Exhibition: Ya-Wei Lin – Invisibility
2024-03-25 - 2024-06-24 | Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, 7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
Ongoing – June 24
Exhibition: Ya-Wei Lin – Invisibility
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex – The Annex Gallery
7660 Minoru Gate
Photography, whether still or animated, is Richmond-based artist Ya-Wei Lin’s preferred medium for narrating the world, including daily activities, life experiences, events, and moments as she sees them. Since 2010, her ongoing photographic practice has focused on exploring the meaning of visibility in the context of urban culture. These images depict the fleeting and subtle moments of the seemingly unchanging cityscape, such as the geometric shapes of the many high-rise buildings and urban dwellers’ routine social behavior.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/Invisibility

Exhibition: Jiangang Su – Birds and Rocks in Cloud City
2024-03-26 - 2024-06-10 | Richmond City Hall – City Hall Galleria, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 2C1, Canada
Ongoing – June 10
Exhibition: Jiangang Su – Birds and Rocks in Cloud City
Richmond City Hall – City Hall Galleria
6911 No. 3 Road
Birds and Rocks in Cloud City presents a lively natural world integrating the two cultures dear to the Chinese-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Jiangang Su. Enchanted by BC’s natural environment, Su skillfully situates birds native to Canada in the poetic settings typical to traditional Chinese ink and brush paintings. Equally meticulously depicted are the amorphous and porous Taihu (Lake Tai) rocks that are native to Su’s home region Suzhou, which have been appreciated by Chinese literati throughout the millennia.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/birds_rocks_cloudcity

Presentation: Scrap Up Your Stash with Lori Dickman
2024-03-26 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Vancouver) | British Columbia
March 26
Presentation: Scrap Up Your Stash with Lori Dickman
Richmond Cultural Centre
7700 Minoru Gate
and Online (Zoom)
2pm
Free. Presented by TAGOR (Textile Arts Guild Of Richmond). Over the last few decades, Lori collected a very large and wonderful stash of fabric. She started working on solutions to use up those scraps to make beautiful quilts. She devised her own set of techniques that work well for her and decided to share her methods with other quilters. In Lori’s books, lectures, workshops, and YouTube Channel, she teaches her “Speedy Solutions” techniques: her scrapping rules, her tools of the trade, how she sorts & identifies value, and all her speedy methods of turning an unorganized stash of wrinkled scrap fabrics into a beautifully organized stash of fabric ready to be USED to make great quilts!
To Register: https://tagor.ca/2023/12/29/scrap-up-your-stash-with-lori-dickman/

Lulu Series: Art in the City – Typha: Placemaking Through Public Art
2024-03-28 19:00 - 20:30 | Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Canada
March 28
Lulu Series: Art in the City – Typha: Placemaking Through Public Art
Richmond City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road
7pm
Puya Khalili and Charlotte Wall will delve into the story of Typha, a large-scale artwork located at the terminus of Hollybridge Way, near the Fraser River. The talk will cover the artists’ initial approach and concept, design and fabrication process, and the role that projects such as Typha can play in placemaking and influencing community engagement. This talk will be preceded by a musical performance by Elisa Thorn.
Website: http://www.richmond.ca/luluseries

Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Teresa Marie
2024-03-29 15:00 - 19:00 | Lulu Island Winery, 16880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, Canada
March 29
Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Teresa Marie
Lulu Island Winery
16880 Westminster Hwy
3pm-7pm
Enjoy live music, Mulled Wine, and Happy Hour specials. Explore wine tasting, rotating musicians, and delightful Cheese and Charcuterie Platters.
Website: https://www.luluislandwinery.com/events

The Smokin Ohms
2024-03-29 19:00 - 23:00 | British Columbia
March 29
The Smokin Ohms
ANAF Unit 284 Steveston
101-11900 No 1 Road
7pm-11pm
Website: https://anaf284.ca/event/the-smokin-ohms/

The March Hare Band
2024-03-30 19:00 - 23:00 | British Columbia
March 30
The March Hare Band
ANAF Unit 284 Steveston
101-11900 No 1 Road
7pm-11pm
Website: https://anaf284.ca/event/the-march-hare-band/

Artist Pop-up Exhibition: Charlene Long and Susan Viccars
2024-04-01 - 2024-04-30 | Steveston Museum, 3811 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC, Canada
Ongoing – April 30
Artist Pop-up Exhibition: Charlene Long and Susan Viccars
Steveston Museum and Post Office
3811 Moncton Street
A percentage of all art sales goes towards Steveston Historical Society programs and events that support our community. Charlene Long is a mixed media artist who has arrived at her career from a background in Interior Design, Corporate Marketing and Teaching. Charlene’s art is informed by the exploration of the natural world. Susan lives and creates in beautiful Steveston. Using her art to capture what she is experiencing while travelling and when closer to home makes for awareness and connection to nature and the human landscape.
Website: https://historicsteveston.ca/society-news/

Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Nick Apivor
2024-04-05 15:00 - 19:00 | Lulu Island Winery, 16880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, Canada
April 5
Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Nick Apivor
Lulu Island Winery
16880 Westminster Hwy
3pm-7pm
Enjoy live music, Mulled Wine, and Happy Hour specials. Explore wine tasting, rotating musicians, and delightful Cheese and Charcuterie Platters.
Website: https://www.luluislandwinery.com/events

Richmond Art Walk
2024-04-06 - 2024-04-07 | Lipont Gallery, 4211 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2C3, Canada
April 6 – April 7
Richmond Art Walk
Lipont Gallery
4211 No. 3 Road
Twelve art spaces and studios warmly invite you to engage with artists, to strike conversations with individuals, and to build friendships against the backdrop of the spring season.
Website: https://www.lipontgallery.ca/artwalk/

PCMA Spring Fundraiser Concert
2024-04-06 14:00 - 16:00 | British Columbia
April 6
PCMA Spring Fundraiser Concert
Richmond Baptist Church
6640 Blundell Road
2pm-4pm
An afternoon of chamber music masterpieces performed by renowned Pacific Chamber Music Academy faculty. All proceeds to support Richmond Baptist piano restoration.
Website: https://pacificchambermusic.org/fundraiser-concert/

Conductor’s Choice! – ROCA (Richmond Orchestra & Chorus Association)
2024-04-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Fraserview MB Church, 11295 Mellis Drive, Richmond, BC, V6X 1L8, Canada
April 6
Conductor’s Choice! – ROCA (Richmond Orchestra & Chorus Association)
Fraserview MB Church
11295 Mellis Drive
7:30pm-9:30pm
Conductor Brigid Coult celebrates her 30th season as Director of Richmond Chorus with a varied program of sacred and secular music that speaks to our need to raise our voices together in song.
Website: https://www.roca.ca/roca-concert-season/2024/4/6/conductors-choice

Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival
2024-04-07 11:00 - 16:00 | Garry Point Park, 12011 Seventh Avenue, Richmond, British Columbia, V7E 4X2, Canada
April 7
Richmond Cherry Blossom Festival
Garry Point Park
11am-4pm
Vancouver Okinawa Taiko, Steveston Minyo, Nori Nori & Komori, and more! This festival brings the community together to enjoy the beauty of the cherry blossom alongside the cultural richness of Japan. Between 11 am and 4 pm, the Hanami Tent will offer displays and demonstrations from local artisans including calligraphy, bonsai and origami, as well as the opportunity to experience a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony. In the Sakura Tent, visitors can experience an ikebana demonstration, and performances by taiko drummers, folk singers and dancers. Children of all ages are invited to the Chibi-Chan Tent to learn how to fold origami creatures using special Japanese paper and techniques.
Website: https://richmondcherryblossomfest.ca/

Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
2024-04-11 - 2024-04-20 | Gateway Theatre, 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond, BC, V7C 3V4, Canada
April 11 – April 20
Ken Ludwig’s Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
Gateway Theatre
6500 Gilbert Road
Who killed Sir Charles Baskerville? Could the legend of a monstrous supernatural hound be true? Can the case be solved before the family curse dooms its newest heir? From the award-winning mastermind of mayhem Ken Ludwig (Lend Me a Tenor), comes a fast-paced, pulse-pounding comedy like no other. Equal parts adventure and comedy, Baskerville finds Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson attempting to crack their most notorious case. In this madcap retelling of the ultimate Victorian whodunit, a nimble cast of five takes on nearly forty characters, darting on and off stage in this delightfully complex plot. As Holmes and Watson race against time to solve the baffling mystery, you’ll find yourself on the edge of your seat, guessing at every twist and turn. Presented in English with Traditional and Simplified Chinese surtitles.
Website: https://www.gatewaytheatre.com/events/baskerville/

Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Blue Train
2024-04-12 15:00 - 19:00 | Lulu Island Winery, 16880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, Canada
April 12
Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Blue Train
Lulu Island Winery
16880 Westminster Hwy
3pm-7pm
Enjoy live music, Mulled Wine, and Happy Hour specials. Explore wine tasting, rotating musicians, and delightful Cheese and Charcuterie Platters.
Website: https://www.luluislandwinery.com/events

Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra – the wings of spring
2024-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 | British Columbia
April 13
Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra – the wings of spring
Equinox Theatre
750 53 St, Delta
2pm
Welcome to Richmond Delta Youth Orchestra’s Annual Concert for Symphony, Junior and Senior Winds divisions. Join us for an unforgettable afternoon led by accomplished conductors William Broverman and Stephen Robb.
Website: https://www.rdyo.ca/concerts/

