The North Vancouver Community Arts Council is proud to partner with Capilano Mall to present may is art month, featuring local youth and professional visual and performing artists, showcasing a wide variety of artistic styles, media, and genre throughout the month of May at Capilano Mall, with free hands on art activities for kids on the weekends.
Pop-Up Gallery
May 1 – 31, 2015
The Pop-Up Gallery will take over a storefront beside Ava Music, across from the Dollar Store.
| Featured artists for the 2015 exhibition: |
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| Fran Alexander | Fernando Benavides | Gwen Davidson (Skutezky) | |
| Carolina de la Cajiga | Gary Eder | Casey Fawsitt | |
| Janell Hilton | Ishrat Khan | Romina Khorramshahi | |
| Doris MacDougall | Megan McFarlen | Danielle Myers | |
| Gordon Oliver | Joci Sirak | Louise Smith | |
| Alexandra Swistak | Sharon Tenenbaum | Susan Thomas | |
| Laura Wallace | Erica Weiss | Tetiana Zaruba | |
Free Art Activities for Kids – 12:00-3:00pm
| Sunday, May 3 | Spring Mandalas with artist/instructor Maryan Cerina |
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| Make a mandala design from a variety of materials – create your own design or use one of our templates. | |||
| Sunday, May 10 | Mother’s Day Masterpieces with artist/instructor Cath Hughes |
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| Join us to make a unique handmade card or picture for your mom using colourful printmaking. | |||
| Sunday May 24 | Nature Rubbings and Monoprints with artist/instructor Rebecca Graham |
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| Create whimsical rubbings and mono prints using leaves, bark, flowers and twigs. We’ll spell ‘I Have a Dream’ and join Shweta Battad’s Vancouver Biennale project, joining a worldwide conversation about human rights, the environment, and social action. |
Music & Dance Performances
| Saturday, May 2 |
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| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Rio Samaya Band | |
| 12:00 – 12:45 pm | Pat Ernst Trio | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Ava Music | |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm | Shiamak Vancouver | |
| 2:45 – 3:15 pm | Driftwood Dance Academy | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Eire Born Irish Dancers | |
| Saturday, May 9 |
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| 11:00 – 11:30 am | Karen Flamenco |  |
| 11:45 – 12:15 pm | RNB Dance and Theatre Arts | |
| 12:30 – 1:00 pm | Na Keiki Polynesia | |
| 1:15 – 2:00 pm | Canoe Quartet | |
| 2:15 – 3:00 pm | Mark and Lorna Fortin | |
| 3:15 – 4:00 pm | Guzheng Ensemble | |
| Saturday, May 23 |
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| 11:00 – 11:45 am | Blue Bird Day |  |
| 12:00 – 12:45 pm | The Land of Deborah | |
| 1:00 – 1:45 pm | Fowlie & Friends | |
| 2:00 – 2:30 pm | AMED Dance Academy | |
| 2:45 – 3:15 pm | Ballet Bloch | |
| 3:30 – 4:00 pm | Eaglesong Dancers | |
Check out http://nvartscouncil.ca/events/may-art-month for the full schedule!
