ECC2025_DigitalProgram_Final by Eastside Arts Society

The Eastside Arts Society (EAS) operates on the traditional, unceded ancestral territories of the x wməθk wəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlilwətaɬ/sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. The EAS is grateful to gather on these lands and waters, and we work from a place of respect and responsibility to this gift.

Culture Crawl: Year 29 and... Looking Ahead to 30!

SPECIAL THANKS TO THE AUDAIN FOUNDATION

We are extremely grateful for the support of the Audain Foundation, who have committed to three years of presenting partner of the Culture Crawl. The leadership and vision demonstrated in supporting artists in their creative spaces will enable greater experimentation and the creation of new works by both emerging and established Eastside Arts District artists, now and in the future.

Founded by Michael Audain, the Audain Foundation was established in 1997.

The Audain Foundation is committed to the development of British Columbian artists, with the objective as fostering greater appreciation of the visual arts, in British Columbia and beyond through grants, scholarships, chairs and fellowships, endowments and capital projects.

The Foundation strives to enable environments where artists can create and thrive, while ensuring visual art is broadly accessible to the public. We are deeply thankful for its support.

This year marks the 29th annual Culture Crawl—an incredible milestone for any arts organization. We are beyond thrilled to announce that the Audain Foundation has joined us as our presenting partner for the next three years.

As we celebrate this achievement, we’ve already begun planning for our 30th anniversary next year. It will be a landmark event, and we’d love to hear from anyone interested in joining us for this exciting celebration.

Eastside Arts Festival (EAF)

Our 5th eastside arts festival was a tremendous success! It continues to grow and evolve as we collaborate with a diverse array of arts organizations throughout the Eastside Arts District.

A true highlight this year was the incredible day in MacLean Park , a free community event featuring outstanding live music presented in partnership with The Rickshaw Theatre, Creative BC, Strathcona BIA , and MacLean Park Music . It was a shining example of what happens when artists and arts organizations come together to create something truly special.

Eastside Arts District (EAD)

We’re excited to share that we’ve launched the first phase of the Eastside Arts District website (eastsideartsdistrict.ca). This is just the beginning—our next phase will feature current arts listings from across the district.

We are also proud to announce that we are members of the Global Cultural Districts Network , a vibrant world-wide community of arts and cultural districts providing opportunities for collaboration and shared learning.

We would like to thank the many individuals and partner organizations, including our board of directors, our volunteers, and our incredible team!

We are deeply grateful for your support. Whether you are discovering emerging artists or revisiting the work of established creators, we invite you to explore and celebrate the creativity on display during this year’s Culture Crawl.

Here’s to another year of art, connection, and community— together, we are shaping a vibrant cultural and artistic future!

Esther Rausenberg ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Emma Lancaster EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

WE ARE MOVING IN SO MANY EXCITING AND POSITIVE DIRECTIONS FOR OUR ARTS COMMUNITY!

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Welcome to the 29th Annual Eastside Culture Crawl Festival.

On behalf of the Eastside Arts Society, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 29th annual Eastside Culture Crawl Festival! Each year, this extraordinary event opens doors into the studios and creative spaces of the Eastside Arts District, inviting us all to connect directly with the artists whose work shapes and strengthens the community.

As you explore the festival, we hope you’ll be inspired by the incredible diversity of art on display and energized by the creativity that thrives here. Your participation supports individual artists and helps sustain the cultural economy that makes the Eastside such a vibrant place to live and work.

This annual festival is made possible by the passion and generosity of so many—the artists, members, partners, and community who continue to make art happen in the Eastside Arts District. A heartfelt thank you to the extraordinary team at the Eastside Arts Society, whose year-round programming ensures that the voices and visions of local artists are celebrated and shared.

After more than a decade in Vancouver, I remain grateful for the creativity, resilience, and innovation of the cultural producers who call the Eastside Arts District home. Their dedication reminds us that art sustains our neighborhoods, our communities, and is for everyone.

Welcome to the Crawl - let’s continue to celebrate, connect, and create together.

Crawl on,

Kristin McDougall CHAIR, EASTSIDE ARTS SOCIETY

EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL

VISUAL ART, DESIGN & CRAFTS FESTIVAL OPEN STUDIOS NOV 20 – 23

PREVIEW EXHIBIT “PASSION, REASON, IDIOCY”

PENDULUM GALLERY NOV 6-28

THE CULTCH GALLERY NOV 6-29

ALTERNATIVE CREATIONS GALLERY NOV 6-30

TALKING ART NOV 5, 12 & 13

MOVING ART PART OF LUMIERE FESTIVAL NOV 13-16

ONLINE NOV 6

Happens Here Art

FOR FULL FESTIVAL DETAILS, VISIT CULTURECRAWL.CA

KEEP UP WITH THE CRAWL FOLLOW US!

@culturecrawl

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Passion Reason

Idiocy 2025 Culture Crawl Preview Exhibit

OPENING NOVEMBER 6, 6-8pm

Nov 6–28

We are thrilled to be presenting once again a multi-venue, salon-style curated exhibition at the Cultch, Alternative Creations Gallery, and the Pendulum Gallery. The exhibition will feature 80+ artists and a variety of mediums including painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, and sculpture.

The theme of this year's juried Crawl exhibition is “ Passion Reason Idiocy ”. Passion is emotional. Reason is rational. Idiocy is foolishness. Do you have bouts of passion... reason... idiocy? These may be symptoms of a creative and artistic mind.

During a time of global change, artists need to share their creative vision of the world. In this exhibition, artists share their Passion, Reason, Idiocy or in combination.

For exhibiting artists visit culturecrawl.ca/events

Juried by Paul de Guzman, Eri Ishii & Hugh Kearney

Brandon Cotter

Kam Sing Leung

Claire Anderson special thanks to

OPENING RECEPTIONS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6 from 6-8pm

PENDULUM GALLERY

885 W Georgia Steet

exhibit dates

November 6 – 28

gallery hours:

Mon-Wed: 9am–5pm Thurs-Fri: 9am–9pm Sat: 9am–5pm

Featuring works by: Amanda Wood, Amberlie Perkin, Ann Robson, Bill Thomson, Bronwyn McIvor, Chantal Cardinal, Christina Peressini, Claire Anderson, Clint Robertson, Craig Kelpin, David A. Haughton, Deborah Bakos, Ed Hunt, Elizabeth Barnes, Eric Neighbour, Galan Akin, Galen Felde, Gina D'Aloisio, Hal

Riso, Jai Sallay-Carrington, Jeff Wilson, Jeremiah Birnbaum, John Capitano, Julie McIntyre, Karen Marki, Kat McPhee, Kate MacDonald, Kelly Haydon, Kirsten Spouler, Mackenzie Perras, Mat Holmstrom, Megan Majewski, Michelle Mathias, My Name Is Scot, Niki Singleton, Paige Elton, Polly Almond, Richelle Greabeiel, Roger Mahler, Rosemary Burd, Sascha Westendorp, Shary Bartlett, Sheena Chawla, Sonya Iwasiuk, Sorour Abdollahi, Susan Patterson, Suzy Birstein, Tristesse Seeliger, Vanessa Lam, Violet Patrich

ALTERNATIVE CREATIONS GALLERY

1659 Venables Street

exhibit dates

November 6 – 30

gallery hours:

