We hope you're as excited as we are about the upcoming Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival! This year the festival will be in-person at Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre with digital offerings and an extra addition of a satellite gallery.
VOAF will take place at The Roundhouse from October 15-17, and will feature visual art, performances, and workshops throughout the centre.
Free Admission
Free workshops
Time:
Friday October 15 - 12:00 - 7:30 PM
Saturday October 16 - 12:00 - 5:00 PM
Sunday October 17 - 12:00 - 3:00 PM
Satellite Location: Connection Salon at Lost + Found cafe at 33 W Hastings St, Vancouver.
Online Festival - Oct 27 - Dec 1, 2021
Visual Artists
Alan Poon, Alex Lavrov, Althea Adams, Andrew Woods, Angel Strehlen, BeAndra Jaqueline, Beth Wilks, Cassie Yu, Chuck Heilman, Charlie Sandeman, Japhy Ryder, Jaqueline Primeau, Jason Young, Justin Erickson, Leef Evans, LeiGh Press, Linda Haftner, Miaad Eshraghi, Mohamed Foda, Olga Evseeva, Pax North, RJ, Rose Poon, Sandra Yuen, Shamsah Mohamed, Stevie Broome, Tadafumi Tamura & Saori Hoshi, A.J. Stewart (Arwen Joy Stewart), Zac Cocciolo, Riser World
Performers
Anjalica Solomon, Baro Saker, Cheryl Hutchinson, Dalannah Gail Bowen, Francis Arevalo
Franz the Poet, In Fuse, Kids of the Frozen Coconut Collective, Jim Sands, Joe Chow, Karen Thorpe, Kiranjit Shoker, Madd Jazz Live, Michelle Heyoka, Robin & Wren, Sajia Sultana Kabir, Tze Liew
Schedule information and registration coming soon!
The Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre is located at Pacific & Davie. Address: 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Save the date, we hope to see you there!
VOAF Artist Highlight
Ibrahim Saker - Syrian Producer, Composer and Oud player
Website | Facebook | Instagram | Youtube
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Michelle Heyoka - Singer/Songwriter
Facebook | Instagram | Spotify
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Anjalica Solomon - Poet, Spoken Word Artist, and Multi-Disciplinary Performer
Facebook | Instagram
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Charlie Sandeman - Photographer
Website | Instagram
Check out our Getting Outsider Artists Online Workshops!
For the past month we have been hosting workshops spanning themes of establishing an aritist's identity and how to best promote the work you do. Below you'll find the first three from the series of five.
VOAF Getting Outsider Artists Online:
Workshop #1 - Exploring Materials - July 10, 2021
Workshop #2 - Artist Identity - July 24, 2021
Workshop #3 - Promotional Tools - July 24, 2021