Eastside Culture Crawl returns to in-person experience for 2022, with more than 425 artists
The four-day fest of visual arts, design, and craft features more than 68 studios and galleries
Cat Pino. Photo by Iris Chia
Eastside Arts Society presents Eastside Culture Crawl from November 17 to 20 at various East Vancouver venues
AS THE EASTSIDE Culture Crawl celebrates its 26th anniversary, the event has perhaps never been more keenly anticipated by artists and arts lovers alike than this year, with a return to its traditional format after the pandemic wallop.
More than 425 artists will open their doors at over 68 buildings and studios for the four-day in-person festival of visual arts, design, and craft.
Encompassing the region bounded by Columbia Street, East 1st Avenue, Victoria Drive, and the waterfront, the Eastside Arts District is the most concentrated area of artists, designers, performers, craftspeople, and culture producers in the city. The festival gives people a glimpse into the lives of artists living and working in the area, with media spanning painting, jewellery, sculpture, furniture, poetry, prints, photography, glass, and more.
“What the past two years have reinforced is that the arts play an incredibly important role in people’s lives,” Eastside Arts Society artistic and executive director Esther Rausenberg says in a release. “We’re thrilled to bring back our classic Culture Crawl experience. The challenges of the past few years have certainly proven that artists are resilient and adaptable. Many have taken the time to reflect on their art practice, taking it to the next level by exploring new avenues and fresh approaches. We can’t wait to share these new revelations in the 26th edition of the Culture Crawl; it’s truly going to be a celebration of the vitalness of the arts.”
Arleigh Wood, Parker Street Studio. Photo by Jodie Ponto
Take Flight marks the official launch and benefit for the Eastside Culture Crawl. This year’s event features an online silent auction plus the return of the popular Art Roulette, with Collector’s Cocktail Party at Georgia Art Studios on November 5 from 6 to 8 pm. (The Art Roulette preview takes place October 16, 20, and 22.) The virtual benefit runs from October 11 to November 5 and features local items like a John Fluevog gift card, Burrowing Owl Winery double magnum, a Sechelt getaway package, workshops by Crawl artists, and more.
Talking Art is a virtual series that comprises: The New Age: today’s art and technology with Ed Hunt, Sára Molčan, and Sunny Nestle (November 7 at 7 pm); Inspiration Embodied with Shary Bartlett, Annette Nieukerk, and Cat Pino (November 8 at 7 pm); and Art & Healing with Lauren Morris, Laurel Swenson, and Rose L. Williams (November 9 at 7 pm).
Tiffany Blaise. Photo by Oliver Rathonyi
Moving Art, which has its online premiere on November 7 at 7 pm, is the Crawl’s 9th annual film and video exhibition, which this year is curated around the theme of “A Collective Point in Time”. Selections “reflect an awareness of our shared humanity buffeted by space, time, and the stardust that weaves us together and populates our genetic code”, according to a release. Participating artists include Rosalina Libertad Cerritos, Zoran Dragelj, Claudine Gévry, Alger Ji-Liang, Sunny Nestler, Yaimel López Zaldívar, and Sally Zori. Moving Art is partnering with the Lumière Festival, where the film and video exhibition can be viewed on roving bicycle projections nightly from November 17 to 27.
For full Eastside Culture Crawl details, see culturecrawl.ca/events.
Amanda Wood. Photo courtesy the artist
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