Returning Artists

*Registration and payments must be made separately for each individual artist, including those who are part of a collective. This ensures accuracy for listings, website search, membership list and payments.

Online

• Log in to your account.
• Online payment is via PayPal, where you will also have the option to pay by credit card.
• Please be sure to enter the same email address that is associated with your Crawl artist account.
• Please do not pay for more than one member artist at one time—register each payment separately.
• Paying online will automatically activate your registration.

E-transfer

• Login to your account
• Select the E-transfer option at checkout and place your order.
• Send your e-transfer to ac@eastsideartssociety.ca. Please use your order ID as the payment reference.
• Paying via e-transfer will activate your registration within a few days.

Paying by cheque

• Please make cheques payable to “Eastside Arts Society”.
• Please include a note with your name and the email address associated with your artist account.
• Cheques can be mailed or dropped off at either of these two locations:

716 E Hastings St, Vancouver BC, V6A 1R5

Office hours: Tues, Wed, Thurs, 10am-3pm.

108–1000 Parker St, Vancouver BC, V6A 2H2

This location is currently closed to the public, with access only for tenants. If you have access and are dropping off, please slide payment under the door of suite 108.

Other payment arrangements

If you wish to make other arrangements for payment, such as cash, please email us or call 778-379-4545

Refunds

The refund deadline is Aug 30, 2024. All refund requests received on or before Aug 30 will be honoured, and issued in the form of payment originally received.

There is a $35 administration processing fee. Request a refund by email, or call 778-379-4545.

• Get discovered by 80,000+ website visitors and 45,000+ festival attendees
• Join a community of professional artists who inspire and support each other
• Benefit from the advocacy work the Eastside Arts Society staff and volunteers do

A dedicated profile page

• An individual artist profile page on the Crawl website you customize with your own content
• Up to 10 images of your work
• Artist bio/statement and profile photo
• Link to your website, Instagram and Facebook pages
• Option to add a 360 degree tour of your studio (sample studio: bit.ly/3kiTPW3) via Matterport.

* Artist profiles are up from the time artists register and complete/update their page to when registration opens again the following Apr/May. 

Festival and artist promotion

• Promotion via a professionally designed program guide & map. * Digital festival program guide + printed 4-page map 
• Eligibility for promotion via the Crawl’s social media channels (12k Instagram followers, 10K Facebook likes, and 5000 email subscribers)
• Professional marketing team delivering a campaign to feature and promote both the festival and our artists via print and online for one month leading up to and including the festival
• Eligibility to submit to our marketing team for media coverage

Opportunity To Show Your Work

• Crawl artists are eligible to apply for our annual Moving Art film/video projection. Selected artists receive CARFAC standard exhibition fees.

Opportunity to offer & attend artist talks, workshops, and demos

• Crawl artists are eligible to apply for our Talking Art artist talk series. Selected artists receive CARFAC standard fees
• Opportunity to offer workshops and demonstrations to festival attendees.
• Opportunity to participate in the Studio 101 program for inner-city elementary school students
• Opportunity to participate in artist development workshops offered throughout the year

Opus + PRO Membership

• Opus Art Supplies is pleased to support Artists who register to participate in the Eastside Culture Crawl with a special opportunity to access  Opus+ PRO Membership benefits for 90 days. Opus+ PRO is an exclusive membership and unlocks savings of 15% OFF most Art Supplies and Opus Custom Services like framing, printing, and custom stretched canvas.