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SUMMARY:Coquitlam Culture Days Kick Off and Visual Arts Exhibition Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the kick-off of Culture Days in Coquitlam at this event. Learn more about the events planned for Culture Days across the City\, connect with other creatives from the community\, and celebrate the new exhibitions that are on display in our community centres and City Hall! The City and its cultural partners have a number of different opportunities for you to engage with culture in many different ways and all for free! This reception will have free food and drinks.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/coquitlam-culture-days-kick-off-and-visual-arts-exhibition-reception/
LOCATION:Town Centre Park Community Centre\, 1207 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, BC\, V3B 4S7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Discussion,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Coquitlam Public Library: Design Our Library Card Decal: Deadline
DESCRIPTION:Design Our Library Card Decal\nA Call for Submissions\n\nAugust 5\, 2026\n\n\n\n\nAre you an artists or illustrator looking to see your work in the community? Coquitlam Public Library is looking for a vibrant\, full-colour artwork for our upcoming library card decals! These decals are vinyl stickers that customers can use to personalize both existing and new library cards. We want designs that celebrate reading\, community\, learning\, creativity\, or local culture. \nThe Details\n\nPrize: Selected winning artists will receive an award/honorarium of $100 per design.\nFormat: Full colour.\nDimensions: Standard card size—3.375″ x 2.125″ (85.6 mm x 53.98 mm).\n\nNote: Designs should include a small additional 0.125″ bleed around all edtes and keep key details away from the rounded corners.\n\n\n\nSubmission Guidelines\n\nWho can apply: Open to artists residing in Coquitlam; all levels and ages are welcome!\nFile formats: High-resolution PDF\, PNG\, or JPEG (300DPI minimum recommended for printing).\nOriginality: Submissions must be your own original work\, and must not involve any use of generative AI.\nMultiple entries are welcome; however\, only one work per artist will be selected. \n\nHow to Submit\nSend your design file(s) along with your full name\, contact information\, and a short 1–2 sentence description of your piece to Samantha Wink\, Marketing & Communications Manager at swink@coqlibrary.ca by 11:59 pm\, September 18\, 2026. Winners will be chosen in-house and notified via email by October 1\, 2026.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/coquitlam-public-library-design-our-library-card-decal/
LOCATION:Coquitlam Public Library – The City Centre Branch\, 1169 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, BC\, V3B 0Y1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Plein Air Drawing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Discover the fundamentals of plein air drawing in this introductory outdoor workshop. Participants will learn basic observational drawing and sketching techniques using a watercolour marker and water collected from Noons Creek while exploring and capturing the surrounding landscape. No experience is necessary\, and all supplies will be provided. Classes are led by Olesia Kharlamova\, an art instructor based in Port Moody. \nOlesia is a Ukrainian-born watercolour artist and art instructor based in Port Moody\, BC. Her work explores landscape\, light\, and emotional interiority — drawing on nature’s resilience as a quiet counterpoint to the upheaval of displacement and war. \nChristy is a Port Moody artist\, writer and fine arts instructor and strives to bring joy to people through art exploration\, storytelling and humour.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/introduction-to-plein-air-drawing-workshop/2026-09-19/1/
LOCATION:Rocky Point Pier\, 2800 Murray Street\, Port Moody\, BC\, V3H 1X2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Plein Air Drawing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Discover the fundamentals of plein air drawing in this introductory outdoor workshop. Participants will learn basic observational drawing and sketching techniques using a watercolour marker and water collected from Noons Creek while exploring and capturing the surrounding landscape. No experience is necessary\, and all supplies will be provided. Classes are led by Olesia Kharlamova\, an art instructor based in Port Moody. \nOlesia is a Ukrainian-born watercolour artist and art instructor based in Port Moody\, BC. Her work explores landscape\, light\, and emotional interiority — drawing on nature’s resilience as a quiet counterpoint to the upheaval of displacement and war. \nChristy is a Port Moody artist\, writer and fine arts instructor and strives to bring joy to people through art exploration\, storytelling and humour.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/introduction-to-plein-air-drawing-workshop/2026-09-19/2/
LOCATION:Rocky Point Pier\, 2800 Murray Street\, Port Moody\, BC\, V3H 1X2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Plein Air Drawing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Discover the fundamentals of plein air drawing in this introductory outdoor workshop. Participants will learn basic observational drawing and sketching techniques using a watercolour marker and water collected from Noons Creek while exploring and capturing the surrounding landscape. No experience is necessary\, and all supplies will be provided. Classes are led by Olesia Kharlamova\, an art instructor based in Port Moody. \nOlesia is a Ukrainian-born watercolour artist and art instructor based in Port Moody\, BC. Her work explores landscape\, light\, and emotional interiority — drawing on nature’s resilience as a quiet counterpoint to the upheaval of displacement and war. \nChristy is a Port Moody artist\, writer and fine arts instructor and strives to bring joy to people through art exploration\, storytelling and humour.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/introduction-to-plein-air-drawing-workshop/2026-09-19/3/
