Upcoming Activities & Events
Drop-in anytime we're open, or join us for one of our scheduled weekly activities.
Advance registration recommended - REGISTER HERE.
Recommended donation:
$15 - What it costs per person to host an activity
$20 - What we think each activity is worth> $25 - Pay-it-forward so someone else can participate for free
All donations help to cover the cost of rent, insurance, and replenishing supplies.
If you love what we do, please consider making a monthly donation
in support of the Community Art Hub.*If you need assistance with registration, please email us at alterartssociety@gmail.com and we will be happy to help.
Open Studio
Join us to work on your project, hang out, and meet new friends.
Bring your art-making ideas to the Community Art Hub to use our tools, equipment and supplies, share knowledge, and meet fellow members of our community.
Whether you're into polymer clay, needle felting, or want to try out pyrography, we have the tools and equipment to get you started.
No experience necessary, everyone is welcome!
Weekly Special Guest Workshop
Saturdays from 2 - 4pm
Join us every Saturday for a special workshop offered by a guest facilitator. Upcoming workshops include needle felting, visible mending, beading, card making, and making clay elf houses.
No experience necessary. All materials provided. All ages welcome.
Open Studio - Festival Themed!
Saturdays from 4 - 6pm
Get ready for your next festival by making buttons, embroidering patches, hot gluing decals, and building fabulous steampunk sculptures at the Community Art Hub with friends, fam, and Corny, our resident dino.
DIY Mini Sculptures with Imani (ages 6-12)
August 17tth & 24th 2022, 2:00 - 3:30pm
We are so excited to announce our first special guest instructor! Come to the Community Art Hub and make mini air dry clay figurines with Imani, a 10-year-old with a passion for art. One of her main modes of expression is making small air dry clay figurines. She will lead this workshop and will show kids how to make easy, medium, and more difficult objects, like the ones pictured.
Our recommended age range for participants is between 6-12 years old, and we ask that anyone 9 or younger comes with a caregiver. Drop-in at any time, pre-registration is encouraged.
*Masks are required to participate in this activity.
Lantern-making for the Out There Art Festival
August 27th, 3 - 6pm (all ages)
Come to the Community Art Hub and create your own laterns! Bring your lantern to the Out There Art Festival on Saturday, September 3rd to take part in our evening lantern parade!
This event is by donation and all of the materials will be provided.
Out There Art Festival Opening Night Celebration
Friday, September 2nd, 6 - 9pm
Join us as we gather under the trees in Quadra Village to kick off the third annual Out There Art Festival with spoken word, music, storytelling and song, against the backdrop of a Garry Oak meadow and the setting sun.
We're bringing fabulous musical storytellers, longtime East Van favourites, and 2022 JUNO nominees The Fugitives from Vancouver for this very special event! With a welcome and original poetry by renowned local spoken word artist Marie Metaphor and Sofia Sol, you won't want to miss this one-of-a-kind summer evening event!
Suggested donation $5-25. Get your Festival Pass here.
Groovy Beats Among the Trees
Sunday, September 4th, 11am-9pm
Join us under the trees in Quadra Village for an afternoon of art, tunes, and good times. Our awesome DJs include: Benny the Jet, Moosetraks, Mokii, aenniae, Phi-Rex, Blackout, GasoLina, RVH, SunDog, and Anchor Hill.
The evening will be capped of with a glow flow arts performance by the fabulous Fern Burn Club.Suggested donation $5-25. Get your Festival Pass here.
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Out There Art Festival
September 2 - 5, 2022 in and around Summit Park
The Out There Art Festival is BACK, and better than ever! Returning to Quadra Village from Sept 2nd-5th, this interactive and community art festival will surprise and delight you again and again.
Our mission at Alter Arts Society is to connect artists and audiences, and after the last two years of cancelled shows, artists need our support more than ever!
Brought to you by Hillside-Quadra Collective and Alter Arts Society, with support from the City of Victoria, the Capital Regional District Arts Commission, the Province of British Columbia, and the Government of Canada.
Suggested donation $5-25. Get your Festival Pass here.
Summit Park Pumpkin Parade
November 1st, 5:30 - 8:30pm
Join us November 1st from 5:30-8:30pm for an enchanting fall experience celebrating the artistry of local pumpkin carvers. Bring your jack o'lantern for display along the paths in Summit Park for the whole neighbourhood to enjoy!
Suggested donation $2-5 to cover the cost of removing the pumpkins for composting.
Past Events
Drop-in for one of our fun weekly activities, or join us at a community event.
Past Art Hub Activities
3D Printer Demo - Laser Engraving, CNC Carving, and 3D Printing
Intro to digital cutting for vinyl and heat transfer (Cricut)
Intro to Knitting!
Needle Felting
Popsicle Stick Puppets (ages 6-10)
Intro to Crochet!
Pink-back Button Making
Make Button Flowers
Make Friendship Bracelets (ages 8-12)
Learn to paint flowersLearn how to make your own custom pin-back button
Introduction to Colour Theory Paint Mixing
Friendship Bracelet Making (ages 8-12)
Quadra Village CREW Night Market
Saturday July 9 & 23 from 7 - 10pm
Alter Arts Society is participating in the Night Markets hosted by CREW (the youth group at the Quadra Village Community Centre)!