Mon-Fri: 10am–2pm Nov 20-23 during Crawl festival hours

Featuring works by: Alex Waber, Amberlie Perkin, Bettina Matzkuhn, Caitlin Lewis 'Arthoe', Candice Weber, Claudine Gévry, Cliff Kearns, Colette Tan, Emma Canning, Gina D'Aloisio, Holly Truchan, Jake Johnston, John Capitano, Jonathan Lee, Karen Woodman, Nadia Baker, Robin Ripley, Veronica Aimone

THE CULTCH

1895 Venables Street

exhibit dates

November 6 – 29

gallery hours: Mon-Sat: 12-4pm and 1 hour prior to all performances

Featuring works by: Angela An, Brandon Cotter, Brigitte Potter-Mael, Camila Pabon, Desirée Patterson, Francis Tiffany, Holly Truchan, Janice Clements, Janine Schroedter, Jo Ann Kronquist, Jorma Kujala, Kam Sing Leung, Kate MacDonald, Lisa Farrell, Maria Josenhans, Olga Campbell, Rose L. Williams, SheWolf (Brandi Rawluk), Shirley Wiebe, Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki

Jai Sallay-Carrington

Tristesse Seeliger

Brigitte Potter-Mael

Rosemary Burd

Robin Ripley

Moving Art 2025 Unity

12TH ANNUAL EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL FILM AND VIDEO EXHIBITION

"Alone we are thread, together we are cloth."

Unity explores the beauty of connection - between people, ideas, and the natural world. From the intimate act of braiding hair to the intricate weaving of textiles, these works trace the ways in which individuality intertwines into collective creation. Artists this year draw together disparate strands: nature and a human voice, community and solitude, digital signal with analogue process.

Each piece reminds us that unity is not uniformity, but the rhythm of many parts moving as one. Together, these works assemble a vision from fragments of memory and perspective, a liminal cloak that once opened reveals our togetherness in grief, our oneness with nature, and our mutual love for the buildings that hold our history. Even the great cat distribution system reveals its hand - evidence that harmony exists in the most mysterious networks of all.

Threads meet. Worlds overlap. The tree becomes greater than its rings.

ONLINE PREMIERE here

Monday November 6th 6pm

2025 CULTURE CRAWL

PREVIEW EXHIBIT

exhibit dates November 6-30

ALTERNATIVE CREATIONS

GALLERY 1659 Venables Street

during gallery hours: Mon/Tues/Wed: 10am–2pm

during crawl hours : Thurs/Fri: 5pm–10pm Sat: 11pm–6pm

Opening Reception: Thu, Nov 6 from 6–8pm

Curated by Kate MacDonald, Esther Rausenberg and Sierra MacTavish

EAST VAN VODVILLE CINEMA

exhibit dates November 16-23

on-demand 24/7

Fourth window from the alley, 1601 Venables St

LUMIERE FESTIVAL

November 13-16

dark until 10pm

Location TBD

BROOMANCE

Eroded Origins: Speak for Me!

The Reincarnation of Puke Pixie cheree lang

The Thread that Binds Us fatima travassos

Critical Points of Contact 2022-2025

debra gloeckle

Hair Braiding

rashi sethi

Ghostly Spaces

isaac forsland echo / corpus nisha platzer

ethan white

garrett andrew chong

Rashi Sethi

Fatima Travassos

Ethan White

Talking Art 2025

November 5, 12, 13

talk 1

Collective Perspectives in Analogue Film

Wednesday, November 5

7pm – online

Isaac Forsland, Nisha Platzer

Filmmakers Nisha Platzer and Isaac Forsland present recent analogue works that embrace the collaborative spirit of collective filmmaking. Through shared processes, layered authorship, and tactile experimentation, these films reflect on how analogue practices can foster vulnerability, trust, and new modes of storytelling.

Curated & Moderated by Kate MacDonald

talk 2

in situ: finding place

Wednesday, November 12

7pm – online

Mackenzie Perras, Jes Hanzelkova

Artists Mackenzie Perras and Jes Hanzelkova explore artist practices that rely on the use of place, whether as a source for their concepts, art medium and materials, or site for performance.

Curated & Moderated by Samantha Mains

talk 3

Creating in Community

Thursday, November 13

7pm – online

Jai Sallay-Carrington, Gina D'Aloisio

This talk features artists Jai Sallay-Carrington and Gina D'Aloisio and explores artists whose practices have been changed by the influence of others, through participation in artist residencies or social media. By putting themselves out there, their perspectives on identity and creation have changed.

Curated & Moderated by Samantha Mains

Jes Hanzelkova

Gina D'Aloisio

Demos & Installations

November 20 – 23

For full details visit culturecrawl.ca/events

Jai Sallay-Carrington

BUILDING A HUMAN TORSO FROM SLABS

Jai Sallay-Carrington

288 e georgia, #130 Sat Nov 22, 1–2pm

Shary Bartlett

ENCAUSTIC PAINTING WITH MOLTEN BEESWAX

Shary Bartlett

342-1000 parker street studios

Sat Nov 22 & Sun Nov 23, 1–1:30pm

WEAVING WITH PAINT: CALM FROM CHAOS WITH A FRIENDLY LION

Val Nelson

430-1000 parker street studios Sat Nov 22, & Sun Nov 23,, 12–1pm

Shary Bartlett

PIROUETTE – ENCAUSTIC FIBRE ART INSTALLATION

Shary Bartlett

342-1000 parker street Thurs Nov 20–Sun, Nov 23 (Crawl hours)

LUMEN BLOOM

Shary Bartlett

342-1000 parker street

Thurs Nov 20–Sun Nov 23 (installed throughout Crawl)

HAPPINESS FOLDED IN CHINATOWN NOSTALGIA

Serena Chu

247 keefer st – chu chu chinatown

Thurs Nov 20 & Fri Nov 21, 5–1pm, Sat Nov 22, & Sun Nov 23, 11–6pm

Serena Chu

MINI VASE POTTERY WHEEL DEMO

Serena Chu

247 keefer st – chu chu chinatown

Thurs Nov 20, 6–6:45pm Fri Nov 21, 6–6:45pm

Corinne Leroux

STAINED GLASS SUNCATCHER DEMO

Corinne Leroux (Awesome Sauce Designs)

makerlabs, 780 east cordova street, 2nd floor Sat Nov 22 & Sun Nov 23, 3–4pm

ARTISTS DRAWING ARTISTS

Tracey Costescu

basic inquiry life drawing

studio – 1011 main st

Thurs Nov 20 & Fri Nov 21,7–8:30pm

INTRO TO STONE SCULPTURE

Oliver Harwood

1616 pandora st

Sat Nov 22 & Sun Nov 23, 2pm

Shary Bartlett

Serena Chu

LIFE DRAWING IN PASTEL PENCILS

Yuko Fujioka

basic inquiry – 1011 main st Sat Nov 22, 1–1:35pm

MOON JAR THROWING DEMO – KOREAN TRADITION

Jenna Borum Kim

the arc #511-1701 powell st Sat Nov 22, & Sun Nov 23, 2–3pm

SEEING THE ABSTRACT COLOUR FORM – A POSTER STUDY DEMO

Amy Lu

basic inquiry – 1011 main st Sat Nov 22, 2:30–4pm

Dylan Pym

BASICS OF DYNAMIC FIGURE DRAWING

Dylan Pym

1011 main st Thurs Nov 20, 6–7pm

LETTERPRESS

PRINTING DEMO & PULL A BROADSHEET

Heather Braun

585 mclean dr.

