Arts Events and Programs
Check online for arts activities on Nicola Valley Arts Facebook page.
Exciting new location!
Nicola Valley Arts Centre Grand Opening
5th Annual Winter Artisan Show
Nov 20-Dec 24/20
New Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 11-6pm
Sunday 12-4pm
Join us! Opening Reception,
Friday, Nov 20, 2-9pm
Music and snacks, Covid 19 Protocols
Get your Merritt Creative Community Arts Crawl maps
Friday, Nov 20 and Saturday, Nov 21
Merritt Creative Community Arts Crawl
Enjoy downtown shopping with a local arts focus!
Visit shops with handmade wares and get a start on your holiday shopping!
A map of shops with prizes to win.
Start at our Nicola Valley Arts Gallery and Gift Shop to pick up your map.
2051 Voght Street New location
Nicola Valley Community Arts Council, Gallery and Giftshop, and Program Space
Beside Kekuli Cafe
Art Submissions
Requests to artists, community
-indigenous nature, animals, words, humour,
diversity, abstracts/geometrics/symbols, local info
Current NVCAC Collaboration with the City of Merritt:
Community Promotion and Beautification
Call Out for designs!
Goal – Complete Street Art and Murals in several locations in the downtown core
Timeline – Achieve several street art and mural projects before late Fall, and plan future projects for the spring
Project Management of Public Art Work Painting Project with Covid 19 Protocols
· Coordination with City
-team, costs, permissions, art ownership, promotion, maintenance
· Possible Locations
-intersection, sidewalks, sides of buildings (biz, orgs, gov), doorways, small locations
· Art Submissions
-requests to artists, community
-indigenous nature, animals, words, humour, diversity, abstracts/geometrics/symbols, local info
· People Involved
-NVCAC member artists, organizers, paint experienced, groups (eg CMHA, Smart Step)
· Materials
-durable, eye catching, discounts
· Recording (Project Temple), reporting
This Beautification Project, along with other similar initiatives the City is supporting,
could help put this town of Merritt on the map. In a good way!
Current NVCAC Collaboration with the City of Merritt:
Community Promotion and Beautification
Call Out for designs!
Goal – Complete Street Art and Murals in several locations in the downtown core
Timeline – Achieve several street art and mural projects before late Fall, and plan future projects for the spring
Project Management of Public Art Work Painting Project with Covid 19 Protocols
· Coordination with City
-team, costs, permissions, art ownership, promotion, maintenance
· Possible Locations
-intersection, sidewalks, sides of buildings (biz, orgs, gov), doorways, small locations
· Art Submissions
-requests to artists, community
-indigenous nature, animals, words, humour,
diversity, abstracts/geometrics/symbols, local info
· People Involved
-NVCAC member artists, organizers, paint experienced, groups (eg CMHA, Smart Step)
· Materials
-durable, eye catching, discounts
· Recording (Project Temple), reporting
This Beautification Project, along with other similar initiatives the City is supporting,
could help put this town of Merritt on the map. In a good way!
Here and Now
Sketching Program
an art program that helps you be both safe and creative in the current situation.
Public Artworks Program
The NVCAC has a number of works of art on display in public places, and buildings:
Bev Veale's visual art in City Hall
Pius Chong's Welcome Structures at two entrances into Merritt
Joel Reid's mural art at MSS
Students' Painted Rock River at the Community Policing Office
...and more to come...
For more info contact nicolavalleyartscouncil@gmail.com
The Nicola Valley Arts Council looks after a variety of Events and Programs.
If you are interested in putting on and arts event or getting an arts program going Contact Us, or explore our Program Application Form and see what's involved.
Our Ongoing Programs
Fibre Lovers is postponed. Back soon!
Open Mic Night, an NVCAC program funded by donation - special thanks to our fans and donors!
Our weekly Open Mic at Kekuli Cafe is postponed for now, due to the Corona Virus. Check our Open Mic Facebook page on Friday nights for current music and Open Mic flashbacks!
Open Mic Night! at Kekuli Cafe
Fridays -7 to 9 pm
Music, Spoken Word...Sign-up 6:30 pm
Max 10 minutes per sign up performance
Featured artists weekly! Check who's featured this week...
Upcoming Events and Programs
Stay tuned for upcoming programs!
Past NVCAC Events and Programs
Click here for Merritt Community Arts Events