Artists Talk: COUNTERPOINT: The Field of Reflected Encounters - Art by Echo Xie and Leting Cai
2025-08-18 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Vancouver) | Lipont Gallery, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2C3, Canada
August 18
Artists Talk: COUNTERPOINT: The Field of Reflected Encounters – Art by Echo Xie and Leting Cai
Lipont Gallery, Room 218
4211 No. 3 Road
7pm-9pm
An opportunity to meet the artists and learn more about their creative processes. Lipont Gallery is pleased to announce “COUNTERPOINT: The Field of Reflected Encounters,” an intriguing exhibition featuring new works by Vancouver-based artists Leting Cai and Echo Xie. This exhibition explores the dynamic interplay of distinct artistic voices and materials, inviting viewers into a dialogue of inner experience, cultural identity, and perception.
Artists Talk: www.talk818.eventbrite.ca

22nd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival
2025-08-23 - 2025-08-24 | Britannia Shipyards, 5180 Westwater Drive, Richmond, British Columbia, V7E 6P3, Canada
August 23 – August 24
22nd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
5180 Westwater Drive
11am-6pm
Celebrate our city’s diverse nautical history at the 22nd Annual Richmond Maritime Festival! Enjoy a vibrant program of free live music, maritime-themed kids activities, a display of beautifully restored wooden boats and ships, and much more.
Website: richmondmaritimefestival.ca

Community Art Exhibition: Richmond School District No. 38 Faculty
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30 | Richmond Cultural Centre, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R9, Canada
September 1 – September 30
Community Art Exhibition: Richmond School District No. 38 Faculty
Richmond Cultural Centre – Upper Rotunda Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
The Upper Rotunda Gallery in the Richmond Cultural Centre is community-based gallery space exhibiting works from Resident Art Groups, community artist groups, art students and emerging artists.
Website: https://www.richmond.ca/culture/howartworks/cultural-centre/art-displays.htm

Steveston Museum Pop-up Artists
2025-09-01 - 2025-09-30 | Steveston Museum, 3811 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC, Canada
Ongoing – September 30
Steveston Museum Pop-up Artists
Steveston Museum and Post Office
3811 Moncton Street
We are so excited to welcome back local watercolour artist Scott Pleydell-Pearce to the Pop Up art space in September, as well as Tanya Bone, OPA, SFCA.
Website: https://historicsteveston.ca/society-news/

Exhibition: Group Show
2025-09-04 - 2025-10-31
Ongoing – October 31
Exhibition: Group Show
Capulet Art Gallery
2288 No. 5 Road, Unit #150
Selected works by Raymond Chow, William Liao, Chrissy Cheung, and Mark Sweatman.
Website: https://capuletart.com/

Steveston Community Appreciation Day
2025-09-07 10:00 - 14:30 | steveston community centre
September 7
Steveston Community Appreciation Day
4111 Moncton Street
10am-2:30pm
Join us to celebrate our community and the existing Steveston Community Centre and Library before it closes in December. This community appreciation day of free offerings includes face painting, Family Storytime with the Library, arts and crafts, entertainment and more! Drop-ins and sign-up activities for all ages.
Website: https://richmond.ca/culture/calendar/special-events/stevesetoncommunityday.htm

Exhibition: Susan Point, Collection Close-up: Mystical Whorl No. 3
2025-09-13 - 2025-11-09 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
September 13 – November 9
Exhibition: Susan Point, Collection Close-up: Mystical Whorl No. 3
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
A continual source of inspiration and focus for Susan Point’s extensive body of work, the spindle whorl is typically crafted from the richly grained wood of maple or alder trees. In Mystical Whorl No. 3, Susan Point draws from her vast knowledge of Coast Salish beliefs, practices, and aesthetics in her celebration of the spindle whorl.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/collection-close-up-mystical-whorl-no-3

Exhibition: Manuel Axel Strain, xʷən̓iwən ce:p kʷθəθ nəw̓eyəł ((((Remember your teachings))))
2025-09-13 - 2025-11-09 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
September 13 – November 9
Exhibition: Manuel Axel Strain, xʷən̓iwən ce:p kʷθəθ nəw̓eyəł ((((Remember your teachings))))
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Known for their passionate work rooted in personal experience, artist Manuel Axel Strain embraces and exalts the Coast Salish longhouse to confront the oppressive, racist colonial context surrounding them. Their major multi-media exhibition—including paintings, sculptures, family photographs, video, and installation—promises to transform the Gallery with a dynamic mix of new and recent artworks rendered in their boldly unique style.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/rememberyourteachings