Fri Nov 29, 7–8pm Sat Nov 22, 1–2pm

Bronwyn McIvor

GOLD AND OIL: PAINTING ON A GILT SURFACE

Bronwyn McIvor

580 clark dr (studio 580) Thurs Nov 20, 6–7pm

WATERCOLOUR QUICK PAINTING FROM A LIVE MODEL

Renmart Buhay

basic inquiry – 1011 main st Sat Nov 22, 1:45–2:20pm

INTRO TO ANALOG FILM WITH CINEWORKS

Cineworks Independent Filmmakers Society

312 main st, tours in basement & demo on 1st floor

Sat Nov 22 & Sun Nov 23, 11am-5pm

MOVING ART 2025 24/7 Video On Demand

Satellite Venue for Moving Art 2025

east van vodville cinema

1601 Venables St., 4th window from the alley

Video on demand 24/7

Val Nelson

WEAVING WITH PAINT: CALM FROM CHAOS WITH A FRIENDLY LION

Val Nelson

parker street studios

1000 parker street, #430 Sat Nov 22, & Sun Nov 23, 12-1 pm

Amy Lu

Yuko Fujioka

Jenna Borum Kim

Now in our 29th year, the Culture Crawl has grown from a community of 45 artists, to an annual visual arts festival that directly connects thousands of art lovers such as yourself with hundreds of artists, craftspeople, and designers.

It was a productive year for the Eastside Arts Society (EAS), made possible in part by the support of our donors who played an integral role in helping to ensure that Art is for Everyone in Vancouver.

Because of our donors’ generous support:

○ We welcomed over 40,000 people to the 28th annual Eastside Culture Crawl in November 2024, with 520 participating artists over the 4-day festival.

○ In July, 3,425 people participated in the newly expanded Eastside Arts Festival in art-making workshops and performing arts.

○ Studio 101 gave 220 public school youth the opportunity to create art with professional artists throughout the year.

○ And, we took important steps in the development of the Eastside Arts District by creating a communications plan and a pilot website.

For close to three decades, the Eastside Arts Society has created vibrant and lasting arts and culture programming, serving as a catalyst for meaningful community engagement. Our mandate is to continue to protect cultural spaces, build capacity for artists, and bring meaningful artistic experiences to the citizens and youth of Vancouver. In a city where the arts are continually pushed to the margins, our work is critical to ensure a future where art

thrives. We want to build awareness, increase access, and advocate for the arts locally and beyond. This work is driven by the core belief that Art is For Everyone!

This year we need your support to:

○ Increase public awareness of our free and low-cost Culture Crawl and Eastside Arts Festival.

○ Scale up our pilot District-wide website that better helps to engage the community

○ Work for the preservation and protection of artist production spaces and cultural heritage.

○ Lead and collectively advocate for the sustainability of all arts and culture on the Eastside.

○ Enable equity and diversity in our programming by creating opportunities and partnerships with underrepresented artists and groups .

○ Deliver enriching and life-changing arts programming for local youth

As a registered charity, we rely on donors and partners like you to be there for our community, our artists, and the youth we support. We hope you will consider making a donation to the Eastside Arts Society to ensure that we continue to produce accessible and low-cost programming because ART IS FOR EVERYONE!

Donating is Easy.

Donate online at www.culturecrawl.ca/donate

or you can send a cheque to: Eastside Arts Society 108–1000 Parker Street Vancouver BC, V6A 2H2

Donate Now!

*All donations receive a charitable tax receipt.

Our registered charity number is 872741202RR0001

to our amazing donors for their generous support!

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Elizabeth Snow

Andrea Elvidge

Caitlin Jones

Christina Peressini

Emily Neumann

Jeanette Lee

Karen Lee

Kris Klaasen

Lindsay Bunce

Mihira Appnender

Mina Laudan

Siobhan McElduff

Celebrating the Arts of the Eastside Arts District

This summer, the Onni Group and the Eastside Arts Society presented an evening of art, wine and canapés in celebration of the Arts in the Eastside Arts District. The event was held at David Robinson Studios in the iconic Parker Street Studios with special guest speaker, MLA Amshen - Joan Phillip MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant , and arts supporters from across Vancouver. In addition to celebrating the Arts in the Eastside Arts District, the EAS was thrilled to kick off the 3rd annual Art raffle featuring stunning artwork by celebrated artists David Robinson, Jeff Martin, Niina Chebry, and Amy Stewart. This event raised funds to support the Eastside Arts Society and our ongoing development of the Eastside Arts District to ensure that Art Happens Here for decades to come.

A very special

MLA Amshen–Joan Phillip

thanks to: Onni Group Duncan Wlodarczak

David Robinson

Jeff Martin

Niina Chebry

Amy Stewart

Photo credits: Duncan Wlodarczak

Take Flight Benefit 2025

October 7th – December 4th

In celebration of 29 years of Vancouver’s beloved art festival, the EAS holds Take Flight—an art-based fundraiser for the 2025 Culture Crawl festival, with an online silent auction and the return of the wildly popular Art Roulette.

By making this benefit a success, our audiences galvanized EAS’s work in making the Eastside Arts District the vibrant neighbourhood we know and love – and will ensure we can continue to bring our community together through accessible art for decades to come.

ART IS FOR EVERYONE!

artwork for art roulette

generously donated by

Fran Alexander

Fiona Ackerman

Cara Bain

Christine Breakell

Janine Breck

Leonard Brett

Laura Clark

Judith Mary Fairwood

Lisa Farrell

Louise Francis-Smith

Anyuta Gusakova

Corrina Hammond

Gordon Hughes

Krista Johnson

Jake Johnston

NikNaz Kahnamoui

Victoria Klassen

Carylann Loeppky

Lawrence Lowe

Victoria Mitchell

Christina Peressini

Tanya Slingsby

John Steil

Maureen Sugrue

Ann Thinghuus

Jesse Toso

Lanni Weingarten

Amanda Wood

Joyce Woods

June Yun

thank you to our silent auction partners

Agro Roasters

Arterra Wines Canada

Arts Club Theatre

Arts Umbrella

Audain Art Museum

Bandavolpi Restaurant Group

Bandits Basketball Team Bard on the Beach

BFit Health

Billy Would

Bosa Foods

Burrowing Owl Estate Winery

Cadeaux Bakery

Canadians Baseball

Chapel Arts

Chinatown Storytelling

Centre & Foo Hung Curios

ChopXChop

Clubcard Printing

Copper Spirit Distillery

Dahlhaus

Dalina Coffee

DanceHouse

Dilly Dally Kids

Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical

Chinese Garden

Donn Bennett

Everything Wine Evo

F45 Sunrise East Village

Figaro's Garden

Firehall Arts Centre

Fluevogs

Foe & Dear

Forbidden Vancouver

Grandview Lanes

Haven

It's Okay Bar

James Coward

Jaybird Studios

Jesse Weise

John Steil

Joseph Martin

Kidsbooks

Laleh Javaheri

Layout Art Supply

Leslie Martin

Liberty Wine Merchants

Ann Thinghuus

Cara Bain

Jesse Toso

Lovers Tempo

Marcela J Villaca

Maria Ida Designs

MEC Vancouver

Melissa Hume

Mist Thermal Sanctuary

Modo Car Sharing

Monte Cristo Magazine

Museum of Anthropology

Museum of Vancouver

Nadya Gurevich

Nickie Lewis

Niki Holmes

Oh Sweet Day! Bake Shop

Origins Parkour

Out on Screen

Palmer and Sons Cooking Classes

PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

Pyrrha Jewlery

Retro Modern Designs

Rickshaw Theater

Rio Theatre

Robbie Vergara Screenprinting

Rolla Skate Club

Rufus Guitars

Sam Kwan Potter

Sea Vancouver

Seymour Creek Golf Course

Skoah

Slice of Life Arts

Smoking Lily

Strange Fellows

SUP Kitsilano

Tall Tree

Tamam: Fine Palestinian Cuisine

The Cleaning Co-Op

The Cultch

The Hive Bouldering Gym

The Improv Centre

The Ivy on Parker Guest House

Christina Breakall

Corrina Hammond

Anyuta Gusakova

Studio 101

Studio 101 is an Eastside Arts Society program dedicated to supporting diverse and engaging artistic experiences for Vancouver’s Eastside youth.

