BC Alliance for Arts + Culture

BC Alliance for Arts + Culture The BC Alliance for Arts + Culture represents over 400 member organizations and individuals from across the artistic disciplines in British Columbia.

Founded in 1986, the BC Alliance for Arts + Culture represents over 400 member organizations from across the artistic disciplines in British Columbia. The Alliance is BC's leading arts information aggregator and a resource to the arts, culture and heritage community. We advocate for our sector by monitoring public policy, synthesizing issues for our members, supporting and developing research, providing services and professional development, and representing the interests of artists and cultural workers. Our members have access to a comprehensive package of benefits including group health, RRSP, general liability and directors and officers' insurance, and human resources services. Members receive discounts on a range of products and services through our Members' Advantage Program. We also offer a range of services that allow members to publicize and plan their events, gather and network, and access training and skills development opportunities.

✨ Kyla Bourgh: French Ending (THIS Gallery )📅 October 9–18, 2026 🎨 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 10, 12–4 pm🖼️ F...
10/05/2026

✨ Kyla Bourgh: French Ending (THIS Gallery )

📅 October 9–18, 2026
🎨 Opening Reception: Saturday, October 10, 12–4 pm

🖼️ French Ending is an exhibition and bilingual book project by Vancouver artist and writer Kyla Bourgh, created in collaboration with Buenos Aires-based publisher and designer Viviana Maidanik, with French translations by Antonio Werli.

🗣️ Bringing together Bourgh’s original conté illustrations, writing, and the collaborative process behind the publication, French Ending explores what happens when language is incomplete. Drawing from Bourgh’s experience of living in a country where she had only a partial command of the local language, the project considers estrangement, identity, misunderstanding, and the meaningful connections that can form despite the limits of words.

📖 The title refers to a narrative convention that leaves a story unresolved, inviting the audience to complete it through their own experience and interpretation. In French Ending, that openness extends across writing, illustration, translation, and collaboration.

ℹ More info: https://thisgallery.org/project/kyla-bourgh-french-ending/
📅 Date: October 9–18, 2026
📍 Location: THIS Gallery, 108 East Broadway (alley entrance), Vancouver

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ The rise and Fall of the Season Watercolour Painting Workshop🎨 Explore The Rise and Fall of the Season with the exciti...
10/02/2026

✨ The rise and Fall of the Season Watercolour Painting Workshop

🎨 Explore The Rise and Fall of the Season with the exciting medium of watercolour.

🍂 Autumn is a time of intense colour and beauty. It can also be a time of dramatic change.

🎨 Inspired by vibrant hues and exciting shapes this class will explore and celebrate the dynamic themes that autumn offers the artist.

🖼️ Take what you learn from the workshop home and use it to fill your portfolio with beautiful autumnal watercolours!

🎨 Join Jeffry de Jong for this 1-day watercolour workshop and claim a lasting memory.

💰 Workshop fee: $175 – paper supplies included, this workshop does not include lunch, a supply list of paints and brushes will be provided upon registration.

ℹ More info: https://missa.ca/workshops/
📅 Date: Sunday October 4, 2026
📍 Location: MACCA - Metchosin Arts and Cultural Centre - 4495 Happy Valley Road Metchosin, BC

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ Florals in Bloom with Lauren Morris (North Shore Artists' Guild )🎨 This hands-on class will introduce participants to ...
10/02/2026

✨ Florals in Bloom with Lauren Morris (North Shore Artists' Guild )

🎨 This hands-on class will introduce participants to the creative process of painting flowers with acrylics, with a strong focus on colour mixing and layering.

🖌️ The class will explore how to mix colours, create depth by building up layers of paint, and use different brush techniques to add texture, movement and expression.

🌸 Participants will be guided through creating a floral painting while experimenting with composition, colour and technique, allowing each person to develop the painting in their own unique creative style.

🎨 The emphasis is on learning, experimenting and having fun with colour while enjoying the freedom of acrylic painting.

ℹ More info: https://nsartists.ca/courses/view/id/2944

📅 Date: Sunday, October 18 and Sunday, November 8, 2026

📍 Location: Music Box, Harmony Room, 1564 Argyle Avenue, West Vancouver, BC V7V 1A1

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ An EnChor Christmas🎄 Celebrate the season with An EnChor Christmas, a relaxed, welcoming afternoon of seasonal music f...
10/01/2026

✨ An EnChor Christmas

🎄 Celebrate the season with An EnChor Christmas, a relaxed, welcoming afternoon of seasonal music for the whole family.

🎶 EnChor is joined by special guests Sweet Scarlet, the popular Vancouver-based a ca****la ensemble, along with pianist Stephen Smith.

🎵 Enjoy familiar carols, lighter repertoire, singalong favourites and plenty of festive spirit, followed by a reception.

🎁 Admission is free, with donations to the Greater Vancouver Food Bank encouraged.

ℹ More info: https://enchor.ca/concert/an-enchor-christmas/

📅 Date: December 12, 2026

📍 Location: Pacific Spirit United Church, 2195 West 45th Ave (at Yew), Vancouver

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ Millefiori Magic: Patterned Veneers and their Application (Polymer Clay) 🎨 Explore the colourful potential of polymer ...
10/01/2026

✨ Millefiori Magic: Patterned Veneers and their Application (Polymer Clay)

🎨 Explore the colourful potential of polymer clay as a creative medium.

🌈 Learn to make patterns and use colour to create a gorgeous design!

🖌️ Students in this 1-day workshop will create colourful patterned canes, slice and arrange them into sheets, and using these sheets they will make a beautiful pen.

🏠 This process is easily incorporated into a home studio setting – no special equipment is required to make objects using polymer clay.

