Locals are encouraged to create some art in the city's parks this summer.
The Create! Arts Festival for its third annual installment, offering locals an opportunity to attend a variety of workshops, including watercolour painting, needle felting, indigo dying, pottery, glass fusing, photography, ukulele, Salish singing, storytelling, and more.
Presented by the Eastside Arts Society -- the group behind the beloved Eastside Culture Crawl -- the two-day, art-making event takes place in Strathcona Park and at several Eastside Arts District studios.
Adults will have the opportunity to learn and create art directly with Eastside artists, while children and youth can also attend special workshops.
On the first day, the festival will include a series of outdoor art-making workshops taught by more than 15 artists who live and/or work in the Eastside Arts District.
The Strathcona Park Day -- one of the two days in the event -- will also feature art demos and public art installations as part of the CREATE! Art Zone, a Festival Art Shop, food trucks, and a beer garden.
A selection of local handmade artworks and goods, curated by OH Studio Project, will be available at the Festival Art Shop. On-site, visitors can also enjoy the festival’s fully licensed beer garden serving beer, cider, and wine, from Strange Fellows Brewing, as well as a delicious assortment of food from a collection of food trucks, including Earnest Ice Cream, Wak Wak Burger, Mahshiko, and Camion Café.
When:
- Saturday, July 22: Workshops from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; the CREATE! Art Zone from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Festival Art Shop + Beer Garden from noon to 7 p.m.
- Sunday, July 23: Workshops from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Where:
- Strathcona Park - 857 Malkin Ave (Festival Entrance off Raymur Ave) and various Eastside Arts District studios
Cost:
- $35 + GST for workshops; $20 + GST for Amberlie Perkins children/youth workshop; Alternative Creations’ all-abilities workshop is free.
- General Admission is $5 + GST for adults, kids 12 and under are free.
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