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Arts New West

Registered Name: THE ARTS COUNCIL OF NEW WESTMINSTER

Business No: 108071788RR0001

Dedicated to fostering, supporting & promoting the works of New Westminster artists in Performance, Literary & Visual arts for over 50 years

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Elevate the Arts in New Westminster – Donate Today!

When you make a donation to Arts New West, you’re not just supporting the arts — you’re making our community a more healthy and vibrant place for everyone.

Art changes lives, and Arts New West is proud to help make it happen.

For us, that means we:

  • give barrier free access to the arts through many of our programs including Queen's Park Arts Festival, Poetry in the Park, Queen's Park Concert Series, Expressions of Reclamation Series, and New West Cultural Crawl.  Through these events, the public will experience visual arts, music, theatre, crafting, dance and more, leaving an impression that lasts a lifetime;
  • encourage local artists to become self-sustaining by giving them opportunities to share, show, sell and perform their work. These opportunities are provided by New West Craft markets, New West Cultural Crawl, and exhibitions. We believe that artists need to be compensated for their work, and as such, provide artist fees and honorariums wherever possible; and
  • give local artists a chance for feedback and mentorship, enabling them to advance in their artistic and career development.

Why Your Support Matters:

Arts have a profound, positive impact on mental well-being. Engaging in creative activities lowers stress, inspires joy, and builds a sense of belonging. Arts New West programs make a difference not only by creating space for local artists but also by providing safe, welcoming spaces where individuals can relax, connect, and recharge. Each donation, whether a $15 monthly contribution or a one-time gift, goes directly toward sustaining workshops, community concerts, and other programs that enrich lives, support local artists, and uplift our community’s mental health.

Donate today, and help us to build an even better community with the arts at its heart.

What can my monthly donation do?

  • Your $25 per month donation ensures our arts programming gets into the community where it’s needed the most.
  • Your $50 per month donation gives artists the opportunity to present to their community through artist talks and workshops at The Gallery at Queen’s Park and the Anvil Centre Community Art Gallery and other locations across the city
  • Your $100 per month donation provides artists honorariums for our summer music programming across New Westminster.

Arts New West (Arts Council of New Westminster) is a registered charitable organization (#108071788RR0001). Tax receipts can be provided for donations $20 and up.

Who We Are

Our mission at Arts New West’s is to bring community together through the Arts.

Founded in 1967 as the Arts Council of New Westminster, Arts New West is a not-for-profit community arts organisation built by artists and arts groups with a shared interest in visual, performing, and literary arts. Our goal is to foster, support and promote the arts for all age groups, cultures and Indigenous community members.

Aims

  • Provide barrier-free, low-cost access to the arts.
  • Foster and support artistic and cultural endeavours in the community.
  • Information and resource network for cultural projects and activities.
  • Arts advocacy at all levels of government.

Learn More

https://artsnewwest.ca/about/

REGISTERED CHARITY ADDRESS

PO BOX 16003

NEW WESTMINSTER, BC, V3M 6W6

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