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Alter Arts Society

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    Alter Arts Society

    • Art Hub
    • Festival
    • Murals
    • About Us
    • …  
      • Art Hub
      • Festival
      • Murals
      • About Us
  •  
  • Visit the Art Hub
    • 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.

       

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      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.

       

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      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.

       

      Facebook Event for 2022

    • 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 flowers

      Learn 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!

       

      More Information Here

      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.

       

      Facebook Event for 2022

      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!

    Alter Arts Society is a registered non-profit organization and community initiative by and for artists located on the traditional territories of the Lək̓ʷəŋən people.

     

    Those of us who are uninvited visitors to these territories, respectfully seek opportunities to unlearn oppressive, colonial practices that we have benefited from, and to follow the lead of the Indigenous stewards of these lands. We are committed to questioning existing power structures, supporting the decolonization of our society and institutions, and supporting Indigenous self-determination.

     

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