Eastside Arts Society (EAS) welcomes patron to CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival July 22-28, 2024. The 4th edition of the newly expanded, immersive summer arts event takes place at various Eastside Arts District (EAD) studios, breweries, and performance venues, in addition to its traditional all-day outdoor festivities at Strathcona Park.
Celebrating the diversity of performing and visual arts in Vancouver’s Eastside, CREATE! offers arts workshops, live music and dance performances, a beer garden, public art activations, an art shop, and countless opportunities for art lovers of all ages and abilities to explore and discover.
“We are thrilled to see the evolution of the CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival into a true, district-wide event that illuminates all that the EAD has to offer,” says Esther Rausenberg, Artistic & Executive Director of EAS. “The significant growth of the CREATE! festival as we enter into our fourth year, showcases the rich cultural network of venues, artists, and artist production spaces that make the EAD one of the most unique and vibrant cultural communities in Canada.”
From Monday, July 22 to Sunday, July 28, the festival offers ticketed art workshops and performances at pop-up locations, such as breweries, studios, and performance venues. Community highlights include CREATE! pop-up art workshops at Off the Rail Brewing, Luppolo Brewing, and Strange Fellows Brewing from July 22-26 and studio art workshops at 1000 Parker Street, The Mergatroid Building, and The Arts Factory on July 28; Canadian musical artist Paul Pigat at the Firehall Arts Centre on July 25; legendary Canadian singer songwriter Art Bergmann at the Rickshaw Theatre on July 26; a roving piano and dance performance from Mascall Dance on July 26; live mural painting by Eastside Culture Crawl co-founder Richard Tetrault at E. 4th Ave and Ontario St. from July 22-26; and so much more.
On Saturday, July 27, the festival offers a full day of festivities at Strathcona Park, including outdoor art-making workshops taught by EAD artists, featuring weaving, summer florals, introduction to flamenco (all abilities), crochet, charcoal drawing, and a BIPOC expressive art workshop. Festival Partners, 604 Records and Light Organ Records also present a live music concert stage at Strathcona Park.
The Eastside Arts Society’s 9th annual Art! Bike! Beer! Crawl Brewery Tour Fundraiser, also on July 27th, will end the day of cycling/walking and imbibing at the CREATE! Art Zone, to enjoy a last pint, live music, art shop, public art activities and food trucks. All fundraiser proceeds will benefit the Eastside Arts Society’s yearly activities and community events.
These are just highlights of some of the events offered by CREATE! Eastside Arts Festival for the full schedule of events, and ticket registration visit createartsfestival.ca/schedule