Click the map for the full 2023 program!
01
Gillian McMillan Studio
2214 Saint George Street, Port Moody
In 1999, Gillian McMillan re-established her studio in her Port Moody home. Her signature jugbirds are made of wheel-thrown red earthenware, painted with brightly coloured slips. She also enjoys occasional opportunities to fire stoneware work in a salt or soda kiln. Her work can be found at Circle Craft Co-op on Granville Island and at Jonathon’s Gallery in London, Ontario. Gillian writes on clay-related topics.
Exhibiting artist: Gillian McMillan
02
Kyle Lawn
125 Kyle Street, Port Moody
Located next to next to Port Moody’s Kyle Centre, Kyle Park lawn has become a colourful community gathering space, and a popular hang out for families during the warmer months.
Exhibiting artists: Blackberry Artist Society, Coral Chen, Violet Finvers, Leesa Hanna, Cyndi Head, Sarah Helten, Joanne Henderson, Port Moody Rock & Gem Club, Tri-City Photography Club, Tri-City Potters Guild
%20crop_edited.jpg)
03
PoMoArts
2425 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
The Port Moody Arts Centre is a non-profit based in Port Moody, and a cultural hub for arts and education in our vibrant city. Each year, PoMoArts offers over 350 classes in the arts to students of all ages, from children to seniors. We are also home to a free contemporary art gallery, which showcases the work of established and emerging artists in our community.
Exhibiting artists: Nickie Lewis, Max TS Yang. Jennifer Hayes/Glee Club Choir performance at 7pm.
The Blackberry Gift Shop (co-located inside the Port Moody Arts Centre) offers unique, handcrafted creations by local artists and artisans. Stop by and find the perfect gift or piece of art for your home. Browse the extensive collection of one-of-a-kind, handmade items, and talk to the artists who created them.
04
2nd Floor, 2414 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
This renovated second floor of a heritage building in the heart of Moody Centre has been transformed into a modern, creative space bustling with urban planners and designers, alongside co-work members who want a quiet place to work outside the home. CoDesign Studio is the creative vision of Gaetan Royer, and a proud sponsor of the Ioco Players and other local arts groups.
Exhibiting artist: Sarah Ronald, Sheri Roe-Leroux
CoDesign Studio
05
Little Gypsy's Studio
49 Queens Street, Port Moody
Little Gypsy's Fine Jewelry, Gifts & Gallery opened its doors in January 2015, and has quickly become a destination in Port Moody where people know they will find beautifully handcrafted items. Everything from jewelry to pottery, paintings, carvings, glassware and more.
There's also an abundance of metaphysical products such as healing stones and crystals, singing bowls, smudging items and essential oils. Little Gypsy's is a tiny space with a huge heart! Come and visit...you'll be glad you did!
Exhibiting artists: Lydia Podobnik, and 40+ BC artists
06
Vivio Flower Gallery
2333 Clarke Street, Port Moody
Vivio Flowers is a family-owned and operated flower gallery located in the heart of Port Moody. Since 2004, Vivio Flowers has been providing the Vancouver area with captivating and bespoke floral creations. With a team of creatives from around the world, we draw on both global and local influences while we thoughtfully create our handmade floral arrangements.
Botanical artist: Patricia Navaro
07
Grit Studio
Studio 1: 2419 Clarke Street, Port Moody
Studio 2: 2415 Clarke Street, Port Moody
Grit Studio is a cafe + gallery housed in a heritage building on Clarke Street in Port Moody. It envisions the space to be a creative hub for artists, creatives and like-minded people and hopes to connect the community through the arts.
Exhibiting artist: Bong Saliveria
08
Black Sugar Coffee House
2500 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
Black Sugar Coffee House is a locally-owned and family-owned café in Port Moody serving the community and commuters on St. John's Street. We strive to provide great customer service and high-quality food and beverages at affordable prices. This includes delicious gluten-free and healthy options, as well as more indulgent treats. Most of our items are made fresh daily and created in house. Come by for our famous fresh Banana loaf with chocolate chips and walnuts! We guarantee it’s the best in town!
Exhibiting artist: Taize Powell
09
Willow & Wallflower
2606 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
Willow and Wallflower is full of local, handmade products from more than 50 artisan makers. Every time we visit, we find something special related to Port Moody, like prints of the iconic Ioco-Pleasantside Grocery Store, or funky maps of the Tri-Cities.
Exhibiting artists:
Margaret Inoue, Jennifer Jaenicke, Rose Kapp, Laura Monroe, Jennifer Roy
05
Little Gypsy's Studio
10
The Stitchery
2608 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
When The Stitchery shop and studio opened in 2017, their mission was to make modern, quality fabrics and knowledge accessible to everyone. It was a step further in a longer journey of creatively encouraging others.
Owner Jill's philosophy is simple; "Making is important. It uplifts us, it heals us, it brings joy and satisfaction in the work of our hands. Wearing your own me-made garments or showing off a me-made quilt is that feeling of satisfaction realized. What started as a dream for one person has become a community of many."
Exhibiting artists:
The 2023 Quilt Challenge featuring Jill Schuler and local quiltmakers
11
White Lotus Divine Healing
2607 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
White Lotus is a family-owned small business in the heart of old town Port Moody. Step inside to be immediately transported into the energy of tranquility and peace, enabling transformation and healing. Offering a large selection of handcrafted works from local artisans, jewelers, Shamans, wood workers, and herbalists. They also offer essential oils, books, pendulums, teas, tinctures, bath salts, and more. Crystals are specially handpicked and intuitively chosen to provide healing to our community.
