Victoria has some interesting and stimulating art that's definitely worth checking out. It's expensive to buy, but cheap to just look at.
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Frequently visited by high-profile artist tours and shows. Their permanent collection of 10,000 works includes Canada’s finest collection of Japanese art and an impressive range of Canadian contemporary art, North American and European historical art, and traditional and modern art from Asia.
1040 Moss Street (map) 250-384-4101
Open Space
It’s a gallery that turns into a performance space for films festivals, new media shows, digital installations and electronic music happenings.
Open space welcomes contemporary ideas and is a non-profit artist-run centre (Once in a while they look for volunteers to help with running the place and give free tickets in return).
Check out coming events in Monday Magazine or in the site below.
510 Fort Street. Second floor. 250-383-8833 (map)
Studio 16 1/2 aka Fan Tan Studios
A fantastic little art gallery in Fan Tan Alley. Some of Victoria's actual, authentic, interesting art gets shown off here.
16 1/2 Fan Tan Alley (map) 250-595-6293
Victoria College of Art (VCA)
Victoria College of Art is laid-back and unpretentious and just minutes from Victoria. They offer lots of different programs, and show off their students' work in awesome graduate art shows.
1625 Bank Street (map) (directions) 250-598-5422
Winchester Galleries
Winchester seems to offer a fine selection of interesting and evocative works of visual art. Even if you don't make it to the gallery, check out their site!
Main Gallery: 2260 Oak Bay Avenue 250-595-2777
Broad Street Gallery: 1010 Broad Street (map) 250-386-2773
She Said Gallery
This great gallery features local women and sells gemstones, beads, and silver findings for
jewellery makers.
2000 Fernwood Rd. (map) 250-361-3372
Arts Events & Resources
Anteism
Mentioned on our events page.
