Western Front is one of Canada's leading artist-run-centers for contemporary art and new music. We produce and present visual art, exhibitions, new music concerts and workshops, media-art residencies, performance art and other artist driven initiatives. The Western Front currently maintains programs in Exhibitions, Media Art and New Music, as well as an extensive archive of audio-visual materials. Through this diverse programming we continue to be a crucial platform for interdisciplinary, experimental art practices in Canada and internationally.
EDAM is a contemporary dance company under the artistic directorship of Peter Bingham. EDAM's mandate is to provide a stable and fertile environment for the development of contemporary dance. The Company is deeply committed to the investigation of movement itself as an expressive art form. EDAM supports many possibilities for creative expression within the kinetic arts through the creation and production of choreography and through the practice and presentation of the art of improvisation. In addition to producing its own work, EDAM presents the work of guest choreographers and encourages collaborative projects with artists working in other disciplines.
Art Knapps prides itself in offering the very best in quality plant material plus an extensive selection of pottery, decorative garden and home decor, an exciting new fashion department that includes Vero Moda clothing, scarves, shoes and jewelry, a full service florist plus an exclusive seasonal Christmas store. Plus... new to the store is our very own tea shop – 'Horteaculture'. We truly have become your one stop shopping location! Wim VanderZalm and his wife Rose own the Wimco group of companies. Together they operate 2 stores. The flagship store is in Port Coquitlam and boasts over 20,000 sq.ft. of store area, 40,000 sq.ft. of outdoor covered greenhouses for a dry shopping environment in our often wet climate and 40,000 sq.ft. of outdoor nursery. Their second store is located in Downtown Vancouver on Hornby St. and offers a funky, bright and friendly downtown atmosphere.
Buschlen Mowatt Galleries specializes in modern and contemporary art. Buschlen Mowatt Galleries has earned an international reputation for showcasing some of the world's most esteemed artists, producing museum calibre exhibitions, and distinguishing emerging talent.