Explore dynamic and curated exhibitions happening in Creative Communities all over British Columbia. Each experience of a curated show is an experience of human expression and creativity. Become enveloped in the hearts and minds of the artists shaping our time. Gallery spaces in BC range from intimate studio galleries in the homes of local artists, off-the-beaten-path spaces to be discovered, dockside showrooms, to large-scale, urban cultural hubs.
Museum of Vancouver
New
Vancouver
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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...
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...
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...
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...
GALLERY 1710 – South Delta Artists Guild
New
Delta
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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...
GALLERY 1710 – South Delta Artists Guild
New
Delta
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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...
GALLERY 1710 – South Delta Artists Guild
New
Delta
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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...
The Polygon Gallery
New
North Vancouver
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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:
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Artists for Conservation Festival
Vancouver
Date:
September 25, 2025
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September 28, 2025
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Art | Music | Nature VanDusen Botanical Garden | Sept 25-28, 2025 Maplewood Flats Conservancy | Sept 14-29 Virtual Programming | Starts Aug 31 Join us for the Artists for Conservation Festival presented by RE/MAX – a multi-day nature-themed arts and culture event that immerses visitors in a blend of visual art, musical and First Nations cultural performances, art workshops/activities, plein-air Read more...
Lake Country ArtWalk
Lake Country
Date:
September 6, 2025
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September 7, 2025
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What is the ArtWalk Festival? 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 200+ Okanagan artists, hands-on children’s activities, live artist demonstrations, workshops, a live art auction and a delicious menu of food and beverages. ArtWalk’s Mission Lake Read more...