ArtStarts on Saturdays & ArtStarts at River Market
Looking for fun, free things to do with kids in the Lower Mainland? ArtStarts is pleased to offer free arts-based events for kids and families each month—in both Vancouver and New Westminster. Join some of the best artists working with young people for performances and workshops that explore a wide range of cultures and artistic disciplines. Each 45-minute workshop takes place twice, at 11am and 1pm. Please arrive a little early as this is a popular program. Ideal for ages 5 and up, but all are welcome. Free! Donations welcome.
Gord's Guitars with Gord Grdina
One person, seven guitars and an oud, Gord takes students on an exciting musical, social and geographic journey through the history of guitar with Arabic, classical, country, blues, jazz, and rock styles. Through the evolution of the instrument we see how music crosses borders to facilitate cross-cultural learning. With loops, percussion and projections, Gord engages students through listening games, audience participation and visual learning aids. You'll sing, clap along and dance to everything from traditional Egyptian to Johnny Cash, and Muddy Waters to AC/DC. All Ages.
Wild Heart in Motion with Desirée Dawson
Desirée Dawson, Winner of the 2016 CBC Searchlight Contest, brings you a music-based workshop filled with exploration and creativity. Desirée's journey with music has led her to a place she calls her Wild Heart space, where she is fully tapped into the flow of her creative spirit. Desirée finds that she can be at her most Wild Hearted when she's having genuine connections with those around her and when she's connecting and spending time with the beautiful traditional, ancestral and unceded coast Salish Territory that she lives and plays on. She believes that when our Wild Hearts are in motion, so much is possible. Come get into the flow of your own Wild Heart with movements of your body, voice, and words. All Ages.
On Now at the Gallery
While at the ArtStarts Gallery, check out our exhibition of young people's art, Beyond Words: Stories of Our Time showcases artwork created by students from schools across BC exploring Indigenous ways of knowing and learning. From bentwood boxes to hip hop music videos, Indigenous and non-Indigenous students alike reflect on what it means to be a young person in this moment in Canadian history. Through the power of art, they express what their words alone cannot — on until July 2018.
More Fun Down the Block
If you're joining us at the ArtStarts Gallery in Vancouver on the last Saturday of every month, also be sure to also stop by the Contemporary Art Gallery, located just two blocks away (at the corner of Richards and Nelson). The CAG invites all ages to drop-in for short exhibition tours and free art making activities that respond to our current exhibitions. CAG Family Art Day events are planned on the last Saturday of the month from Noon to 3pm. Learn more.
Supporters
Westminster Savings supports ArtStarts at River Market.
Westminster Savings is committed to increasing access to active living and the arts in our communities through their Project Better Balance.
Westminster Savings is committed to increasing access to active living and the arts in our communities through their Project Better Balance.
The City of Vancouver supports ArtStarts on Saturdays.
The City of Vancouver appreciates the value that the arts brings to the lives of citizens and the life of the city. They support non-profit arts and cultural organizations through a variety of grant programs.
The City of Vancouver appreciates the value that the arts brings to the lives of citizens and the life of the city. They support non-profit arts and cultural organizations through a variety of grant programs.
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