Art Out Side Festival - Day 8
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August 14, 2026
The Threads Between Us - A public weaving project
TIME: 3:00 PM - 7:00 PM
LOCATION: Pioneer Memorial Park (275 Knowle St, Port Moody)
ARTIST: Elizabeth Raposo
This project is an experiential space that encourages festival goers of all ages to participate in the collective creation of a tangible representation of our effect on the community around us. An A-frame tent will be warped with thread and fabric yarn will be provided for participating in the creation of the tapestry covering the tent frame. This installation affords a structure to experience as well as to make and encourages festival goers of all ages, abilities, and interests to participate in the exhibit. The Threads Between Us is a reminder of the deeply entwined connection we all share and our effect on our collective creations, whether we simply exist, observe, and/or create in the space. Participation, experimentation, and questions are encouraged!
"I am so excited to see this project come to life! I am looking forward to working with participants at Art Out Side and hope to inspire others to experiment with making things that speak to them!"
Fantastical Faerie Portraits
TIME: 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
LOCATION: Mossom Creek Hatchery (12 Mossom Creek Dr, Port Moody)
ARTIST: Zell Leira
Everyone knows what a self portrait is, but what if we all took a moment to imagine ourselves as something fantastical, or surreal? What kind of magical, wondrous being could you create and become in the process of creation? Join me for my “Fantastical Faerie Portraits” workshop, where you’ll be invited to explore the idea of self transformation and expression through creativity and self love. I will help guide you to draw and paint a version of yourself that’s out of this world based on the unique qualities your beautiful self already has.
"I believe in art helping us transcend our self imposed limits of what we believe is possible in our day to day lives, and I'm excited to be a part of the Art Out Side Festival that celebrates and encourages that by transforming the world around us into something full of new and exciting experiences."
Evening Serenade by the Water
TIME: 8:00 PM - 8:30 PM
LOCATION: Mossom Creek Hatchery (12 Mossom Creek Dr, Port Moody)
ARTIST: TBA
Details coming soon.
you find them in the woods
TIME: 8:15 PM - 10:15 PM
LOCATION: Mossom Creek Hatchery (12 Mossom Creek Dr, Port Moody)
ARTIST: Parumveer Walia
you find them in the woods' is a dusk-activated projection at Mossom Creek that reimagines the figure of the fairy through queer desire, folklore, and memory. A glowing image and fragmented soundscape emerge within the landscape, drawing on the slippage between fairy as mythic being and 'fairy' as queer slur. Seduction, danger, fantasy, and fleeting intimacy unfold through voices, foliage, light, and bodies half-heard and half-remembered. Blurring fiction and encounter, the work imagines the woods as a site of queer divinity, sensuality, and transformation—where desire shimmers briefly into view, then slips back into the night.
"I’m excited to be bringing this site-specific project to Port Moody, situated at the beautiful Mossom Creek. It is something seductive, resonant, and immersive—both personal and fantastical. My project engages desire, danger, and mythology all together, and I look forward to sharing it with you all."