Exhibition: Membranes and Pith 305 & Reverie 25
2024-04-15 - 2025-03-15 | Aberdeen Skytrain Station, ‎4100 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6X 4E8, Canada
April 15 2024 – March 15, 2025
Exhibition: Membranes and Pith 305 & Reverie 25
Canada Line – Aberdeen Station
The Aberdeen Canada Line Station Art Wrap is presented in partnership with City of Richmond Public Art. What emotions or memories can food unearth? What do our meals reveal about our sense of belonging, family and history? In Membranes and Pith 305 and Reverie 25, Vancouver-based multidisciplinary artist Cherry Archer utilizes the evocative powers of culinary plants deeply rooted in her Trinidadian heritage to create images that awaken memories of her family and culture. She freezes produce in water, creating a “botanical ice tile,” which she then illuminates with coloured light, photographs, and prints in large format.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/cherry-archer

Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Harris & DeBray
2024-04-17 15:00 - 19:00 | Lulu Island Winery, 16880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, Canada
May 17
Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Harris & DeBray
Lulu Island Winery
16880 Westminster Hwy
3pm-7pm
Enjoy live music, Mulled Wine, and Happy Hour specials. Explore wine tasting, rotating musicians, and delightful Cheese and Charcuterie Platters.
Website: https://www.luluislandwinery.com/happyhour

Sahara Jane – Steveston Folk Guild
2024-04-18 19:30 - 21:00 | British Columbia
April 18
Sahara Jane – Steveston Folk Guild
Britannia Shipyard – Chinese Bunkhouse
5181 Westwater Drive
7:30pm
With great pleasure we welcome Sahara Jane back to SFG, it has been several years since her last visit, and we are privileged to be part of her cross Canada tour. Sahara Jane is a very exciting performer and writes great songs and her performances are very exciting. Sahara Jane is a multi-faceted musician blending influences from Afghanistan, Indian, and Canadian musical styles in a unique and uplifting way. She is a vocalist, composer and sarangi play. In her upcoming album, Something Good, Sahara Jane and rhythm master Ken Shorley have created a new soundscape of global electro-acoustic fusion.
Website: http://www.stevestonfolk.net/

Richmond Potters Club – Spring Pottery Sale
2024-04-19 - 2024-04-21 | Richmond Cultural Centre – Performance Hall, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, British Columbia, V6Y 1R9, Canada
April 19 – April 21
Richmond Potters Club – Spring Pottery Sale
Richmond Arts Centre
7700 Minoru Gate
Friday: 1pm-8pm. Saturday: 10am-4pm. Sunday: 10am-3pm.
Presented in collaboration with the Weavers & Spinners Guild, and the Gem and Mineral Society.
Website: https://www.facebook.com/RichmondPottersClub

Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Colin Sankey
2024-04-19 15:00 - 19:00 | Lulu Island Winery, 16880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, Canada
April 19
Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring Colin Sankey
Lulu Island Winery
16880 Westminster Hwy
3pm-7pm
Enjoy live music, Mulled Wine, and Happy Hour specials. Explore wine tasting, rotating musicians, and delightful Cheese and Charcuterie Platters.
Website: https://www.luluislandwinery.com/events

Exhibition – Unit Bruises: Theodore Wan & Paul Wong, 1975-1979
2024-04-20 - 2024-05-30 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 20 – June 30
Exhibition – Unit Bruises: Theodore Wan & Paul Wong, 1975-1979
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Opening Reception: April 20, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Unit Bruises brings together the works of two Chinese-Canadian conceptual artists active during the 1970s: Theodore Saskatche Wan (b. 1953; d. 1987) and Paul Wong (b. 1954). By mobilizing their own respective bodies, and the visual languages of medical and procedural illustrations, both artists subverted notions of objectivity that have been naturalized through such hegemonic imagery. Through these intensely physical works, the two artists respectively asserted their othered subject-positions as people of colour as well as ruminated on the topics of illness, death, and the human condition. Curated by Michael Dang.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/unitbruises

Exhibition: The Marble in the Basement
2024-04-20 - 2024-06-30 | Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 20 – June 30
Exhibition – Hazel Meyer: The Marble in the Basement
Richmond Art Gallery
7700 Minoru Gate
Opening Reception: April 20, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
What gets stored in a shoebox? Deposited into an archive? Shoved into a corner? Catalogued as important? Fever pitched towards a garbage can? Centered on a pile of marble scraps that possibly once belonged to iconic Canadian artist experimental filmmaker Joyce Wieland, local artist Hazel Meyer’s The Marble in the Basement untangles issues of power, memory, and inheritance by anthropomorphizing a forgotten object from this influential Canadian artist’s domestic archive.
Website: https://www.richmondartgallery.org/hazelmeyer

RAC Member Digital Photography Workshop
2024-04-20 13:00 - 16:00 | Richmond Nature Park, 11851 Westminster Highway, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 1B4, Canada
April 20
RAC Member Digital Photography Workshop
Richmond Nature Park
11851 Westminster Hwy
1pm-4pm
Led by RAC member Desirée Patterson. This outdoor digital photography workshop will engage participants in a guided walk with the artist to learn about the bog ecosystem and the seasonal changes during spring. All levels of photographers are welcome to explore compositional and aperture-oriented techniques to create original, imaginative and expressive photographs.
To Register: Richmond.ca/register , course ID 00310853.

