Events & Guided Tours

The West Vancouver Art Museum offers a wide range of programs, including public talks and workshops, school programs, and art camps.

Exhibition

Under the Shade of the Lotus Tree: Pari Azarm Motamedi and Rozita Moinishirazi


Public Exhibition Opening: Tuesday, January 24, 6 to 8 p.m.

About the Exhibition

FREE

Special Event

Poetry Reading


6—7:30 pm

Join us for a poetry reading by West Vancouver poet, Sareh Farmand from a selection of her 2022 book of poetry, Pistachios in My Pocket.

FREE

Curatorial Tour

Curatorial Tour


2—3 pm

Join us for a free, in-person tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, Under the Shade of the Lotus Tree: Pari Azarm Motamedi and Rozita Moinishirazi. Visitors are welcome to drop in to this tour.  

FREE

Special Event

Opening Reception


6—8 pm

Meet architectural photojournalist Ema Peter and curator Alison Powell at a public reception celebrating the opening of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s exhibition, The Decisive Moment.  

FREE

Exhibition

The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter


About the Exhibition


Architectural photojournalist Ema Peter has documented some of the most significant contemporary buildings in West Vancouver, the Lower Mainland, and around the globe for the past 15 years, garnering awards for her images and collaborating with top local and international architects.
 

FREE

Curatorial Tour

Curatorial Tour


2—3 pm

Join us for a tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter.

FREE

Curatorial Tour

Curatorial Tour


2—3 pm

Join us for a tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter.

FREE

Workshop

WVAM! Drop-In Family Art Project


12—4 pm

 On the last Saturday of every month, the WVAM Family Art Project invites families to drop in to the museum for a free afternoon art workshop. All art supplies are provided. Registration is not required. This workshop is generously supported by the West Vancouver Foundation. 

West Vancouver Community Foundation

FREE

Artist Talk

Ema Peter in conversation with Alison Powell, co-presented with the West Vancouver Memorial Library.


7—8 pm

Join architectural photojournalist Ema Peter and curator Alison Powell online as they discuss Peter’s life and work, as well as her exhibition, The Decisive Moment. This artist talk is free and open to the public.

 

FREE

Special Event

First Thursdays Art Walk


6—8 pm

Join us for an evening viewing of The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter for the First Thursdays Art Walk. Explore the Ambleside and Dundarave neighbourhoods by taking a self-guided tour of our local galleries and public art. 

FREE

Exhibition

The Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show: Paul Hetherington


The Bricktacular West Coast Modern Show: Paul Hetherington
May 5 to July 31, 2023
West Vancouver Memorial Library
 
The models featured in this exhibition are made from a material that many of us will recognize. Building blocks that usually come in sets with complex instructions that culminate in all sorts of architectural wonders, imagined or real. Less familiar here will be the houses on which these particular models are based.
 

FREE

Tour

Farsi Tour


2—3 pm

 

Join us for a Farsi tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter.

FREE

Artist Talk

Photographer’s Tour


2—3 pm

Join architectural photojournalist Ema Peter at the West Vancouver Art Museum for an in-depth discussion of the photographs featured within her current exhibition, The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter.

Register here

FREE

Workshop

WVAM! Drop-In Family Art Project


12—4 pm

On the last Saturday of every month, the WVAM Family Art Project invites families to drop in to the museum for a free afternoon art workshop. All art supplies are provided. Registration is not required. This workshop is generously supported by the West Vancouver Foundation. 

West Vancouver Community Foundation

FREE

Tour

Mandarin Tour


2—3 pm

Join us for a Mandarin tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter.

FREE

Special Event

First Thursdays Art Walk


6—8 pm

Join us for an evening viewing of The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter for the First Thursdays Art Walk. Explore the Ambleside and Dundarave neighbourhoods by taking a self-guided tour of our local galleries and public art. 

FREE

Curatorial Tour

Curatorial Tour


2—3 pm

Join us for a tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, The Decisive Moment: Ema Peter.

FREE