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Arts Umbrella Programs

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At Arts Umbrella, we believe that art is powerful. Powerful enough to change a young person’s life in incredible ways. This belief is at the core of everything we do.

In April 2021, Arts Umbrella moved into our new home on Granville Island. This 50,000 net-square-foot building dedicated to arts education for young people ages 2-22 features state-of-the-art studio, exhibition, and performance spaces to inspire future generations.

Approximately 200 arts educators and staff lead our programs in Art, Design, Dance, Theatre, Music, and Film. Every day, we witness wonder in our studios, seeing the difference an arts education can make in the lives of young people. Increased confidence, problem solving, self-awareness, compassion, communication, and teambuilding— the benefits are wide-reaching and long-lasting.

Our pre-professional programs attract students from across Canada and around the world. Graduates present their work internationally, leading the way in their industries and promoting Vancouver’s reputation as a centre for the arts. More importantly, students have gone on to become creative and compassionate citizens in whichever paths they choose.

Access to an arts education is a cornerstone of our vision and mission. Today Arts Umbrella reaches more than 20,000 young people across Metro Vancouver annually, with nearly 75% served through bursaries, scholarships, and donor-funded programs. Within the next 3-5 years, our new Granville Island facility will reach approximately 15,000 children and youth each year through tuition-based programs, as well as community programs and performances, distance learning, bursaries, and scholarships.

 

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Splash 2025 Art Collection

Arts Umbrella Programs
Vancouver
Date:
September 8, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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From September 8 to October 2, the Pendulum Gallery will host a free exhibition of the Splash 2025 Art Collection – a stunning preview of artworks that will be auctioned off at Arts Umbrella’s iconic annual Splash Art Auction, which has become the largest charitable art auction in Canada. This is a rare opportunity for the community to experience one-of-a-kind pieces from 92 incredible Canadian and international Read more...
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Find more info on upcoming events at wellnesstravelbc.com.   Be sure to subscribe to the Wellness Travel BC newsletter to keep up-to-date with wellness-focused events in British Columbia and elsewhere! Read more...
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Discover Indigenous Northwest Coast art and culture through our public programs. We offer a diverse array of events for all ages, including artist talks, hands-on workshops, storytelling, panel discussions, and more. Learn More Read more...
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By Tai Amy Grauman A Savage Society & National Arts Centre Production September 25–October 12, 2025 Olympic Village Stage at the BMO Theatre Centre AN EPIC MÉTIS LOVE STORY Music plays and ponies dance as the epic story of Marie Callihoo and generations of Alberta’s Métis women unfurls through time. Follow Marie, Iskwewo, Napew, and Mistatim (“horse” in Michif) in Read more...
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Bill Reid Gallery presents: NDN Giver NDN Giver explores the layered meanings within both everyday and extraordinary gifts that circulate through the potlatch. Blankets, coppers, canoes, prints, mugs, trade beads and devil’s club strung into necklaces all become carriers of law, memory, and relation to one another. The title NDN Giver reclaims a phrase rooted in colonialism that mocked Indigenous generosity. In reality, Read more...
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Vancouver
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October 3, 2025
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“In looking back, I think the best work I did was of the people.” —Tamio Wakayama Enemy Alien is the first major solo exhibition and retrospective of works by documentary photographer Tamio Wakayama. His career, spanning over fifty years, began with his photographs of the Civil Rights Movement in the southern United States. Wakayama documented many of the social justice movements Read more...
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Enemy Alien is the first major solo exhibition and retrospective of works by documentary photographer Tamio Wakayama. His career, spanning over fifty years, began with his photographs of the Civil Rights Movement in the southern United States. Wakayama documented many of the social justice movements and countercultures of the 1960s and 70s. His work tells stories of community, joy and resistance Read more...
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Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver
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Embark on a fun, self-guided search-and-find adventure in Emily Carr: Navigating an Impenetrable Landscape. Follow the clues to discover artworks throughout the exhibition—look closely, observe the details and enjoy exploring together! DOWNLOAD NOW Admission to the Gallery is always FREE for children and youth aged 18 and under. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Interested in what Read more...
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