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DISCOVER WHERE YOU LIVE THROUGH ART

Explore the Ambleside & Dundarave neighbourhoods by taking a self-guided tour of our local galleries & public art. From May through September join us the first Thursday of the month to discover & celebrate visual art & local artists.

    

JUNE 4, 6 - 8 PM

GALLERIES/VENUES

Silk Purse Arts Centre, 1570 Argyle Ave.

Exhibition: What The Garden Knows - Floral inspired paintings & photography meditating on time & memory.

Meet the Artists Reception - Francine Drouin & Shelley Wales.

Live Music: Neo Harmonia - Dynamic blend of classical Chinese music & instruments with & modern styles.

Ferry Building Gallery, 1414 Argyle Ave.

Exhibition: Grad Show 2026 - Artwork from graduating students from Collingwood, Mulgrave, Rockridge, Sentinel, & West Vancouver Secondary schools.

Meet the Artists Reception.

West Vancouver Art Museum, 680 17 St.

Exhibition: Dreamers: The Art of Revery Architecture - photographs & behind the scenes designs of imaginative & artful architecture.

West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr.

Exhibitions: Gallery - Jane Adams: Soundscapes - Abstract art reflecting on memory, music & lived experience.

Mezzanine Gallery - Fariba Fouladiyanpour  - Expressive paintings exploring culture, identity & connection.

PUBLIC ART

Here are some ways you can enjoy & learn about the amazing public art in West Vancouver.

West Van Public Art Walk provides curated walks in 3 neighbourhoods, highlighting the incredible public art in our streets, parks & waterfront.

North Shore Culture Compass is an interactive online map that allows you to explore arts, culture & heritage.

Public Art Inventory for works owned by the District of West Vancouver.

The West Vancouver Community Arts Council gratefully acknowledges the following for their partnership & support of the First Thursdays Art Walk

 


 
 
  



  

  





West Vancouver Community Arts Council
Located at
The Silk Purse Arts Centre
1570 Argyle Avenue
West Vancouver, BC  V7V 1A1

Phone: 604-925-7292

E-mail: westvanartscouncil@shaw.ca

Silk Purse Gallery & Art Box Shop Hours:

Wed. - Sat. 12 - 5 pm, Sun. 12 - 4 pm


The West Vancouver Community Arts Council acknowledges that the lands on which we gather are the traditional ancestral and unceded territories of the the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation. It is our privilege to celebrate arts and culture alongside them.


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