LOCATION:Rocky Point Pier\, 2800 Murray Street\, Port Moody\, BC\, V3H 1X2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:30th Anniversary Season Launch Dance Party with Famous Players Band
DESCRIPTION:30th ANNIVERSARY SEASON LAUNCH PARTY\nGallery Tours | Community Mural | Music | Dance Party | Complimentary Refreshments \nABOUT THE EVENT \n\nFREE community event in appreciation of your support | Open to all! \nJoin us for an evening of art\, music\, creativity\, and community as we launch Evergreen Arts’ 2026/27 season and celebrate 30 years of inspiring live arts experiences. \nStarting at 5:15 PM\, explore The Gallery at Evergreen Arts through On the Dot: Mini Tours. These bite-sized tours invite you to discover featured artworks from the exhibition Landon Mackenzie: Weather Patterns and selected public art installations through conversations with gallery staff. Tours begin every 15 minutes and last approximately 10 minutes — join one or attend them all throughout the evening. \nGet creative until 8 PM! Join Port Moody artist Angie Quintanilla Coates to create a vibrant community mural that reflects the spirit of Evergreen Arts and the Tri-Cities. Bring your enthusiasm for painting and collaborate with Angie as she leads the co-creation of this special anniversary mural. Coates is a featured artist in our Public Art Program celebrating Evergreen Arts’ 30th anniversary\, with works by Tri-Cities artists featured in installations around Evergreen Arts. \nThen\, gather in our lakeside lobby for a casual and welcoming reception featuring complimentary refreshments\, a cash bar\, and live music by Andre Chrys. \nTo cap off the evening\, head into the Studio Theatre and dance the night away with Vancouver’s own Famous Players Band. \nCome celebrate the season ahead and help us kick off our 30th anniversary year in style! \nThis is a FREE event.  Pre-registration encouraged\, drop-ins welcome. \nAll Ages Welcome!\n\nBOX OFFICE: 604.927.6555 | Open Monday – Saturday\, 12 – 5PM
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/30th-anniversary-season-launch-dance-party-with-famous-players-band/
LOCATION:Evergreen Arts\, 1205 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, BC\, V3B 7Z4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Meetup,Music,Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:Community in Colour A Collaborative Mural Workshop with Angie Quintanilla Coates
DESCRIPTION:Community in Colour \nA Collaborative Mural Workshop with Angie Quintanilla Coates \nPart of Evergreen Arts Season Launch \nSaturday\, September 19 from 5-8 p.m. \n\nJoin Port Moody’s Angie Quintanilla Coates to create a vibrant community mural that reflects the spirit of Evergreen Arts and the Tri-Cities. Bring your enthusiasm for painting and collaborate with the artist as she leads the co-creation of this mural. Coates is a featured artist in our Public Art Program celebrating our 30th anniversary where works by artists from the Tri-Cities are featured in installations around Evergreen Arts. \n\nCoates’s artworks share her spirit of persistent joyfulness that comes from her Mexican culture. Her colours and geometric forms celebrate a bold optimism and dynamic investigation of form. Coates is a visual artist born and raised in Monterrey\, Mexico. She lives and works in Port Moody\, bringing her vibrant view on art and life to the Tri-Cities. Coates’s work is deeply influenced by her cultural heritage and personal journey. Her approach to colour and design nods to her Mexican roots\, and she sees her practice as an invitation for anyone who needs it to get a dose of what she likes to call dopamina mexicana.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/community-in-colour-a-collaborative-mural-workshop-with-angie-quintanilla-coates/
LOCATION:Evergreen Arts\, 1205 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, BC\, V3B 7Z4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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SUMMARY:On the Dot: Mini Tours - Evergreen Arts Season Launch
DESCRIPTION:On the Dot: Mini Tours \nEvergreen Arts Season Launch \nSaturday\, September 19 \nEvery 15 minutes from 5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. \nOn these bite-sized tours\, gallery staff will talk about one artwork from the exhibition Landon Mackenzie: Weather Patterns or one of our public artwork installations. Tours start On the Dot\, every fifteen minutes\, and last approximately ten minutes. Join one or attend them all. \nIn The Gallery: \nLandon Mackenzie: Weather Pattern \nSeptember 5 – November 22\, 2026 \nStarting in the shallow tidewaters of Cardigan Bay\, Prince Edward Island\, and completed on the West Coast\, Landon Mackenzie’s Weather Pattern series (2021–) balances environmental unpredictability with painterly skill in this immersive exhibition of large-scale works. \nSupported by the Audain Foundation. \nOn The Building: \nTo celebrate our 30th anniversary\, public artworks by artists from the Tri-Cities appear around the Evergreen Arts building. View artworks by Coquitlam’s Jordanna George\, Port Moody’s Angie Quintanilla Coates and Port Coquitlam’s Laara Cerman.
URL:https://artsconnect.ing/artscalendar/on-the-dot-mini-tours-evergreen-arts-season-launch/
LOCATION:Evergreen Arts\, 1205 Pinetree Way\, Coquitlam\, BC\, V3B 7Z4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Visual Arts
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