Visit Carousel Theatre for Young People’s website for a selection of storytelling and craft video. Once recorded, videos remain onsite: Storytime Saturday Watch out for some of your favourite performers from award-winning CTYP shows, reading stories just for you! Randi Makes… Explore new ideas through crafts, baking, art history, science, writing, theatre and more with […]
When everything changed in the blink of an eye, Secret Lantern Society artists stayed home and developed a series of workshop videos to help you create lanterns, headdresses, and sun-coloured foods in the warmth and safety of your own homes. On Monday, December 21st, you can share your homemade creations as we Zoom into a […]
Who: Families with Preschool and School aged children What: Fun DIY Craft Kit (One per family) When: Kits available Monday, February 8th – Saturday, February 13th Where: Craft Kit pick up at False Creek Community Centre Why: So we can still celebrate with you safely It’s no PROB-LLAMA that we can’t gather this year to […]
Nurture the artist in you while you remain indoors by attending free workshops hosted online by Opus Art Supplies. Learn about different techniques from professional artists, using an assortment of mediums and tools, and create art while you do it. Courses are available for all levels, from beginner to intermediate. Visit their website for information […]
Crafted Vancouver is an annual 25-day celebration that presents and advances outstanding local, Canadian and International craftsmanship and creativity through a curated program of events taking place in venues throughout […]
Join us in Ocean Artworks while Carvers from Squamish, Musqueam and Snuneymuxw First Nations honour the strong cultural connection the canoe has to the lands and the waters. Carvers will be working on their newest design, a cedar strip family canoe. They will also be working on paddles and other associated art work. The experience […]
For the third consecutive year, Latincouver will celebrate Latin American Heritage Month in BC, and we are excited to say that Granville Island will be playing host to many events this year, including the art exhibition Perceptions of Mother Earth and Altar des Muertos in Ocean Artworks. Learn about and enjoy Latin American history and […]
Meet the makers, support local businesses, and get your holiday shopping done! Amy Stewart, Shira Gold, and Banquet Workshop will be opening their doors to invite you in from 11am-6pm. Propellor Studios, Kasama Chocolate, i.e. creative artworks, New Leaf Editions, Craft Council BC, and more businesses* along Cartwright St. will also be hosting open houses. […]
After an absence of almost 2 years due to the pandemic, Granville Island is excited to welcome back our much-missed Day Vendors for the holiday season! From December 6th to January 3rd, they will be occupying two spaces in the Net Loft formerly occupied by Maiwa Design and Mia Bella, and one in the Public […]
This January, Ukama Gallery hosts a new show by an internationally acclaimed and prolific artist Paul Ygartua. The drama and originality of the new collected work is achieved through the nuanced interplay of shape, colour and texture. The illusion of depth is striking and consistent, brought to life on a backdrop formed by two completely […]
This Lunar New Year, The Lantern City is lighting up Granville Island for the first time! CMHC, with the Asian Canadian Special Events Association, brings The Lantern City to Granville Island! In 2019, a group of Indigenous artists embraced the idea of celebrating the Lunar New Year tradition in the form of Coastal Lunar Lanterns, […]
Create a Treasure Box Lantern while supplies last!
CMHC-Granville Island would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
