Artists for Conservation Festival

2023-09-21 2023-09-24 Location: VanDusen Botanical Garden

The Artists for Conservation Festival returns to VanDusen Botanical Garden from September 21 – 24, 2023.

The festival will feature a rich program of live music, films, live art demonstrations, cultural performances and wildlife encounters.

A regular garden admission ticket or VBGA membership is required for entry to the festival.

As in previous years, all artwork is for sale with approximately 40 per cent of proceeds supporting conservation and environmental education programs worldwide. Each artwork is dedicated to supporting a conservation organization of each artists’ choice. Through a very competitive juried process, 200 artworks were selected for this year’s exhibit, by 172 artists from 14 countries. Of those, some 86 will be on display at the festival. All are represented in an online virtual exhibit and in a hardcover book produced as a companion to the exhibit.

In addition to the main art exhibit, the festival will feature a rich program of live music, films, live art demonstrations, cultural performances and wildlife encounters. A regular garden admission ticket or VBGA membership is required for entry to the festival.

VBGA Programing During the Festival:

Sept 21: Wonder Walk for Preschoolers from 10.00am to 11.30am: Celebrating Cedar Trees 

Sept 23: Intro to Birdwatching class for adults 10.00am to 12.30pm: September Intro to Bird Watching

Sept 24: Chinese Medicinal Plant Walk 10.00am-12.30pm: Chinese Medicinal Plant Walk

For more information on the Artists for Conservation Festival presented by RE/MAX please visit: www.artistsforconservation.org/festival

Purchase VanDusen Botanical Garden admission tickets here.

Opening Hours:

Sept 21 | 10am-4pm
Sept 22 | 10am-4pm (Gallery open for viewing until 5pm)
Sept 23 | 10am-4pm (Gallery open for viewing until 5pm)
Sept 24 | 10am-4pm