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Vancouver
Metal Arts
Association

what we do

The Vancouver Metal Arts Association (VMAA) is an artist-run nonprofit society that promotes workshops, social events, artist lectures, and exhibitions for the art jewellery and metalsmith communities in Vancouver, BC. We are committed to connecting our membership with opportunities and benefits that support their personal jewellery and metalwork practices.

Evolving Spaces

exhibitions.

Visit our exhibitions page to view our archives, check out the latest calls for entry, and explore the work of jewellery artists from around the world 

recent news

Subscribe to our blog and newsletter to stay up to date on new events and opportunities, relevant news and bulletins. Looking for older posts? Check out and search our archives for more information.

Stevie in Printermedia Residency
Stevie in Printermedia Residency

residency.

A rare opportunity for artists to explore the intersection of metal and jewellery art and print media within a self-directed and shared studio environment, in the heart of downtown Vancouver.

upcoming events

  • 2025 Earring Show - Closing Reception
    2025 Earring Show - Closing Reception
    Thu, Aug 14
    Vancouver
    he Craft Council of BC presents The Earring Show craft + culture, an annual exhibition that highlights contemporary jewellery design. The exhibition sheds light on the timeless connection between craft and culture, and how they influence each other.

Past Events

about us

The Vancouver Metal Arts Association (VMAA) is a community of metalsmiths, jewellers, blacksmiths, sculptors, mixed-media artists, enamelists, and others who work with metal or have an interest in jewellery design and metal arts.

 

VMAA was established as a non-profit society in British Columbia in 2012 with the purpose of offering a forum for metalsmiths, jewellers and designers to exchange ideas and technical information, organize exhibitions of jewellery art, and increase public awareness of metal arts.

Each member of VMAA decides what their level of involvement will be. Dues are collected to cover modest administrative costs.

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The Vancouver Metal Arts Association operates on unceded and ancestral Coast Salish territories. These include the traditional lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, the Semiahmoo and the Stó:lō peoples, including the Katzie, Kwantlen, Kwikwetlem, Matsqui and Qayqayt Nations, and the treaty lands of the Tsawwassen Nation.

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