Come by the Quadra Village Community Centre at 901 Kings Road to shop local vendors and find out what the Community Art Hub is all about!
FernFest 2022
Saturday, June 25th
Alter Arts Society will be participating in this year's FernFest! Our Community Art Hub will have a tent set up with an interactive art installation - "Weaving the Community Together". We will be set up in the Field of Dreams (behind the Fernwood Community Center) beside the bouncy castle from 11:30am-5:30pm.
Come by and add to our spider's web, make a button, and chat with our lovely volunteers to see what the Community Art Hub is all about!
Pride Ride from Central Park to FernFest
Saturday, June 25th
Join us for a fun, family-friendly bike parade through downtown Victoria to celebrate Pride! We will leave from Central Park (behind Crystal Pool) at 11am on Saturday, June 25th. Come with your bike decorated or join us in the park at 10am for a decorating party!
All are welcome including: LGBTQ2+ community, allies, families, and riders of all abilities.
Visible Mending
Sundays starting January 23rd from 2-3:30pm or 4-5:30pm
Have something that needs mending? Learn to repair and beautify it at the same time!
Join facilitator Katie at Alter Arts Society's Community Art Hub to learn about visible mending--ways to patch and repair clothing that turns rips and tears into art. Taking its inspirations from upcycling and kintsugi (Japanese pottery repair with gold), this workshop provides a space for you to practice your visible mending skills.
Bring the items you intend to mend and we'll provide the mending material and supplies (donations are welcome). Katie will provide tips, tricks and troubleshooting.
No experience necessary!
Virtual Art-Making Meetup
Thursday, January 20th 8-9:30pm
Join us to work on your project, hang out, and meet new friends. Everyone welcome!
Join us for some inspiration and a casual online hangout, and be sure to bring whatever art project you'd like to work on. There will be an opportunity to talk about your project if you'd like to do that, or just work in the presence of friendly faces.
No experience necessary, everyone is welcome!
Make your own custom Trick-or-Treat bag!
Sunday, October 24th from 1-4pm
Drop by the Community Art Hub to make your very own pillow case trick-or-treat bag, just in time for Halloween!
Go freehand, or use our stencils - you can even add a drawstring or a strap if you like. No crafting or sewing experience required! Pillow cases, fabric paint, decorative materials, and support provided.
Suggested donation: $5
Drop-in Halloween Costume Laboratory
Tuesdays from 3-6pm until Halloween
Halloween is a great time to get creative!
Join Artist-in-Residence Tatiana Makovkin in for unstructured experimental costume crafts, or for help with costume ideas and creation.
We have a variety of tools and supplies available for mask making and costume design, including sewing machines, felt, buttons, feathers, glue guns, and much more!
Summit Park Pumpkin Parade
November 1st, 5:30-8:30pm
Join us November 1st from 5:30-8:30pm for an enchanting fall experience celebrating the artistry of local pumpkin carvers. Bring your jack o'lantern for display along the paths in Summit Park for the whole neighbourhood to enjoy!
Surprise performances begin at 7:30pm! We ask that groups maintain physical distance.
Recommended donation of $2-5 to cover the cost of removing the pumpkins for composting.
White Poppies for Peace
Saturday, November 6th & Sunday, November 7th from 12:30-3:30pm
Join local artist Vincent Gornall will be hosting this hands-on poppy-making workshop. Sign up here, or just drop in.
A suggested donation of $2 is requested to help cover the cost of materials.
No experience necessary, everyone is welcome!
Egg Dyeing Workshop
Saturday, March 27th 1-1:30pm
Join local artist Tatiana to learn how to use natural materials that you already have around the house to dye beautiful eggs you can keep.
No experience necessary, everyone is welcome!
Upcoming Weekly Activities & Events
Drop-in for one of our fun weekly activities, or join us at a community event.
Advance registration recommended - REGISTER HERE.
*If you need of a low-cost or no-cost ticket for any reason, please email us at alterartssociety@gmail.comRegistration fees help to cover the cost of rent, insurance, and replenishing supplies.
If you love what we do, please consider purchasing a monthly Art Hub membership.
Colour Theory
Fridays from 2-3pm
Join local artist and Art Hub staff member Dara to learn basic and intermediate colour theory over the course of this series of workshops.
A fun opportunity to level up your skills and meet other artists in the community.
No experience necessary. All materials provided. All ages welcome.
Six sessions for $60, or drop in for $15/session.
Make Your Mark with Laser Engraving
Wednesdays from 4:30 - 6pm
Have you ever wanted to bring your digital art to life? Well now you can - learn to engrave your name, logo, or your puppy dog's face on wood or plastic using the laser engraving function of our 3D printer at the Community Art Hub this week.
No experience necessary. All materials provided.
Drop in for $15/session.
Open Studio
Wednesdays from noon - 4pm
Join us to work on your project, hang out, and meet new friends.
Bring your art-making ideas to the Community Art Hub to use of our tools, equipment and supplies, share knowledge, and meet fellow members of our community.
