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The community arts sector in British Columbia is one of the most vibrant in Canada. You may be surprised to find a wilderness gallery in a northern forest, innovative theatre in a small town in the Shuswap and indie bands everywhere.

Cultural tours of our regions can be rewarding and give a glimpse of the creative spirit of BC. This section of our site offers:

Community Arts Directory

Find organizations including Arts Councils, theatre or film companies, bands and musicians, galleries, visual arts and craft societies, and much more.

We also offer contact information for arts service organizations and government arts and cultural agencies under Resources.


Community Arts and Culture Events

See what's going on in each region -- including festivals, community arts celebrations, exhibitions, craft shows, concert series, theatre programming and more. Events are listed by the region of the province in which thye occur.


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Arts and Culture Week, held during the third week of April every year, is the perfect time to see grass roots arts and culture at its best. Local community organizations, including arts councils, schools, non-profit and for-profit arts and cultural organizatins of all kinds and even municipalities showcase the best they have to offer.

Details of these events are listed on the Arts and Culture Week website.

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August is Cultural Crawl month in BC. Communities have developed tours to show their arts and cultural facilities and many hold special events during the BC Day weekend at the beginning of the month and some on-going ones as well.

Details and downloads are available at the BC Cultural Crawl website.