Capstan Village Public Art Walking Tour (Mandarin) – Rebecca Wang | 國語導覽
2025-09-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Capstan Canada Line Station
September 13
Capstan Village Public Art Walking Tour (Mandarin) – Rebecca Wang | 國語導覽
Capstan Skytrain Station
1pm-2:30pm
This tour will be presented in Mandarin. Rebecca Wang 王晨釔 is a curator and artist working between her hometown of Hangzhou, China, and Vancouver, Canada. Her curatorial interests span mythology, folklore, the everyday, and diasporic experiences. Her multidisciplinary practice navigates personal confusions in life, often stemming from the absurdity engrained in capitalist consumer culture. As the Curatorial Assistant at Richmond Art Gallery since 2022, she has been curating exhibitions at Richmond City Hall Galleria and The Annex Gallery, as well as leading Mandarin tours of the main gallery.
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capstan-village-public-art-walking-tour-rebecca-wang-tickets-1291904905349

Capstan Village Public Art Walking Tour (in Mandarin) | Rebecca Wang | 國語導覽
2025-09-13 13:00 - 14:30 | Capstan Canada Line Station
September 13
Capstan Village Public Art Walking Tour (in Mandarin) | Rebecca Wang | 國語導覽
Capstan Station
3300 No. 3 Road
1pm-2:30pm
Website: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/capstan-village-public-art-walking-tour-rebecca-wang-tickets-1291904905349?aff=odcleoeventsincollection

Opening Reception: Exhibition: Manuel Axel Strain, xʷən̓iwən ce:p kʷθəθ nəw̓eyəł ((((Remember your teachings))))
2025-09-13 14:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
September 13 – November 9
Exhibition: Manuel Axel Strain, xʷən̓iwən ce:p kʷθəθ nəw̓eyəł ((((Remember your teachings))))
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Opening Reception: September 13, 2pm-4pm
Known for their passionate work rooted in personal experience, artist Manuel Axel Strain embraces and exalts the Coast Salish longhouse to confront the oppressive, racist colonial context surrounding them. Their major multi-media exhibition—including paintings, sculptures, family photographs, video, and installation—promises to transform the Gallery with a dynamic mix of new and recent artworks rendered in their boldly unique style.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/strain_opening

Exhibition: Companionship and the Cosmos
2025-09-15 - 2026-01-04 | Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, 7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
Ongoing – January 4
Exhibition: Companionship and the Cosmos
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex – The Annex Gallery
7660 Minoru Gate
Bringing together the works of Sofiya Mukhachova and Quinton Qiu, Companionship and the Cosmos presents intimate visual diaries with a pet and whimsical cosmic dreamscapes. Through contrasting yet complementary approaches, Mukhachova’s and Qiu’s works respectively illuminate both the intimate and infinite dimensions of being—from everyday affection to celestial meditations.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/companionship_cosmos

Exhibition: Magnificent Kingdom (Aspire Richmond)
2025-09-16 - 2025-11-10 | Richmond City Hall – City Hall Galleria, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 2C1, Canada
Ongoing – November 10
Exhibition: Magnificent Kingdom (Aspire Richmond)
Richmond City Hall Galleria
6911 No. 3 Road
Every fall, Richmond Art Gallery collaborates with Aspire Richmond to present an exhibition at the City Hall Galleria, celebrating the creativity and talents of participants in Aspire Richmond’s Avenues Day Program. This year’s exhibition, Magnificent Kingdom, showcases a vibrant collection of mixed-media paintings that reflect the imagination, dedication, and enthusiasm of the artists. Rooted in personal connections to place, memory, and culture, these works offer heartfelt reflections on identity, community, and lived experience. For many of the participants, art-making is not only a creative outlet, but also a meaningful way to communicate stories and emotions that may be difficult to express otherwise. In doing so, their work fosters connection and invites viewers to see the world through different perspectives.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/magnificent-kingdom

2025 Shades of Fall Juried Art Exhibition
2025-09-19 - 2025-09-21 | Lansdowne Centre, 5300 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2X9, Canada
September 19 – September 21
2025 Shades of Fall Juried Art Exhibition
Lansdowne Shopping Centre – Centre Court
5300 No. 3 Road
An art exhibition of drawing, painting, textiles, photography, and mixed media. With live music performances on September 20 and 21 from 12pm-3pm by Camilli String Trio.
Website: www.richmondartscouncil.ca

