Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival’s 30th Season runs from June 5 to Sept 21, 2019 in modern theatre tents in a spectacular waterfront setting in Vancouver’s Vanier Park. On the BMO Mainstage, it’s The Taming of the Shrew, inspired by Bard’s 2007 Wild West production, a hilarious runaway hit; Read more [...]

This exhibition brings awareness to the importance of Indigenous language revitalization. Guest curated by Jordana Luggi (Dakelh and Wet’suwet’en) in recognition of the United Nations’ International Year of Indigenous Languages, this group exhibition features new graffiti and collage works created by urban Indigenous youth and community members. These works were Read more [...]

We’re back for round two! Summer Movie Nights is back for its second year! Over eight evenings every Wednesday from July 3rd until August 21st, the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA), in partnership with Fresh Air Cinema, will host a different movie every week on a four-storey inflatable screen Read more [...]

Petley Jones Gallery and Marie H. Becker present: BIOPHILIA Art Exhibit opening: Saturday, August 17, 2019 Artist in attendance 12PM – 5PM Come to the opening of BIOPHILIA! For “the passionate love of life and all that is alive” we invite you to come and HELP ENDANGERED ANIMALS WITH THE Read more [...]

Join us in celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival from August 26 – September 1! To celebrate this milestone, The Festival will include week-long courses, weekend workshops, premiere performances by international artists, and free community gatherings. The Vancouver International Tap Dance Festival brings together the Read more [...]

Shakespeare’s classic comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, features a complicated heroine. Kate Minola is at odds with her family and her community, and her relationship with Petruchio can inspire strong opinions when viewed through a modern-day lens. But is there more to Kate than meets the eye? What can – Read more [...]

The Vancouver Fringe Festival is an annual celebration of Theatre for Everyone! In 2019 we’ll feature more than 700 performances by over 90 artists over 11 days from September 5 – 15. The Festival employs an “everyone welcome” selection technique—the Mainstage shows are literally drawn out of a hat, giving all Read more [...]

Culture Days is a collaborative, Canada-wide volunteer movement to raise the awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of all Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. The first annual Culture Days event swept across more than 700 Canadian cities and towns during the last weekend of September 2010, 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 [...]

Fri Sep 27, 11AM  – 7 PM, Sat Sep, 28 11AM – 7.00 PM and Sun Sep 29, 12.00 – 6.00 PM Three days of open studio at the Salt Water Studio, 1650 Duranleau street on Granville Island, Vancouver, offering visitors a Creative Photo Op. Wear the artist’s aprons, pick 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 [...]

Opus Art Supplies CALLING ALL YOUNG ARTISTS! It’s time to bring out your brushes, squeeze out some paint, make your masterpiece, and join us for the 8th annual Opus Kids’ Art Exhibit! In addition to sharing your art with your community, you’ll be helping raise funds for the Creative Art Program Read more [...]

Emily Carr University is excited to host Canada’s first and longest-running international art book fair in 2019. For the second-year running, the Vancouver Art Book Fair (VABF) multi-day festival will be held at the new Emily Carr campus, in various locations including the Ron Burnett Library + Learning Commons, the Michael O’Brian Read more [...]

Chutzpah! Festival is an annual performing arts festival committed to bringing world-renowned international dance, music, theatre, and comedy to Vancouver audiences. Led by Mary-Louise Albert, Artistic Managing Director and recipient of the 2011 Canada Council for the Arts John Hobday Award for Excellence in Arts Management, Chutzpah! Festival offers eclectic 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 [...]

Fulmer Award in First Nations Art 2019 – Celebrating artistic excellence Nominations open until midnight July 15th  Launched in 2006 British Columbia’s Fulmer Award in First Nations Art celebrates the space where art and culture intersect, honouring First Nations artistic traditions, and recognizing authentic craftsmanship. The annual award, launched in Read more [...]

Join us for one of Vancouver’s most highly anticipated seasonal sales! You’ll find original paintings, drawings, ceramics, and sculpture, along with photographs, prints, wearable works, housewares, greeting cards and more! Best of all, you’ll discover + support the work of emerging designers and artists. Get your holiday shopping sorted while sustaining your local creative Read more [...]

Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art and Design – Elevating function and beauty Nominations open until midnight July 15th 2019 The Carter Wosk Award in Applied Art + Design celebrates British Columbians whose work directly contributes to the cultural and economic fabric of the province. The annual award, run by 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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]