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Exhibitions

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.

What is the importance of attending arts events and exhibitions? Viewing art in a public installation enables people to come  together and collectively experience the works. Engaging in conversation, discussing, noticing, sharing, appreciating and connecting over works of  art shed light on the diversity of  the human experience. Throughout recorded history human beings have been creating works of art often capturing the essence of the political, cultural and social time period, or the experience of a particular group. Expand your horizons and attend a modern art show,  or tap into history by viewing a curated collection of works from another time. Most importantly, view the intimate nature of art and expression through a curated exhibition.

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DEANNA DIKEMAN: LEAVING AND WAVING @ The Polygon

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January 29, 2023
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April 16, 2023
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For 27 years since 1991, Deanna Dikeman took photographs as she waved goodbye and drove away from visiting her parents at their home in Sioux City, Iowa. “I just took these photographs as a way to deal with the sadness of leaving. It gradually turned into our goodbye ritual.” These photographs are from a larger body of work called Relative Read more...
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Love Exhibition

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February 10, 2023
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February 19, 2023
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Celebrating our human connection and strengthening the spirit through LOVE. Join us at our gallery in Gibsons Landing for interactive experiences including a LOVE meditation, an eye-contact experiment, and heart coherence breathwork. Reception: Friday, Feb. 10 at 7 pm Art Installation Throughout Show @ One Flower One Leaf Gallery @ Zocalo 441 Marine Drive Eyes are the windows of the Read more...
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PROVISIONAL STRUCTURES | CARMEN PAPALIA WITH CO-CONSPIRATORS

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December 3, 2022
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April 16, 2023
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WITH REBEL FAYOLA ROSE (FOUNDER OF DISABILITY JUSTICE DREAMING), SHARONA FRANKLIN, CATHERINE FRAZEE AND GABRIELLE PETERS (DISABILITY FILIBUSTER AGAINST BILL C-7), HEATHER KAI SMITH, AND THE CURIOSITY PARADOX Carmen Papalia is a Vancouver-based, non-visual artist working in the realm of social practice. His artwork is concerned with unsettling traditions of cultural ableism, which he achieves by centring and affirming disability Read more...
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Cindy Mochizuki: Autumn Strawberry (Dance Film)

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December 9, 2022
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April 30, 2023
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Experience this video project that shows performers responding to Mochizuki’s previous exhibition of the same name that animated the history of berry farming prior to WWII by Japanese settler families across the Fraser Valley. The culmination of a project first initiated at the Gallery in 2019, Autumn Strawberry (Dance Film) is a hybrid multilayered artwork. In the summer of that Read more...
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February 4, 2023
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April 23, 2023
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OPENING RECEPTION + ARTIST TALKS February 4 Artist Talks 2:00 – 3:00 Opening Reception 3:00 -4:30 ..all of life together consists of a membrane around earth so thin that it cannot be seen edgewise from a satellite yet so prodigiously diverse that only a tiny fraction of species have been discovered and named. E.O. Wilson Before biosphere, before life, there Read more...
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Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing and Respect

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January 26, 2023
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April 30, 2023
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This micro-exhibition, Spirit Journeys: Walking with Resilience, Wellbeing and Respect, provides an opportunity for the YVR Art Foundation  (YVRAF) 2021 Emerging and Mid-Career Artist Scholarship recipients to exhibit their artworks. Through the YVR Art Foundation Scholarship Program these artists continued their studies or worked with mentors to expand their personal knowledge of Indigenous art and design. The results are breathtaking and inspiring. MOV is honored to Read more...
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Art on Demand | The Reach Art Gallery

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January 27, 2023
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May 6, 2023
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Abbotsford, BC – The Reach Gallery Museum is welcoming new season of exhibitions and public programs to Abbotsford this month. The Opening Reception, happening January 27, 6:30-8:30pm, is a public event featuring speakers, light refreshments, and a cash bar. Admission is pay-what-you-can by donation. This Winter/Spring season, The Reach is hosting over twenty local artists for the 7th Fraser Valley Biennial, Read more...
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Object Power: The Penticton Art Gallery 50th Anniversary Exhibition

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January 28, 2023
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March 18, 2023
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Exhibition Opening event: January 28th @ 1pm The Penticton Art Gallery is thrilled to announce its 50th anniversary celebration, an exhibition featuring a diverse selection of artworks, each with a special story and significance to their owners. From meaningful gifts to incredible thrift store finds, these pieces represent the impact that art has on our lives and the diversity of Read more...
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Manabu Ikeda: Flowers from the Wreckage

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June 15, 2023
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October 9, 2023
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Manabu Ikeda seeks inspiration from his surroundings to bring attention and awe to viewers, as a way of sending warnings about the painful reality of environmental disasters. Central to his practice are metaphors of human grief and undeniable aspects of life that are often beyond society’s control, including the fundamental forces of Mother Nature. Ikeda’s drawings also reveal human resilience Read more...
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The Collectors’ Cosmos: The Meakins-McClaran Print Collection

