Tickets include access to multiple drop-in public art activities including Art makes You Happy Colour Mural by Serena Chu, Celebrating CETA Strathcona Mosaics by Bruce Walther & Flights of Fancy by Richard Tetrault; art demonstrations including Storytelling with Naomi Steinberg, Textile Waste Wall Art with Madeleine Chaffee and Ceramic Carving with Mat Holstrom. This ticket also includes access to a Beer Garden from Strange Fellows and food trucks Melt City, Johnny’s Pops, Camion Cafe, Scavenger Coffee & Bistrovan.

Drop-in Public Art Activities

Art Makes You Happy Colouring Mural by Serena Chu Come join artist Serena Chu and colour in a collaborative mural banner! This collaborative design will feature scenes of Chinatown, and is accessible to all ages and walks of life. Creating art together brings positive vibes, happy memories and delights the senses. There will be a some hidden objects to scavenger hunt for as you participate in this collective art piece.

Celebrating CETA Strathcona Mosaics by Bruce Walther The entranceway mosaics at Strathcona Park were created by a group of individuals through the Carnegie Centre in 2005. Each small circular mosaic is a unique artwork created by an individual artist grouped together in patterns based on crop circle designs. Celebrating CETA Strathcona Mosaics pays tribute to these and the artists that created them, some now passed away, and inspires the community to create a new community mosaic.

Flights of Fancy by Richard Tetrault Working from pre-cut plywood forms of birds, participants will be asked to interpret and project their own designs, thereby creating an improvised, mosaic quality. The final works will be suspended as if in flight.

Drop-in Art Demonstration

Storytelling with Naomi Steinberg The stories Naomi tells come from all over the world; Traditional stories, wondertales, folktales, fairytales – old stories with new words, new stories with old wisdom. Stories made to breathe again.

Textile Waste Wall Art with Madeleine Chaffee Madeleine Chaffee demonstrates how to upcycle old textiles and bicycle wheels into a colorful and textural wreath or wall decoration. This demonstration offers a hands-on station for audiences to try knotting techniques to reform ‘waste’ into art!

Ceramic Carving with Mat Holmstrom Mat Holmstrom demonstrates carving techniques to create one-of-a-kind ceramic artworks!

Beer Garden & Food Trucks

Strange Fellows Brewing Beer Garden (Great local East Van beer!)

Food Trucks

Melt City (Grilled Cheese!)

Camion Cafe (Vietnamese banh mi & coffee!)

Johnny’s Pops (Popsicles!)

Scavenger Coffee (Coffee!)

Bistrovan (Crepes!)

Art activities are suitable for participants ages 5+.

Children 12 and under are free.

SATURDAY, JULY 23

Create! Arts Festival General Admission tickets are for art-lovers (all ages, family-friendly) who want to take part in this exciting art-making festival, but cannot attend the full workshop series offered. If you are interested in one of our 2 hours art-making workshops, check out or full festival schedule! Please note that General Admission tickets do not grant you access to 2 hours workshops – workshop tickets must be purchased separately (2 hour workshop tickets include General Admission Art Zone & Beer Garden access).

These General Admission tickets include access to multiple drop-in public art activities, art demonstrations, a beer garden and various food truck vendors.

Family-friendly, all ages.

Kids 12 and under are free.

Art zone activities suitable for ages 5+, materials provided! Just bring yourself and ideas, suitable for beginners and up!

Art activities run 11am-5pm.

REFUND POLICY

If you would like to cancel your attendance, we will offer you a refund, provided that you inform us at least 4 days prior to the scheduled event. Please note that the Eventbrite processing fee is non-refundable, and we do not have control over this part of the fee.

This event is operated under current public health guidelines.

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