Exhibitions in British Columbia

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art presents: Kihl ‘Yahda Christian White: Master Haida Artist This landmark exhibition celebrates 50 years of work by renowned Haida artist Kihl ‘Yahda, Christian White. Curated by Sdahl Ḵ’awaas, Lucy Bell, it features highlights from Christian’s career alongside pieces by his apprentices. Known for his masterful argillite carvings, jewelry, and monumental works, Christian began Read more...

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...

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...

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...

Riopelle: Crossroads in Time is a retrospective exhibition that covers 50 years of Jean Paul Riopelle’s creative production. Organized by the National Gallery of Canada to mark the centenary celebration of Riopelle’s birth, the exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints and collages by the artist. The presentation features artworks drawn from 20 private and public collections and includes a number Read more...

Dark Chapters David Garneau March 22 to June 28, 2025 There are so many ways to investigate how the written word can implicate, illuminate, and interpret artworks. David Garneau Rocks and books and bones, shadows and light, and the balance between these things; studied in isolation and interpreted by 17 leading artists, essayists, poets, and academics from coast to coast, Read more...

Step into a fascinating world of colour and discover how India’s vibrant cottons inspired global fashion trends, transforming everything from t-shirts to floral prints, with Global Threads: The Art and Fashion of Indian Chintz. Featuring 80 objects spanning 10 centuries and 4 continents, this original Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) exhibition showcases India’s painted and printed cot­tons, revealing their enduring impact on Read more...

Young artists in grades 9-12 from across Central Okanagan Public Schools have come together to participate in the 39th annual Art in Action student exhibition, Interwoven. This year’s exhibition invites students to explore and celebrate the power of togetherness through artistic expression. The artwork reflects the interconnectedness of humanity, showing how our differences, cultures, and stories weave together to form a rich tapestry of Read more...

Wide Angle temporary exhibit | floor two The landscape of film in Kamloops. The landscape of Kamloops in film. For decades, Kamloops has been more than just a city—it’s been a scene. A backdrop for epic stories. A character in its own right. But how often do we stop and see it through the lens of the filmmakers who brought Read more...

Date: April 17 – June 8, 2025 Time: 5pm to 7pm Admission: Free This exhibition brings together photographic works that delve into the construction and negotiation of selfhood within a contemporary diasporic context through partly autobiographical narratives. The presentation features a mix of film, digital, and phone images taken since 2016, incorporating texts dating back to the artist’s first arrival in Canada in Read more...

The Vancouver Art Gallery Debuts Lucy Raven’s   First Major West Coast Exhibition Exhibition includes the world premiere of a newly commissioned video installation, Murderers Bar, the final installment in Raven’s acclaimed series The Drumfire This exhibition is part of the 2025 Capture Photography Festival Featured Exhibitions Program. On Thursday, April 17 at 6PM, the Gallery will host a conversation Read more...

Postcards from the Heart: Selections from the Brigitte and Henning Freybe Collection also opens on April 18 at the Vancouver Art Gallery. This is a major showcase of works gifted by Vancouver–based collectors Brigitte and Henning Freybe. Featuring more than 30 works by some of the most important European and North American artists working in the last 50 years, Postcards from the Heart will be Read more...

The SLCC’s feature exhibition Sx̱wex̱wiy̓ám̓ tiná7 tl’a temíxw / ptakwlh ti tmicwa / Legends of the Land shares how traditional knowledge and history were passed down from generation to generation through stories. Guests can experience live storytelling, bold artwork, petroglyphs and pictographs showing the connection to the land of the Sk̲wx̲wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) territory and the Lil̓wat7úl (Lil’wat Nation) Read more...

Vernon Public Art Gallery Announces $1,000,000 Donation (Vernon, BC)…. To recognize the value of art and support the work of the Vernon Public Art Gallery in the community, the Galbraith Family Foundation has pledged one million dollars to the Vernon Public Art Gallery as a legacy gift. The funds will be used for the construction of the Gallery’s new home Read more...

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...

After Wrappers  Artists: Big Rock Candy Mountain May 3rd to July 13th, 2025 Big Rock Candy Mountain is an artist-run flavor incubator and taste-making think-tank between Hannah Jickling, Reed H. Reed, a variety of guest artists, and elementary school students. “The artworks in this exhibition are the result of dynamic collaborations between artists and elementary school students. What a great Read more...

Check out Studio Connexion’s 16th summer exhibit! Read more...

Check out the exhibitions at the Newton Cultural Centre through their exhibition calendar  Read more...

