The holiday season is upon us, whether you’re looking for gifts to give, shopping for yourself or just searching for ideas, explore a superb selection of returning Christmas Craft Markets and Fairs to help with your local holiday shopping. Crafters, artisans and makers have been busy in their workshops preparing for the season’s Christmas Craft…
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Ready, Set…CREATE! Arts Festival returns July 22-23
Eastside Arts Society (EAS) is preparing for the return of its two-day summer art-making event, CREATE! Arts Festival. Taking place Saturday July 22 at Strathcona Park and Sunday July 23 at various Eastside Arts District studios, CREATE! Is a community initiative designed to welcome guests to explore, learn, and create art together with local…
12 Christmas Craft Markets & Holiday Fairs to Shop Local Artists, Crafters & Makers
As our year’s strange weather jolted us quickly from the warmth of summer, to winter snow, we’ve just as quickly realized the Holiday season is upon us! The season starts of with a superb selection of returning Christmas Craft Markets and Fairs to help with your local holiday shopping. As crafters, artisans and makers…
The 26th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival returns
The 26th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Arts, Design & Craft Festival, returns November 17 to 20, welcoming thousands of visitors back through the open doors of more than 425 artists. After the last years’ hybrid festival, the 26th Culture Crawl invites art lovers, Vancouverites, and tourists to rediscover its classic, in-person festival experience. For…
The 6th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival Looks Outside Traditional Arts Spaces
The 6th annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival (VOAF) presented by the Community Arts Council of Vancouver (CACV) is coming to the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre, from October 14–16, 2022. As Canada’s first and only outsider art festival, VOAF provides a much-needed platform to celebrate artists who live and work outside of mainstream cultural…
First Pick Handmade Fall 2022 Market Pops Up September 24-25
As the season’s change, shopping local starts to turn from outdoor Farmer’s Markets to indoor arts and handcrafts. First Pick Handmade’s Fall Pop Up Market returns this September 24-25 to help kick start your season’s shopping, with a curated collection of thoughtfully made fashion, accessories and art from 20 designers and artists. Transforming Heritage Hall,…
MOA is PLAYING WITH FIRE until Spring 2020
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC’s latest thought-provoking exhibition, Playing with Fire: Ceramics of the Extraordinary, opens today November 22, 2019 running until March 29, 2020. Playing with Fire showcases a group of 11 celebrated BC-based artists, this premiere exhibition of ceramic works expresses strong opinions on urgent social issues and offers subtle perspectives on the state of our…