Welcome to our interim website. Founded in 1969, the North Vancouver Community Arts Council is a grassroots, non-profit community cultural organization whose mandate is to enable emerging and established artists in all disciplines, bridge cultures and build strong communities through the arts and heritage.
Located in CityScape Community Art Space at 335 Lonsdale Avenue, the North Vancouver Community Arts Council is a charitable organization consisting of a volunteer Board of Directors, an Executive Director and support staff, and dedicated volunteers.
The membership is approximately 400 and includes individuals, students, seniors, families, cultural groups and businesses.
The North Vancouver Community Arts Council:
Builds community and bridges cultures through arts and heritage
Provides resources and professional development for artists
Promotes other cultural organizations
Creates opportunities for volunteers, interns and summer students
Operates a number of projects and programs on the North Shore
Contact us at:
North Vancouver Community Arts Council 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3 Office Hours: Monday to Friday from 9am-5pm Phone: 604.988.6844 Email: nvartscouncil@telus.net
Become a Member of the North Vancouver Arts Council !!!
Annual Fees Individual $ 35 Family $ 40 Student $ 30 Senior (65+) $ 30 Group $ 60 Corporate $150
Membership entitles you to our bi-monthly newsletter which is full of information about community arts events, classes and workshops, opportunities for artists in all media throughout the Lower Mainland and information about our group members and their activities. Membership also entitles you to a voice within the organization and a vote at the AGM, discounts at local retailers and invitations to all of our opening receptions at CityScape Community Art Space. In addition, you will receive a discount on jury fees for our “Open Call” exhibits at CityScape Community Art Space and allows you to participate in the following NVCAC programs and events: Art Rental, as an artist or a patron, Art in Public Places, Art in the Garden Tour and May is Art Month as an artist.
Group members are able to promote their organization or club and its activities through our newsletter and to include their promotional material in our member mailouts and display it at our offices.
Membership is available in person or by mail at: North Vancouver Community Arts Council 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3
Or by phone: 604.988.6844 with VISA or MC
Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm Saturday, 12-5pm
For more information contact us at the above or at nvartscouncil@telus.net Thank you for your interest!
The Gift Box We are always looking for artisans for a four-month contract in our gallery Gift Box, which is located in the CityScape Gallery. We are specifically looking for small, impulse-buy gift items, with reasonable prices and a broad demographic appeal. Artists chosen must be members of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. The artist will collect 70% of the sale of each item, with 30% going to the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. Royalties will be paid out to the Artist at the conclusion of the contract. Contact: Mary-Lew Marcoux/Admin Assistant at 604.988.6844 or email nvartscouncil1@telus.net for more information
Volunteer Opportunities The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is looking for interested and enthusiastic individuals who love their community and the arts - and want to volunteer and have fun with us at our many unique events! Currently, we are seeking gallery attendants for weekday afternoons. Spend a couple of hours during the week enjoying current exhibitions and greeting visitors. Please contact us at 604.988.6844 for more information on how you can get involved! Contact: Mary-Lew Marcoux/Admin Assistant at 604.988.6844 or email nvartscouncil1@telus.net for more information. Call for Crafters North Vancouver Community Arts Councilholds a number of outdoor craft fairs during the summer months. We will be holding a jury for all of our 2010 Summer Craft Fairs on March 18, at CityScape Community Art Space at 335 Lonsdale Avenue. All exhibitors must be members of the Arts Council. A jury fee of $10 will be required. Jury spaces are first come, first served. To book a jury appointment, email nvartscouncil2@telus.net or call 604.988.6844.
Call for Visual Artists & Artisans The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking visual artists and artisans to participate in the 2010 Art in the Garden Tour, taking place on Saturday, May 29 and Sunday, May 30.
This is a great opportunity for visual artists to market their artwork in a unique setting. The Art in the Garden Tour is a two-day event that brings together musicians, gardeners and visual artists for a collaborative feast of the senses. This self-directed tour takes place during the last weekend in May and features 16 award winning gardens from the North Shore and over 30 artists from throughout the province. Over 1500 patrons took in the event in 2009.
