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Antiques

Antique Home
This web site is a shopping guide for antiques, dealers and appraisers in the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island.
Antique Warehouse
Claims to be Vancouver's only wholesale/retail antique warehouse.

Best of the West Antique Expo
Held every summer (and maybe every winter?) in Abbotsford.

Cygnus Antiques
Antique store situated in West Vancouver.
Jack's Place
Antiques and collectibles. In Surrey, BC.
Min's Antiques International
Dealers in World Class Quality Antiques. Specializing in Moorcroft, Art Glass, Silver and Royal Albert China. Shop is located in Langley.
Modern Times Antiques
Furniture and collectibles.
Old Canada Country Antiques
Specializes in 18th and 19th century Canadian/American country antique furniture with original painted surface. The shop is in White Rock.
Second Time Around Antiques
Set in Vancouver's "Antique Row" on Main Street.
Uno Langman Ltd.
Art, antiques and objects d'art.
Vancouver's Antique Warehouse
Antiques from Belgium and England.
Village Antiques and Collectibles Mall
Books, antiques and collectibles. Located in Fort Langley.

Architecture

Architecture in Vancouver
Vancouver cityscapes, Canada Place, Harbour Centre, Lions Gate Bridge, Science World, Stanley Park and the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Architectural Institute of BC
Resources for architects and for the public. Walking tours, galleries, inforation about leaky condos and more.
Arthur Erickson Official Web Site
Official site for Vancouver's renouned architect.
Great Buildings Online
Robson Square and Graham House, both designed by Arthur Erickson.
From McGill University: Sample entries of BC Architecure
Many of the pictures are from Vancouver and area.

Associations, Collectives, Groups

Artists in our Midst
A group of Vancouver artists present a weekly showing, listing of events, artists online, etc.

Arts Umbrella
Canada's visual and performing arts institute for young people ages 2 to 19.

Greater Vancouver Alliance for Art and Culture
Serves the local arts community.

Vancouver Painters Meet
An active, creative collective of Vancouver (BC) painters.
Vancouver Society of Storytelling
This society advances storytelling as an art form.

Dance

Anna Wyman School of Dance Arts
This is located in West Vancouver.

Ballet BC
Performances, Ballet Bc Family, more.

Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists, BC Chapter
A professional association of working dancers.
Caravan World Rhythems
Bringing you the best in world music, arts and dance.
Community Dance Centre
The brainchild of Marion Rose. "She created the Community Dance Project as a tool to preserve and revive the tradition of community family dances and the rich musical traditions that surround them."
Dance Arts Vancouver
(Judith Marcuse, Artistic Director). This elegant site provides information about upcoming performances, fundraising activities and more.
Dance Centre
The primary information and resource centre for dance in BC.

Edam Dance
A contemporary dance company located in Vancouver.

Harbour Dance
Dance instruction at the Harbour Centre. There's ballet, jazz, modern, tap, hip hop and more.
Holy Body Tattoo
It's a dance company (I think) based in downtown Vancouver.
Katherine Labelle Dance
An attractive site containing information about the Katherine Labelle Dance Society

Kinesis Dance
Explores everyday social issues. The society is located in Vancouver.

Kokoro Dance
"Inspired by the Japanese modern dance form known as butoh, Kokoro Dance fuses the aesthetics of East and West." Learn the history, performances,and repertoire.

Lorita Leung Chinese Dance Company
This company is situated in Vancouver. Its objectives are to promote, preserve and enhance Chinese dance.

Mascall Dance
"Artistic Director Jennifer Mascall is a prolific choreographer known for her techniques of splicing movement and meaning together to make collages of contrasting references that communicate ideas and perceptions."

Precision Dance Academy
Precision Dance Academy is a Coquitlam-based dance studio that teaches classes in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, production, musical theatre, lyrical, creative dance, pre-primary, pre-school, stretch and strengthening for students 2 years old and up.

Vancouver Goh Ballet
Vancouver's world class ballet training centre.
Vancouver Tap Dance Society
This non-profit organizations helps dancers of all age groups and all skill levels participate in tap dancing.
Vanlena Dance Academy
This North Vancouver Academy is affiliated with the Royal Academy of Dancing.

