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 […]
Now until January 3rd, daily from sunset, we invite you to stroll our warm and elegant holiday light display. With complimentary parking, and of course no entrance fee, family and friends can walk the expansive grounds of Granville Island’s almost 40 acres, under the stars, or under an umbrella (after all, it is winter in […]
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, […]
The Craft Council of British Columbia presents our inaugural fundraising auction and exhibition, FRAMED. We have invited artists to envision a frame (think picture frame, glasses frames, or doorframe) as art itself rather than as supplementary object. We have encouraged artists to think beyond the frame as protector, support and cradle and to explore the […]
Create a Treasure Box Lantern while supplies last!
Presented by the Vancouver Metal Arts Association, “Unearthed” invites artists to uncover and share the discoveries they have made with their work through the trials and tribulations of recent times. Featuring 23 artists whose works explore contemporary jewellery and metal arts, the exhibition presents a rare glimpse into the creative process and the outcomes achieved […]
Renowned Haida carver Clarence Mills has returned to Granville Island and is carving once again in Ocean Artworks. Clarence has been creating art on Granville Island for over 20 years, and we are happy to have him back once again. Visit the carving shed to see an authentic Haida artist at work, as he transforms […]
The Capture Photography Festival returns for the month of April with Metro Vancouver’s high-profile, not-for-profit celebration of local and international contemporary photography and lens-based art. Capture will once again celebrate and promote photography through a convergence of exhibitions by preeminent cultural institutions and commercial galleries, innovative public installations, and a variety of forums, community events, […]
The Craft Council of BC presents year 9 of The Earring Show, an annual fundraiser and juried exhibition where makers showcase wearable art in a whole host of mediums. This year, over 200 pairs of earrings will be on display and for sale at the CCBC Gallery. Opening: May 5, 2022 On view at the […]
This May, Granville Island Brewing turns 38! To commemorate the landmark anniversary, one of Canada’s original microbreweries will be hosting an unforgettable free birthday party featuring samples from local food trucks, award winning brews, games, and arts and live entertainment suitable for the whole family. The line-up includes pop-up performances by Teon Gibbs & Clear […]
In this two-day workshop, you will learn basic wet felting and needle-felting techniques, which can be combined to make sculptural flowers or objects of your choosing. Artists Christina Norberg and […]
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.
