Soundwalking in the Eastside

From the producers of the Eastside Culture Crawl Festival comes a new and innovative art-making event, the Eastside Arts Festival. The Eastside Arts Festival is a new community initiative of the Eastside Arts Society bringing together local artists and the community to explore, learn and create art together through a series of affordable and accessible art workshops and a public-participation art installation.

Eastside Arts Festival

Join us for a guided soundwalk with Jorma Kujala exploring parts of Strathcona and Chinatown. Part of the 6th Annual Eastside Arts Festival.

478 Union St.

Eastside Arts Festival 2026

The Eastside Arts Festival transforms the Eastside Arts District into a vibrant, neighbourhood-wide celebration of creativity, bringing community together in studios, galleries, breweries, parks, & performance spaces for ten days of art, music, movement!

Soundwalking in the EastsideA Soundwalk is a group walking and active listening experience along a choreographed route that focuses on a sonic environment through events heard rather than objects seen. It affords opportunities to open the listener’s consciousness, perception and interdependence to the sound and space of that given environment. This walk takes place on the eve of World Listening Day, an annual event to celebrate acoustic ecology and the practice of listening. In this walk, participants are invited to explore culture, community and kinship from an auditory perspective, listening to the surrounding soundscape of Strathcona and Chinatown through a wide range of physical sounds within an “auditory landscape” as well as the materials that create, alter and destroy them. This approximately 60 minute sojourn will offer a broad, playful exploration of the listener’s interrelationship to civilization, society and the more-than-human, revealing a deeper level of significance of our semantic association to the auditory world around each and every one of us. A group debrief and discussion will follow the walk, allowing participants to share personal experiences and reflections. Key Details: Date: Friday, July 17, 2026 Time:6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Meeting Location: Intersection of Union Street and Jackson Avenue (northwest corner) Duration: Approximately 1.5 hours Tour Facilitator: Jorma Kujala What to Bring: This soundwalk takes place outdoors, so participants should arrive for the walk with comfortable, appropriate footwear and clothing for the weather conditions at hand, as well as sunscreen, water bottle etc. Accessibility: The tour covers approximately 3-4 km over 1 - 1.5 hours depending on pace, weather, and discussion. The route includes a variety of terrain including paved sidewalks, though some areas may be narrow and curb cuts may be inconsistent. There are no benches or seating along the route. Public washrooms may be available at end of the walk The pace of the soundwalk can be adjusted to accommodate the group’s needs.Photo credit: Jorma Kujala About the Artist:Jorma Kujala’s academic and interdisciplinary art practice includes painting, mixed media, collage, drawing, and soundwalking. His work investigates perceptions of truth, repetition, re-creation and re-enactment, as well as the bodily interplay between the senses, the individual, and environments. REFUND POLICYThe refund deadline is July 1, 2026. All refund requests received on or before July 1, 2026 will be honoured. Please note that the Eventbrite processing fee is non-refundable, and we do not have control over this part of the fee. Please contact acc@eastsideartssociety.ca with any questions or refund requests due to extenuating circumstances. Festival Concert in MacLean Park: Festival Concert in MacLean Park: Saturday, July 25 from 3pm - 8pmJoin us at MacLean Park for an afternoon and evening of live music, public art activities, food trucks, and a beer garden from 3:00–8:00 PM. Browse the art shop, take part in free all-ages creative activities, and enjoy performances throughout the day in the park. Come early and make a full day of it by visiting the neighbouring Strathcona Blocks Party from 12:00–5:00 PM on the 800 block of East Hastings, featuring local businesses, free activities, and live performances before settling in for the concert and evening festivities. <a href="https://createartsfestival.ca/" title="https://createartsfestival.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eastside Arts Festival</a>This is workshop is part of the vibrant celebration of visual and performing arts of the 6th annual <a href="https://eastsideartsfest.ca/" title="https://eastsideartsfest.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Eastside Arts Festival</a>, where creativity knows no bounds. The Eastside Arts Festival (formerly Create! Arts Festival) is a young and up-in-coming grassroots initiative, bringing together local artists and performers and the community to explore, learn and create art together in the Eastside Arts District. Do you want to support us? Purchase a ticket to our Contemporary Art Raffle Fundraiser!The 4th Annual Eastside Arts Society Contemporary Art Raffle features one-of-a-kind artworks generously donated by celebrated Vancouver artists, with proceeds supporting EAS programming, including arts festivals, the Eastside Arts District, and Studio 101 youth workshops.Only 165 tickets are available. Tickets are on sale June 3–October 14, with early bird draws on August 7 and September 18, and the final draw on October 15.Ticket Prices: 1 for $130 • 2 for $230 • 3 for $300Purchase Raffle Tickets Here!

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