Credit: Jon Shaw Eastside Culture Crawl The 2013 Eastside Culture Crawl runs November 15-17

Now in its 17th year, the Eastside Culture Crawl is a visual arts juggernaut with 398 artists welcoming more than 15,000 art admirers into their creative space

What started out as a small group of artists showing off their creations to a few hundred people has morphed into one of Vancouver’s biggest art events.

Spanning the heart of East Van, in 79 buildings from Main Street to Victoria Drive, and First Avenue to Powell Street, the Crawl is the best way to get up close and personal with Vancouver’s thriving art scene. Rub elbows with the talent in their studios and bring home a local masterpiece.

Not sure how to navigate so much awesome? Lucky for you, our helpful Crawl guide does.

(Note: this is only a small part of a really fantastic event. For the full list of artists, check out the Eastside Culture Crawl artist list.

The BCLiving Guide to the 2013 Culture Crawl

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