Many Eastside schools have limited exposure to professional artists and arts experiences beyond the classroom. Studio 101 brings school children into participating Eastside Culture Crawl artist studio spaces for free, hands-on workshops. . For many, it is their first time connecting with professional artists and seeing how their work is made first-hand, opening a window of previously unconsidered possibilities.

Students from grades 4-7 from Britannia, Seymour, Grandview and Strathcona schools will take part in the program, offering classroom activities and small group visits to artists’ studios for immersive hands-on workshops. This year's partnerships include a week-long Indigenous artist residency at Xpey’ school, and a new partnership with Emily Carr University and its faculty, supporting ECU’s mission to inspire the next generation of creative thinkers to drive meaningful change in the world through practice-based art and design education.

The Eastside Arts Society’s ongoing commitment is to build and strengthen capacity for artists and arts organizations within the geographic region of Vancouver’s Eastside and to enhance and promote the connectivity of the arts with the public.

Vancouver’s Eastside is home to the highest concentration of artists in any neighbourhood across Canada and the birthplace of the annual Eastside Culture Crawl, which this year celebrates its 29th anniversary. EAS has advanced the development, awareness and appreciation of art and design in BC and provides artists, designers, craftspeople, and the public a forum for exchanging ideas. EAS strives to develop programming and initiatives that are open and inclusive to all artists, from emerging to established. It has done this by developing one of the first visual art, design and craft festivals, the Eastside Culture Crawl, and in doing so has been a groundbreaker for the visual arts to break away from traditional models governing the visual arts.

Following four incredible years of growing our new summertime art-making event, we were thrilled to welcome back the newly expanded Eastside Arts Festival. The addition of performing artists and pop-up arts workshops in breweries was a creative and engaging way to showcase the diverse talent and vibrant arts community of Vancouver's Eastside. By embracing and celebrating this diversity through our festival programming, we are not only providing opportunities for artists and

participants to engage with different art forms but also fostering a sense of community and connection within the Eastside Arts District. Events like ours play a crucial role in promoting cultural exchange, creativity, and inclusivity, enriching the social fabric of the community.

This year, EAS furthered the development of the Eastside Arts District (EAD) by building a pilot website; the first phase of many public engagement tools to educate and engage the community with the visual and performing artists, venues, arts organizations and events of Vancouver’s Eastside. Providing resources, opportunities, and platforms for artists to showcase their work not only empowers individual creatives but also enriches the cultural landscape of the Eastside.

Located in Vancouver’s Eastside, we anticipate the EAD to be: an inclusive and collaborative neighborhood, a hub of artistic creation, innovation, economic activity, production and presentation; a driver of affordable, accessible permanent infrastructure and facilities designed for arts and cultural activities; and, uniquely branded and promoted to reflect its diverse communities.

Eastside Arts Festival enjoyed its fifth year in 2025. This ever-growing, ever-changing community celebration has grown from a single day COVID response, with art workshops in the park, to a two-day interdisciplinary festival centred on the Eastside Arts District.

This year’s events included hands-on workshops in artist studios and local tasting rooms; walking tours exploring the area and its history; dance performances; art demos; concerts; family activities; brewery and more.

Running from July 18-27, this year’s festival boasted the largest number of art-making opportunities yet, as well as a free community celebration held in MacLean Park July 26th. This extraordinary day featured a free music stage, produced in partnership with the Rickshaw Theatre and Strathcona BIA; an artisan market; food trucks; family-friendly public art activities; and a beer garden hosted by Strange Fellows Brewing.

Special thanks to our Beer Passport Fundraiser partners, East Van Brewing Company, Luppolo Brewing, Off the Rail Brewing Parallel 49 Brewing, Strange Fellows Brewing, Strathcona Brewing, Storm Brewing, and Superflux Brewing.

Their generosity helped support our programs, and gave our patrons the opportunity to sample the best of “Yeast Van!”

Photo credit: Jon Benjamin

Studio Guide

STUDIO MEDIUM SUITE

Amberlie Perkin Clay, Printmaking, Sculpture Red Door, 2nd Floor

B2 SUN WAH BUILDING, 268 KEEFER ST.

Thom Bellaire Fibre Art, Furniture, Textile 30H

Katherine Duclos Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture 30L, 30F

Leanne M Christie Painting 50, Lower Ground

Ed Hunt Drawing, Painting, Printmaking Basement LG 030M

Ken LePage Mixed Media, Painting 002, Lower Ground

B3 MAIN AND PENDER BUILDING, 475 MAIN ST. ○ 

Corrina Hammond Textile, Fibre Art Unit 219, 2nd Floor

B4 HEATLEY BLOCK, 688 E. HASTINGS ST. ○

Andrew Oliver Drawing, Painting

B5 GORE STUDIO ( KIM HENG NOODLES), 617 GORE AVE.

Jenn Brisson Jewellery, Mixed Media, Painting 2nd Floor, Right side

Jes Hanzelkova Film, Other, Sculpture 3rd Floor Left Side

Loudly Insecure Mixed Media, Textile

Scandinazn Jewellery, Leatherwork, Mixed Media Ground Floor

 Jess Stanley Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 3rd Floor

Junko Takashima Fibre Art, Textile 1st Floor

Ultraviolet Oddities Jewellery, Other, Sculpture 3rd Floor

Yun Xiao Clay, Jewellery, Mixed Media 3rd Floor

B6 JACKSON FIVE, 740 JACKSON AVE.

Matthew Freed Clay

B7 ALEXANDER COURT, 700 E. PENDER ST.

Fritz Firings Clay Side Courtyard

Kiln - ceramic jewelry Clay, Fashion, Jewellery Side Courtyard

B8 604 E. HASTINGS ST.

Laura Vanderlinde Clay, Fibre Art, Photography

B9 CHU CHU CHINATOWN, 247 KEEFER ST. 

Chu Chu Clay, Drawing, Jewellery

 Tia Mueller Assemblage

B10 BLIM, 115 E. PENDER ST. ○ 

Blim Printmaking

B11 ELEMENTAL DESIGNS, 717 HAWKS AVE.

Sandra Bilawich Furniture, Mixed Media, Sculpture

B12 BOTHKINDS PROJECT SPACE, 602 E. HASTINGS ST. 

Jess Portfleet Clay, Multimedia, Sculpture Through gallery, studio in back

B13 CLAE STUDIO, 729 GORE AVE. ○ 

Anais Casselman-Green Clay

B14 DORIS STUDIO, 242 E. PENDER ST. ○

 Yvonne Hanson Photography

Alex Waber Photography Upstairs

Monika Wiatrowska Photography, Sculpture, Textile Street Level

STUDIO MEDIUM SUITE

Laura Zeke Photography Upstairs

B15 626 MAIN ST.