Exhibiting artists:
Arlene Pfeiffer, Sabian, Albena Popova
12
Kaffi Expresso Bar
2426 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
Kaffi Espresso Bar is an independent, family-owned café and espresso bar in the heart of Port Moody. Since opening their doors in August 2019, Kaffi immediately became a destination for its exceptional coffee, artisan food and impeccable customer service.
The name “Kaffi” originated from the Northern Icelandic word for coffee, to match the cafe’s overall Scandinavian spirit in colour palette, décor, and furnishings. But the cornerstone of Kaffi’s success is truly its staff. Each team member puts their heart and soul into everything they serve, and together believe that teamwork makes dream work!
Exhibiting artists:
13
MLA Glumac
Constituency Office
2708 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
MLA Glumac's Community Office provides the residents of Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra, and Coquitlam, with advice, guidance and hands-on assistance in dealing with the provincial government, in particular, health care, child care, social welfare, and highways.
Exhibiting artists:
J. Alexine Law, Carolina Licon, Belinda McNeice, Rocio Saucedo, Christine Yurchuk
09
Willow & Wallflower
05
Little Gypsy's Studio
14
The Outpost
3001 Saint Johns Street, Port Moody
Marcon has converted the former sales centre at 3001 St. Johns St. for its George and Will condo and townhouse projects into The Outpost, a pop-up community hub where people can meet for coffee, craft beer, learn about unique local products, listen to live music, get some work done or just hang out.
Exhibiting artist:
15
Spring Street Studios
3010 Spring Street, Port Moody
In 2019, PCI made changes to two of their industrial buildings, just steps away from skytrain. Their goal was to accommodate a community of local artists in 16 studios. Thanks to significant subsidies from PCI, the Spring Street Artist Studios have become an arts hub in the City of the Arts.
Exhibiting artists:
Sarah Dixon, Pauline Doyle, Melanie Ellery, Amanda Maxwell, Julia Nygra, Katy Sandler, Kerry Seton-Rogers
16
The Venosta
2734 Murray Street, Port Moody
The Venosta, a 1921 CP rail car, sits alongside the Port Moody Station Museum and meditation garden. The building was the second railway station to built in the area in 1908. The first was the 1882 western terminus station, which was demolished in 1961. The museum has hosted many exhibitions, festivals, and screenings over the years and contributes 365 days a year to the cultural fabric of this community.
Special exhibition:
The Venosta offers Shufflers a special screening of uniquely Port Moody, award-winning fast films! Click for details
17
Port Moody
Station Museum
2734 Murray Street, Port Moody
The Port Moody Station Museum is a local institution that celebrates the rich history and cultural diversity of the vital community of Port Moody, BC. It is owned and operated by the Port Moody Heritage Society and is part of their effort to build community and promote increased awareness and knowledge of Port Moody’s unique heritage and history.
The museum offers a wide variety of educational opportunities and programming that can be booked by calling 604-939-1648.
Special exhibition:
Haq & History - Stories from South Asian Canadian Immigrants
18
Esplanade Artist Studios
2709 Esplanade Avenue, Port Moody
Esplanade Artist Studios is a collection of 11 city-owned artist studios that are rented to emerging and professional artists to encourage them to base their practice in the City. By providing studio space, the City aims to connect artists to a larger creative network and help foster collaboration and community in the City of the Arts.
Exhibiting artists: Patricia Ballard, Chris Dunnett, Gay Mitchell, Soheila Siari, Terra Varey
19
Brave Brewing
2617 Murray Street, Port Moody
We make beer. Great beer, if we do say so ourselves. We approach brewing with an understanding that good things in life are usually simple. The secret ingredient is passion. So we take classic recipes and build on the experience by adding our passion to the process, before, during and after.
As we see it, being vulnerable is the bravest act to commit. You don’t hide behind armor. You face life head on, confident of your power within. And you understand that in life you only get what you give. Welcome to Brave.
Exhibiting artist: Tamara Grande
20
Straight Up Studio
2605 Murray Street, Port Moody
In 2008, artist Clive Tucker opened Straight Up Studio. Clive believes in a playful, yet poignant approach to art. He is very focused on keeping elements of play and whimsy in his work with a light sprinkling of irony.
After years of completing two science degrees, Tucker found himself slaving in a mill job in England. Disillusioned, he cast the job aside, and fled to Scotland. Apprenticing with Lotte Glob at The Far North Pottery, he learned the art of throwing and dreamed of becoming an artist. He immigrated to Canada in '94, and moved to Vancouver in '98 to attend Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design. Upon completion, Clive was invited to be Artist in Residence at the Port Moody Art Centre.
Exhibiting artist: Clive Tucker
Words on Streets
5 locations in downtown Port Moody
Bringing neighbours together around the written and spoken words of poets from Tri-City Wordsmiths presented in public places on the streets where we live.
Exhibiting wordsmiths:
Julie Schmidt, 4 trees in front of Rocky Point Centre, 2828 St Johns St.
Carmy Stubbs, Windows of Barre Fitness, 2744 St Johns St.
Pandora Ballard, 3 lampposts between 2504 and 2524 St. Johns St.
Karen Hein, Kiosk at Clarke St. and Queens Street Plaza.
Rohini Sunderam, 2415 Clarke St.
This Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grant project was funded by the Vancouver Foundation and administered by the Association of Neighbourhood Houses BC
