Eastside Culture Crawl

Eastside Culture Crawl Vancouver’s Visual Arts, Design & Crafts Festival | Nov 19-22, 2026

This year we're celebrating 30 years of the Crawl!

The Eastside Culture Crawl is an annual 4-day visual arts festival in November that involves artists on Vancouver's Eastside opening their studio to the public. The event is focused on the area bounded by Columbia Street, First Ave, Victoria Drive, and the Waterfront and involves painters, jewelers, sculptors, furniture makers, weavers, potters, printmakers, photographers, glassblowers; from emerging artists to those internationally established. The Eastside Culture Crawl officially began in 1997 with 45 visual artists in 3 Strathcona area studio buildings and was attended by a few hundred people. Since that time the event has grown to include over 500 artists, craftspeople and designers attracting an audience of more than 45,000.

🗣 LAST CHANCE! ❗Get your tickets NOW for the Grand Prize Draw of our Contemporary Art Raffle before it's too late!❗Ticke...
10/08/2026

🗣 LAST CHANCE!

❗Get your tickets NOW for the Grand Prize Draw of our Contemporary Art Raffle before it's too late!

❗Tickets are only available until THIS Wednesday, October 14th at 11:59pm

💖 Keep the arts alive and accessible! By entering our raffle, you’re directly contributing to the vibrant culture of the Eastside arts community. Support the magic!

💖 For 30 years, the Eastside Arts Society has been bringing people together through inspiring, accessible creative programming.

➡ Grab your tickets and preview the grand prizes through the link below!
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

💛 When you buy a ticket for the Contemporary Art Raffle you're supporting free and accessible arts programming and event...
10/08/2026

💛 When you buy a ticket for the Contemporary Art Raffle you're supporting free and accessible arts programming and events in our community!

💛 Supporting the Eastside Arts Society directly supports your community and hundreds of local artists who create here!

✨ Included in the grand prize draw is original artwork by Ian Wallace valued at $20,000 USD.

➡ Deadline to buy tickets: Wed, Oct 14th!

✨ Go see the art you can win while supporting the arts in your area! Preview artwork and get tickets through the link below!
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

What impact does your support have? ➡Buying a raffle ticket for the EAS Contemporary Art Raffle supports initiatives tha...
10/01/2026

What impact does your support have? ➡

Buying a raffle ticket for the EAS Contemporary Art Raffle supports initiatives that keep our neighbourhood vibrant and sustainable, such as the Eastside Culture Crawl, Eastside Arts Festival, Studio 101 and the Eastside Arts District 🏘

With your purchase, we can continue to uplift and support local artists, musicians, craftspeople, and our community of Vancouver's Eastside! ✨ 🎉

Check out all the artwork prizes and get your raffle tickets through the link below! 🎨🖌
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

Support the arts! Win the Art!

🎟 Announcing the winners of Early Bird Draw #2 of the EAS Contemporary Art Raffle! 🎟🎉 Congratulations to Verna G, the w...
09/21/2026

🎟 Announcing the winners of Early Bird Draw #2 of the EAS Contemporary Art Raffle! 🎟

🎉 Congratulations to Verna G, the winner of "Be Kind" by photographer Louise Francis-Smith!

➡ Missed out on the Early Bird draws? You can still enter to win the Grand Prize Draw! Be sure to grab your tickets from the link below by Oct 14th ⬅
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

✨ Proceeds from this raffle directly support the programming of the Eastside Arts Society and our mission to fight for accessible, low-cost art programming for all and keeps our neighbourhoods vibrant and bursting with creativity!

🎟 Announcing the winners of Early Bird Draw #2 of the EAS Contemporary Art Raffle! 🎟🎉 Congratulations to Martha B, the ...
09/21/2026

🎟 Announcing the winners of Early Bird Draw #2 of the EAS Contemporary Art Raffle! 🎟

🎉 Congratulations to Martha B, the winner of "Alexander" by textile artist Corrina Hammond!

➡ Missed out on the Early Bird draws? You can still enter to win the Grand Prize Draw! Be sure to grab your tickets from the link below by Oct 14th ⬅
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

✨ Proceeds from this raffle directly support the programming of the Eastside Arts Society and our mission to fight for accessible, low-cost art programming for all and keeps our neighbourhoods vibrant and bursting with creativity!