 Lucas Gomez Cid Installation, Multimedia, Sculpture

 Kaela Ho Drawing, Other, Painting

 Nedda May Metalwork, Multimedia, Sculpture

 Alejandra PachecoQuezada Mixed Media, Painting, Photography

 Bethany Pardoe Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

 Veronica Yang Mixed Media, Painting, Textile

B16 288 E GEORGIA ST.

 Simone Adams Clay Gore St.

 Jai Sallay-Carrington Clay, Sculpture 130

SIND STUDIO Clay, Sculpture 155

Tessaramics Clay 130

C1 SHADY ACRES ARTIST STUDIOS , 1235 E. HASTINGS ST. ○ 

Brandon Cotter Assemblage, Mixed Media, Painting 4

Jean-Luc Grenier Multimedia, Painting, Sculpture 13

 Rojin Habibi Jewellery, Metalwork, Textile 25

 Maya Mars Designs Jewellery, Metalwork 25

Touching Sound Installation, New Media 18, Ground Floor

C2 ASSEMBLY, 734 GLEN DR.

Amy Slosky Handmade Shoes Fashion, Leatherwork Alley

Dear Suzie Leatherwork

C3 GEORGIA ART STUDIOS, 884 E. GEORGIA ST.

Esther Rausenberg Photography

Richard Tetrault Mixed Media, Painting, Printmaking

C4 SUNRISE STUDIOS, 1115 E. HASTINGS ST.

Savage Apricot Company Clay, Sculpture Glen Drive entrance

Weise Arts Clay 1115B

C5 ARCHIVE, 841 E. HASTINGS ST.

Janine Schroedter Clay, Painting, Printmaking 12

C6 819 PRIOR ST.

Miccaotli Painting

C7 WOODLAND POTTERY, 715 VERNON DRIVE

Niki Holmes Clay

Melissa Hume Clay

C8 PANEFICIO STUDIOS, 800 KEEFER ST.

Arnt Arntzen Assemblage, Furniture, Sculpture Alley Entrance

Dana Cromie Drawing, Painting, Printmaking Turquoise Door

Ray Ophoff Painting Turquoise Door

C9 BIG BABY FILM RENTALS, 1101 UNION ST. ○

Jalil Chaudry Film, Multimedia, Photography 1101

Brad Karsgaard Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

STUDIO MEDIUM

C10 GOOD OLD WOOD, 1268 E. HASTINGS ST. ○

Good Old Wood Wood

C11 RUSSELL HENDRIX BUILDING, 1275 VENABLES ST. 

Hello Beautiful Sewing & Design Fashion, Mixed Media, Textile Ground Floor

 Shelly I Smee Glass, Jewellery, Mixed Media 111

D1 NORTHERN STREET STUDIO, 240 NORTHERN ST. ○

Murfitt Guitars Other 2nd Floor

Rob Friedman Glass

D2 ARTS FACTORY, 281 INDUSTRIAL AVE . ○ 

Aimée Henny Brown Installation, Mixed Media, Other Studio D, enter on Industrial Ave

