Eastside Culture Crawl launches pop-up studio for artists who work from home, November 14 to 17

The pilot project means five artists who are unable to open their studios to the public get to participate in the annual arts extravaganza

By Gail Johnson

Natalie Mussell, The Sunset.

Eastside Arts Society presents Eastside Culture Crawl from November 14 to 17 at various venues

EASTSIDE CULTURE CRAWL sees more than 500 artists open up their studios to the general public. Then there are artists who work from home and who may not be able to open their work environments at the highly anticipated annual event.

To improve accessibility for artists working from home, the Eastside Arts Society is launching a pilot project this year in which five such individuals will be able to display their work at a dedicated pop-up studio. The venue is Progress Lab 1422 (1422 William Street), a hub of experimentation that has been run by the nonprofit group C-Space since 2012.

Joey Mallett, qathet Soul.

Among the folks taking part is Joey Mallett, a multimedia artist who specializes in large-scale paintings and who also does bas-relief carving and has created a family of clay bells, whistles, and shakers. She paints mostly in acrylics but also explores ink, watercolour, printmaking, and encaustic.

Ben Everyman, Weehorse—Mashup Sculpture.

Ben Everyman will be onsite with his sculptural work that delves into the world of male genitalia, which he describes as misunderstood and oft-maligned.

Natalie Mussell (pictured at top) is an East Van fibre and textile artist whose work often has a sense of melancholy as it explores the complexities of human emotion.

By Tooth and Claw Clothing.

By Tooth and Claw Clothing (BTACC) is a project of East Vancouver artist and tarot reader Heidi Nagtegaal, who makes T-shirts, back patches, and palm patches of tarot cards and nature imagery. She also designs moon calendars, metal key chains with nature motifs, altar objects, and other curios.

Wee Robots, Waiting.

Finally, Deb Beaudreau is the founder of Wee Robots who uses upcycled metal bits donated by friends and strangers to create unique sculptures.

Studios at the Eastside Culture Crawl are open to the public on November 14 and 15 from 5 pm to 10 pm, and November 16 and 17 from 11 am to 6 pm.  

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