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What's Happening at North Van Arts
Newsletter | July 2024
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North Van Arts, founded in 1969 as The North Vancouver Community Arts Council, is a grassroots, non-profit, charitable cultural organization dedicated to maximizing the intrinsic value of the arts in all media. | |
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COMING SOON!
NOSTALGIA FOR THE FUTURE: THE OPTIMISM AND WHIMSY OF RETROFUTURIST ART
Image: David Mattingly, A Better Tomorrow, digital print, 1996.
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Keep reading to learn more about
- Gallery: New exhibitions at all our galleries

- Arts Education: Summer Camps for kids 6-11
- Events: North Shore Art Crawl registration is OPEN!
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Giveaway: Win tickets to advance screening of SING SING at Fifth Avenue Cinemas!
- Art Rental: Find out WHO is Art Rental -Highlighting 2 artists
- North Shore Culture Compass: Local Event Highlights
- Community News: Art Calls, Happenings and Opportunities
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Our exhibitions encourage public engagement, bridging cultures and building strong communities through the arts.
Learn more about our galleries here
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Nostalgia for the Future
NEW in CityScape Community ArtSpace Gallery
July 4 - August 17, 2024.
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Image: (L to R): Work by Lynn Taylor Fahnestalk, Frank Casey, and James NG.
Nostalgia for the Future is an exhibition featuring the works of artists: JAMES BEVERIDGE, FRANK CASEY, LYNNE TAYLOR FAHNESTALK, DAVID MATTINGLY, JAMES NG
Join us for an Opening Reception Thursday, July 4, 2024.
To learn more about this show/artist bios: CLICK HERE.
Artist Talk: Saturday, July 20 at 2pm
Yesterday’s Tomorrow: The Art of Retrofuturism with Lynne Fahnestalk and Frank Casey
Kindly RSVP HERE
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Maya River | Paper Vivant
July 18 - October 15, 2024
The District Foyery Gallery (located at North Vancouver District Hall)
Maya River is a Vancouver-based sculptor whose work emerges from a deep connection to both nature and ancient traditions. Using recycled paper clay, she handcrafts tactile home decor, wearable art, and accent furniture, each piece shaped with fingertips, a well-worn spoon, and a knife. Her sculptures embody abstract forms, their organic textures inviting touch and exploration.
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Bijal Patel | Everything Comes Next
July 18 - October 15, 2024
The District Foyery Gallery (located at North Vancouver District Hall)
Her work explores the journey of change and loss as layers of connecting and reconnecting to both old and new experiences of self, others and our surroundings. In her life and artwork, she discovers a sense of self from new, different perspectives for accepting those areas that cannot be controlled and exploring those areas that can, by using intentional, conscious decisions.
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North Van Arts offers Arts Education in the form of courses, workshops, and camp programming for all ages, interests and abilities. | |
Camp Creative for the Summer is back! | |
CAMP CREATIVE for the summer - Registration is open!
You will not want to miss out on these full day summer camps for kids aged 6-11.
Feltie July 8 - July 12 FULL
Earthie July 15 - July 19
Worldie July 22 - July 26 FULL
Puppetie July 29 - Aug 2
Mythie Aug 19 - Aug 23
Weavie Aug 12 - Aug 16
Puppetie Aug 26 - Aug 30
Located in the beautiful forested area of Maplewood House, our camps offer the healthy benefits of getting kids outdoors for short nature-excursions, exploration, and fresh air!
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Become a Member & Save
Don't forget that we have enhanced our members' benefits by offering an additional 10% discount off the ticket price of select Adult & Youth Arts Education programmes.

Become a North Van Arts Member
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Are you ready for the 14th Annual North Shore Art Crawl?
Artist Registration Now Open!
Date: October 4-6, 2024
Are you an artist or gallery located in North or West Vancouver?
Who Can Register?
- Any artist, studio or gallery located on the North Shore, or hosted in a North Shore venue, is welcome to participate.
- Don't have a studio? No problem! Partner with a North Shore host venue through our Host Venues Program.
- Interested in a host venue partnership? Check out our website via button below for more information.
Registration Fees & Deadlines:
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Early Bird: $105 - Closes on July 12, 2024
Register before July 12 and receive a special Early Bird rate.
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Regular: $125 - Closes on July 26, 2024
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Underrepresented & Emerging Artists: $95 - Closes on July 26, 2024 -see website!
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Artists at Host Venues: Closes on July 26, 2024 -see website!
If you don't have a studio or a partner with a North Shore host venue, please click button below for instructions on how to get paired!
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Art Rental is an affordable and flexible way to enjoy original 2-dimensional art. Learn more about our program here. Rent it. Buy it. Love it.
WHO is Art Rental? Meet a few of the artists below!
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Art Rental is Rachel Lee -she is shown here with recently sold photograph 'Sheung Wan I'. Her art "sheds light on the experience of navigating through familial bonds, love, loss – life as a neurodiverse Chinese Canadian Catholic woman in a post-truth era. Through reflection and acceptance of my conflicting views, I investigate the shared experience of my self and my contemporaries in terms of personal, cultural, and religious identities." Her other piece in the collection is 'Quarry Bay I' which rents for $30/month or $1080 to purchase.
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Art Rental is Carrie Hull -she is shown here with 'After the Guests' which is available for $20/month to rent, or $475 to own. Carrie Hull is an artist living and working in Vancouver Canada. She paints mostly with oils and sometimes acrylics and watercolour. Her background in set decorating and pasion with interior design fuels many aspects of her work.
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Win FREE passes to see SING SING at Fifth Avenue Cinemas!
In conjunction with The Taro Group, we are giving away 5 double passes (10 tickets in total) for the Vancouver pre screening of this movie at Fifth Avenue Cinemas on July 22 at 7pm.
