Eager to discover a delightful blend of nature and art? Then pay a visit to Arts in the Garden, an annual outdoor community event based on the North Shore, on Saturday, May 25 or Sunday, May 26.
The quarter-century-old event brings visual artists, musicians, performers, and workshops to 10 outdoor spaces across the North Shore.
Through play, creativity, learning, and engagement, the event invites the North Shore community to reflect on their relationship to the land and to place and hopes to inspire them to care for the natural world and all those we share the land with.
Each garden is unique and has been cared for and nurtured by the gardeners who will be present to meet visitors during the event. Arts in the Garden will partner with Harmony Garden, Loutet Farm, West Vancouver Memorial Library, and the Wild Bird Trust of BC at Maplewood Flats.
A few gardens will host performances, including dance, poetry, and multidisciplinary arts. Two or three visual artists, working in various mediums and styles, will be hosted in each garden, displaying their work and offering demonstrations or interactive art activities.
Moreover, two musical performances will take place consecutively in each garden, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
In partnership with the Wild Bird Trust of BC, Arts in the Garden will offer workshops and interactive engagements exploring the relationship between birds and fungi at the Conservation Area at Maplewood Flats. Some of these opportunities require advance registration.
Most of the locations garden have an entry fee of $5, although four gardens have entrance by donation – The West Vancouver Memorial Library (Garden #2), Harmony Garden (Garden #4), Loutet Farm (Garden #8) and Feathers and Fungi at Maplewood Flats (Garden #10). The gardens can only accept cash during the event.
Visit the North Van Arts website or 335 Lonsdale Ave. for information about garden locations or to purchase a $35 all-garden pass.
Where: 10 garden spaces across the North Shore.
When: Saturday and Sunday, May 25-26, noon-5 p.m.
Fatemeh Falah is an intern reporter with the North Shore News. She can be contacted at [email protected].
