Eastside Culture Crawl gears up for biggest edition yet with over 500 artists, November 20 to 23

Pre-festival events put on by the Eastside Arts Society include the annual Take Flight fundraiser and Preview Exhibition

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Take Flight fundraiser.

 
 

Eastside Arts Society is hosting the 29th annual Eastside Culture Crawl—a festival of visual arts, design, and craft with more than 500 participating artists—from November 20 to 23.

The festival will welcome visitors into artist studios and workshops in more than 80 buildings, including 20 that are new to the Crawl, meaning there is a 25 percent increase in options for exploring all that is on display across the Eastside Arts District. This year also marks the beginning of a three-year partnership with the Audain Foundation as the Culture Crawl’s presenting partner.

One of the city’s largest and most popular cultural events of the fall season, the Culture Crawl attracts over 45,000 visitors annually. Bordered by Columbia Street, 1st Avenue, Victoria Drive, and the waterfront, the Eastside Arts District is Vancouver’s most concentrated region of artists, designers, performers, craftspeople, and culture producers. It is known nationally as an area rich with creativity and inspiration. The festival offers visitors a window into the practices of artists living and working in the Eastside Arts District, representing creators specializing in painting, jewellery, sculpture, furniture, leather goods, photography, glass works, textiles, and more.

As part of the 2025 Culture Crawl, the Eastside Arts Society is hosting a series of ancillary events, including the annual Take Flight fundraiser, which runs until November 4 and makes up a critical component of funding for the free festival. Guests who purchase tickets to Art Roulette, a draw featuring 30 pieces donated by Eastside Arts District artists, are guaranteed to go home with an original piece of art.

Additionally, Take Flight features a silent auction with items donated by community partners, including an exclusive curator-led tour of the Vancouver Art Gallery, a three-night stay at The Ivy on Parker Guest House, and more. Preview the artworks and purchase tickets here.

The festival is also hosting the 2025 Preview Exhibition, a multi-venue, salon-style exploration of media, formats, techniques, and styles. Themed “Passion, Reason, Idiocy”, the exhibition will feature juried works from 78 artists at three venues—Pendulum Gallery, The Cultch Gallery, and Alternative Creations Gallery—from November 6 to 30.

More Culture Crawl programming details can be found here.


Post sponsored by Eastside Arts Society.

 
 
 

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