ART IS FOR EVERYONE

 

Now in our 28^th year, the Culture Crawl has grown from a community of 45 artists, to an annual visual arts festival that directly connects thousands of art lovers such as yourself with hundreds of artists, craftspeople, and designers.

 

2023 was a productive year for the Eastside Arts Society (EAS), made possible in part by the support of our donors who played an integral role in helping to ensure that Art is for Everyone in Vancouver.

 

Because of our donors’ generous support, in 2023:

— We welcomed over 40,000 people to the 27^th annual Eastside Culture Crawl, with 515 participating artists over the 4-day festival – a return to pre-pandemic attendance!

— 1,500 people participated in the newly expanded Create! Eastside Arts Festival art-making workshops and performing arts

— Studio 101 gave 220 public school youth the opportunity to create art with professional artists.

— We took important steps in the development of the Eastside Arts District by developing a communications plan and a pilot website.

 

 

For close to three decades, the Eastside Arts Society has created vibrant and lasting arts and culture programming, serving as a catalyst for meaningful community engagement. Our mandate is to continue to protect cultural spaces, build capacity for artists, and bring artistic experiences to the citizens and youth of Vancouver. In a city where the arts are continually pushed to the margins, our work is critical to ensure a future where art thrives. We want to build awareness, increase access, and advocate for the arts locally and beyond. This work is driven by the core belief that Art is For Everyone!

 

This year we need your support to:

— Increase public awareness of our free and low-cost Culture Crawl and Eastside Arts Festivals.

— Scale up our pilot District-wide website that better helps to engage the community.

— Work for the preservation and protection of artist production spaces and cultural heritage.

— Lead and collectively advocate for the sustainability of all arts and culture on the Eastside.

— Enable equity and diversity in our programming by creating opportunities and partnerships with underrepresented artists and groups.

— Deliver enriching and life-changing arts programming for local youth.

 

As a registered charity, we rely on donors and partners like you to be there for our community, our artists, and the youth we support. We hope you will consider making a donation to the Eastside Arts Society to ensure that we continue to produce accessible and low-cost programming because ART IS FOR EVERYONE!

 

For the Culture Crawl’s 28^th anniversary, we are thrilled to be building on last year’s successes and continue to deliver innovative programming to provide much needed and valued opportunities to connect artists with the public. In addition to our cherished Culture Crawl, the EAS delivers Studio 101 arts education for 220 Eastside youth a year, produced the 4^th annual Eastside Arts Festival this summer and continues our work to make the Eastside Arts District a reality. Through our expanded programming, we remain focused on supporting, protecting and celebrating visual artists who have forged the unique and cherished creative cultural ecology of East Vancouver we all know and love.

 

As a registered charity, we rely on donors and partners like you to be there for our community, our artists, and the youth we support. We hope you will consider making a donation to the Eastside Arts Society to ensure we continue to produce accessible and low-cost programming because ART IS FOR EVERYONE!

 

Our registered charity number is 872741202RR0001