On Oct 30, 2025 at 7:30 p.m. experience Itziar Okariz live at Western Front performing 'Dream Diary' and 'Ocean Breath'. More info: westernfront.ca/events/dream…
ALT Itziar Okariz, 'Respiración oceánica', Museo Reina Sofía, (2021). Photo by Joaquín Cortés/Román Lores. Courtesy of Museo Reina Sofía.
Our new exhibition "Try Keeping an Open Channel" by Archie Barry, opens on Saturday, September 6, 2025, between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Learn more here: westernfront.ca/events/try-k…
ALT Archie Barry, Dream for Reed (2025), video still. Courtesy of the artist.
[Archie Barry wears a black hoodie and stands facing a colorful painting with swirling yellow, green, and purple tones. They point towards the artwork with one hand, against a plain white wall background.]
Toque Craft Fair is Western Front’s cherished annual holiday market and fundraiser. We’re on the lookout for new BC-based artists, craftspeople, and designers to join this years fair — happening Dec 5 – 7, 2025!
Apply now at toquecraftfair.com. Deadline: Jul 31, 2025.
ALT The image is a promotional poster for the Toque Craft Fair 2025, which includes the following key information:
Event Name: Toque Craft Fair
Description: A holiday market for art, craft, and design by BC-based makers
Location: Western Front, Vancouver
Year: 2025
Status: Open Call (suggesting applications or participation is currently being accepted)
There is also a stylized graphic on the left showing a blue flower in a vase.
Our new exhibition "Cirrus" by Holly Márie Parnell, opens this Saturday, May 3, 2025, between 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Learn more here: westernfront.ca/events/cirru…
ALT A dramatic painting of a tiger attacking a buffalo, biting its neck as the buffalo raises its head in distress. Another buffalo is partially visible in the background, surrounded by tall grass and bamboo, under a dusky sky.
We're at @theCinematheque this week! Join us tomorrow, Apr 17 at 7:00 p.m. for a screening by artist-in-residence Holly Márie Parnell, including her films "Cabbage" (2023) and "Hole in the Stone" (2025). Tickets available at the door and here: thecinematheque.ca/films/202…
ALT Holly Márie Parnell, still from Cabbage (2023). Courtesy of the artist. [Image description: A camcorder still showing a close-up of brown-haired child draping their head over a parent's shoulder. The parent, who also has short brown hair, faces away from the camera and wears glasses and a striped collared shirt. The date October 24 1994 appears in the bottom right corner. ]
Tonight's concert with Still House Plants and Jairus Sharif & Mustafa Rafiq is sold out! If you missed out on tickets, tune in to the livestream. The first set starts at 8 p.m.. vimeo.com/event/4876698
If you missed out on tickets to Marie Ségolène Brault's "Fish Tail" tonight, check out the performance for free via our livestream: vimeo.com/event/4894215
ALT Marie Ségolène Brault performing, 𝘍𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘛𝘢𝘪𝘭, @fonderiedarling, photo documentation, Feb 6, 2025. Photo by P. Latour.
Join us on Feb 20, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. for "Fish Tail", a thirty-minute one-woman show and installation by Marie Ségolène Brault that unfolds as an epistolary narrative. Details here: westernfront.ca/events/fish-…
ALT A pair of silver satin kitten heels lay on top of each other on a worn wood floor. The top shoe is flipped over to reveal a cluster of black flies crushed on the sole. Photo by Marie Ségolène Brault.
There is one week left to apply to participate in the writing workshops "Shop Literati" with artist Bruno Zhu of A Maior. The workshops take place from Feb 27 - Mar 1, 2025. More info here: westernfront.ca/events/shop-…
In December we had the pleasure of hosting Frog Eyes at Western Front to film the video clip for their new song "I See the Same Things". Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=y1RIYo9R…
Save the date! Join us on Jan 11, 2025, 5 - 7 p.m. for the opening reception of "Wishing on My Falsies", an exhibition featuring work by A Maior and Katayoon Yousefbigloo. More info: westernfront.ca/events/wishi…
ALT A blurry close-up portrait of a Chinese grandmother with eyes shut. She wears glittery purple eye shadow and shimmery red lip gloss.
What a year to remember! Thanks to our participating artists, audiences, staff, volunteers, partners, and donors for making it such a memorable year filled with learning, inspiration, and joy. We look forward to seeing you in 2025!