The Gulf of Georgia Cannery Society is proud to present Cannery REcollections. An exhibit that reveals how objects serve as touchstones for storytelling and connect us to people, places and moments that shaped Canada’s West Coast fishing industry. This exhibit will feature artifacts from the Cannery’s collection that have not been seen in over a decade! Celebrate with us at Read more...

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the Britannia Mine Museum, and to celebrate, the museum is launching a new exhibit A Museum’s Journey to commemorate five decades of preserving and sharing the rich history of Britannia’s mining legacy. Launching to the public on Saturday, May 17th till Sunday, September 21st, 2025, A Museum’s Journey invites visitors to travel through time throughout the decades looking Read more...

Legacy in Stone: Inuit Sculpture May 24 – June 27 Few collections manage to shift the ground beneath our feet, to make us pause and reorient our understanding of a cultural tradition as vital and enduring as Inuit sculpture. Legacy in Stone is one such show—an extraordinary gathering of more than thirty museum-quality sculptures that collectively offer an unparalleled highlight Read more...

Dive into the world of watersheds! Discover how our actions on land impact aquatic life and ocean health in Ocean Bound, an interactive and family-friendly exhibit that brings the science of watersheds to life. Through hands-on activities, immersive displays, and engaging games, visitors of all ages will learn about aquatic animals, water systems, and how we can all help protect Read more...

Annual Exhibit featuring artworks from members of the North Okanagan Federation of Canada members. More details to come. Exhibit Details: Free Entry, Donation welcome for the Vernon Community Arts Centre OPEN DAILY: Mon-Thurs, 9am – 9pm, Fri-Sat: 9am – 5pm, Sun: 12pm – 4pm   Read more...

SLCC Showcases Revitalized Indigenous Exhibits and Summer Cultural Programming for National Indigenous History Month in June.   May 30, 2025 – Whistler, BC (Skwxwú7mesh and Líl̓wat7úl shared Territory). National Indigenous History Month in June marks a special time to visit the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) in Whistler as it launches a full month of immersive programming, a community celebration Read more...

Unveiling Celebrates Indigenous Heritage It has been more than three years in the making, but a new installation at the entrance to Waterwheel Park in Chemainus, named Shq’apthut (Gathering Place), will remind people of thousands of years of Coast Salish heritage in the region and ongoing efforts toward reconciliation between Indigenous peoples and other cultures living on the unceded territory of the Read more...

Dig into prehistoric British Columbia and get up close and personal with “Buster”, the Iron Lizard of the Sustut River, and the other dinosaurs that once roamed the province’s highest peaks, densest forests and most remote river basins. Through research done by the Royal BC Museum’s palaeontology team, we’re learning just how many ancient creatures once called these lands home. Read more...

Grizzli Winery Summer Exhibition featuring Nikki Litowski’s ‘Into the Light ‘. Join Grizzli Winery on June 7th from 4–6 pm for the exclusive launch of this Summer’s art gallery exhibition, ‘Into the Light,’ featuring the renowned artist Nikki Litowski. The exhibition will be in our wine lounge and tasting room from May 26th to September 28th, 2025. It will be Read more...

Forest for the Trees explores the regional history and relationship to the lumber industry. From the early settler days of logdriving down Kootenay Lake, to the Eddy Match Company’s matchstick factory, to the Save Cottonwood movement, the show features themes of resource extraction, land use, environmentalism and climate change, homebuilding, energy use, wildfire mitigation, and more. The story is told through Read more...

Join Grizzli Winery on June 7th from 4–6 pm for this exclusive Summer art launch and gallery exhibition, ‘Into the Light,’ featuring the renowned artist Nikki Litowski. This exhilarating solo showcase celebrates Nikki’s 20th art anniversary. Every painting she creates expresses her passion for colour, movement, and flow. She shares 20 never-before-seen artworks alongside her cherished favourites and classics for Read more...

Featuring 150 chairs from the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) collection, Deep-Seated Histories: Chairs from the Collection provides a glimpse into Vancouver’s cultural, social and industrial evolution. You’d be surprised to learn how this lowly piece of furniture can tell stories about notable Vancouverites and the City’s shifting thoughts on work, leisure, design, and neighbourhoods over time. Expect to see Seraphim Read more...

On view from June 20, 2025 Deep-Seated Histories: Chairs from the Collection features 150 chairs, seating and dollhouse chairs from the Museum of Vancouver’s permanent collection. Some of the chairs featured in this exhibition date back as early as the 1700s, a century before the City of Vancouver was incorporated. Each chair tells a story that bridges Vancouver’s past and Read more...