Exhibition: Shared Horizons - Paintings by Chizik, Visagie, and Celebrini
2025-09-19 - 2025-10-09 | Lipont Gallery, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2C3, Canada
September 19 – October 9
Exhibition: Shared Horizons – Paintings by Chizik, Visagie, and Celebrini
Lipont Gallery
4211 No. 3 Road
“Shared Horizons” brings together three artists who share a deep artistic connection, having previously painted together. While Paul Chizik and Liza Visagie have exhibited at Lipont Gallery multiple times, this marks Randy Celebrini‘s first joint exhibition with his friends at the gallery. The show will feature a stunning collection of their paintings and drawings, predominantly focusing on the captivating beauty of mountains and forests of British Columbia. Through their individual perspectives, Chizik, Visagie, and Celebrini invite viewers to immerse themselves in sweeping vistas and intimate woodland scenes.
Website: https://www.lipontgallery.ca/exhibitions/horizon/

Culture Days
2025-09-19 - 2025-10-12
September 19 – October 12
Culture Days
Celebrated nationally and experienced locally, Culture Days highlights the talents of artists, cultural producers, dancers, designers, makers, musicians, performers, photographers, writers and others who open their creative spaces to the public or present free, participatory activities and experiences. Richmond’s artists and cultural organizations will offer free or pay-what-you-may experiences such as hands-on workshops, creative placemaking activities, behind-the-scenes tours, open studio events, information sessions and demonstrations, event organizers are increasing awareness, pride and participation in the arts and activating public spaces through, and for, the arts.
The Richmond Arts Coalition will be presenting a youth art exhibition with an interactive element outside of our Cornerspace in the Richmond Cultural Centre Annex (7660 Minoru Gate), a result of youth art workshops conducted in partnership with School District 38.
City of Richmond listings: https://www.richmond.ca/culture/calendar/special-events/culturedays.htm
Culture Days website: https://culturedays.ca/en/events

Richmond Public Art and Parks Bike Tour: Nature Calls
2025-09-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Richmond Olympic Oval, 6111 River Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V7C 0A2, Canada
September 21
Richmond Public Art and Parks Bike Tour: Nature Calls
Richmond Olympic Oval
6111 River Road
11am-1pm
Join us for a free bike tour along Richmond’s scenic dyke presented as part of Culture Days. This fun, family-friendly tour explores playful public art on waterfront washrooms and the wild beauty of the foreshore. Led by Biliana Velkova, Public Art Planner, and Egan Davis, Parks Operations Manager for the City of Richmond. Pack a lunch for a picnic at Gary Point Park.
To Register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/richmond-public-art-and-parks-bike-tour-nature-calls-tickets-1520312980049

Collaborative Drawing with Manuel Axel Strain (Culture Days)
2025-09-21 12:00 - 15:00
September 21
Collaborative Drawing with Manuel Axel Strain (Culture Days)
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
12pm-3pm
Drop into the gallery to join in a large-scale drawing project with exhibiting artist Manuel Axel Strain. This will be a community collaborative activity for everyone to explore mark-making, colouring, and drawing on a grand scale.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/cd-drawing

One Richmond, Many Cultures – Richmond Caring Place Society
2025-09-27 08:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Caring Place, 7000 Minoru Blvd, Richmond, BC, Canada
September 27, 11am-3pm
One Richmond, Many Cultures – Richmond Caring Place Society
7000 Minoru Blvd
Celebrate the vibrant tapestry of cultures that make up our community through music, dance, art, and delicious food! Immerse yourself in the beauty of different traditions, connect with people from all walks of life, and learn something new about the world around you. This event is all about unity, understanding, and appreciation for the rich diversity that makes Richmond such a special place. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to come together as one community, embracing the many cultures that call Richmond home.
Website: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/one-richmond-many-cultures-tickets-1669358017769

國語導覽 – Exhibition Tour in Mandarin
2025-09-27 14:00 - 15:00 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
September 27, 2pm-3pm
國語導覽 – Exhibition Tour in Mandarin
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Drop in for a tour of our current exhibition in Mandarin. Learn more about the themes through a guided visit and informal discussion over a cup of tea. Limited spaces, RSVP to reserve a seat.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/strain-mandarin