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January 28, 2023
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May 15, 2023
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The Collectors’ Cosmos: The Meakins–McClaran Print Collection provides a glimpse into the making of what became one of the foremost private collections of European prints in Canada. Built over the course of four decades, the core of this collection comprises a wealth of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish prints. Drs. Jonathan Meakins and Jaqueline McClaran recently donated a significant portion Read more...
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Solo Art Exhibition by Laura Leeder

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March 1, 2023
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March 31, 2023
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Opening March 1st, 2023 in Kimberly’s newest art gallery opening it’s doors in the spring of 2022. https://www.artgallerykimberley.com Read more...
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FASHION FICTIONS

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May 27, 2023
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October 9, 2023
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Fashion Fictions surveys experimental design practices that exist at the intersection of fashion and other modes of cultural production. International in scope, the exhibition explores the increasing influence of research-based, materially driven practices on the global fashion scene, while acknowledging the proliferation of creative practices that challenge the aesthetic, material and technological conventions of fashion. The title of the exhibition Read more...
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SHARY BOYLE: OUTSIDE THE PALACE OF ME

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March 4, 2023
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June 4, 2023
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Outside the Palace of Me is a major exhibition of new work by Canadian visual artist and performer Shary Boyle. Inspired by the lyrics in the 2017 song “Europe Is Lost” by UK poet Kae Tempest, Outside the Palace of Me assembles Boyle’s ever-mounting anxieties about global and social crises, within the inclusive context of identity theatre. Reflecting on contemporary Read more...
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Magic & Monsters group show in Gallery I + Ariane Kamps Solo in Gallery II

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October 7, 2023
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November 4, 2023
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Come and explore Ariane’ Kamps’ wonderfully surreal world of myth and dreaming in her solo exhibition, and our Annual Spooky Show full of magical creatures and mysterious monsters. Dates: Oct 7th to Nov 4th PDCAC Galleries at the Leir House Cultural Centre Read more...
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Diana Skelhorne & Bobi McMillan Exhibition

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August 5, 2023
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September 23, 2023
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Visit this fun and whimsical joint exhibition by Diana Skelhorne and Bobi McMillan full of paintings, drawings and pottery. Dates: Aug 5th to Sept 23rd PDCAC Galleries at the Leir House Cultural Centre Read more...
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Annual Penticton Potters’ Guild Exhibition

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June 3, 2023
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July 30, 2023
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Pottery is a decorative as well as practical craft – from the making of tableware to the fine art of sculpting. Visit the Annual Penticton Potters’ Guild Exhibition to experience the beauty, functionality and endless possibilities of clay. Date: June 3rd to July 30th PDCAC Gallery I at the Leir House Cultural Centre Read more...
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Through the Lattice

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January 21, 2023
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March 26, 2023
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Through the Lattice opening on Saturday, January 21 at the Gallery. Assistant Curator Rhys Edwards will join exhibiting artists Alex Morrison, Parvin Peivandi, and Robert Young for a panel conversation at the opening reception on January 21 at 6:30pm. Admission is free. Through the Lattice reflects upon the ongoing relevance of the lived environment, whether as owned, alienated, or desired. Each artist Read more...
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First Saturday Open Art Studios

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January 7, 2023
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December 2, 2023
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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...
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Feature Exhibition UNCEDED: S7ULH TEMÍXW / TI TMICWKÁLHA / OUR LAND

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December 21, 2022
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May 21, 2023
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Feature Exhibition UNCEDED: S7ULH TEMÍXW / TI TMICWKÁLHA / OUR LAND – A Photographic Journey into Belonging opens December 21, 2022 at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, B.C. December 12, 2022, Skw̲xw̲ú7mesh / Líl̓wat7úl (Whistler, BC) – The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre invites guests to experience its latest exhibition – UNCEDED: S7ULH TEMÍXW / TI TMICWKÁLHA / OUR LAND – A Photographic Read more...
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Winter Exhibition: The World Around Us

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October 1, 2022
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February 26, 2023
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Opening Date: October 16th 2022 4pm – 6pm Buy tickets here Changing seasons brings the rotation of Grizzli Art Gallery’s newest exhibition: ‘The World Around Us’, featuring the work of three Okanagan-based artists: Anne Gidluck, Valerie Thompson and Diane Postman. ‘The World Around Us’ comes out of the artists’ shared experience living through a pandemic that encouraged us all to Read more...
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Squamish Constellation Festival

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July 21, 2023
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July 23, 2023
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The Squamish Constellation Festival is a mind-blowing, heart-opening experience of music, art and community. We are also zero-waste! True story: In 2019 we had a 94% waste diversion rate. Nestled at the top of Howe Sound against the stunning backdrop of The Squamish Chief and swathes of evergreens, you’ll find Hendrickson Field, the idyllic location for Squamish’s preeminent cultural celebration. Read more...
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Heart and Home Exhibition

