under the Stars presents Mamma Mia! and Disney’s Newsies Audiences will bathe in the warmth of a Greek island and witness a fight for what’s right this summer, when Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) presents Mamma Mia! and Disney’s Newsies, running alternate evenings July 5–August 17, 2019, at Read more [...]
Creative Chaos is one of the major tourist events in Vernon and the largest craft sale of its kind in western Canada. Showcasing over 200 crafters, artisans and specialty foods. Creative activities in the Gymnasium and performing arts and food fair under the big tent. Admission is FREE. It’s 3 Read more [...]
The Gibsons Landing Jazz Festival is a volunteer run community festival presented by the Sunshine Coast Jazz and Entertainment Society. It is held the second weekend in June each year. The Festival weekend is preceded by ‘Jazz Week’, a full week of live music in local restaurants and other venues Read more [...]
North America’s flagship dragon boat festival returns June 19-21, 2020 to the shores of False Creek! Enjoy three days of the continent’s most competitive racing, live headliner concerts, all on BC’s biggest outdoor patio. Over 6,000 racers from countries from around the world come together on False Creek to race Read more [...]
The Port Moody Art Walk is back for 2020! Kick-start your summer with a self-directed tour of artist studios and galleries within walking distance of Port Moody’s Gallery Row on Friday, June 19th from 4-9pm. Each venue will feature exhibitions, artist displays, live performances, and refreshments in celebration of the Read more [...]
The Queer Arts Festival (QAF) is an annual artist-run professional multi-disciplinary arts festival at the Roundhouse in Vancouver, BC. Recognized as one of the top 5 festivals of its kind worldwide (Melbourne Sun Herald), QAF produces, presents and exhibits with a curatorial vision favouring challenging, thought-provoking work that pushes boundaries and Read more [...]
In honour of Canada 152, 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.
Each summer, people from all walks of life gather in Smithers BC, to share a universal love of music at the Midsummer Music Festival. Created in 1984, a handful of music lovers envisioned the Midsummer Festival creating a family-positive musical event, now proudly the longest running music festival in Northern Read more [...]
The New West Craft Summer Night Market returns on Saturday, July 6, 6pm to 9:30pm. Shop over 75 handmade vendors outside on the Boardwalk at New West Quay and inside River Market. Enjoy live music and food + drinks from amazing River Market restaurants and more!
The Parksville Beach Festival Society presents the Quality Foods Sand Sculpting Competition and Exhibition,a world class event for master sand sculptors and official qualifying event for the World Championship of Sand Sculpting. Master sand sculptors travel from all corners of the globe to participate in our remarkable competition in Parksville, Read more [...]
Celebrating our 42nd annual festival in 2019 at Jericho Beach Park! The Vancouver Folk Music Festival is a not for profit society building a world where folk music culture thrives. Already known around the world for the quality of its programming, friendly ambiance and beautiful park setting, the 2019 Vancouver Read more [...]
From July 23rd-26th, 2020 Kamloops welcomes the world to our beautiful downtown! Professional street performers from our region as well as from across Canada, Europe and Australia, will converge for our Second Annual Kamloops International Buskers Festival! Our event is a family oriented, FREE TO ATTEND festival presented on outdoor Read more [...]
Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival Video is Live! The 2019 Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival from July 26 – 28, 2019 was a great success thanks to all the artists, audiences, sponsors, venues and 100+ volunteers who generously contributed to the 2nd annual multi-day festival. Take a look: Read more [...]
Mission Folk Music Festival Date: July 24-26 2020 Mission welcomes audiences to the 33rd annual Mission Folk Music Festival taking place July 24-26 2020, in the beautiful Fraser River Heritage Park. Be sure to check out the unique collection of local, national, and international artists for a weekend of quality Read more [...]
This intimate and laid-back world-class music festival has been hosting big names and newly discovered gems of the music business since 1992. This year, the Kaslo Jazz Etc Festival will once again make use of the astounding acoustics of Kaslo Bay Park to showcase an array of blues, jazz, latin, Read more [...]