Galleries and Artists

Appleton Galleries
Established in downtown Vancouver for over 30 years. Has the largest selection of over 4,000 original Canadian Inuit sculptures, together with NW Coast native works of art.

AARON ROSS GALLERY
A fine art Gallery & Art Services, located in Vancouver.
Art Beatus Gallery
Focuses on contemporary Chinese art.

ArtSpeak
An artist-run gallery on Carrall Street in Vancouver.

Autumn Brook Artists
Their mission is to reach out to the broader public and help make fine art more accessible for the general Vancouver community. Close to Granville Island.
Ballard Lederer Gallery
Canadian fine art. Located on West 2nd Street near Granville Island.

Barbara Etches Paintings
This site is an online gallery of Etches' work.

Bel Art Gallery
This gallery is located in Deep Cove, North Vancouver.

Big Door Art
Publishers of unique licensed reproductions of museum quality art prints and artcards. Burnaby.
Bremer Park
Fine art, furniture, design.
Buschlen Mowatt Gallery
This gallery is situated in downtown Vancouver.
Catriona Jeffries Gallery
Situated on the south side of Granville Street.

Charles Rea
Site depicts the work of local artist, Charles Rea.

debi grupe artist
Personal web site of Vancouver artist, debi grupe.
Diane Farris Gallery
Shows known BC artists.
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
Check out the online gallery.
Glen Male Artist
Glen Male works in woods, found objects, metals and photography.
Gallery Gachet Society
"Providing Support and Exposure to Vancouver Consumer/Survivor Artists Since 1993."
Graham Sayell Gallery
Site offers information about artists, events and displays many images.
Grunt Gallery
The Grunt Gallery is an artist-run centre.If features exhibitions, promotions, talks by artists, publications and more.

Gregg Simpson Cybergallery
Online gallery of Gregg Simpson, a North Vancouver artist.

Harrison Galleries
A fine art gallery with branches in Vancouver and Calgary.

Heffel Gallery Ltd.
Read the news letter, browse the catalogue, search by title. You'll find this to be an informative site.
helen pitt gallery.
The helen pitt gallery is an artist-run gallery in Vancouver.

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver.
Claims to be Canada's foremost collection of Inuit and Northwest Coast native art.

Jenkins Showler Gallery
Fine art gallery located in White Rock.

Jennifer Kleinsteuber
Visual artist in Vancouver BC,specializing in pop art portraits.

Karen Marcus
Home Page of Karen Marcus, Vancouver Artist

Kleinsteuber Gallery
Tinseltown gallery belonging to vancouver artist, Jennifer Kleinsteuber.
Langman Gallery
The Uno Langman Gallery deals in fine art, objets d'art and antiques.
Life Drawing Centre
This is an artist-run gallery in Vancouver.
Marion Scott Gallery
Offers Inuit art. Gallery is in downtown Vancouver.

Michael Binkley Sculpture in Stone
Site belongs to one of Canada's premier stone sculptures.

Mind and Matter
As well as an art gallery the Mind and Matter gallery is host to the Festival Of Arts each year.Surrey. s.
Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Check out the current exhibition at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, UBC.

Neil B. Woodward
Striking images of Vancouver and the West Coast, by Vancouver acrylic painter Neil B. Woodward." He also hosts the Vancouver Art Show on his site.

Petley Jones Gallery
19th and 20th century art. Located in Gallery Row on South Granville.
Or Gallery
This artist run centre gives priority to artists from Western Canada.

Presentation House Gallery
The Presentation House Gallery in North Vancouver offers a nicely done site with with timely information.

Simon Fraser Art Gallery
One page site describing the gallery at SFU.

Simon Patrich Gallery
Located in the heart of South Granville's Gallery Row.
Sinclair Healy
Landscape artist in Richmond.
Spirit Wrestler Gallery
Specializing in Inuit and Northwest Coastal art.
Spirits of the North
Gallery of Tribal, Indian, Aboriginal, and Inuit Art. Located in South Granville's Gallery Row.

Steve Fortier
Paintings by Steve Fortier of Vancouver.

