About ArtsVictoria.ca

ArtsVictoria.ca is a community-driven calendar, map, directory, and living archive of the arts in Victoria BC. It is an open, community-owned tool to help artists and arts organizations reach their audiences and each other.

Our Events Calendar is the most comprehensive source for arts listings in the city. It is a central public source for all disciplines. Calendar listings are enhanced by profiles and media drawn from the directories. Musical event listings are synced with LiveVictoria.com and numerous other local listings.

The resource map and directory indexes cultural resources such as venues, organizations, support services, studio spaces etc. The Artist directory contains media-rich, free, permanent profiles for local artists and ensembles. All profiles are cross-referenced with videosarticles, rosters, photos, art, audio and more to create a rich, interconnected, living history of arts in Victoria.

The Art Feed, is a central gallery, of work by local artists as well as public art. Anyone can submit a piece, of current or past art. Public art is plotted on the Public Art Map

The Opportunities Engine helps connect artists and organizations with employment, grants, calls for entry, and more. Anyone with a profile can post. You can get a daily or weekly email digest of all new opportunities in the categories of your choosing.

ArtsVictoria.ca works because is updated continuously by the arts community itself. To get involved, simply submit a profile or event. 

ArtsVictoria.ca is led by the Victoria Arts Promotion and Preservation Society, a non-profit, with a diverse and open board of arts leaders who are committed to connecting the arts community and providing a permanent archive of its output. ArtsVictoria.ca is funded the City of Victoria, with software and support by The Indivision Network.

For more information or to get involved contact us

 

Featured Events

Featured Historical Events

Featured Article

Melanie Golder
from Victoria BC
The Maroons
from Victoria BC
Gay AF Comedy
comedy from Victoria BC
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Presentation Framing & Installations
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Avenue One
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Brewskys Taphouse
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Search the Directory / Archive

List an Event in the Calendar

List a Physical Single Date or Recurring Event

For physical events that happen at a specific time. For example a concert, or dance performance. If there are multiple shows, you can still duplicate your event to cover them all.

List an Online Livestream Event

For online / livestream events. This will allow you to include a livestream url and have it featured in our livestream listings.

List an Ongoing Event

For events that run over a range of consecutive dates. i.e. Art show, museum show etc.

Submit a Profile to the Directory

List an Individual Artist / Artisan / Musician

(Painter, Carver, Dancer, Writer etc)

List an Arts Ensemble

(Band / Choir /Dance Troupe, Theatre Troupe, Artist Collective etc.)

List an Organization / Resource in the Directory

(organization, business, venue etc)

Submit Art

Submit a piece of Art

Add a photo / information on art by a local artist

Submit Public Art (Current)

Submit a piece of local public art to the gallery & map.

Submit Public Art (Historical)

Add a photos + info on pieces of public art that no longer exist to be included in the permanent public archive.

News + Media

Post an Opportunity

(Jobs, Funding, Calls to Artists)

Add / Link a Video

Add a video, which will be linked to profiles, and appear in the video feed

Add / Link an Article

Add, or link to an article about content in the directory.

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