Vines Art Festival

Vines Art Festival, Vancouver’s unique multidisciplinary eco-arts festival, features over 70 performing and visual artists at parks throughout Vancouver: Trout Lake Park, Kitsilano Beach, CRAB Park, Granville Island, Roundhouse Community Centre, and Strathcona Park – August 8th-19th, with the main event at Trout Lake Park on August 18th. In its fourth year, this 100% free, all-ages, event joins activism with the arts, not to mention it’s fun, interactive and celebratory! A community-driven event featuring visual and performing artists, eco-conscious community leaders, herbalists, urban farmers, and woodcarvers, Vines celebrates our stunning Coast Salish land through earth-inspired art and performance. Vine’s main event is at Trout Lake Park, at the South end of the lake, on August 18th from 1:00 pm – 7:30 pm where artists will enliven the park performing, installing and leading workshops on “earthstages.” On August 14th and 16th at CRAB Park from 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, Squamish language singers, hip hop and dance artists (Kimmortal, Missy D and Immigrant Lessons) join stem mother tongue (Eddy Van Wyck) exploring the intersection between mental health and environmental justice, using raw voice expression and stories in artist’s native languages. Full artist and event schedule at http://www.vinesartfestival.com