No experience necessary, everyone is welcome!
Six sessions for $60, or drop in for $15/session.
Yarnbomb Crew!
Thursdays from 4 - 6pm
Learn basic knitting and/or crochet skills that will enable you to beautify your home, or even your neighbourhood. From scrunchies to doorknob covers and tree wraps, you'll love meeting new friends at this weekly meetup. A great start to your radical yarnbombing career. No experience required. Materials provided.
Six sessions for $60, or drop in for $15/session.
Stick around for stitch 'n bitch from 6-8pm.
Stitch 'n Bitch
Thursdays from 6 - 8pm
Bring your latest fibre arts project to this fun social gathering to share skills, find inspiration, and learn from each other. All fibre arts, experience levels, and people welcome!
Some tools and materials are available at the art hub.
Youth Artists' Drop-in
Thursdays from Noon - 2pm
Looking for something to do this summer? Come hang out at the Community Art Hub, and knit, make buttons, 3D print, craft, paint, stitch, stamp, make friendship bracelets and more! All materials provided.
Six sessions for $60, or drop in for $15/session.
Needle Felting
Tuesdays from 12 - 2pm
Learn new needle felting skills and techniques, and meet other fibre artists in the community. From critters to plants, mushrooms to toys and tiny gnomes, there are always more cute things you can make!
All ages welcome! No experience required. Materials provided.
Six sessions for $60, or drop in for $15/session.
New Parents Craftalong
Wednesdays from 10am - noon
Bring your little one(s) and your latest art, craft, or repair project for a casual meetup with other new parents and caregivers. Arts and craft supplies, tools, and equipment are available on site. Staff are available to provide art-making advice and guidance.
Coffee and tea provided. Breast/chestfeeding friendly.
Six sessions for $60, or drop in for $15/session.
Artists Helping Artists Peer Critique Night
Thursdays from 6 - 8pm
Looking for some feedback on a work-in-progress, or preparing to make version 2.0 of a previous work? Bring your art in for constructive peer critique from other artists who are also looking for feedback. Facilitated by Art Hub staff, this constructive learning opportunity is sure to leave you feeling inspired.
Drop in for $15/session.
Hand Sewing Projects for Teens (ages 11-16)
Fridays from 2:30 - 4pm
Join us to learn beginner and intermediate hand sewing skills. Over this series of classes, you will learn how to hand stitch, sew on a button, embroider a patch, do visible mending, and more.
Six sessions for $60, or drop in for $15/session.
Make Your Own Custom Pin-back Button!
Thursdays from 4 - 4:30pm
Come by for a tutorial on our 1.5" and 2.25" button makers, and take the opportunity to create a unique pin-back button that's uniquely yours.
This activity is by donation.
Sacred Geometry CNC Carving
Fridays from 5-7pm
Learn to create geometric and other designs in wood using the CNC carving function of our 3D printer. No experience necessary. All materials provided.
Drop in for $15/session.
Visible Mending
Fridays from 5-7pm
Have something that needs mending? Learn to repair and beautify it at the same time!
Join facilitator April to learn about visible mending--ways to patch and repair clothing that turns rips and tears into art. Taking its inspirations from upcycling and kintsugi (Japanese pottery repair with gold), this workshop provides a space for you to practice your visible mending skills.
Bring the items you intend to mend and we'll provide the mending material and supplies (donations are welcome). April will provide tips, tricks and troubleshooting.
No experience necessary! Drop in for $15/session.
Quadra Village CREW Night Market
Saturday July 9 & 23 from 7 - 10pm
Alter Arts Society is participating in the Night Markets hosted by CREW (the youth group at the Quadra Village Community Centre)!
Come by the Quadra Village Community Centre at 901 Kings Road to shop local vendors and find out what the Community Art Hub is all about!
Out There Art Festival
September 2-5, 2022 in and around Summit Park
The Out There Art Festival is BACK, and better than ever! Returning to Hillside-Quadra from Sept 2nd-5th, this interactive and community art festival will surprise and delight you again and again.
Our mission at Alter Arts Society is to connect artists and audiences, and after the last two years of cancelled shows, artists need our support more than ever!
Brought to you by Hillside-Quadra Collective and Alter Arts Society, with support from the City of Victoria, the Capital Regional District Arts Commission, and the Government of Canada.
Summit Park Pumpkin Parade
November 1st, 5:30-8:30pm
Join us November 1st from 5:30-8:30pm for an enchanting fall experience celebrating the artistry of local pumpkin carvers. Bring your jack o'lantern for display along the paths in Summit Park for the whole neighbourhood to enjoy!
Recommended donation of $2-5 to cover the cost of removing the pumpkins for composting.
Annual Summit Park Pumpkin Parade
Join us November 1st from 5:30-8:30pm for an enchanting fall experience celebrating the artistry of local pumpkin carvers. Bring your jack o'lantern for display along the paths in Summit Park for the whole neighbourhood to enjoy!
Surprise performances begin at 7:30pm! We ask that groups maintain physical distance.
Recommended donation of $2-5 to cover the cost of removing the pumpkins for composting.
