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.
North Vancouver
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March 23, 2024
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May 11, 2024
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Start with Art is a unique exhibition that focuses on encouraging young people to appreciate, collect, and curate their own art collection – with a special price list just for kids 16 and younger! For this 19th annual exhibition we’ve assembled a fantastic group of established artists who work in a variety of media and artwork in the gallery is Read more...
Gabriola
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March 5, 2024
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March 30, 2024
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The installation Basilica of the Young Caryatid celebrates the fortitude of female youth through visual metaphors of their journey. The narrative is delivered with integrity, sincerity and passion in hopes of evoking empathy and an emboldenment. This exhibition/installation Basilica of the Young Caryatid is the second in a body of work exploring women’s journey as defined by the expectations of Read more...
Vancouver
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March 28, 2024
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October 31, 2024
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True Tribal: Contemporary Expressions of Ancestral Tattoo Practices explores 30-plus years of Indigenous tattooing from around the world and the artists who are reconnecting with traditional skin marking practices. The revival of ancestral tattoo designs and motifs, the re-envisioning of meaning and protocols, and the re-fashioning of ancestral application methods is part of Indigenous peoples’ efforts to reclaim their lands, Read more...
Port Moody
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March 14, 2024
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December 25, 2024
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PoMoArts is home to a contemporary art gallery that showcases the work of primarily local emerging artists as well as some regional areas of BC. Check for our current, upcoming, and past exhibitions here: https://pomoarts.ca/gallery Admission is free to all. Come enjoy art with us! Read more...
Gabriola
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March 5, 2024
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March 30, 2024
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vBasilica of the Young Caryatid: A Cross Media Art Installation curated by Frances Usher and Catherine Hallam is now on exhibition at Free Spirit Gallery & Shop from March 5 to March 30th, 2024. an exciting new solo exhibition for Free Spirit Gallery, a site specific installation by Gabriolan artist Frances Usher is coming next week. We both look forward to welcoming you into this sacred installation Frances has conceptualized and Read more...
Penticton
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March 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
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March 6, 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...
Vernon
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March 14, 2024
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May 15, 2024
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The Vernon Public Art Gallery is thrilled to announce the visit of renowned international artist, Ulrich J. Wolff, for the opening reception of his highly anticipated exhibition titled There Must Be Life. The exhibition will be on display at the Vernon Public Art Gallery from March 14th to May 15th, 2024. Ulrich J. Wolff, winner of the 2021 Okanagan Print Triennial Read more...
Vancouver
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May 5, 2023
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April 21, 2024
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Internationally acclaimed Mexican artist Pedro Reyes’ PACE IN SPACE! brings us face to face with a set of creatures that resemble cars with legs. Are they machines or animals or animatronic hybrids? Cars belong on the street, but these creatures inhabit the sidewalk, existing alongside other two- and four-legged beings. What is happening? Is one lifting its leg to the wall? For PACE IN Read more...
West Kelowna
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January 30, 2024
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May 24, 2024
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Jan 30th – May 24th 2024 Join Grizzli Winery for our spring exhibition, a ‘Symphony of Colors.’ Showcasing West Kelowna’s very own, the West Kelowna Artists. This exhibition is a composition of coloured-inspired artworks. Everything from nature, animals, seasons and blooms, picturesque locations, majestic landscapes and one-of-a-kind bright abstracts. The West Kelowna Artists (WKA) is a group of talented women Read more...
Nelson
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March 23, 2024
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June 22, 2024
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March 23 to June 22, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, March 22 @ 7pm As an activist, visual artist, and radio personality for nearly 75 years, Judy Wapp has lived an incredible life, laying the groundwork for her intense interest in communication via mass media – the subject of her collage work for nearly 33 years. A thoughtful look at Judy’s art Read more...
Delta
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March 1, 2024
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March 31, 2024
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“Creativity takes courage” Henri Matisse Saturday March 2: -Artists demonstration by Kate Herring -Plus interactive poster and refreshments Read more...