Interested artists must complete and submit an application form with 10 printed photos or JPEG or PDF images on disk of their work, a CV or bio and an artist statement. Artist submissions must also be accompanied by a $10.00 jury fee and all submitters who are accepted must be a member of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. The deadline for submission is Saturday, March 28, 2010 at 5:00pm.
For information and to obtain an application form, please contact the NVCAC at 604.988.6844.
Call for 2D Artists Capilano Mall in partnership with the North Vancouver Community Arts Council is proud to present and celebrate May is Art Month 2010. This 10-day event takes place from May 7-16, 2010 at Capilano Mall 935 Marine Drive, North Vancouver. The NVCAC invites its artist members to participate in a 2D juried art exhibition as part of May is Art Month. All accepted art work will be featured in the mall display from May 7-16.
To participate artist are to drop off art work at the NVCAC, 335 Lonsdale Avenue, for the Art Jury on Sunday April 11, 2010 Drop-off time is from 10:00am-10:30am / Pick-up is 12noon-12:30pm
Artists may submit up to 3 pieces of 2D artwork, properly framed and wired, to be juried. There is a $10.00 jury fee to be paid at time of drop off. Artists are also to provide an Artist Statement & Bio. Accepted Artists must commit to volunteer for 2 shifts manning the display during the event (a total of 4 hours). All participating Artists must be Members of the Arts Council in good standing by April 11, 2010.
Call for Photographic Artists The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking photographic artists for a themed exhibition called “Rusty Guts”- Glimpses of a Historic Shipyard! exhibition dates July 16 - August 28, 2010 at CityScape Community Art Space.
The waterfront of Lower Lonsdale is currently in the midst of rejuvenating a dilapidated shipyard to a vibrant new urban community. This historical shipyard has touched many lives on the North Shore through its pioneering and war years. This industry was the largest in Western Canada for most of the twentieth century and was integral in developing the Pacific Northwest.
This photographic exhibition is intended to host a collection of images that share and celebrate with the community the memory of this once booming shipbuilding industry in its beautiful decay and let the images tell us a story.
We invite Photographic Artists to submit photographs of the shipyard and pier that were taken after its booming days but prior to the recent redevelopment capturing only its rusty demise.
Submission must include: • up to 8 printed photos, JPEG’s or PDF’s images on disk, of work to be juried • a list of work including title, exhibition size, and date photo was taken • brief description of each image • CV or artist biography • a SASE if you would like your submission returned by post • a jury fee of $10 for members and $15 for non-members
Artists whose work has been accepted must be prepared to frame their work in black or white wood or metal frames. Emailed submissions are not accepted. Deadline for submission: Saturday, May 1, 2010 at 4pm. For more information please call 604.988.6844 or email nvartscouncil6@telus.net
Call for Visual Artists The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is seeking artists for a themed exhibition called “Window Views” October 29 – November 20, 2010 at CityScape Community Art Space.
Windows can be viewed as portals in which the outside world enters and influences. Windows views are frames to what we see and often determine our mood. We make a multitude of decisions based on what we see out the window.
We invite artists to create artwork that captures a mood or an emotional expression evoked from a view through a window. Paintings can be of various styles. We would like to include in the exhibition a 4x6 photograph of the window scene that inspired the painting.
Submission must include: • up to 6 printed photos, JPEG or PDF images of paintings on disk, of work to be juried • corresponding photos of the windows that were inspiration for the paintings • a list of work including title, medium, size, and price (if framed please indicate style and color) • a brief artist statement relative to the submission’s theme • CV and artist biography • a SASE if you would like your submission returned by post • a jury fee of $10 for members and $15 for non-members
Emailed submissions will not be accepted. Deadline for submission Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 4pm. For more information please call 604.988.6844 or email nvartscouncil6@telus.net
CityScape Community Art Space North Vancouver Community Arts Council 335 Lonsdale Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2G3 T: 604.988.6844 E: nvartscouncil@telus.netwww.nvartscouncil.ca
Located in CityScape Community