 Janice Clements Assemblage, Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

David Crompton Mixed Media, Photography

FELT à la main with LOVE Fibre Art, Mixed Media, Sculpture

Ian Greenwood Leatherwork, Other

Studio B

Studio A

Andrea Hooge Drawing, Other, Painting 12

Laleh Javaheri Jewellery

Sandeep Johal Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

Vanessa Lam Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture

Ezra Larsen Metalwork, Painting, Sculpture

Kat McPhee Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

Megan Majewski Jewellery, Mixed Media, Painting

Eric Neighbour Installation, Painting, Sculpture

Tara Pople Painting

Sherri Rogers Painting

Studio A

Studio B

Studio A

Studio B

Kemo Schedlosky Fibre Art, Sculpture, Textile SE Corner

Tristesse Seeliger Mixed Media, Painting, Textile

Sophie Spiridonoff Drawing, Painting

Mari Mixed Media, Painting, Wood

Trevor Van den Eijnden Installation, Sculpture, Photography

xinleh Drawing, Painting

Studio B

Studio A

Nicholas Purcell Furniture Furniture, Wood 101

Töso Wood Works Furniture, Sculpture, Wood 101

Alex Quiring - Northbound Furniture Furniture, Wood

 Jon Wayne Brown Wood

Evan Lamb Furniture, Wood 101

Sophia Boutsakis Glass, Painting, Sculpture

Paige Elton Drawing, Painting, Wood

Louise Francis-Smith Photography

Tannis Hopkins Drawing, Painting

 Courtney Caroline Painting

STUDIO

Steph Touhey Fibre Art, Mixed Media, Painting 108

Dark Horse Workshop Leatherwork, Mixed Media, New Media 110A

Roger Mahler Drawing 111

Mayer Studio Painting 111

Pauline Tang Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 111

Holly Truchan Mixed Media, Painting 111

Friederike Rahn Clay 120

Ben Ostrander Furniture 120-122

Goos Woodworking Furniture, Wood 120

Jovial Walnut Furniture, Wood 130

Thompson Brennan Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 131

BULLSEYE PHOTOGRAPHY Mixed Media, Photography 136

Brent Granby Mixed Media, Painting 146

Blindsheep Productions Multimedia, Sculpture

Deborah Bakos Installation, Painting 202

Sophia Bakos Fibre Art, Textile 202

Zoe Desbiens Painting 202

Golya Mirderikvand Painting 202

Agnieszka Szkudlarek Mixed Media, Painting, Photography 202

Paula Barrantes Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 204

Aurora Caher Mixed Media 204  Felicia Fraser Painting 204

Joanna Clark Studios Painting 204

Amy Stewart Painting 204

Sarah Silvey Jewellery 205

Nikki Baxendale Painting, Photography 206

Babylon Buttons Other 206

Louise A. DeGagné Assemblage, Painting, Photography 208

Sonya Iwasiuk Installation, Mixed Media, Painting 208

Rose L. Williams Mixed Media, Painting, Textile 209

Rojia Dadashzadeh Drawing, Painting, Sculpture 210

Anne Mann Painting 215

Sung Ah Cho Clay, Mixed Media, Painting 218

Monica Baek Painting 218 Danielle Bobier Painting 218

Deanna Fogstrom Painting, Photography 218

Maria Heo Fibre Art, Mixed Media, Textile 218

Elizabeth Jensen Mixed Media, Painting, Photography 218

Brigitte Potter Mael Fibre Art, Installation, Printmaking 218

Anna Freschi Mixed Media, Painting 220 B

Wally Barber Mixed Media, Photography 221

Tana Lynn Fibre Art, Painting, Textile 221

Camila Pabon Metalwork, Painting, Sculpture 221B

Zshu-Zshu Mark Painting 221B

Mark Bowen Fine Art Mixed Media, Painting, Photography 222

Desirée Patterson Photography, Printmaking 224

Lori Popadiuk Mixed Media, Painting 224

Erin Elizabeth Ross Painting 226

Lori Goldberg Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture 228

Alan Atkins Furniture, Other 230

Mona Forster Mixed Media, Painting 230

Ideet Sharon Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture 250

Upholstery Couture Furniture, Leatherwork, Mixed Media 265

Claudine Gévry Jewellery, Mixed Media, Sculpture 270

Engelbert Romero Photography Jewellery, Photography 280

Nohra Jacobsen Mixed Media, Painting 280

 Maria Josenhans Drawing, Painting 280

David Wilson Drawing, Painting 280

Marcy Cariglino Assemblage, Mixed Media, Sculpture 302

Keith Randall Assemblage, Sculpture 302

Theresa Waltzer Jewellery, Painting 302

Roman Czemerys Drawing, Painting 308

William Liao Painting 308

Patti Wall Sculpture, Painting, Fibre Art 308

Carla Tak Painting, Printmaking 310

 Michael Batty Painting, Photography, Printmaking 314

Denna Erickson Painting 315

Pilar Mehlis Drawing, Painting, Sculpture 315

Claire Sower Other, Painting, Textile 315

Victor Goertz Drawing, Painting 316

Paddy Meade Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 320

Marney-Rose Edge Painting 320

Jim Park Painting 321

Ann Thinghuus Painting, Printmaking 321

NiiNA CHEBRY Painting 322

Natalie Morissette Mixed Media, Painting 322

Bruce Russell Art Painting, Photography 322B

teuk Painting 324

Arleigh Wood Mixed Media, Painting, Photography 326

House of Hudson Jewellery Jewellery 328

Pam Hudson Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 328

Klee Larsen Mixed Media, Painting, Photography 328

Robbie Vergara Screenprinting Fashion, Printmaking, Textile 330

Tara Lee Bennett Mixed Media, Sculpture 334

Kari Kristensen Printmaking 334

Jo Ann Kronquist Photography 335

penny eisenberg Painting 336

Eve Leader Painting 340

Russell Hackney Ceramics

Jackie Frioud Clay 202

Nora Vaillant -The Mudroom Clay 202

Zohra Bonnis Clay, Other, Sculpture 215

Robert Shiozaki Clay 215

Enrique Morales (Madera Fina) Furniture, Wood 220

Tito Hinojosa Mixed Media, Painting 225

Bronsino Designs Fashion, Leatherwork 225

Sorour Abdollahi Mixed Media, Painting 230

Krista Johnson Drawing, Painting 230

NikNaz Kahnamoui Painting 230

Suzan Marczak Clay, Painting 230

Lisa Ochowycz Painting, Photography 230

Tanis Saxby Clay, Fibre Art, Sculpture 230

Jean L. Kares Assemblage, Fibre Art, Mixed Media 235

Bettina Matzkuhn Fibre Art, Textile 235

kurve studio furniture Furniture, Glass, Wood 250

Amelia Butcher Clay 255

Meg Ida Clay 255

Minori Takagi Glass, Jewellery 259

Maria Ida Designs Glass 259

Craig Gilder Wood 260

eikcam ceramics / OH

Studio Clay, Textile 265

Hitomi Mckenzie Clay 265

 Peter Prihoda Wood 1177 Parker St.

ANYUTA Painting, Sculpture 995 Vernon Dr

 Claire Anderson Glass, Installation, Mixed Media Glass Studio Main Floor

 Angela Hopkins Clay Outdoor Courtyard

 Carol Kong Clay Outdoor Courtyard

Heather Lippold Clay Outdoor Courtyard

Joanne Andrighetti Glass *TCGC

Cathy Beaumont Glass, Jewellery *TCGC

Julie Coster Glass, Jewellery *TCGC

Holly Cruise Glass, Jewellery *TCGC

Hope Forstenzer Glass *TCGC

Bette Geddes Glass, Jewellery *TCGC

Carol Schoenfeld Glass, Jewellery *TCGC

Kirsten Spouler Glass, Jewellery *TCGC

Heather Konschuh Glass Glass, Jewellery, Sculpture *TCGC

 Bryce Baril Drawing, Painting

 Renmart Buhay Drawing, Mixed Media,

 Yuko Fujioka Assemblage, Drawing, Mixed Media



Amy Lu Drawing, Painting

 Dylan Pym Drawing

D7 1245 GLEN DR.

David Ives Reclaimed Art Mixed Media, Multimedia, Wood Unit A

E1 THE PORTAL STUDIOS, 914 ODLUM DR. ○

Syby Abraham Clay, Mixed Media, New Media 1420 Venables



Sheena Chawla Mixed Media, Painting, Textile

Brian Corber Mixed Media, Painting

Shane Mackie Glass, Wood Side Entrance beside garage door

Niovi Phinopoulou Drawing, Painting

E2 1861 FRANKLIN ST.

Rebecca Chaperon Painting

Geoffrey Wallang Photography

She Wolf Installation, Mixed Media, Painting 01

E3 AUGUST STUDIOS, 1320 E PENDER ST. ○

Mark George Fibre Art, Mixed Media, Sculpture

 Janis Gosbee Mixed Media, Painting

 richelle greabeiel Multimedia, Photography, Sculpture

Nickie Lewis Sculpture 20

Things From Gardens Fibre Art, Other, Sculpture Second on the left

Liz Wurzinger Drawing, Mixed Media, Textile First on the left

E4 1630 SALSBURY DR.

Cara Bain Mixed Media, Painting Garage in alley

E5 RAVEN'S VEIL, 831 COMMERCIAL DR.

Astral Eye Clay, Painting, Sculpture

michael reilly Drawing, Multimedia, Sculpture 2

Arlin ffrench Painting, Photography

Caitlin ffrench Painting, Photography, Textile

Good Sigil Jewellery, Printmaking E7 1345 GRANT ST.

Shirley Wiebe Drawing, Mixed Media, Printmaking Main Floor at front

Lynna Goldhar Smith Drawing, Installation, Painting 5

Victoria Mitchell Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 6B

Loring Pollack Mixed Media, Painting 7



Brian Gleckman Painting 7A

Francis Friesen Painting 7C

Dalia O. Ibrahim Drawing, Painting 7F

Puneet Datewas Drawing, Painting 8A2

Cat Mudryk Mixed Media, Photography, Sculpture 8A3

Annette Nieukerk Drawing, Mixed Media 8A3

Janine Breck Mixed Media, Painting 9A

Leah Simone Art Mixed Media, Painting 9A

jessica CRAIG Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 9A2

Jackie Talmey-Lennon Clay, Sculpture 10A

Rebecca Holand Painting, Mixed Media 10C

 Carrie-Lynn Lee Mixed Media, Painting 10C

Nadia Baker Clay, Mixed Media, Printmaking 10D

Amanda Wood Photography, Printmaking, Textile 10E

Colette Tan Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 10G



Gisela Parra Mixed Media, Other, Painting 11

Victoria Klassen Painting 11a

Dan Breck Wood 11C

Karen Marki Painting 12A



Judy Villett Mixed Media, Textile 12B

Angela James Mixed Media, Painting 12C

Lindsay Macmillan Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 13

Meghan Rosner Drawing, Painting, Printmaking 13

Julie McIntyre Mixed Media, Printmaking 15C

Karly Leipsic Mixed Media 15C

 Sophie Bouy Clay 17B

Rosemary Burd Fibre Art, Mixed Media, Photography 18

Christina Peressini Mixed Media, Painting 19

E9 VANCOUVER COMMUNITY LAB, 1907 TRIUMPH ST. ○

Mick Bryant Metalwork, Sculpture, Wood Victoria Drive Entry

Andrew Buszchak Metalwork, Sculpture

Mary Lang Mixed Media, Painting 1610 Unit 101

 George Pantazis Assemblage, Mixed Media, Sculpture

Ron Simmer Assemblage, Metalwork, Sculpture Metal shop (backyard)

Roman Tarnavsky Furniture, Metalwork, Wood

E10 PORTSIDE STUDIOS, UPSTAIRS, 150 MCLEAN DR. ○

Ellen Bang Fibre Art, Painting, Sculpture 2nd Floor, west side

Robert Delahanty Drawing, Painting, Printmaking Upstairs

Dave Denson Drawing, Painting

Judith Fairwood Drawing, Painting

Johanna Groepl Mixed Media, Painting

Eri Ishii Drawing, Painting

 Denna Jiang Drawing, Painting



Judith Lam Fashion, Mixed Media, Painting 901



Sophia Longo Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

Beverly McGurk Mixed Media

Krista McLean Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

Tatjana Mirkov-Popovicki Mixed Media, Painting

Sonia Mocnik Drawing, Painting

Sharon Petty Mixed Media, Photography

Ann Robson Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

Monika Sanft Painting, Photography

Genevieve Simmonds Mixed Media, Painting, Photography

Camille Sleeman Drawing, Painting 2nd Floor

Richard Stout Painting 2nd Floor, west side

Eva Wideman Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

Jeff Wilson Painting

Jane Wolsak Drawing, Painting 2nd Floor

Karen Woodman Drawing, Painting 11

E11 HAMILTON BANK BUILDING, 1895 POWELL ST. ○

Kate MacDonald (K8L35) Mixed Media, New Media, Painting 315

Les Sears (K8L35) Mixed Media, Multimedia, Photography 315

E12 ARC, 1701 POWELL ST.

