WHAT’S HAPPENING
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Call for Submissions: You Are Here 2022 Calendar
North Van Arts is seeking art submissions for the You Are Here 2022 Calendar. The calendar tells the story of the region through artistically rendered images of locations, places, or scenes that are recognizably in North Vancouver or West Vancouver. By submitting your... read more
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Mother Tongue
February 26 - April 24, 2021
What is motherhood? What does it mean to be a mother? These questions are explored in Mother Tongue, the upcoming exhibition at North Van Arts. “Our mother tongue is the first language we learn, the sounds we hear and know to repeat and attach meaning. Perhaps... 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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New Works! from our Art Rental Collection
until March 31, 2021
Virtual Exhibition North Van Arts is pleased to present our first virtual exhibition of 2021 to showcase the quality and variety of artworks available from our Art Rental Collection. We assembled this small selection from the 213 new works recently added to the... 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
UPCOMING CLASSES
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Art & Mycology
Art & Mycology is a collaboration with artists and youth using various visual, experiential, movement, literary, and performance art practices focused on fungi to build awareness of how all our lives are connected in society and the natural world.... read more
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Camp Creative Summer 2021
Summer camp registration opens April 28! To be notified when registration opens, email joyelle@northvanarts.ca read more
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Drawing with Plants
This 4-week course will develop foundation skills of life drawing using plant life as a subject. Each class will focus on different materials, including graphite, charcoal, ink and mixed media. Each material will be explored in a variety of methods, using a range of... read more
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Imagined Worlds: Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Horror Writing
This creative writing workshop will focus on speculative fiction (sci fi, fantasy, horror). Students will learn about the bones of speculative fiction and the practicalities of writing it. Each class will include a short prompt (to get the juices flowing), a lesson... read more
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Poetry for People
In this 6-week course local poet Andrew Warner will guide participants in weekly poetry prompts and writing activities for those who are beginning to write, currently writing, or who don’t identify as writers. Participants are encouraged to explore writing poetry... read more
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Stories of Home and Identity
Where is home? Is it where you’ve been or where you are now? And how does this influence who you are or who you become? What do the words ‘home’ and ‘identity’ mean to you and what stories do they hold? Explore these themes through guided exercises and writing prompts... read more
Member & Instructor Profiles
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Clement Yeh
Instructor in Watercolour
Clement Yeh is a studio artist, instructor, science-fiction nerd, husband, father, and a lousy singer. He has a BFA in Drawing (2002) from the Alberta College of Art and Design and an MFA in Sculpture (2009), and has been teaching at Thompson Rivers University since... -
Luciana Alvarez
Acrylic
2020 brings new themes of local hikes, garden and travels as well as whimsical cityscapes. Acrylic on canvas with exaggerated with vibrant colors. Studio visits available through the year. Luciana7@telus.net Sunflowers in Vase by Luciana AlvarezQuarry Rock Trail... -
Andrea Bruns
Photography
Andrea Bruns is an international awarded, self-thought Fine Art, Lifestyle and Travel Photographer from Berlin, Germany, now living in North Vancouver, BC, Canada, who is behind the Camera since 1974. Her Beautiful Fine Art Prints will let you discover amazing... -
Isidora Nojkovic
Isidora Nojkovic is a Serbian-Canadian cellist who performs internationally as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician. She has a passion for contemporary music, having premiered over 50 works, and is active in commissioning and working with living... -
Guity Novin
Visual Artist
Guity Novin (born Guity Navran, 1944) is an Iranian-Canadian figurative painter, and graphic designer residing in Canada. She classifies her work as Transpressionism, a movement she has introduced. Her works are in private and public collections worldwide. Visit... -
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... -
Jean Prescott
Jewellery, Textiles/Fibre
Razzle Dazzle Designs Jean’s current jewelry includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets inspired by natural elements, bright metals plus antique and new beads. Textiles include table runners, hangings and amulets in a full colour range. Indigo and Copper... -
Effat Mirnia
Paintings
Born and raised in Iran, Effat was part of an art-loving family. From childhood, she expressed her feelings and thoughts through her art – painting, writing and poetry became a form of release for her. From the age of 15, she gave her time and efforts to several... -
Nilufar Moayeri
Painter, Art Instructor
Nilufar Moayeri is a painter and art instructor with more than 20 years of practice. Nilufar was born in Tehran but spent her life in Turkey, where she eventually became one of that country’s most prominent artists and art educators. She started studying art at a very... -
Sonia Mocnik
Watercolour Painting
Sonia Mocnik is inspired by her surroundings; from cityscapes to the great outdoors. Vancouver born, she has always enjoyed creating some type of art. She paints with the colours that move her from an urban scene to nature’s blooms. The energy of each captured moment... -
Ann Eynon
Acrylic, Mixed Media
I recently returned from Vancouver’s west side and a life in financial planning to my cottage and my artistic roots. My work is done in acrylic and is generally landscape. Plein air is a favourite – so many paintings are done on location throughout the... -
Edme Focant
Acrylic & Oil Painting
Born in Belgium, my family passed along a strong appreciation for the art and music at an early age. We were always grateful to be surrounded by beautiful architecture and galleries containing remarkable paintings which cultivated a strong appreciation for the arts...
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