VANCOUVER METAL
ARTS ASSOCIATION
ongoing projects
Welcome to our new project page!
These are projects that we have taken on in addition to our usual operational programming, and how you can get involved.
01
new metal arts studio
& artist residency
We have collaborated with Malaspina Printmakers Society to support a metal arts residency in their Howe Street Studios location in downtown Vancouver. We accept applications on a rolling basis between residency intake calls.
We are helping to build a new metal arts shop at the same location and are accepting donations or leads on what you think would make for a fantastic facility. Contact us with leads and suggestions.
Part One:
Community
Needs Assessment
Part Two:
Operating &
Financial models
Part Three:
Facility Plan &
Site Selection
02
metal arts hub
feasibility study
This multi-phase study by the Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Hessey Architecture + Consulting, and City in Colour envisions a metal arts hub rooted in cultural safety, multiculturalism, truth and reconciliation, and equitable access.
This study aims to create a shareable blueprint that any researcher, policymaker, planner, not-for-profits or other artist-run collectives can use.
We offer deep gratitude to our funders, without whom this study would never have come to be.
03
2025-2026 exhibitions
From inception, our group exhibitions have comprised the majority of our work.
Pictured: piece by Addison de Lisle for VMAA's 2024 "Evolving Spaces" juried group exhibition.
For more, keep an eye on the exhibitions page and sign up to our newsletter.
funder acknowledgments
We acknowledge with gratitude the contributions of the City of Vancouver Cultural Services department, whose Cultural Spaces (small grants) funding stream has made both phases of our metal arts feasibility project possible.