🎨 This class is open to students who are interested in learning how to work with polymer clay, and more experienced artists who are interested in the use of colour and pattern in a new medium.

💰 Course cost: $175 Supply fee: $0

🍪 Tuition includes daily snacks and is inclusive of all applicable taxes. Wanda will have supplies available.

ℹ More info: https://missa.ca/workshops/
📅 Date: Saturday October 3, 2026
📍 Location: MACCA - Metchosin Arts and Cultural Centre, 4495 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin, BC

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ Yupi! Latin American Arts Family Festival ( )🎶 Get ready for a weekend full of music, movement, and colour!🌎 Explore t...
09/30/2026

✨ Yupi! Latin American Arts Family Festival ( )

🎶 Get ready for a weekend full of music, movement, and colour!

🌎 Explore the richness of Latin American culture with incredible performances, hands-on workshops, and creative activities for the whole family.

💃 Dance, drum, laugh, and learn for three joyful days, culminating in a traditional Carnaval Ball to close the weekend!

🗣️ All activities are in English with Spanish and Portuguese woven throughout.

ℹ More info: https://www.phtheatre.org/yupi-latin-american-arts-family-festival-oct-2026/

📅 Date: October 16 to 18, 2026
📍 Location: Presentation House Theatre, 333 Chesterfield Ave., North Vancouver, BC

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ Lumières, lumières, lumières (Théâtre la Seizième )🎭 Freely inspired from Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece To the Lighthou...
09/29/2026

✨ Lumières, lumières, lumières (Théâtre la Seizième )

🎭 Freely inspired from Virginia Woolf’s masterpiece To the Lighthouse, playwright Evelyne de la Chenelière renews with the dreamlike and contemporary universe of director Florent Siaud and his company Les songes turbulents.

🎭 This singular coproduction, the very first between the prestigious Comédie-Française and Quebec, offers the Parisian Troupe a delicate exploration on the passage of time.

ℹ More info: https://seizieme.ca/en/spectacles/lumieres-lumieres-lumieres/

📅 Date: Oct. 14—18

📍 Location: Studio 16, 1555 W 7th Ave, Vancouver, BC V6J 1S2

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ The Birds ()🎭 Studio 58, the professional theatre training program at snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ Langara College, presents The B...
09/26/2026

✨ The Birds ()

🎭 Studio 58, the professional theatre training program at snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ Langara College, presents The Birds!

🐦 In this fresh and transformative adaptation of Aristophanes’ classic, two humans venture to the land of the birds in search of a new way of life.

🌿 The pair quickly become preoccupied with the opportunity to create a paradise of their own, without regard for the land’s occupants.

🎶 Interlaced with poetic songs and witty dialogue, The Birds explores the realities of colonialism and reconciliation.

ℹ More info: https://langara.ca/studio-58/current-season/the-birds
📅 Date: October 8-18, 2026
📍 Location: Studio 58 at snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ Langara College, 100 West 49th ave, Vancouver BC, V5Y 2Z6

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

✨ The Under $100 Art Show ( Spot Canada) 🎨 The Under $100 Art Show is a curated pop-up art experience featuring original...
09/26/2026

✨ The Under $100 Art Show ( Spot Canada)

🎨 The Under $100 Art Show is a curated pop-up art experience featuring original artwork priced at under $100.

🖼️ Designed to make art approachable, inclusive, and exciting.

🍁 This November 19-22, Art Spot Canada is thrilled to bring the Under $100 Art Show to Vancouver for the third time.

🎨 Featuring original artwork from 100 local artists, the show offers an incredible opportunity to support the local art community, and find artwork that fits every style and budget.

🎵 More than just an art sale, the Under $100 Art Show is a fun, family-friendly experience featuring live music, local creativity, and a vibrant atmosphere that celebrates art and community.

📅 Dates & Show Hours:

🕔 Thursday, November 19: 5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

🕚 Friday, November 20: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

🕚 Saturday, November 21: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

🕚 Sunday, November 22: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM

📍 Location: PNE Livestock Barns

📍 188 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC V5K 2A3

ℹ More info: https://www.ticketleader.ca/events/detail/under100art

📅 Date: Nov. 19–22

📍 Location: PNE Livestock Barns, 188 N Renfrew St, Vancouver, BC V5K 2A3

➡ This post is courtesy of BC ArtsPost, a paid publicity service of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your event featured? Go here: https://www.allianceforarts.com/bc-artspost

✨ “The Power of Portraits” Tour and Talk with Gu Xiong (Museum of Vancouver )🎨 Join artist Gu Xiong for a special tour o...
09/25/2026

✨ “The Power of Portraits” Tour and Talk with Gu Xiong (Museum of Vancouver )

🎨 Join artist Gu Xiong for a special tour of his poetry-portraits of himself, his family and his friends, followed by a “fireside chat” about the power of portraits to honour identity, self-expression and family.

📷 Photography historian Dr. Kelly Midori McCormick will talk to Gu about the inspiration behind his portraits and his experiences as a first-generation migrant to Canada.

👥 Afterwards, participants will be invited to join and share their own personal, creative, or official (eg, passport photos, IDs, etc) photos or portraits with or of loved ones in a conversation on culture and identity across generations and visual expressions and documentations.

🏛️ This special program is produced in partnership with UBC’s Critical Image Forum (CIF) and in anticipation of the artist’s forthcoming UBC AHVA faculty exhibition on campus.

🇨🇦 This program is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.

ℹ More info: https://museumofvancouver.ca/the-power-of-portraits

📅 Date: Saturday, October 10, 2026
📍 Location: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC V6J 3J9

➡ These events are presented by members of the Alliance for Arts and Culture. Interested in having your events featured and joining a vibrant arts community? Become a member today: https://www.allianceforarts.com/become-a-member

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