CLASSES
Continuing Watercolour
Saturdays, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM (4 weeks)
October 18 - November 8 | November 15 - December 6, 2025
Instructor(s): Sophia Longo
Date Night: Flower Crown Workshop Presented by Arts in the Garden
Thursday | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
June 5, 2025
Cityscape Gallery
Instructor(s): Sarah Roa Watson
Step into a world of creativity and nature in this special Date Night workshop, designed as a prelude to the annual Arts in the Garden event.
Intro/Continuing Oil Painting (supplies included)
Tuesdays | 6.00PM - 9.00PM
April 1 – April 22, 2025 & May 6- May 27, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Elena Senatorova
Oil painting is a timeless art form, offering a rich, expressive medium for creating stunning works of art. In this introductory course, you’ll learn traditional techniques and methods passed down through generations of artists, providing you with the foundation to create your own masterpieces.
Camp Creative | July 7–11, 2025 (Week 1)
Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
July 7–11, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Kamila Bashir
Creative arts camp for kids aged 6–11, with nature walks, hands-on projects, music, drama, and weekly art exhibitions.
Camp Creative | July 14–18, 2025 (Week 2)
Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
July 14–18, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Kamila Bashir
Creative arts camp for kids aged 6–11, with nature walks, hands-on projects, music, drama, and weekly art exhibitions.
Camp Creative | July 21–25, 2025 (Week 3)
Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
July 21–25, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Emma Fish & Paige Jung
Creative arts camp for kids aged 6–11, with nature walks, hands-on projects, music, drama, and weekly art exhibitions.
Camp Creative | July 28–August 1, 2025 (Week 4)
Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
July 28–August 1, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Emma Fish
Creative arts camp for kids aged 6–11, with nature walks, hands-on projects, music, drama, and weekly art exhibitions.
Camp Creative | August 11–15, 2025 (Week 5)
Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
August 11–15, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Sydney Tough
Creative arts camp for kids aged 6–11, with nature walks, hands-on projects, music, drama, and weekly art exhibitions.
Camp Creative | August 18–22, 2025 (Week 6)
Monday–Friday, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM
August 18–22, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Sydney Tough
Creative arts camp for kids aged 6–11, with nature walks, hands-on projects, music, drama, and weekly art exhibitions.
Camp Creative: Summer Break Overview
Maplewood House
Instructor(s):
North Van Arts runs Camp Creative through-out the year on select Pro-D Days, Spring Break and Summer months at Maplewood House. Nestled within the trees, next to the Seymour River, this light- filled space is the perfect location for campers to connect with creativity...
Life Drawing- Body Positivity, Diversity and Inclusivity (facilitated, but no formal instruction)
Sundays, (bi weekly) 11.00am : 2.00pm
January:12- June:15, 2025
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Sandrine Pelissier
Intro to Portrait Drawing (Online)
Tuesdays, 6.00PM - 8.00PM
April 1- 22, 2025
Online
Instructor(s): Clement Yeh
In this course, we will cover some basic foundational lessons in deconstructing and creating portraits in graphite. In the final lesson, students will produce an original portrait of a friend or relative based on a supplied photo.
Date Night: Recipes Zine with Paige Jung
Thursday | 6.30 PM - 8.30 PM
April 10, 2025
Cityscape Gallery 335 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3
Instructor(s): Paige Jung
Reconnect with the charm of magazines from yesteryear and reimagine them as vibrant, handcrafted zines! Join Paige Jung, a talented Chinese-Canadian illustrator, muralist, and artist, for a creative evening at CityScape.
Intro to Figure Drawing (Online)
Tuesdays, 6.00PM - 8.00PM
February 18-March 11, 2025
Online
Instructor(s): Clement Yeh
In this introductory class, we will break down the fundamental aspects of how to draw the figure.
Professional Development Series for Emerging, Immigrant Newcomer Visual Artists (Free)
Wednesdays | 6:00 pm - 8:00pm
February 19, February 26, & March 5, 2025
Capilano Library
Instructor(s):
The Professional Development Series for Emerging and Newcomer Visual Artists offers a three-session workshop series designed to support artists at all stages of their careers.
Pro-D Camp Day: Illustration and Storytelling through Zines
February 14, 2025
Friday 8:30am – 3:30pm
Maplewood House
Instructor(s): Paige Jung
In this fun and creative workshop, kids will make their own zines, inspired by Paige Jung, a Chinese-Canadian illustrator and muralist known for her vibrant use of color and storytelling. Paige’s work focuses on connection, community, and what makes us human.
Date Night: Contemporary Kintsugi with Ilena Lee Cramer
Thursday | 6.30 PM - 8.30 PM
February 13, 2025
Cityscape Gallery
Instructor(s): Ilena Lee Cramer
Discover the ancient Japanese art of Kintsugi, a method of repairing broken ceramics with gold to emphasize their cracks and history rather than hiding them.
Date Night: CityScapes at Cityscape with Emma Fish
Thursday | 6.30 PM - 8.30 PM
March 13, 2025
Cityscape Gallery 335 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3
Instructor(s): Emma Fish
Join Emma Fish for a creative Date Night at CityScape, where you’ll explore the dynamic world of urban landscapes framed by the beauty of nature.
NORTH VANCOUVER COMMUNITY ARTS COUNCIL
CityScape Community ArtSpace
335 Lonsdale Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3
604-988-6844
info@northvanarts.ca
New HOURS starting
January 1, 2024
Gallery Hours
Wednesday- Saturday: 11am – 5pm
Art Rental Hours
Wednesday- Saturday: 11am – 5pm
Monday & Tuesday by appointment
Email artrental@northvanarts.ca
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