Art Out Side Festival - Day 1

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Piano Installation Painting

TIME: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

LOCATION: Pioneer Memorial Park (275 Knowle St, Port Moody)

ARTISTS: Georgie Dan, Zlata Lopresti

Join artists Georgie Dan and Zlata as they transform a community piano and oversized Adirondack chairs into vibrant, one-of-a-kind public artworks. Watch the creative process unfold live throughout the festival and see how bold colours, storytelling, and imagination turn everyday objects into joyful pieces of public art. Stop by, say hello, and witness the artwork come to life!

“Creating art in public is one of our favourite ways to connect with people. Seeing children and adults stop, smile, ask questions, and become part of the creative process is wonderful. We’re thrilled to help transform everyday objects into playful works of art that belong to the whole community.”

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Whose World

TIME: 6:15 PM - 6:30 PM

LOCATION: PoMoArts (2425 St Johns St, Port Moody)

ARTISTS: Vines Art Society

Details coming soon.

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(Re)scripting Mother Tongues: Multilingual Poetry Reading

TIME: 7:00 PM - 7:15 PM

LOCATION: PoMoArts (2425 St Johns St, Port Moody)

ARTIST: Winston Lê 

Experimental poet, Winston Lê will guide you through a multilingual reading of three poems from his latest chapbook, Tôiblazon. Through a translingual interweaving of English, Vietnamese, Irish-Gaelic, and Afrikaans, Lê’s work isolates common grounds, sonic nuances, displaced meanings, and continually unmakes and remakes them together into a revolutionary Frankenlang.

"I am very excited to be part of this community of placemakers in curating art in public spaces."

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Anita Shahriary

TIME: 7:15 PM - 7:45 PM

LOCATION: PoMoArts (2425 St Johns St, Port Moody)

ARTIST: Anita Shahriary

Bio coming soon.

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Ndabaga Code

TIME: 7:45 PM - 8:15 PM

LOCATION: PoMoArts (2425 St Johns St, Port Moody)

ARTISTS: ELITE SQUAD (Isaac Gasangwa, Chrisabelle Ravadilla, Rashid Dadye, Valeria Flores Medina)

Ndabaga Code is a kinetic research initiative that blends traditional Rwandan dance, such as Ikinimba and Umushayayo, with contemporary street dance. We are exploring how ancestral storytelling and rhythmic footwork translate into modern choreographic cyphers. By taking this movement out of the theatre, this activation shares the raw, collective energy of the cypher directly with the audience. It's about bridging past and present to create a genuine space for cultural exchange and community connection.

"I’m excited to bring Ndabaga Code to Art Out Side because it strips away the walls of a traditional theatre. My work as an Artistic Director is all about community connection. Taking these powerful Rwandan rhythms and the energy of the street dance cypher into a shared outdoor space lets us connect with the public in a way that feels incredibly raw and immediate."

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Fantastique Fan Dance

TIME: 8:15PM - 9:00 PM

LOCATION: PoMoArts (2425 St Johns St, Port Moody)

ARTISTS: Ginger Femmecat, April O'Peel, Bonita Bunda, Terra Nova 

We are four professional burlesque dancers brought together by our shared love of veil fans and flow arts. As Fantastique, we love bringing our art to audiences beyond burlesque and using creative movements of our fans and bodies to tell stories, entertain and bring joy to all. For Art Out Side we are excited to bring an upbeat and uplifting experience that will get the party started and have people dancing alongside us! We will also have a few extra demo fans for people who want to try it for themselves.  

“We are excited to be part of Art Out Side to showcase our art to wider audiences and because we believe dancing in community is more important than ever!!”