Circle Craft Christmas Market launches gift season, with 250 artists from coast to coast, to November 13
Vintage map and used-book artworks; cocktail smoker kits; owl ceramics; and a whale cribbage board

Susie Kathol Ceramics

A Riddle Cribbage board

Botanical art by Diane
Circle Craft Christmas Market runs at the Vancouver Convention Centre West until November 13
SERENE CERAMICS, quirky wood art, eclectic jewellery, and scent-sational handmade soaps and candles are just some of the items on offer at this year’s Circle Craft Christmas Market—the biggest of its kind on the Vancouver holiday roster, running to November 13 at Vancouver Convention Centre West.
Nearing its 50th anniversary, the market features more than 250 artisans this year—more than 65 of them new.
Among those newcomers, check out Sadie & June’s vintage map prints; Studio & Tenth’s botanical and bird artwork on stonewashed French linen tea towels and cotton market bags; VEDRO Creative’s code-graphics-and-geometrics engraved silver jewellery; Kay Pop Art Studio’s artworks made from damaged library books, with images from the story painted on top of the pages. and for the avid home bartender on your list, Spirits With Smke’s cocktail smoking boards and kits.
Also worth checking out: Susie Kathol Ceramics’ owl plates, Riddle’s whale- and bear-themed cribbage boards, and dconstruct’s funky resin jewellery.
In all, the artists come from coast to coast—Gabriola Island to Revelstoke, and beyond to Edmonton, Winnipeg, Québec City, and beyond.
Janet Smith is cofounder and editorial director of Stir. She is an award-winning arts journalist who has spent more than two decades immersed in Vancouver’s dance, screen, design, theatre, music, opera, and gallery scenes. She sits on the Vancouver Film Critics’ Circle.
Related Articles
In Japanese ceramicist and painter Shigeru Otani’s work, adorable bunnies and sea monsters tell deeper truths
Julie Rubio’s extensive new documentary, making its local debut at the VIFF Centre, reveals a trailblazing woman who was an outsider on several counts
Kaleidoscopic projection reveals natural elements, from the grand vistas of the Coast Mountains to close-up images of roadside plants
Famous works like Wild and Fountain create conversations about museum collections and the land they sit on
Centred around portals, this year’s just-announced lineup includes several visual-art exhibitions, Vancouver International Jazz Festival concerts, and more
Event inspired by the current exhibition A Tangled Thicket features hands-on art activities and a theatrical performance
At Richmond Museum event, visitors can explore over 50 partner sites, ranging from Seawrack Press Studio to LuLu Island Winery
With this gritty collection of street photographs, the Vancouver songwriter, poet, and playwright opens a new chapter in his hard-won life as an artist
As part of Asian Heritage Month, the gallery’s first performers-in-residence use old-school radios and headlamps in a new piece that fuses dance, multimedia, and theatre
A home tour of five West Vancouver residences, a film screening of Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between The Lines, and much more on offer
In Capture Photography Festival presentation, moving-image installation shows a bird’s-eye view of Klamath River restoration
Highly anticipated event features a festive atmosphere and performances in celebration of Asian Heritage Month
Marking its 25th anniversary, the inclusive two-day festival sets up in fields and by riverbanks, along with more conventional spaces
Graduating artists Wol-Un, Eden Eisses, Asad Aftab, and Claudia Goulet-Blais share insights on the works they’ll have on display
In partnership with Burnaby School District 41, exhibitions showcase artworks by elementary and high-school students
New video work traverses an interior landscape shaped by the perspectives of artists Min Kim and Mia Wennerstrand
North Van Arts exhibition features contemporary works by Daryl Lynne Wood, Lilian Broca, and Maria Abagis
In largest edition to date, exhibition features more than 420 works from across five degree programs
Works by internationally acclaimed mosaic artists Daryl Wood, Lilian Broca, and Maria Abagis to be displayed at CityScape Community ArtSpace
Series explores Rotimi Fani-Kayode’s practice through films, workshops, and lectures with queer Black and African artists and cultural producers
B.C.’s Charles Campbell and Tania Willard are also nominated for the Pacific Region in competition for country’s richest visual-art award
Z·inc Artist Collective brings deep curiosity and personal experience to meditations on networks that sustain and adapt
Funds raised from flash tattoos go directly to the Artist Survival & Healing Fund, which specifically benefits land-back and cultural-care workers