The Powell Street Festival is the largest event of its kind in Canada and the longest running community arts festival in the Lower Mainland. Inaugurated in 1977, the Powell Street Festival is free to the public. It is held in both outdoor locations and indoor venues around the Powell Street Read more [...]
The North Thompson Business Connection Society, a not for profit is sponsoring a 4-day Bear Festival to be held in Clearwater, BC and area on August 6 – 9, 2020. The Event will include a Children’s Art Festival, Music in the Park, Indigenous Participation, Open Door Bear Crawl, Community Market, Read more [...]
The Annual Desert Daze Music Festival was conceived in 2010 by the Spences Bridge Community Club to celebrate rural communities and to highlight area arts and culture. The 2-day festival presents activities and entertainment for all ages to enjoy: top-notch musical performances, First Nations demonstrations, educational workshops, local crafts, vendors Read more [...]
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’ New West. New Westminster has a fantastic artistic landscape that continues Read more [...]
Clover Valley Beer Festival presented by The Property Twins August 8, 2020 | 12 PM – 5 PM Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre 17728 64 Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 1W8 You won’t want to miss #CVBF2020! Clover Valley Beer Festival presented by The Property Twins is returning to the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre on 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 [...]
Robson Valley Music Festival is a 3 day family oriented celebration on music, art and community. Artists from all over B.C., Canada and the World are presented in this diverse and culturally rich event. Held in the heart of the Robson Valley, Dunster, Valemount and on the banks of the Read more [...]
Garlic has never been sweeter! Celebrate the stinky rose at the 9th annual Chilliwack Garlic Festival at Fantasy Farms. Music, garlic tasting, goodies and so much more, come enjoy some local craft beer sponsored by old Yale brewing or a glass of Wine In our Community Services wine and beer Read more [...]
Welcome to Lake Country ArtWalk The Interior’s Largest Arts Festival September 5 & 6, 2020 10 a.m.-5 p.m. For two days every September, the Lake Country Community Complex transforms into a festival of creativity. ArtWalk attracts over 7000+ attendees and features displays of visual and performing arts from 300+ Okanagan Read more [...]
Whistler Village Beer Festival September 15 – 20, 2020 | Main Event September 19 & 20 Whistler Olympic Plaza 4365 Blackcomb Way, Whistler BC V0N 1B4 Beer in the Mountains – It just feels right. Whistler Village Beer Festival, will be returning with 7-days of beer-fuelled fun September 14 – 20, 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 [...]
Since 1995 The Vancouver Book and Magazine Fair Society has produced Word Vancouver (forrmerly The Word On The Street Vancouver), the primary literary festival for Western Canadian book lovers and literacy enthusiasts. In 2013 the festival rebranded as Word Vancouver. The Vancouver Book and Magazine Fair Society strives to promote Read more [...]
In BC, up to 600 free activities are presented across the province each year, inviting the public behind the scenes to connect with creative people in their community and discover new arts and cultural practices. Discover the world of artists, creators, historians, architects, curators, and designers at work in their Read more [...]
Join us this September for the 9th 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 various countries, buy art, enjoy live music, art 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 Gambier Island and Langdale to Earl’s Cove. It is a chance to meet the artists in their studios and experience the Read more [...]
Vancouver, B.C. — The Chutzpah! Festival returns during a new late Fall time period from October 24 to November 24, 2019 with performances at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, Vogue Theatre, Rickshaw Theatre, and The WISE Hall. Tickets range from $24 to $6. Now in its 19th year of celebrating culturally Read more [...]
Experience the power of creativity at Splash – Arts Umbrella’s annual art auction and gala. On Saturday, October 26, 2019, Canada’s leading non-profit arts organization for young people will be hosting an unforgettable art auction and gala featuring close to 100 works by prominent artists from BC and beyond. Arts Umbrella serves more than 24,000 young 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. Click here for the ArtWalk Read more [...]
Vancouver Island Market presents… It’s a VIMterful Life! Our much-anticipated Winter Market will showcase Vancouver Island’s local handmade artisans. Over 200+ vendors in craft, and food & drink. Shoppers will also enjoy live music from talented local artists, a craft beer garden, and a gift shop that will provide shoppers Read more [...]
