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ON! Arts Calendar
Local artists, arts, culture and heritage organizations are invited to upload their event information and promotional images to the ON! calendar. It's FREE and easy to use! Click on the 'Submit an Event' page for details.
October 13, 2020 - May 17Join us to explore creative yoga practice led by instructors Kent Brun and Melanie Rae Birch in the inspirational space of the Gordon Smith Gallery. Take a deep breath and contemplate the artwork and themes present in the exhibition while broadening your approach to each posture. Post-class 'Mingle Moment' brought to you by our generous community partners at Lululemon Park Royal.
October 16, 2020 - June 10Friday Night Live is an all-ages friendly improvised comedy and music variety show that takes place every week on Friday night Sept to December and then January-June.
November 03, 2020 - April 19Start the day off right with salon-style classical music concerts in the gallery. Our morning begins with coffee, tea, treats and mingling with friends and neighbours, followed by a tour of the current exhibition in the Gordon Smith Gallery, hosted by the exhibition’s curator. After the tour, audiences take a seat and enjoy the serene sounds of classical music ringing through the gallery awakening a new understanding of the visual art on the walls.
November 17, 2020 - May 24Jazz at the Gallery concerts begin with a tour of the current exhibition in the Gordon Smith Gallery, hosted by the exhibition’s curator, and transitions into a live performance in the gallery with stunning jazz sounds resonating off the artwork.
January 12 - April 11The North Vancouver Community Arts Council present Connie Sabo at The City Atrium Gallery. information + impression examines the dichotomy of how information can enlighten us as well as contain and control us. The work is created entirely out of newspaper, the ubiquitous daily news, a tactile sliver of our recent history: a selection of information that has been deemed important enough to impress into the record.
January 13 - March 15North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents an exhibition of works by artists Laurel Swenson, Pat Schendel and Brandon Martin at the District Foyer Gallery, January 13 – March 15, 2016.
February 03 - March 05Seymour Art Gallery and the Deep Cove Heritage Society present tandem exhibitions celebrating Deep Cove. In the Seymour Art Gallery, the exhibition “Deep Cove: Then and Now” features photographs from the Deep Cove Heritage Society collection. In the lobby and auxiliary room, Deep Cove Heritage Society presents an exhibition of memories by long-time Cove resident Wendy Bullen Stephenson.
February 05 - March 06North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents "Child’s Play". Through glass work, sculptures, puppetry, paintings and more, enter a whimsical and fun exhibition that will inspire the child in all of us. Opening reception: Thursday, February 4, 7-9pm.
February 10 - March 29North Vancouver Community Arts Council presents Canada West Illustrators Cultivating Imagination. Members of The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrations (SCBWI) represent a diverse group of emerging and published artists. Join the artists at the opening reception on Saturday, February 13, 2–4 pm at the Lynn Valley Library for a family-friendly event.
February 25 - March 12The year is 1958 and American abstract expressionist painter Mark Rothko has been commissioned to create murals for the posh Four Seasons restaurant in New York. It is the biggest commission in the history of modern art. Rothko and his new young assistant, Ken, are hard at work on the project. RED is written by American playwright John Logan and directed by Jim Hebb for First Impressions Theatre.
March 05 - March 06A free weekend event for all to explore artists' studios and galleries from Lions Bay to Deep Cove. Discover new parts of the North Shore and see the incredible talent in our community.
March 05 - March 27Katherine Garratt is a contemporary figurative/expressionist painter with a passion for world mythology. MYTHOS, is her bold new series of acrylic paintings that invoke the archetypes of ancient cultures.
March 07Come read your story, poem or memoir piece. This free drop-in session, hosted by the North Shore Writers Association, celebrates local writing without critiquing. Authors at all stages of the writing journey and interested listeners are welcome. Sessions run on the first Monday of each month February to June.
March 09 - April 02Founded in 2010, Phantoms in the Front Yard is a Vancouver-based touring art collective with the man-date to challenge the contemporary Canadian art scene, reviving the human subject as muse. The Phantoms exhibition SPACE revolves around the word itself and its various meanings, including the physical space of the venue itself.
March 09 - March 12Hardline Productions has developed a dynamic new show, set in the trenches of World War I. Inspired by the thousands of Aboriginal and First Nations soldiers who fought for Canada during the Great War.
March 11 - April 16The North Vancouver Community Arts Council proudly presents Ebb and Flow. Inspired by the Chinese pictograph for water, Tony Yin Tak Chu has created a delicate rice paper installation exploring water. Opening reception: Thursday, March 10, 7 - 9pm.
March 13Lonsdale Quay Market celebrates St. Patrick's Day on Sunday, March 13th. In the rotunda, Celtic dancing presented by Eire Born Irish Dancer begins at 2:30pm followed by the North Shore Celtic Ensemble at 3:15pm. Spot the Lucky Leprechaun and receive a coupon for a free pint from Green Leaf Brewing (while supplies last).
March 14 - March 18Indoor and Outdoor art fun for kids 6-10! Join the flock for a week of amazing avian art adventures! We'll have a wonderful time creating whimsical works of art themed around our winged friends.
March 14 - March 18Indoor and outdoor art fun for kids 6-10! Spend the week learning the ins and outs of putting on a play! Learn how to bring characters to life, create costumes and props, design a stage and scenery, and then put on a final performance at the end of the week!
March 16 - April 26Drop by the North Vancouver District Hall's District Foyer Gallery to enjoy the artistic works of Peter Manning and Tetiana Zaruba.
March 18Laudate Singers and critically acclaimed duo Couloir (Heidi Krutzen, harp & Ariel Barnes, cello) present Music of the Human Soul. Two world premieres by Vancouver composers Stephen Chatman and Chris Sivak. Also includes Jocelyn Morlock's moving piece Exaudi and Gustav Holst's Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda.
March 19The drama of Shakespeare and the unbridled creativity of Ballet Victoria unite in a passionate fusion. Driven by Prokofiev’s traditional score and original new music, the intensely physical choreography of this new work will ignite your heart and soul and leave you breathless.
March 21 - March 24Indoor and outdoor art fun for kids 6-10! This camp offers a unique look at the behind-the-scenes workings of the farm, where you can get to know the animals and express these new experiences through your art.
March 21 - March 24Indoor and Outdoor Art Fun for kids 6-10! From painted rainbows and paper gardens (complete with insects!) to a nature scavenger hunt and drawing from life, children will be absorbed in a variety of art explorations to celebrate the beauty and magic of spring. We'll try sponge art, paper crafts, drawing, painting and much more!
March 21 - March 24Indoor and Outdoor Art Fun for kids 6-10! Using a wide variety of materials, we are going to explore making puppets, developing characters with unique movements and voices, and practising dramatised storytelling. Hand puppets, finger puppets, even full body puppets - you are the puppet master!