Studio 403 Mixed Media, Painting 205

 Cold Water Photography Photography 206

Holmstrom Studio Clay, Painting, Sculpture 304

Nadia Sajjad Clay, Mixed Media, Textile 308

Tannis Turner Fibre Art, Jewellery, Painting 410

dirt spindle pottery Clay, Jewellery, Sculpture 505

3 (Three) Raccoons Fashion, Photography, Printmaking 505

 Gina D'Aloisio Sculpture 508

 Jenna Kim Clay 511

Jennifer Okkerse C lay, Painting 705

Galan Akin Mixed Media, Other, Painting 707

E13 SLICE OF LIFE, 1636 VENABLES ST.

 Angela An Mixed Media, Painting

Sheena Botelho Fashion, Fibre Art, Printmaking

 Antoni De Cotiis Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting

Sadie Gilker Fibre Art, Mixed Media, Painting

Lo Kyle Drawing, Painting

Lisa LaRose Painting

Trish Mitchell Glass, Jewellery, Mixed Media

Lionel Ringenbach Installation, New Media, Printmaking

E14 1739 VENABLES ST.

Kim Cooper Fibre Art, Mixed Media, Sculpture Back Alley Ground Floor

E15 620 CLARK DR.

The Kettle Society Mixed Media, Painting, Photography

STUDIO MEDIUM SUITE

E16 THE NEW FOUNDRY ARTIST STUDIO, 1844 CLARK DR ○ 

Allison Hardy Mixed Media, Painting, Sculpture Alley Entrance

Carol Mac Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting Alley Entrance

Chow Creative Studio Painting, Clay Upper

Sascha Westendorp Mixed Media 1

E17 STUDIO 580, 580 CLARK DR. ○

Donn Bennett Assemblage, Mixed Media, Painting

Bronwyn McIvor Drawing, Painting

Niki Singleton Mixed Media, Painting

 Cathy Stonehouse Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting Upstairs

E18 PANDORA’S BOX ART STUDIO, 1870 PANDORA ST. ○ 

Polly Almond Drawing, Painting 11

 H. Kristen Campbell Painting 5

Mathew Fierke Drawing, Painting

 Claire Gallant Painting 9/10

Andre Guyot Drawing, Painting, Printmaking 2

Megan Hay Drawing, Mixed Media, Painting 6

 Melonhead Knitwear Fibre Art, Jewellery, Textile 7

Helen Alex Murray Mixed Media, Painting 1

We Mumble Clay, Jewellery, Sculpture 22

E19 1616 PANDORA ST.

Veronica Aimone Assemblage, Mixed Media, Sculpture Ground floor

Annie Axtell Printmaking, Sculpture, Textile 220

 Michael Binkley Drawing, Jewellery, Sculpture Main Floor

 Batya Friedman Drawing, Mixed Media, Sculpture Form Assoc.

Oliver Harwood Assemblage, Metalwork, Sculpture Ground Floor

 Hugh McCall Clay, Other, Sculpture Front of Building

BillArts Thomson Assemblage, Mixed Media, Sculpture

E20 1610 CLARK DR.

Michael Abraham Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture 201-Alley

David Haughton Painting 201-Alley

E21 1247 VICTORIA DR.

Stephen Quissy Clay

E22 VANCOUVER HACK SPACE, 1601 VENABLES ST.

Bubble Fight Club Jewellery, Painting, Mixed Media

 Burl & Co Designs Wood

Taralee Guild Mixed Media, Painting

 Alex MOUSEBIRD Mixed Media, New Media, Other

Phillip Ma Wood

Janet Mader Metalwork, Sculpture, Textile Welding Studio at rear

 NARISSA MOUSEBIRD Mixed Media, New Media, Other

Robots and Rocketships Mixed Media, Sculpture, Textile

 Colin Wehrhan Multimedia

STUDIO MEDIUM SUITE

E23 1622 FRANKLIN ST.

 Ball + Cup Clay

E24 936 CLARK DR.

Melk Art & Design Wood, Mixed Media Front Entrance

E25 1435 E. GEORGIA ST.

Jeremiah Birnbaum Drawing, Mixed Media

E26 1659 VENABLES ST.

Alternatives Gallery and Studio Jewellery, Mixed Media, Painting

E27 LIQUID AMBER TATTOO, 902 COMMERCIAL DR.

Liquid Amber Tattoo and Art Collective Mixed Media, Painting, Wood

 Miranda Boire Glass, Painting, Sculpture

 EZ NAIVE Drawing, Fashion, Painting

E28 THE ANNUM, 1305 FRANCES ST.

Patrick Christie Furniture, Installation, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Wood

Jake Johnston Assemblage

E29 1862 CHARLES ST.

 Joseph Madigan Clay Basement Suite

E30 PROGRESS LAB 1422, 1422 WILLIAM ST.

Kathryn Alma-Nihte Clay, Other

Lou Dahl Drawing, Painting, Photography

Ben Everyman Sculpture

 Sharon Martyniuk Mixed Media, Painting

 David North Painting, Photography, Printmaking

E31 585 MCLEAN DR.

Porchlight Press Letterpress Printmaking

E32 1654 FRANKLIN ST.

 Tanvi Arora Clay Studio 13 back alley

E33 1318 FRANCES ST.

 DUDES Club Society ClubHouse Mixed Media

E34 SPACE, 552-554 CLARK DR.

Monkey Fox Butterfly Fashion, Mixed Media, Textile

E35 DUPLEX ARTIST SOCIETY, 1889 FRANKLIN ST.

Brutally Beautiful Assemblage, Mixed Media, Photography 1

 Bella Blanca Clay Side door Victoria Dr

Suzy King Clay

E36 WOODLAND ARTIST COLLECTIVE 1635 E. PENDER ST.

 Alexis Thomson Mixed Media, New Media, Painting

A1  287 Alexander St.

A2 ○  MakerLabs, 780 E. Cordova St.

○ Octopus Studios, 393 Powell St.

A4 Railtown Studios, 321 Railway St.

○  Viva Alliance B, #401, 353 Railway St.

○  312 Main St.

A 7 329 Railway St.

A8  The Edge @ 89 Gore Ave.

○ 110-49 Dunlevy Ave.

A10  Chapel Arts, 305 Dunlevy Ave.

A11 343 Railway St.

A12 588 Powell St.

B1 Studio One One Six, 116 E Pender St.

B2 Sun Wah Building, 268 Keefer St.

