
Artist and Gallery Information
Event dates: October 13 – 15, 2023
The North Shore Art Crawl is a weekend event in which artists open their studios to the public or display their work in host venues, and galleries welcome visitors and engage community. The Art Crawl takes place across the North Shore from October 13-15.
Event dates and times:
Friday, October 13, 7pm – 9pm (optional)
Saturday, October 14, 11am – 5pm (required)
Sunday, October 15, 11am – 5pm (required)
What is your refund/cancellation policy?
We are unable to offer a refund any time after August 1.
Important Dates
September 12 – 15: Tentative dates for picking up lawn signs and other materials from CityScape Community ArtSpace (to be confirmed).
October 13 – 15: North Shore Art Crawl
Where does the money from my registration fee go?
To North Van Arts, who manages the North Shore Art Crawl. Registration fees are essential to covering the cost of the event, which includes administrative costs (staff time, tech support, etc), printing costs (promotional signage, directional signage, event guides, posters, etc), and marketing costs (graphic design, print ads, digital ads, social media boosted posts, and more).
North Van Arts spends over $15,000 on marketing alone for the North Shore Art Crawl, in order to promote and highlight the work of participating artists. Your registration fee that involves you in the Art Crawl allows you to benefit from the result of over $15,000 worth of advertising. The North Shore Art Crawl’s marketing includes:
- Thousands of printed brochures
- Hundreds of posters
- Over a thousand invite cards
- Directional and promotional signage
- Print ads in local newspapers
- Digital ads
- Social media ads
North Van Arts also provides participating artists with promotional toolkits, offers navigation tools online and in print, assists with finding venues for those who don’t have exhibition spaces, works with community partners to promote the event, and much more!
What are the advantages to participating in the North Shore Art Crawl?
Participating in the Art Crawl allows you to engage with community, and to be part of an event that highlights and celebrates the arts on the North Shore. Through the event, you can connect with other artists, meet community, develop relationships with local businesses and organizations, and gain further recognition for your work. Through participating in the event, you receive:
The opportunity to partner with a local business or organization to display your work, OR the ability to actively invite the public into your gallery, art space or studio.
The location of your exhibition space on the North Shore Art Crawl map.
Exposure to the public who walk by or engage with your space for the weekend.
Promotion of your work as part of an active arts buzz.
A listing in our North Shore Art Crawl event guide, with thousands of hard copies distributed across the region, and an online version posted on our website and distributed digitally.
An online artist profile, including promotion of your own website and social media information.
The opportunity to connect with the 15,000+ people who annually attend the North Shore Art Crawl.
Connection with and support from North Van Arts.
Connection with the local arts community, including arts spaces, fellow artists, supporting organisations, and passionate community members.
North Van Arts Staff Support
You can contact our Events and Community Development Manager, Katherine, for support leading up to and during the Art Crawl.
Email: katherine@northvanarts.ca
Phone: 604-988-6844
In-person: CityScape Community ArtSpace, 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, V7V 2G3. Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm.
Please note Katherine will be on holiday September 15 – October 2. Other members of North Van Arts’ staff team will be able to support you during this time.