About Exhibitions

Exhibitions encourage public engagement, bridging cultures and building strong communities through the arts.

Calls for Artists Overview

Throughout the year, North Van Arts seeks people to participate in the various art exhibitions, creative projects, workshops and classes that we program on the North Shore. Please find more information about the typical calls that artists, art instructors, and community members can apply to in the list below.

 

CityScape Community ArtSpace Gallery - What We Hold Close Open

North Van Arts holds various juried open calls for art and exhibitions at CityScape Community Artspace throughout the year. What We Hold lose is currently open, which will take place at CityScape Gallery from January 19- February 28,2025.

Deadline to Submit: October 30, 2025

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North Van Arts invites artists to submit proposals for What We Hold Close, an exhibition exploring the physical and symbolic spaces of domestic life and what it is to feel “at home”.

This group exhibition will feature 2D and 3D artworks made from, inspired by, or challenging household and domestic spaces, objects and materials, in a variety of mediums.

We encourage submission of works that explore the meaning of home in different cultural contexts, including the experiences of immigrants, newcomers, and people who have been displaced.
Image/Object is now Closed. Submissions are being reviewed and applicants will be notified no later than October 30.
Art Rental Program - OPEN

Art Rental promotes the appreciation of visual arts in our community by making the work of local artists available for display in homes, offices and film and television production sets while provides individuals and businesses with an affordable and flexible way to enjoy a wide range of quality, original two-dimensional works including paintings, photography and mixed media works.

More information about participating in Art Rental as an artist can be found HERE 

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Indigenous Artist Apply

 

Art in the community OPEN
North Van Arts is currently accepting submissions for our Art in the Community Program for 2026. Art in the Community consists of two exhibition venues:
 
  • District Library Gallery / Located at the Lynn Valley Main Library (2D submissions)
  • District Foyer Gallery/ Located at North Vancouver District Hall (2D and 3D submissions) 

Deadline to Submit: October 30, 2025

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Call for Artist Instructors- CALL OPEN

North Van Arts offers a range of arts programming for children, youth, and adults at two North Vancouver locations:

CityScape Gallery (Lower Lonsdale): Public exhibition space, home to Date Nights and select workshops.

Maplewood House (Dollarton): Light-filled heritage building beside the Seymour River, primary space for courses, workshops, and children’s camps.

Programs include:
Adults: Date Nights (monthly, Thursday evenings),
Adult & Youth: 4-Week Courses held on the weekend in Painting, Drawing, Print, Textiles & occasional 4 – Week online classes.
Children (6–11): Spring & Summer Camp Creative week-long immersive camps featuring visual arts, theatre, writing, textiles, nature-based projects, and outdoor play.

Anyone interested in being a lead instructor with us must fill out an Instructor Application Form.

Instructors interested in leading Camp Creative must also apply to the Camp Creative Job Posting.

Deadline to Apply as an Instructor is November 10, 2025

Anonymous Art Show - CLOSED

Every year since 2003, the Anonymous Art Show exhibits over 600 artworks on 8” x 8” canvases, from emerging and established artists in our CityScape Community Artspace. Each artwork is $120 to purchase, and proceeds are split 50/50 between the artist and North Van Arts. Participating artists can choose to retain or donate the proceeds from each sold artwork to North Van Arts. This is a fun event and our biggest FUNdraiser of the year for our organization.

This call has now closed. Artists can drop off their artwork between October 15 – November 1, at CityScape Gallery.

North Shore Art Crawl -CLOSED

North Shore Art Crawl are Oct 3-5, 2025.

Now in its fifteenth year, the North Shore Art Crawl is an annual celebration of local creativity and artistic talent. This free community event invites the public to explore a vibrant mix of galleries, studios, community centres, art schools, and local businesses across the North Shore. 

Registration for the 2025 North Shore Art Crawl is closed. Registration for the 2026 North Shore Art Crawl will open late Spring 2026.

You Are Here Calendar - CLOSED

North Van Arts has been producing the You Are Here calendar since 2017, as a fundraiser for the online culture map, the North Shore Culture Compass. This 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, on part of the territories of the Squamish Nation and Tsleil-Waututh Nation. By submitting your art, you add your voice to this story, and inspire people to imagine that You Are Here. 

The submissions for the 2026 You Are Here Calendar & Exhibitions has closed.

 

 

Arts in the Garden
Arts in the Garden celebrates the intersection between artistic practices and the natural world. Each year, musicians, visual artists and performers fill outdoor spaces with their imagination and creativity. Through play, creativity, learning, and engagement, this event invites the community to reflect on their relationship to the land and to place and hopes to inspire us to care for the natural world and for all those sharing the land with us. Arts in the Garden takes place June 14 & 15, 2025 this year.

Submissions are usually open from January to mid-February.

Pushing Boundaries
Pushing Boundaries is a biennial exhibition that features the artwork of emerging Indigenous artists. North Van Arts works with an Indigenous Guest Curator on developing a different theme and concept for the exhibition every two years.

The next call for Indigenous Curators will be open in the Spring of 2025.