The Guild was founded in 1947 as the West Vancouver Sketch Club. It's goal was and continues to be to increase the interest and appreciation of art in our  communities through serving visual artists. We currently have approximately 230 members from all across the North Shore, from Howe Sound to West Vancouver, North Vancouver and Deep Cove, who work in a variety of mediums.

Our focus is on developing our member artists through demonstrations, courses, workshops and other programs. We meet on a monthly basis from September thru June at the West Vancouver Seniors Centre. As well we also stage a number of shows and sales to present our art to the communities in which we live and work. Our calendar includes the following scheduled events:

• Annually
  • Annual Fine Arts Sale -  a one day event in December showing over 700 paintings at the Parkgate Community Centre in North Vancouver
  • Spring Show -  a one day event in May or June showing some 500 juried paintings at the new West Vancouver Community Centre
  • Harmony Arts Festival - a 10 day community event in early August where we have a tent on the Ambleside waterfront showing about 100 paintings at a time.
    
• Bi-annually
  • Ferry Building Gallery in West Vancouver - a two week show of about 40 paintings
  • The Silk Purse in West Vancouver - a two week show of about 30 paintings
  • West Vancouver Memorial Library - a rotating display of about 30 paintings

Of course, many of our members also show their works at other venues.

To see particulars of upcoming events use the Upcoming Shows and Events item on the menu.  If you missed one of our previous shows you can view most of them online by clicking on the Gallery of Past Shows item on the menu.

If you are not a member and would like to be notified of upcoming events, click on the Subscribe item in the menu or Click Here.

The Guild has made great strides in the past few years in terms of membership, the quality level at our shows and success in the communities in which we operate.   If you would like to find out more about membership  Click Here

Ready to Join?   Click Here for a downloadable form and instructions.