Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival 2025: Opening Event

Join us to celebrate the opening of the 9th Annual Vancouver Outsider Arts Festival—an event that's free and open to the community, inviting everyone to come together and celebrate this year's exceptional artists!

Attendees will be able to have a sneak-peek of over 400 artworks on display in the exhibition hall. The evening will be welcomed by Tsitsayxemaat aka Rebecca Duncan followed by some speeches. 

The grand opening event is not just a celebration; it's an invitation to step outside the confines of convention and embrace the unfiltered beauty of artistic diversity. Join us for a night where art knows no limits, and imagination takes center stage. We can't wait to gather with you and celebrate this year's remarkable artists!

 

ELDER - Tsitsayxemaat aka Rebecca Duncan

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Rebecca Duncan is from the Squamish and Musqueam First Nations of the Coast Salish Peoples. Rebecca has devoted her life to preserve the Squamish Language along with her Cultural teachings that have been handed down to her from her late Papa and his Papa and so on and so on since the beginning of time.

Rebecca is a remarkable storyteller, weaver, traditional cook, language teacher, singer & dancer.

No matter where you are from, it is so important to know your history, your ties to the land, and your culture.

Welcome to unceded Coast Salish Territory, Our history is your history!!!

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