Vessels – Art of the Feminine is a textile project that explores the female form as a vessel, symbolizing both strength and societal expectations placed on women’s bodies. Through sculptural stitched vessels, similar to ancient ceramic pots and urns, the work critiques the pressures of conformity and the historical framing of women’s identities. Each piece […]
"Awaken the artist, explore creativity and fall in love with painting!" Meet and learn from artist and brush designer, Willow Wolfe in Vancouver! Enroll in hands-on art workshops at Opus Art Supplies on Granville Island and learn brush stroke techniques to build or enhance your painting experience in these project-based and spring-inspired classes. Great for […]
This exhibition explores the persistence of time, continuum, lifecycles in nature, the infinite ebb and flow of matter, and the personification of water as source. Artist Valerie Durant reflects on mortality, aging, and the human condition, touching on themes of loss and human fragility. The painterly images, incorporate analog and digital processes, including scans, reversals, […]
After suddenly losing her husband, Dorothy (Susinn McFarlen) makes an unusual decision that shocks her family. She decides to take their RV on a road trip no one sees coming: from Calgary to Burning Man, in Nevada. After all, it’s only a 21-hour drive to a weeklong culture festival and party with no plumbing in […]
The Seventh Fire is an immersive, in-the-round audio performance by Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen that sources traditional, oral Anishinaabe stories and societal roles as a way to evoke ceremony in the everyday. The story follows disconnected sisters Daanis and Nimise, who reconnect on their ancestral territory. Their journey interweaves with that of Nokomis, their grandmother who […]
On April 5, Ballet BC presents three workshops for adults of all levels. Ballet BC artists Kiana Jung, Luca Afflitto, and Kaylin Sturevant will lead workshops in free movement, ballet, and pilates at their Granville Island studio. Proceeds will go towards Take Form, an annual three-show program entirely created, produced, choreographed, and performed by our […]
Come celebrate the release of Mike Bryden's 2nd full-length album, TRY TRY AGAIN. Mike will be performing all new songs at the lovely and intimate Nest Theatre on Granvillle Island, upstairs at Festival Theatre. Mike's shows are a wonderful combination of story-based songs, sweet live drawings, old-school multi-media projections, silly inventions and tons of audience […]
Raise a glass to the art of storytelling and fine whisky! Every year, the Vancouver Writers Fest presents Whisky & Words, an extraordinary whisky-tasting event you won’t want to miss. Delight in unlimited pours of exceptional whiskies from around the world alongside artisanal craft spirits and local brews. Indulge in mouthwatering bites and explore rare […]
Upstart and Crow partners with New Leaf for a fascinating, hands-on, two-day workshop in which attendees can transform a short poem into print form. You’ll learn the essentials of letterpress, including inking and printing techniques, how to set your own type, and how to operate the press yourselves. The end result will be a broadsheet with your chosen, […]
Gala Benefit Concert, Hopes and Dreams is a fundraiser whose proceeds will be benefiting the traumatized children of Odesa, Ukraine, Vancouver's sister city. The headliners will be Luba Goy, a well-known comedienne and TV personality and the Dovbush Dancers, one of the best Ukrainian dance groups in Canada. Visit the tables outside the theatre for […]
Fashion Revolution celebrates sustainable fashion with interactive workshops and stations. Participants will be able to join a T-shirt upcycling workshop, where they will learn how to recover yarn from old knitwear and transform it into embroidery and crochet coasters, promoting textile recycling. A mending and repair workshop will teach hands-on techniques to extend the life […]
Join us on April 26th at 1 PM for an artist talk with Caitlin Aleck, Te-awk-tenaw, at the FLEET Mobile Artist Studio in the Chain & Forge plaza. Caitlin will be doing a residency at FLEET from March 31 – April 28, 2025, as part of the Emerging Indigenous Artists Residency series. For this artist […]
The 41st annual Vancouver Sun Run will take place in the streets of downtown Vancouver on Sunday morning, April 27th. In 2024 the Vancouver Sun Run attracted 45,000 participants – runners, joggers, walkers, and wheelchair participants. Already Canada’s biggest and best run, we are looking at over 47,000 participants in the largest post pandemic run […]
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.