SING SING is in theatres starting July 26, 2024
Trailer: here
Starring: Colman Domingo, Paul Raci, Clarence Maclin and Sean San José.
Synopsis: Divine G, imprisoned at Sing Sing for a crime he didn't commit, finds purpose by acting in a theatre group alongside other incarcerated men in this story of resilience, humanity, and the transformative power of art.
How to win?
You just need to be on our Newsletter subscription list & enter below by telling us how the arts impacts your life!
On July 11, we will randomly choose 5 lucky winners who will be notified via email. Your full name will be left with the box office and you can pick up your TWO tickets just prior to the screening. The Taro Group will send out confirmation and reminder emails to the winners closer to the date of the screening. Easy peasy!
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The North Shore Culture Compass is a free online map showcasing cultural hidden gems, right on your doorstep. Explore the many exciting categories, find festivals and events, or complete a themed treasure hunt in and around a local neighbourhood! Navigate to new experiences on the North Shore today. | |
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North Van Arts has been awarded funding through BC Destination Development Fund to hire a creative agency or professional to collaborate on a unique and exciting project: the design and development of a
North Shore Culture Compass Treasure Hunt App!
The app that will guide users on an exploratory journey through our region's cultural gems, public art, historic sites, natural heritage (and more!) through themed, place-based treasure hunts. The app will offer a fun, interactive and immersive experience, combining elements of education and entertainment.
If you know anyone who might be interested, please do forward them this opportunity! Submit your proposal by July 21, 2024.
Learn more here.
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NEW! On the North Shore Culture Compass: | |
Creator's Children (2022), by Siobhan Joseph and Ray Natraoro
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The north wall (Ray Natraoro) connects with the land and honours the Squamish Nation Members and Indigenous ancestors they descend from, represented as the faces in the top row. They are the guardian spirits watching and guiding the children and people of today represented in the bottom row of faces. The wavy line references the sacred waterways that served as transportation routes for the ancestors to maintain nation to nation relationships.
The south wall (Siobhan Joseph) connects with the waters of the inlet and the artist had recently learned that the area near the Village of Esla7ah, was called Salt Water. Hence her mural design honours the sea and sea life such depicting the grey whale, orca, giant pacific octopus, six gilled shark, pacific white sided dolphin, sea lion, salmon, sea otter with the crab sea urchins, and clams. The center circle design is the salmon chief (Kwus).
Artists: Siobhan Joseph & Ray Natraoro
Media: Mural
Explore more public art and other cultural listings on the
North Shore Culture Compass.
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Culture Compass Event Highlights | |
Culture Paths, North Vancouver Recreation & Culture, July 4-6
West Coast Modern Week Walking Tour Series: The Modern Jewels of Dundarave, West Vancouver Art Museum, July 9-11
Live & Local Plaza Pop-Up, North Vancouver Recreation & Culture, July 11
Animalia, Silk Purse Arts Centre, June 26-
July 21
Terrain: Westcoast Views, Ferry Building Gallery, July 4-28
Nature Therapy for Anxiety: Art Edition,
The Woods Arts & Wellness, June 12-July 31
Visit the Culture Compass to explore over 60 cultural events now on the map!
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Culture Paths, North Vancouver Recreation & Culture, July 4-6
| West Coast Modern Week Walking Tour Series: The Modern Jewels of Dundarave, West Vancouver Art Museum, July 9-11 | |
Animalia, Silk Purse Arts Centre, June 26-
July 21
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Find out about local art calls, happenings, and opportunities! | |
Vernon Arts Summer School Program in August: A series of six dynamic 5-day workshops welcomes adults to learn from experienced local and visiting artists (including Amelia Butcher from Vancouver), offering immersive experiences in painting, ceramics, sculpture, fused glass, and natural dyeing. HERE
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Gallery at Queen’s Park, Call to Artists, 2025 -deadline July 15, 2024. Arts New West aims to feature a variety of visual arts by a wide range of artists from the Metro Vancouver region. HERE
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The Kasahara Gabriola Trust (KGT) is calling for applications for 2025 Artist-in-Residence program on Gabriola Island, BC. -deadline August 24, 2024. The opportunity for an emerging or established artist to reside and work for a residency term on Gabriola Island, BC, the Isle of the Arts. HERE
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Expressions of Interest: Deadline is Aug 6, 2024. Jim Pattison Developments, in coordination with the City of North Vancouver’s Developer Public Art Program to create original site-specific public art More Here
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Request for Proposals: Deadline is July 7, 2024.The North Shore Culture Compass (a project by North Van Arts) is looking for individuals or agencies to help us design and develop the North Shore Culture Compass Treasure Hunt App! More Here
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Call for Artist: Deadline is July 31, 2024.Diamond Head Development & Finch Drive are looking for artists in the Sea to Sky to submit a design proposal to be featured on perforated metal as a focal point on the exterior of The Levette condo building on Raven Drive. More Here
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Gallery George: 'Unleash Your Soul, Let Art Take Control' Exhibition Opening Reception
Friday, July 5th, 2024 from 6-9pm
Come meet & greet the artists, enjoy some libations and art!
Exhibition runs from July 3rd - 28th, 2024
Gallery Hours: Wed - Sun from 12-6pm -Get Free Tickets HERE
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CityScape Community ArtSpace
Current Hours:
Sunday/Monday/Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday: 11pm - 5pm
Art Rental
Wednesday/Thursday/Friday/Saturday: 11pm - 5pm
Tuesday: By appointment
Email: artrental@northvanarts.ca
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Our sincere thanks to our funders and supporters: | |
With gratitude as guests, we acknowledge that North Van Arts activities take place on the unceded territories of the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nation and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations. | | | | |