Surrey Art Gallery
BC's third largest public art gallery.
Susanna Blunt, Artist
Picture galleries, portraits, trompe l'oeil works, paintings on Chinese silk, prints, and many more works.

Vancouver Access
An artist-run centre in Vancouver.

The Art of Loving
A woman-friendly erotic gallery and shop in Kitsilano.
Vancouver Art Gallery
Visit the VAG's excellent site.

VancouverArtShow
An online art show developed by Vancouver artist Neil Woodward.
Western Front
An artist-run gallery in Vancouver.

Miscellaneous

Orcas in the City
This innovative art project brings us artistically designed and decorated orcas throughout Vancouver and Victoria.
North West Passages
It's from Kamloops, not Vancouver. but this outstanding virtual bookstore is devoted to the promotion of Canadian literature and it's a Canuck Site of the Day.

Museums

BC Museum of Mining
Located at Brittania Beach,just a short drive north of Vancouver on the Sunshine Highway.
Burnaby Village Museum
This museum is situated by Deer Lake Park in Burnaby.

Canadian Museum of Flight
Situated in Langley.

Fort Langley National Historic Site
Fort Langley was part of the Hudson's Bay network of fur trading posts.
Fraser River Discovery Centre
"The Fraser River Discovery Centre Society was incorporated in 1989 with a mandate to record and interpret to persons of all ages and cultures the story of the Fraser River and its role in the settlement, livability and prosperity of B.C."

Granville Island Sport Fishing Museum
The Granville Island Sport Fishing Museum is an international collection of piscatory artifacts located in the heart of Granville Island's Maritime Market.

Gulf of Georgia Cannery
A national historic site located in Steveston, BC.

HR MacMillan Pacific Space Centre
This is a non-profit community resource that brings the wonder of space to Earth. Located in Vancouver in Vanier Park.

Irving House Historical Center
Irving House is one of the oldest community heritage sites in the province. New Westminster.
Langley Centennial Museum
Located in the historic village of Fort Langley.
Model Ships Museum
Located on Granville Island, the Model Ships Museum is home to an impressive international collection of model ships, submarines, battleships, warships and toy boats. Caution: This site will trap you in its frames and you will not be able to use the Back button to leave.
Model Trains Museum
The Model Trains Museum on Granville Island is home of the world's largest collection of model and toy trains on public display. Caution: This site will trap you in its frames and you will not be able to use the Back button to leave.
M.S.A. Museum Society
The MSA Museum Society preserves and interprets the history of Abbotsford, BC.
Museum of Anthropology
This takes you to UBC's well respected Museum of Anthropology. While you're there, take advantage of the links to many fascinating areas.
North Vancouver Museum and Archives
View the current exhibit at this museum; find out how you can get involved while you're on site.

Richmond Museum
"The Richmond Museum is a public institution which is accessible and open to the public through a wide range of collections, temporary and travelling exhibits, programs, and special events for people of all ages. "

Roedde House
A restored Victoria home in Vancouver's West End.

Simon Fraser Museum of Archeology and Ethnology
This excellent site offers an online gallery, a chance to ""play detective" and more.

Steveston Museum
"A community museum in the area's first bank building. " Located in Steveston, BC.

Trev Deeley Motorcycle Museum
This site entices you with the attractions of the Trev Deeley Motorcycle Museum in Richmond. That's Harley-Davidson, by the way.

Vancouver Maritime Museum
This nicely done site give you plenty of information about the museum, and even includes a listing of 1997 Cruise Ship schedules.
Vancouver Museum
Vancouver's " best kept secret." Located in Vanier Park.
Vancouver Police Museum
You'll find the address, hours, exhibitions, displays, collections and information about the gift shop.

Venues

Chan Centre for the Performing Arts
This theatre is situated at UBC.Caution: This site will trap you in its frames and you will not be able to use the Back button to leave.

Firehall Arts Centre
Events and information about the centre.

Shadbolt Center for the Arts Centre
City of Burnaby�s Cultural Centre, offering art programs in all disciplines, theatre and opera season, festivals and rental opportunities.

Vancouver East Cultural Centre
Call it the Cultch if you want to sound like a real Vancouverite.

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