TALKING ART / World-Building and Storytelling through Visual Art

Wednesday, November 6th @ 7:00 PM – Online Talking Art is a curated series of artist talks and conversations held in advance of the Eastside Culture Crawl festival. The Talking Art program take place virtually, with each artist talk being presented online and hosted by a moderator. This program will further provide an opportunity for artists […]

Culture Crawl Art Raffle

New this year, the 2023 Culture Crawl Art Raffle offers supporters an amazing opportunity to win extraordinary artwork from some of the festival’s most celebrated artists – David Robinson and Richard Tetrault – as well as a fabulous Staycation Getaway package with Ballet BC tickets, a $300 Savio Volpe gift certificate, 2 nights accommodation at […]

TALKING ART / Stitching Colour and Light: Three Artists Bringing New Form to Fiber Art

7pm – Online This year’s series of Talking Art panels unveils the artistic expression and emotional connections behind the work of ten very different artists. Through medium and message, trial and error, and visible and invisible constraints, Crawl artists share the stories that shape their work across three distinct mediums – deepening the experience of […]

TALKING ART / Art Breaking Barriers: Three Artists Expanding Boundaries with Paint

7pm – Online This year’s series of Talking Art panels unveils the artistic expression and emotional connections behind the work of ten very different artists. Through medium and message, trial and error, and visible and invisible constraints, Crawl artists share the stories that shape their work across three distinct mediums – deepening the experience of […]

TALKING ART / Dynamic Relationships: Artist Collaborations in New Media

7pm – Online This year’s series of Talking Art panels unveils the artistic expression and emotional connections behind the work of ten very different artists. Through medium and message, trial and error, and visible and invisible constraints, Crawl artists share the stories that shape their work across three distinct mediums – deepening the experience of […]

MOVING ART / Transmission: Message and Metamorphosis

Online Premiere November 6 at 6pm Lumiere Festival November 2–6 West End Community Centre Plaza 870 Denman St dark until 10pm  2023 Culture Crawl Preview Exhibit November 2–19 Strange Fellows Gallery 1245 Clark Drive During brewery hours Opening Reception: Thu, Nov 2 from 6-8pm Transmission: Message and Metamorphosis The Culture Crawl’s 10th annual film and video series. […]

OUT OF CONTROL : 2023 Exhibit

OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, November 2 from 6-8pm We are thrilled to be presenting once again, a multi-venue, salon-style curated exhibition at the Cultch, Alternative Creations Gallery, Strange Fellows Gallery, and the Pendulum Gallery. The theme of this year’s exhibition is Out of Control and features 80 visual artists who have studios in the Eastside Arts […]

Printmaking Demos

Watch Janine Schroedter demonstrate the art of silkscreening and linocut. THE ARCHIVE 841 E Hastings Street Saturday, November 18 1pm-2pm Silkscreening Sunday, November 19 1pm-2pm Linocut   Janine Schroedter was born on the coast and has lived and worked in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island and the Okanagan. She works in printmaking, painting and drawing but […]

Face Casting

Heidi Wilkinson at Flying Fox Prop Shop will show the process from start to finish on how to do a life cast of someone’s face for mask-making and prosthetic purposes MERGATROID BUILDING Suite: 1181 Parker Street Saturday, November 18 2pm-2:45pm Sunday, November 19 2pm-2:45pm   Heidi Wilkinson is an accomplished props builder and the owner […]

Using Photo Reference in Paintings

Laurie M. Landry gives a 30 minute demonstration on how to use photo references to create an original painting. Tips include what types of photos to use; copyright considerations; how to take your own photo references, and how to make your vision original rather than a “photo copy”. SUN WAH BUILDING Studio 030D 268 Keefer […]