Presentation – MYTH: Quilting is an Expensive Hobby
2024-04-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Richmond Cultural Centre Annex, 7660 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC, V6Y 1R8, Canada
April 23
Presentation – MYTH: Quilting is an Expensive Hobby
Richmond Cultural Centre Annex or via Zoom
7660 Minoru Gate
2pm
Free. In these times fabric is expensive and so many think that quilting must be an expensive hobby and are discouraged before they even start. Melissa Marginet is a Canadian Quiltmaker, Author, Teacher and Quilt Pattern Designer. She will give us all her money saving secrets as she show us quilts she has made at very little cost.
To Register: https://tagor.ca/2023/12/27/myth-quilting-is-an-expensive-hobby-with-melissa-marginet/

Webinar: Centring the Visual Arts in Thriving Societies
2024-04-24 12:00 - 13:00 | British Columbia
April 24
Webinar: Centring the Visual Arts in Thriving Societies
Zoom
12pm
Presented by Business/Arts. As champions of the arts, we recognize the immense value they hold in fostering social cohesion and driving economic growth in communities of all sizes. However, a critical question remains: what can be done to ensure this is understood within our communities and the broader public? In this webinar, we will turn our attention to the visual arts. Together, we’ll explore actionable strategies for positioning the arts as indispensable components of thriving societies. We’ll discuss ways to empower audiences to become enthusiastic advocates for the arts, and opportunities to foster a deeper appreciation and understanding of the impact of the arts.
To Register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2717050150182/WN_BcHhsUKOQySaLEFegXDvjQ#/registration

Richmond Photo Club – Photographs Exhibition
2024-04-25 - 2024-04-28 | Lansdowne Centre, 5300 No. 3 Road, Richmond, British Columbia, V6X 2X9, Canada
April 25 – April 28
Richmond Photo Club – Photographs Exhibition
Lansdowne Centre – Centre Court (near the food court and Toys ‘R’ Us)
5300 No. 3 Road
Richmond Photo Club will display 80 high-quality photographs from our members, on various subjects, in colour and black-and-white. The public will be invited to select their preferred image and the club will have a continuous presence during the exhibit and will gladly provide information on the subject of photography and the activities of the club. Join us for this annual event!
Website: https://lansdowne-centre.com/events-latest-news/

2024 Wilson School of Design Grad Show - Creatures of Curiosity
2024-04-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 12666 72 Avenue, Richmond, BC, Canada
April 25
2024 Wilson School of Design Grad Show – Creatures of Curiosity
KPU – Wilson School of Design
5600 Kwantlen Street
6pm-8pm
This year’s KPU Wilson School of Design Grad Show will feature over 100 graduating students from across all our programs. In an exhibition-style format, guests will have the unique opportunity to engage with this talented group of almost-grads and discover their incredible capstone projects, prototypes, research and portfolio work. This year’s theme, Creatures of Curiosity will spark your imagination and inspire the curious. You will not see this level of talent, depth of study and skill in one place at one time, anywhere else!
Website: https://allevents.in/richmond/10000868618931607

Lulu Series: Art in the City – Sam Davidson and Alanna Quock
2024-04-25 19:00 - 20:30 | Richmond City Hall, 6911 No. 3 Road, Richmond, BC, V6Y 2C1, Canada
April 25
Lulu Series: Art in the City – Sam Davidson and Alanna Quock
Richmond City Hall
6911 No. 3 Road
7pm
Remembering Home, Finding Ground: Reflections on creating a practice of healing through emergent process, direct engagement and embodied experience. Alanna Quock will ponder the essential question of what it means to dwell: in a place and in a body. In relationship with other bodies, she will share the stories of her ancestors, her journey, and the projects and places she has been invited into along the way. This talk will be preceded by a musical performance by Sam Davidson.
Website: http://www.richmond.ca/luluseries

Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring SIESKI
2024-04-26 15:00 - 19:00 | Lulu Island Winery, 16880 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC, Canada
April 26
Vibes and Vino Happy Hour – Featuring SIESKI
Lulu Island Winery
16880 Westminster Hwy
3pm-7pm
Enjoy live music, Mulled Wine, and Happy Hour specials. Explore wine tasting, rotating musicians, and delightful Cheese and Charcuterie Platters.
Website: https://www.luluislandwinery.com/events
