Mark your calendars for Gorge on Art!
Gorge on Art is an annual showcase of artists along the beautiful Gorge Waterway on Canada Day. Offered in conjunction with the Gorge Tillicum Community Association's Gorge Canada Day Picnic (8.30 am – 4.00 pm), this popular free community event attracts over 10,000 visitors annually.
Gorge on Art features artists and artisans working in a range of disciplines and celebrates locally made art through displays and demonstrations. The artist market is organized by Saanich Community Services, in partnership with the Gorge Tillicum Community Association, who organize the Gorge Canada Day Picnic as a whole.
Check out this year's artist vendors!
- Jessica Albert
- Kirk Buckland
- Jen Burgess
- Ron Chartier
- Victor Crapnell
- Meaghan Crow
- Aviv Dekel
- Maureen Elmer
- Andrea Fritz
- Carolyn Green
- Dale Hitchcox
- Sharon Lam
- Mike Lathrop
- Dixie MacUisdin
- German McKenzie
- Judi Neudorf
- Mayumi Nogami
- Harvey Pfluger
- Rick Smith
- Alison Spokes
- Annely So
- Carol Thibault
- Joanne Thomson
- Natasha van Netten
- Alex Volchek
- Patti West
- Richard Wong
- Shea Wyatt
- Ariana Zimmermann
- Donna Zwiers
In addition to featuring artists and their works available for purchase, the event includes live music, entertainment and activities, as well as food, refreshments and other items for purchase along the waterway. The Gorge Canada Day Picnic additionally includes a kids' zone, pancake breakfast, show and shine car show, vendor market, multicultural food vendors, a strawberry tea, live music, dragon boat and canoe rides, and more! Full information and schedules can be found here: Features & Events | Gorge Canada Day Picnic
For market vendors or all other inquiries, please contact the organizers directly via their website: Gorge Canada Day Picnic.
Thank you to everyone who applied to Gorge on Art!
Applications are now closed. Feel free to reach out if you are interested in applying for Gorge on Art 2025.
