Granville Island looks forward to celebrating Lunar New Year traditions in January. 2020 marks the Year of the Rat, and there are many ways to celebrate with us on the island! January 25th – February 9 Snap a photo in front of our lantern installations, around the Public Market or inside the Net Loft atrium. […]
A witty and romantic look at one real couple’s relationship as revealed through interviews and interpreted by VTS improvisers.
d’bi young anitafrika takes on gender, sexuality, divinity, and more, in this erotic solo piece. Whether playing a church pastor, a pole dancer, or a child in a schoolyard, d’bi […]
Join us at Off the Tracks for our monthly trivia night! It’s a night of quizzing, prizes and great food and drink! With doors at 6:30pm, wander down after work for some dinner before the quiz starts. Book your table to avoid missing out!
In this playful, resourceful performance, one solitary soul uses consumer products to build entire worlds inside a fish tank, working on the spot against a rising horizon of water. Rockets, […]
Learn how you can use water to achieve a unique look that is not normally seen in acrylics. Manipulate your acrylics to flow like watercolor and get a deeper understanding of GOLDEN Acrylic Paints and Mediums. In this class, you will learn the differences between Heavy Body, Fluid, High Flow Acrylics and the different effects […]
An economic disaster and its ripple effects are conveyed in an onstage performance by the artist and some very special companions: a group of talking rice cookers. Re-programmed to speak, […]
The 58th annual Vancouver Boat Show runs from February 5 to February 9. The show will include more than 250 exhibitors, providing boat enthusiasts with a first look at the […]
Small is relative to size, to gesture, to action. What is seemingly small compared to another is huge to something else. A small action can change the course of human history. "small-ish" is the visual interpretation of what is considered small to the participating artists. It’s all about perspective and it is all relative.
A deep dive into the politics of language and the dynamics of privilege, Footnote Number 12 turns the act of reading into riveting theatre. It takes celebrated essay by the […]
After 63 years, the Beacon Hill Body remains a Vancouver Island cold-case murder. Forensic toxicologist Grace Godard thinks her scientific expertise is leading her close to an answer, closer than anyone has come before. But when she meets Aqeel Saleemi, a young man with a personal stake in the mystery, their efforts to crack the […]
Come join Justin as he demonstrates the fundamentals of figurative painting. Using basic colour theory he will mix palettes for different skin types (cool, warm and dull) as well as for various lighting situations. Emphasis is placed upon ‘tiling’ colours next to each other (darks, half-tones, lights) in a mosaic-like manner, and then refining edges […]
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.
