Vancouver 
Events Description
Free to attend, except for select 19+ events, the festival will create a rhythm of indoor and outdoor experiences that inspire a sense of rediscovery of familiar streets and city spaces, providing a series of warm spaces to gather and connect around art and creativity. See you there?
All are welcome to attend a dialogue about cutting-edge Indigenous-led design, technology and augmented reality (AR) hosted at Herschel Supply store in Gastown. Each panelist will share their work in this fast growing convergence of art, futurism and placemaking.
Blanketing The City: Lighting The Way is an evolution of the ongoing public art series designed by xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) weaver and designer, Debra Sparrow in collaboration with VMF. A new addition to this year’s installation is the Thread Runner—an AR “runner” derived from Sparrow’s 2011 piece, which attendees can manipulate to interact with the Coast Salish patterns on the facades of the buildings at each of the seven locations. The series is supported by the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association.
2024 ARTISTS
Ann K. Chou • Annie Briard • Brett Gaylor (HoloLabs) • Debra Sparrow • France Trépanier Justin Langlois • Kemi Craig • Laura Dutton • Lesley Marshall & Ashley Bowa
Linnea Jericho Watts (estate of) • Monkey C Interactive • MOVE37XR • Nathalie Quagliotto
Nettie Wild & Scott Smith • Phoebe Ke Xin Bei & Stephanie Gagne • Ryan Thompson
Seeroro (Carolyn Wong) • Spark Indigenous • Yam Lau
HOW Much
Free & Ticketed events
How to get tickets?
WHEN & WHERE
Date & Time: February 22 – 27, 2024 | Sundown to 11:00 PM — Schedule
WINTER ARTS FEST DIALOGUE: LIGHTING THE WAY
FEB. 22 – Doors: 6:00 PM, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM @ Herschel Supply Co. (Gastown), 347 Water Street, Vancouver
Venue: Various Public Spaces in Vancouver
Canada Place , 999 Canada Place
Cathedral Square Park , 566 Richards Street
TELUS Garden, 510 W Georgia Street
BC Place, 777 Pacific Boulevard
Science World, 1455 Quebec Street
Granville Island, 1661 Duranleau Street
The Biltmore, 2755 Prince Edward Street