🗣️ LAST CALL FOR EARLY BIRDS! 🐦 Get your tickets NOW for the Early Bird Draw #2 of our Contemporary Art Raffle before i...
09/16/2026

🗣️ LAST CALL FOR EARLY BIRDS! 🐦 Get your tickets NOW for the Early Bird Draw #2 of our Contemporary Art Raffle before it's too late!

❗Tickets are only available until 3pm THIS Friday, September 18!

🖼 Keep the arts alive and accessible! For 30 years, the Eastside Arts Society has been bringing people together through inspiring, accessible creative programming.

➡ Early Bird ticket buyers will have the exclusive chance to win artworks by Louise Frances Smith and Corrina Hammond!

✨ By entering our raffle, you’re directly contributing to the vibrant culture of the Eastside arts community. Support the magic!

➡ Grab your tickets and preview the prizes through the link below!
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

⏰ DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE!➡ The 2nd and final Early Bird Draw for the Contemporary Art Raffle is ONE WEEK AWAY!🖼 Win fea...
09/10/2026

⏰ DON'T MISS THE DEADLINE!

➡ The 2nd and final Early Bird Draw for the Contemporary Art Raffle is ONE WEEK AWAY!

🖼 Win featured works by Corrina Hammond and Louise Francis-Smith AND still be eligible to win the grand prize draw!

➡ ACT NOW! Go to the link below to see all the artworks and get your tickets today!
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

📣🎬MOVING ART 2026: Call For Short Films and VideoSUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday, September 17, 2026Moving Art is the East...
09/09/2026

📣🎬MOVING ART 2026: Call For Short Films and Video
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Moving Art is the Eastside Culture Crawl’s 13th annual curated projection of film and
video. The videos/films will be shown during the 2026 Eastside Culture Crawl Preview Exhibition, in October/November. Moving Art is presented in collaboration with Lumiere Festival. Following the festival, the videos will be viewable online on Eastside Arts Society’s YouTube page. Moving Art also includes an online artist talk as part of Talking Art (selected artists will be asked to participate based on their availability and the discussion theme). Moving Art submissions are open to film and video artists; the submitting artist does not have to be registered with the Crawl.

CRITERIA:
• Film/video length maximum 5 minutes.
• Open to films, videos, animations, and projections of any genre.
• Current work only (last 2 years)
• Selected artists will receive an honorarium.
• Work must be able to be projected with and without sound.
• Please note: We will not consider any submissions that are promotional,
commercial, moving slide shows, music videos, or promo pieces about the artist
process or artist's profile.

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS
Please complete the online Moving Art 2026 Submission Form in the following link:
https://forms.gle/qsXYQDYny9NeV4Uf7

If you have any questions or require any assistance during the submission
process, please email: [email protected]

09/09/2026

✨ We need your help during this year’s Eastside Culture Crawl happening November 19-22!

💖 Join our volunteer team for the 30th annual Eastside Culture Crawl!

💖 Our “Crawlunteers” are crucial to the operation of our organization!

➡ Connect with other extraordinary volunteers, our great artists and wonderful attendees
➡ Contribute to the diversity and vibrancy of the visual arts community in Vancouver
➡ Discover buildings, studios, art, artists and the art-making process
➡ Get insight into the behind-the-scenes of running an arts festival
➡ Build your volunteer profile on your resume
Please note all volunteers must be 19+.

💥💥 Culture Crawl 2026 Festival Dates 💥💥
November 19-22, 2026
Thu/Fri: 5pm-10pm
Sat/Sun: 11am-6pm

➡ Learn more and sign up through the link in our bio!

09/08/2026

💖 Supporting arts programming has never been so rewarding!

✨ Raffle tickets for Early Bird Draw #2 will give you access to both the Main Draw and the Early Bird Draw prizes!

📅 Get your tickets by Sept 18 at 3pm!

⏰ Don't miss out! Check the link in below to see all the artworks you can win!!
https://contemporaryartraffle.rafflenexus.com/

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