New Westminster
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February 18, 2024
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May 5, 2024
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The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.—-WB Yeats The creative depiction of animals goes back millennia, describing a shared and often fraught relationship with technology. Animals have become potent symbols through which we can appreciate changing socio-political conditions and interpret philosophies of power, freedom, rational thought, belief and morality. Extensive research into Read more...
Vancouver
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January 6, 2024
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June 29, 2024
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VISIT THE GALLERY FOR FREE ON THE FIRST FRIDAY EVENING OF EVERY MONTH! Through the generous support of BMO, we will be offering free admission for all visitors to the Gallery from 4 PM to 8 PM on the first Friday of every month. At the start of each month, come down to the Gallery for an inspiring evening of Read more...
Whistler
Date:
January 27, 2024
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March 31, 2024
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Feature Exhibition Fighting for Justice – On the Coast | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Lil̓wat7úl opens Saturday, January 27, 2024, at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler, B.C. January 26, 2024, Skw̲xw̲ú7mesh / Líl̓wat7úl (Whistler, BC) – The Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) invites guests to experience its latest exhibition: Fighting for Justice – On the Coast | Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Lil̓wat7úl. Read more...
Maple Ridge
Date:
January 25, 2024
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May 31, 2024
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Currently, Canadian art institutions collect major artists’ work who have reached significant status through exhibitions and representation in major public institutions in Canada and abroad. The number of these artists is small in relation to the number of fine artists who have significant bodies of work, but who are not currently being collected. When artists die, only the work of Read more...
North Vancouver
Date:
January 27, 2024
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May 5, 2024
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January 27 – May 5, 2024 Opening Reception: Friday, January 26, 2024, 6:00-8:00PM Curated by Lisa Baldissera and David MacWilliam West Coast artists Joan Balzar and Michael Morris were foundational in the history of conceptual art, abstraction and Op art in the region. To be within their orbit was to be part of a movement which shaped and internationalized visual Read more...
Vancouver
Date:
January 20, 2024
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January 19, 2025
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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents the Vancouver premiere of the retrospective exhibition GEORGE CLUTESI: ḥašaḥʔap / ʔaapḥii / ʕc̓ik / ḥaaʔaksuqƛ / ʔiiḥmisʔap from January 20, 2024 – January 19, 2025. The exhibition is an exploration of the life and legacy of Clutesi, whose actions have left an indelible mark on the preservation and celebration of the Read more...
Vancouver
Date:
November 24, 2023
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May 31, 2024
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WATCH VIDEO HERE In this episode of Living A Creative Life, we’re taking time to recognize artist Gordon A. Smith – Renowned Canadian artist Gordon A. Smith, co-founder of Artists for Kids, epitomized the idea that art is a gift. Painting until the age of 100, his lifelong dedication to creativity was a journey he generously shared throughout his career, leaving Read more...
Burnaby
Date:
November 8, 2023
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September 30, 2024
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Free to the public until September 2024 Meet 6 Japanese Canadian women leaders who upheld the community for over a century: Michiko Midge Ayukawa, Sono Nakazawa, Tomiko Nishimura, Kinori Oka, Maryka Omatsu, and Miyoshi Mickey Tanaka. The stories of these scientists, academics, activists, poets, and businesswomen are told through their art materials, photographs, books, and awards, now on display for Read more...
Burnaby
Date:
November 8, 2023
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April 30, 2024
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Ongoing Free Explore Japanese Canadian history and continuing heritage on the walls of the upper level at the Nikkei Centre. Learn about the first immigrants from Japan to Canada; vibrant prewar communities in British Columbia; forced dispersal across Canada; and the continuing stories of civil rights and Japanese heritage in Canada. Read more...
Vancouver
Date:
July 20, 2023
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August 7, 2024
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Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project, curated by Propellor Studio, in collaboration with Museum of Vancouver, celebrates the creativity and craft of Vancouver’s design community, while engaging with questions central to the role of design in advancing sustainability as well as social and environmental justice. A diverse group of 31 emerging and seasoned local designers and makers were selected to Read more...
Penticton
Date:
March 29, 2024
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March 31, 2024
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Returning Spring 2024 Community Week: March 22nd – 28th, 2024 Festival Weekend: March 29th – 31st, 2024 Read more...