Art at Maffeo Park Art in Maffeo Park: A Two-Day Celebration of Creativity! During 2 days in June Pacific Arts Market is transforming the beautiful Maffeo Park into a vibrant and inspiring arts fair! At the park you’ll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in a world of artistic expression where creativity knows no bounds. Event Dates: June 22nd and 28th  Event Hours: 11:00 Read more...

Okanagan Reflections invites you to experience the Okanagan through the eyes of local artists. This member’s show will highlight a range of recent works, each offering a personal take on life in the region—its places, moments, and meaning. Rather than focusing on a single theme, Okanagan Reflections leaves room for individual interpretation. Artists bring their own perspectives, drawing inspiration from Read more...

Summer Opening & Artist Conversation: Saturday, July 5| 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. Tour: July 24 | 6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Surrey Art Gallery announces their summer 50th anniversary exhibition 10 and 10: Story of Stories at Surrey Art Gallery from June 28 to August 9, 2025. Admission is free. This group exhibition creates conversations between works acquired from the first ten years of collecting (1975–1985) and Read more...

CVAC is working with a group of community members to create & share the WE ALL BELONG exhibition. With more than 110 million people currently displaced, this exhibition considers one of the most pressing issues of our time – the unprecedented displacement of people worldwide due to war, violence, persecution, and climate change. Show organizers believe art has the power Read more...

July 21 – August 10, 2025 Art Out Side is a multidisciplinary arts festival transforming Port Moody this summer. Arts will fill the streets, from waterfronts to commercial hubs, alleyways to park benches, and secret locations. This new city-wide arts festival brings together bold artistic voices creating unforgettable experiences in unexpected spaces. Curated by PoMoArts with the support of the Read more...

The 2025 Sooke Fine Arts Show is drawing near! The Sooke Fine Arts Show (SFAS) is a spectacular, 10-day celebration of artwork across all genres, this year running from July 26 through August 4 at SEAPARC Recreation Centre in Sooke. This exciting annual event, now in its 39th year, includes the gallery of juried art works, as well as live Read more...

The Skeena Salmon Arts Festival has left a lasting mark on the community of Terrace, B.C. Learn about the Society and view our galleries, artist bios and upcoming exhibits here Skeena Salmon Arts Festival matches owners who wish to beautify their buildings with artists who can create the vision they seek. Public Art: Terrace is home to an incredible array Read more...

The Bulkley Valley Museum is pleased to present “Hope Meets Action”, a travelling exhibit created by the BC Black History Awareness Society in partnership with the Royal BC Museum. The exhibit reclaims and retells the complicated history of Black British Columbians, and traces an unbroken line of strength and resistance from the distant past to the present and into the future by highlighting the Read more...

Brutalist Daydream, a new collection of work by ceramist Sandy Harquail Opening reception Aug 16th 6-8pm, meet the artist, light refreshments and be the first to shop the collection Show runs until Aug 30th, Gallery is open 11 AM – 5 PM, Tuesday to Saturday Sandy’s new work explores the relationship between concrete and clay, inspired by brutalist architecture. She Read more...

The Skeena Salmon Art Show is back for its 8th annual iteration at the Terrace Art Gallery, and we are excited to be bringing the show back to the Nisga’a Museum and Smithers Art Gallery again!  The Skeena Salmon Art Show is an annual exhibition dedicated to the cultural and ecological importance of the Salmon. For 2025, we are calling Read more...

GOLDEN CELEBRATION: We are celebrating our 50th Anniversary with a juried competition! The deadline is August 2nd for the open call and June 30 for children!  Call for Entry and Register:   All Canadian Artists Prospectus     Grades 5-7 South Delta Students (only) Junior Prospectus Read more...

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...

Farming and food security are important topics of conversations today, and in the past. Grow Nanaimo features stories of complex relationships with the land, culturally diverse farmers, and Five Acres, a planned agricultural community now known as Harewood. Take a seat in the outhouse interactive and be privy to the secrets of the night soil scavengers and check out the Read more...

The Skeena Salmon Art Show is back for its 8th annual iteration at the Terrace Art Gallery, and we are excited to be bringing the show back to the Nisga’a Museum and Smithers Art Gallery again!  The Skeena Salmon Art Show is an annual exhibition dedicated to the cultural and ecological importance of the Salmon. For 2025, we are calling Read more...

Nanoose Bay Studio Showcase – All Artists Under One Roof Date: April 26th     Time: 10am to 5pm Location: Nanoose Place Community Center, 2925 NW Bay Rd, Nanoose Bay, BC V9P 9J9    – Join us for a special event where you can experience the incredible talent of 21 local artists—all under one roof! We invite you to meet our talented Read more...