Quadra Village will radiate with colour, texture and interactive exhibitions at the end of August with the return of Alter Arts SocietyB次元官网网址檚 Out There Art Festival.

Participants can expect to see interactive art styles in the village ranging from performance and sculpture to projection, plant and fibre forms from Aug. 28 to Sep. 6 in the festivalB次元官网网址檚 second year. They will also have access to an online art map that includes 100 temporary and pre-existing art displays around the neighbourhood.

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Five murals will be painted from scratch during the 10-day festival and pop-up performances will also appear on the weekends.

The roughly 50 pop-up acts at last yearB次元官网网址檚 event included Theatre SKAM, Pacific Opera Victoria, Rollerskate Victoria, the Rising Circus, storyteller Jennifer Ferris and musician Autumn Moon. As well, about 70 pre-existing art installations were featured so that participants could rediscover and fully appreciate them.

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Multiple digital audio walking tours are available for stream or download, courtesy of VincentB次元官网网址檚 Victoria. Residents and businesses situated around Quadra Village can offer to host an art exhibit or performance somewhere on their own property that is visible from the street.

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Neilson said the Out There Art Festival first ran last summer following the cancellation of another event that the Alter Arts Society had planned to host at Centennial Square in May 2020. The Hillside-Quadra Collective has collaborated with the Alter Arts Society on the festival and, to satisfy the need for more space, a new community art hub is expected for the Quadra Village Community Centre this fall.

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Regular admission is by donation. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit .

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