WHAT’S HAPPENING
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Culture Compass Treasure Hunts!
FEBRUARY 15 – MARCH 15, 2021 THE CULTURE COMPASS TREASURE HUNTS ARE BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! After the success of the Culture Days Treasure Hunts which took place in Fall 2020, the Culture Compass Treasure Hunts are back – this time, to celebrate the launch... read more
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North Van City Mosaic & CityAlive
As working group members of The Mayor’s Healthiest Small City Social Resiliency Collective, North Van Arts is proud to present the North Van City Mosaic and CityAlive. The projects are two of five quick-starts to advance the City of North Vancouver’s social... read more
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Light, Shadows & Colour: Works from our Art Rental Collection
Until Feb 26, 2021
Virtual Exhibition North Van Arts presents a selection of works from our Art Rental Collection. This exhibition features paintings, photographs, drawings and prints. We invite you to enter the gallery to appreciate the use of light, shadow and colour.Exhibiting... read more
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Woodcut Prints by Rick Herdman
February 5 - April 6
This venue is currently closed Printmaking is the art of replication. Nature exists because it replicates. A seed and a woodcut plate live in parallel; they are born and are shaped by their environment. I conceive of my plates with a mind to encourage the... read more
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Anonymous Art Show 2019
November 22 - December 18, 2019
This group exhibition and fundraising event includes the original work of over 300 emerging and established artists. The fun part is that the artist remains anonymous until the work is purchased. This is your chance to buy art for the love of art, and for... read more
CityScape Community ArtSpace -
50
July 26 - September 7, 2019
We launch our 50th Anniversary season with an exhibition that takes a closer look at significant events, experiences, and influences that have shaped the culture of North Vancouver and beyond. Established in 1969, North Van Arts has been a vital platform for arts... read more
Cityscape Community ArtSpace
UPCOMING CLASSES
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Camp Creative Spring Break Week 1: Drama
Welcome to Camp Creative at Maplewood House, the spring break camp where kids explore nature and the arts. Our 16 campers will be divided into two groups that will alternate between indoor art activities with our Art Instructor and outdoor games and explorations with... read more
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Camp Creative Spring Break Week 2: Printmaking
Welcome to Camp Creative at Maplewood House, the spring break camp where kids explore nature and the arts. Our 16 campers will be divided into two groups that will alternate between indoor art activities with our Art Instructor, and outdoor games and explorations with... read more
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2021 Winter Arts Education
Children’s Programming After School Art: Drama & Voice With Valeria Ascolese Online class via Zoom | Jan 18-Mar 10, 2021 (8 weeks, no class Feb 13) Time: Mon & Wed, 4:30pm-5:30pm Cost: $172/$86 Ages: 6-8 Camp Creative Printmaking Pro D Camp With... read more
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Acrylic Salon Winter 2021
This course allows attendees to work through a project of their choosing in a structured and supportive environment. In each session, the instructor will give a short demonstration or analysis of previously completed work. Then you can dive into your painting, with... read more
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After School Art: Drama and Voice
Through interactive theatre games and beginning improv exercises, this online class is designed to introduce kids to the basics of storytelling, understanding plot and theme, working with a script, using our “stage voices”, and how to take direction while having lots... read more
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Artist Residencies Professional Development Workshop
Art residencies are one of those things that serious artists do, but it is often unclear what is actually involved & how to get them. Jeff will describe the typical range of residency characteristics, how to apply for them, and discuss personal examples of... read more
Member & Instructor Profiles
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Sue Damen
Mixed Media, Acrylic and Collograph
Sue Damen is an artist, illustrator and educator. She was born at Grace Hospital in Vancouver but grew up in the small farming community of Yarrow, BC. Later, she came back to Vancouver attending the University of British Columbia, where she graduated with a BFA... -
Kristy Wensveen
Photography and Painting
Kristy Wensveen, a resident of North Vancouver, is an artist, photographer and teacher. She captures the essence of B.C. landscapes and wildlife using real life scenes that are individually unique and vibrant in nature. Through the lens, her photographs bring... -
Tim Bennison
Watercolour Painting
Tim was born in England in 1963 and moved to Canada in 1970. Growing up in Ottawa, he began painting with watercolours in high school. Tim has painted in this medium ever since. He is continually improving and evolving his technique, taking courses at Emily Carr and... -
Zaiwei Zhang
Zaiwei Zhang is an illustrator based in Metro Vancouver, Canada. When he is not drawing, he is probably thinking about opening up a ramen shop. His work has been recognized by American Illustration, Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, 3×3, and Creative... -
Theresa Wimbles
Whether I’m painting, illustrating or taking photos, mindful contemplation and the exploration of what life and nature’s beauty represents is at the center of my art. My creative experience is an up close and personal view of the natural, as sensual rythmn meets... -
Sharka Leigh
Acrylic
Sharka Leigh is an acrylic painter from North Vancouver. She paints varied subject matter, though she most often focuses on her favourite animal, cows. Her work is recognizable by its combination of composition, unusual subject matter and detailed style. Sharka paints... -
Jane Armstrong
Acrylic
Jane Armstrong is an established BC Artist residing in West Vancouver where she has her studio. Jane started her career in 1992 and as of 2003 she started painting full time. She is an active member the Federation of Canadian Artists and the North Shore Artists Guild.... -
Antoinette (Toni) Ludski
Acrylic Painting
Toni was born in Cape Town, South Africa. As a child she loved to draw and paint. Toni immigrated to Canada in 1968. In 2007, Toni took a Beginners Class in acrylics with Andrew Hamilton at the McKay Art Centre in Unionville, Ontario where she was introduced to... -
Elahe Nour Bakhsh
Oil, Mixed Media
Elahe Nour Bakhsh was born in Iran in 1964. She grew up in an artistic atmosphere. With her mother as a professional painter, Elahe realized that painting was her true calling. Elahe began studying painting in 1996 under the supervision of Karim Nasr, one of the most... -
Tammy Flynn Seybold
Painting
In Tammy Flynn Seybold’s figurative works, the media itself – the lush applications of thick oil paint – have a presence that transcends the representative aspects of the image. Through her bold application and manipulation with a palette knife, the paint... -
Diana Zoe Coop
Visual Artist
Diana Zoe Coop’s paintings on paper and canvas reflect an intimate exploration of the Japanese Garden, water features, seasons, and diverse plant life that make this an art form unto itself. Contemporary expressionist botanical works are her focus, and her... -
Roman Rozumnyj
West Coast Modern Artist
Born June 4th, 1964 in Sudbury, ON, raised in Winnipeg, MB, currently residing in West Vancouver, BC, Canada, graduated from the University of Manitoba with a B.A. in Economics (’85) / Bachelor of Interior Design (’89). A practicing artist, interior architect and set...
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