○  Main and Pender Building, 475 Main St.

○ Heatley Block, 688 E HastingsSt.

B5 Gore Studio (Kim Heng Noodles), 617 Gore Ave.

B6 Jackson Five, 740 Jackson Ave.

B7 Alexander Court, 700 E. Pender St.

B8 604 E. Hastings St.

B9  Chu Chu Chinatown, 247 Keefer St.

B10 ○  Blim, 115 E Pender St.

B11 Elemental Designs, 717 Hawks Ave.

B 12

B 13

 Bothkinds Project Space, 602 E. Hastings St.

○  CLAE Studio, 729 Gore Ave.

B 14 ○ Doris Studio, 242 E. Pender St.

B 15  626 Main St.

B 16 288 E. Georgia St.

○  Shady Acres Artist Studios , 1235 E. Hastings St.

C2 ○  734 Glen Dr.

C3 ○  Georgia Art Studios, 884 E. Georgia St.

○  Sunrise Studios, 1115 E. Hastings St.

C5 ○ Archive, 841 E. Hastings St.

C6 819 Prior St.

C 7 Woodland Pottery, 715 Vernon Dr.

C 8 Paneficio Studios, 800 Keefer St.

C 9

C 10

C11

○  Big Baby Film Rentals, 1101 Union St.

○ Good Old Wood, 1268 E. Hastings St.

 Russell Hendrix Building, 1275 Venables St.

○ Northern Street Studio, 240 Northern St.

○  Arts Factory, 281 Industrial Ave.

○  Parker Street Studios, 1000 Parker St.

D4 1101 William St.

○ Mergatroid, 975 Vernon Dr.

○  Basic Inquiry, 1011 Main St.

○  1245 Glen Dr.

○  The Portal Studios, 914 Odlum Dr.

E2 1861 Franklin St.

○ August Studios, 1320 E. Pender St.

E4 1630 Salsbury Dr.

E5 Raven's Veil, 831 Commercial Dr.

E6 512 Victoria Dr.

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 1345 Grant St.

○ Eastside Atelier, 1310 William St.

○ Vancouver Community Laboratory, 1907 Triumph St.

E10

E11

E12

E13

○ Portside Studios, 150 McLean Dr.

○ Hamilton Bank, 1895 Powell St.

○  The ARC, 1701 Powell St.

○ Slice of Life, 1636 Venables St.

E14  1739 Venables St.

E15 ○  620 Clark Dr.

E16

E17

○

The New Foundry Artist Studio, 1844 Clark Dr.

○ Studio 580, 580 Clark Dr.

E18 ○  Pandora’s Box Art Studio, 1870 Pandora St.

E19 1616 Pandora St.

E20 1610 Clark Dr.

E21 1247 Victoria Dr.

E22 Vancouver Hack Space, 1601 Venables St. E23 1622 Franklin St. E24 936 Clark Dr.

E25

1435 E. Georgia St.. E26

E27

1659 Venables St.

Liquid Amber tattoo, 902 Commercial Dr.

E28 The Annum, 1305 Frances St.

E29 1862 Charles St

E30 ○  Progress Lab, 1422 William St.

E31 585 McLean Dr

E32 1654 Franklin St.

E33

E34 ○

E35

1318 Frances St.

Space, 552-554 Clark Dr.

Duplex Artist Society, 1889 Franklin St. E36

Woodland Artist Collective 1635 E Pender St.

In Memoriam

Alma Lee

Writers Festival

Founding Artistic Director Alma

Lee, who was a great friend and supporter of the Culture Crawl, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025.

Lee was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1940, the daughter of a bagpipemaker who was an avid reader. She immigrated to Canada in 1967 and founded the established the Writers Festival in 1988. She was its Artistic Director for 17 years, presenting such notable writers as Margaret Atwood, Miriam Toews, Carol Shields, John Irving, and Salman Rushdie.

Atwood once described Lee to CBC as a "little Scottish hippie" who was "always just full of enthusiasm.”

Lee’s impact on Canada’s literary scene can’t be overstated. A life-long advocate for arts and culture, who also founded the Writers’ Union of Canada and the Writers’ Trust of Canada, her vision and dedication put Vancouver on the literary map. Today the Vancouver Writers Festival is thriving, in great part thanks to the framework she built.

Dennis Brown

Dennis Brown, a longtime supporter of the Crawl and an activist in the fight to maintain and expand creative space in Vancouver, died February 1 after years of health challenges. He was 75.

After a long career in the fishing industry as an officer of the United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union, Dennis effectively committed himself to his art in the latter years of his life. He became a founding member of 901 Artists Co-op in 2009 when the members’ studio space at 901 Main was threatened with condo development. The ensuing battle resulted in some new space on Scotia Street, but the Co-op itself moved to a new location on Powell St. where Portside Studios recently celebrated its 16th anniversary.

Dennis was an avid mountaineer, a successful writer and a talented painter, especially plein air landscapes of BC’s mountain wilderness that were featured in his annual exhibits at the Crawl. His legacy lives on, both in his powerful landscape paintings and the affordable studio space at Portside.

Getting Around

We encourage everyone to walk, bike, take transit or use a car-share to get around the Culture Crawl. Many buildings are within easy walking distance from each other!

CAR SHARE

Modo makes it easy to carshare with insurance, gas, and maintenance included. Choose from different car types and go anywhere – yes, even across the border! Plus, you can get $50 free drive time using the code 50CULTURE to help you start.

Become a member today.

When you join Modo you don’t just own one car, you own a whole fleet of them! Become a member today and use code 50CULTURE to get $50 free driving credits.

PARKING

Street parking is available around many of the studios. Generally, parking near the larger buildings such as Parker Street Studios is difficult.

FAQ

WHAT ARE THE FESTIVAL HOURS?

NOVEMBER 20–23

OPEN STUDIO FESTIVAL WEEKEND

Thursday & Friday 5–10pm

Saturday & Sunday 11am–6pm

Online events hours may vary, visit the Events page page on our website for details.

WHERE CAN I EAT AND DRINK?

We have food trucks at Parker Street Studios, plus the Eastside Arts District is full of great options. Check the Map (pg. 24-25) for some of our favourites.

WHAT DOES ATTENDANCE COST?

Nothing! It’s free.

HOW DO I PAY FOR THINGS?

Many artists have electronic payment and/or take cash. There is no ATM on site.

WHAT SHOULD I WEAR?

Comfortable shoes, and weather appropriate clothing. The Crawl is on rain or shine!

CAN I TAKE PHOTOS?

Please ask before photographing artists and their studios. Share your photos with #eastsideculturecrawl.

CAN I BRING MY KIDS?

Our “Crawlunteers” are crucial to the operation of our organization. We want to extend a heartfelt thanks to each and every volunteer who graciously contributed their time and efforts to support the delivery of the 29th anniversary Eastside Culture Crawl!

“I volunteer with the Crawl simply because I love the art and the creative people of my home town. I have met many amazing people, some of whom I now call friends! It is an amazing feeling being a part of something that is so big, and so uniquely East Vancouver.” —justin j.

Art is for everyone, and children are welcome. Note we don’t censor or vet art for content, so review artists online to choose which studios you will visit with your family.

CAN I BRING MY PETS?

Please leave your pets at home. Service animals are, of course, fine.

ACCESSIBILITY

We want to ensure your access to the Culture Crawls is as smooth as possible please see our Accessibility page for more information https://culturecrawl.ca/legal/accessibility or email us at admin@eastsideartssociety.ca to find out how we can help