Artspeak is a non-profit artist run centre established in 1986. We present contemporary practices, publications, talks and events that encourage a dialogue between visual art and writing. Artspeak actively contributes to cultural communities through our commitment to artists producing challenging, innovative work in diverse media, our affiliation with like-minded organizations, and the public interest we generate in contemporary art.
Craft Council of British Columbia is a charitable arts service organization which supports all stages of artistic practice in the craft sector; creates opportunities for artists to exhibit, sell and produce art; provides a voice for artists and craft organizations and aids in the development of active communities around craft. Since 1973 we have been making craft more significant in the cultural life of British Columbians and Canadians. Through our public gallery and social enterprise shops on Granville Island,and at the Vancouver Airport Crafthouse, we exhibit and interpret contemporary objects in ceramic, glass, fiber, metal and wood that honor innovation in art, craft and design and celebrate materials and processes.
Angel Vancouver specializes in custom hand-painted shirts. This is our 36th year in business. I have painted thousands of shirts over that period. The kids Monkey shirt to the left is one of my latest creations. It recently sold for $45. The photos below show a range of shirts that I've recently painted.
Canadian Metis Artist Mark MiLan is passionate about honoring the Creators Earth and his Aboriginal Metis Culture. Mark MiLan gives thanks for these gifts as a Canadian Metis through uniquely assemblages artworks and evolved traditional Metis arrow sash f