Art Talkback Series with SF Ho and Manuel Axel Strain
2025-09-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
September 28, 2pm-3:30pm
Art Talkback Series with SF Ho and Manuel Axel Strain
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Featured artist Manuel Axel Strain invites local artists and cultural workers into a collaborative and reflective gathering at the Gallery. This informal series blends thoughtful conversation, community insight, and hands-on experiences, offering participants a chance to engage directly with the artworks and each other in a welcoming, interactive setting. Whether you’re an artist, art lover, or simply curious, come explore the exhibition in new ways.
To RSVP: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/sf-ho

Richmond Arts Coalition's "From Fray to Feather - Part 1" Youth Art Exhibition
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-12 | Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, 7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
October 1 – October 12
Richmond Arts Coalition’s “From Fray to Feather – Part 1” Youth Art Exhibition
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex
7660 Minoru Gate
From Fray to Feather – Part 1 is an exhibition of collaborative art in progress – created by students in Richmond working with local printmaking artist Mika Imada. This Culture Days project is a collaboration between the Richmond Arts Coalition (RAC) and School District 38. Prior to the exhibition, Imada will lead a series of workshops with Blair Elementary School students around the theme of environmentalism. Students will work to carve their own pieces featuring animals, objects, or places that connect their personal lives with the environment in Richmond. The exhibition will feature the students’ designs printed on paper and will have an area where you can make your own relief print!
These student designs will later be printed onto fabric to create patterned feathers. After the Annex exhibition, textiles artist Shelby Page will then lead Burnett Secondary School students in using this fabric to craft wings modeled on the Pacific Great Blue Heron. This final piece will be on display at the Richmond Art Gallery – Art Lounge for the month of December.
Mika Imada is a Richmond-based artist whose love for drawing and storytelling began when she was a kid. She took visual art throughout high school, experimenting with many different mediums and from there, chose to pursue her education in the creative field. She graduated from Capilano University where she studied 2D animation and visual development. In her free time, she’s drawing, painting, or crafting.
Shelby Page is a multimedia artist from New Westminster who works with textiles, leather, and digital illustration. She makes costumes and props through her studio Running With Scissors Creative and teaches art classes through various programs in BC. Her work in Richmond includes living history costuming for heritage sites and programs with Steveston Historical Society. She has a BA and MFA in Theatre Production and Design, and she credits her theatre background with her love of working collaboratively with other artists on large and spectacular projects. She is the recipient of a Richmond Arts Award in 2024 for Artistic Innovation and Excellence.
We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia, the support of the City of Richmond, and the in-kind contributions from Phoenix Art Workshop.

Website: https://culturedays.ca/en/events/2c63845c-e001-4ab4-9a5d-2469c3739b93

Culture Days: Richmond Arts Coalition's "From Fray to Feather - Part 1" Youth Art Exhibition
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-12 | Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, 7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
Culture Days:
Richmond Arts Coalition’s
“From Fray to Feather – Part 1” Youth Art Exhibition
Outside our Cornerspace in the Richmond Cultural Centre Annex
7700 Minoru Gate

Get a glimpse of collaborative art in progress! Local printmaking artist Mika Imada held workshops with Blair Elementary School students where they carved their own pieces that connect their personal lives with the environment in Richmond. This Annex exhibition features the students’ designs printed on paper.
After the Annex exhibition, textiles artist Shelby Page will lead Burnett Secondary School students in using fabric printed with these designs to craft wings modelled on the Pacific Great Blue Heron. This final piece will be on display at the Richmond Art Gallery – Art Lounge for the month of December.
Culture Days listing with more detail:
https://culturedays.ca/en/events/2c63845c-e001-4ab4-9a5d-2469c3739b93

Community Art Exhibition: Chinese Ink and Brush Society
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31 | Richmond Cultural Centre – Upper Rotunda, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 1R9, Canada
October 1 – October 31
Community Art Exhibition: Chinese Ink and Brush Society
Richmond Cultural Centre – Upper Rotunda Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
The Upper Rotunda Gallery in the Richmond Cultural Centre is community-based gallery space exhibiting works from Resident Art Groups, community artist groups, art students and emerging artists.
Website: https://www.richmond.ca/culture/howartworks/cultural-centre/art-displays.htm