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June 18, 2022
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February 28, 2023
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Victoria, BC – Warm and intimate. The new Robert Bateman exhibition will make its world premiere at the Bateman Gallery on June 18. The Robert Bateman: Heart and Home exhibition illuminates the inspirations, connections and soul of an artist steeped in nature. The collection is comprised of extraordinary artwork and pieces, some never-before-seen and meant for an audience of one. It captures the Read more...
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Sooke Fine Arts Show

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July 21, 2023
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August 6, 2023
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rom the end of July to early August each year the Sooke Fine Arts Show invites art lovers, and those curious about art, to visit SEAPARC Leisure Centre in Sooke, where the ice arena has been transformed into a sparkling, 17,000 square foot gallery displaying 370+ original works of West Coast art. The Sooke Fine Arts Show is a 36-year strong, 11-day community arts experience, Read more...
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Artists for Conservation Festival

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September 21, 2023
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September 24, 2023
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Join us for the 12th 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 sketching, live music, art demos and films. In 2022, the festival returns to VanDusen Botanical Garden in Vancouver as the primary programming base Read more...
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Lake Country ArtWalk

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September 8, 2023, 10:00 am
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September 10, 2023, 7:00 pm
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Let the cheers ring out – the largest multi-arts festival will again take place in Lake Country on September 10 & 11, 2022. After two years of abundant studio time, the artists are excited to show their new artworks. The musicians are tuned up and excited to share their finest. The community is excited to welcome you back to the Read more...
September 8, 2023 @ 10:00 am - September 10, 2023 @ 7:00 pm

Upcoming Community Events

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Smither’s Self-Guided Art Mural & History Walks

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June 5, 2022
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April 26, 2023
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This fun, vibrant and interpretive mural was designed in 2020 to depict a comprehensive ‘snapshot’ of life in the Bulkley Valley. The beauty of this mural is in its multidimensionality. The interpretations described here include facts and stories of the town for your entertainment and information. Please keep in mind that each icon represents something different to everyone, whether you Read more...
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Courses & Workshops @ Fibreworks Studio & Gallery

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June 7, 2022
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June 5, 2023
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Coming spring 2022. Instructors & dates to be determined. Please contact the gallery at info(at)fibreworksgallery.com for registration information. Master Weaver Level One The foundation class for the Artisan designation of the Master Weaver Program. It provides the basis for an ongoing exploration into weave structures, colour & design, and focuses on refining skills with materials and equipment. Master Weaver Level Read more...
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Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market

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June 11, 2022
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June 6, 2023
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Our vendors sell food & artisan products that are 100% made, baked, or grown locally. Join us Saturday mornings at the corner of Hwy 16 and Main Street in Smithers. Do you have a passion for local produced food, plants and artisan products? Come to the Bulkley Valley Farmers’ Market and purchase directly from the source! Saturday mornings the place Read more...
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Heart and Home Exhibition

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June 18, 2022
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February 28, 2023
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Victoria, BC – Warm and intimate. The new Robert Bateman exhibition will make its world premiere at the Bateman Gallery on June 18. The Robert Bateman: Heart and Home exhibition illuminates the inspirations, connections and soul of an artist steeped in nature. The collection is comprised of extraordinary artwork and pieces, some never-before-seen and meant for an audience of one. It captures the Read more...
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Winter Exhibition: The World Around Us

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October 1, 2022
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February 26, 2023
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Opening Date: October 16th 2022 4pm – 6pm Buy tickets here Changing seasons brings the rotation of Grizzli Art Gallery’s newest exhibition: ‘The World Around Us’, featuring the work of three Okanagan-based artists: Anne Gidluck, Valerie Thompson and Diane Postman. ‘The World Around Us’ comes out of the artists’ shared experience living through a pandemic that encouraged us all to Read more...
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ArtSpring Presents 2022-23 season

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October 2, 2022
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February 25, 2023
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Welcome to the ArtSpring Presents 2022-23 season. 28 live music, dance, and theatre events, an international visual art exhibition, live broadcasts from the Met, youth choirs, creative residencies, and community workshops. There’s something for everyone in this season’s exciting lineup. Professional touring artists from Canada and beyond bring a mix of classical, baroque, jazz, blues, folk, and pop music, along with thrilling Read more...
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Public Art & Heritage in Port Moody

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November 1, 2022
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February 28, 2023
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A Public Art Walk exploring Town Centre is available for viewing online. There are a total of 14 public art pieces in the tour. You can enjoy the tour in-person or from the comfort of your own home. If you are touring in-person you are welcome to park in the Recreation Complex parking lot or along Knowle Street. The tour includes public art pieces Read more...
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Port Moody Workshop Guide

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November 1, 2022
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December 30, 2023
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EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVITY WITH A CLASS AT POMOARTS We offer classes for all ages and ability levels in a wide range of artistic mediums. Browse our programs, or check out our seasonal program guide! Note: If you notice a discrepency between a PRINTED version versus our ONLINE program guide, please know that the online version is the most up to Read more...
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