Pop-up Art Show: Margot D’souza and Marilyn Piccinin
2025-10-01 - 2025-10-31 | Steveston Museum, 3811 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC, Canada
Ongoing – October 31
Pop-up Art Show: Margot D’souza and Marilyn Piccinin
Steveston Museum and Post Office
3811 Moncton Street
Margot has been surrounded by music, art, and the beauty of nature throughout her life, all of which have deeply influenced her lifestyle and artistic passions. She has taken numerous courses and workshops over the years, with a brief pause to raise her family. Upon retirement, her passion for drawing, painting, and photography returned in full force. While living in the UK during the 1980s, Marilyn took her first watercolour class and it has remained her favourite medium ever since. Today, she continues to enjoy weekly painting sessions alongside other talented local artists.
Website: https://historicsteveston.ca/pop-up-artists-announced-for-october-come-and-visit/

Art Talkback Series with Elliott Ramsey and Manuel Axel Strain
2025-10-05 14:00 - 17:00 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
October 5, 2pm-3:30pm
Art Talkback Series with Elliott Ramsey and Manuel Axel Strain
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Featured artist Manuel Axel Strain invites local artists and cultural workers into a collaborative and reflective gathering at the Gallery. This informal series blends thoughtful conversation, community insight, and hands-on experiences, offering participants a chance to engage directly with the artworks and each other in a welcoming, interactive setting. Whether you’re an artist, art lover, or simply curious, come explore the exhibition in new ways.
RSVP: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/elliott-ramsey

Exhibition: Women Being, Women Seeing
2025-10-14 - 2025-12-01 | Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond, BC, V7C 3V4, Canada
October 14 – December 1
Exhibition: Women Being, Women Seeing
Gateway Theatre
6500 Minoru Gate
This exhibition brings together a selection of works by five women artists from Richmond Art Gallery’s Permanent and Didactic Collections, each offering a distinct lens through which themes of identity, heritage, and lived experience are explored. Pnina Granirer, Polly Faminow, Cynthia Nugent, Catherine Perehudoff, and Geraldine Santiago invite us to reflect on the complexities of femininity, cultural history, and personal expression faced by women.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/women-being-women-seeing

Art Talkback Series with Zoe Kompst and Manuel Axel Strain
2025-10-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
October 14, 7pm-8:30pm
Art Talkback Series with Zoe Kompst and Manuel Axel Strain
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Join Musqueam artist Zoe Kompst for an engaging evening that looks at the exhibition through the lens of Indigenous traditions and everyday connections to the land. Learn how natural materials like plants and minerals are used to make dyes and paints, and how these practices carry stories and cultural meaning. After the talk, participants will get to try making their own natural paints using tools passed down through artist Manuel Axel Strain’s family. No art experience needed—just curiosity and a willingness to get hands-on.
RSVP: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/zoe-kompst

Secret Solitudes – Paintings by Sally Clark
2025-10-16 - 2025-11-06 | Lipont Gallery, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2C3, Canada
October 16 – November 6
Secret Solitudes – Paintings by Sally Clark
Lipont Gallery, Rm218 (no elevator)
4211 No.3 Road
Opening Reception: October 16, 7pm-9pm: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/opening-reception-secret-solitudes-paintings-by-sally-clark-tickets-1766688907079
The exhibition “SECRET SOLITUDES” presents a captivating body of work by artist, Sally Clark, offering an intimate yet expansive exploration of the contemporary human condition, filtered through the lens of ancient myth, art historical homage and the raw, untamed landscape of British Columbia and the Canadian North. Clark, an accomplished painter, playwright, and filmmaker brings a multi-layered, narrative sensibility to her canvases, developing her rich, vibrant colours through the meticulous, layered techniques of the Old Masters, where light is formed optically by passing through underpainting and overpainting.
Website: https://www.lipontgallery.ca/artists/sally-clark/

Art After Dark: Youth Event for Ages 13-24
2025-10-17 18:00 - 20:00 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
October 17, 6pm-8pm
Art After Dark: Youth Event for Ages 13-24
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Presented by Richmond Youth Services & Richmond Art Gallery. Join us for a vibrant autumn edition of Art After Dark, a special after-hours event exclusively for youth and young creatives (ages 13–24)! This FREE drop-in evening is all about celebrating art, community, and self-expression in a welcoming and inspiring space.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/art-after-dark-youth
