FLEET Studios

We’re delighted to welcome Aleen Sparrow to FLEET: Foreshore! ✨🧶 Aleen will be working in the studio until July 9th. Aleen Sparrow is a Musqueam weaver who learned her practice from her mom, Debra Sparrow. She grew up watching her mom & aunties weave together at the kitchen table, where wool, tea and conversation were always present. Those moments shaped how she understands weaving today, not just as making blankets, but as time spent together, sharing knowledge and supporting one another. During her residency Aleen will be working on mountain goat wool processing, spinning sheep’s wool, and weaving ceremonial blankets. 📅 OPEN STUDIO DAYS: Drop in between 1-3pm, visit with the artist & see what she’s making. You’ll notice the “FLEET is Open” sign :) May 14, 15, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27, 29th June 1, 2, 3, 8, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 22, 24, 26, 29th July 2nd Details about July workshops coming soon (including one offered by Aleen’s mom, Debra Sparrow!) For more info visit fleetstudios.org. FLEET: Foreshore is located near The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre’s Observatory, The Museum of Vancouver, and the Sen̓áḵw Towers, in Vanier Park. Image Credits: Photo of Aleen Sparrow 2026. Georgie Lawson. #FleetMobileArtistStudios #FLEETForeshore #AleenSparrow #PublicArt #VancouverArt #othersightsforartistsprojects @other_sights #museumofvancouver #spacecentreyvr #vanierpark @museumofvan @spacecentreyvr @aleensparrow

Today is Day 1 of my residency at Fleet studio located at the village of Senakw. Acknowledging our Sḵwx̱wú7mesh relatives while also acknowledging our səlilwətaɬ relatives and my xʷməθkʷəy̓əm ancestors who lived on this land. Beyond colonial maps and titles, this land remains a place of connection for all of our people. Spinning mountain goat wool today and experimenting with making ties for our Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw family up island. Details on drop in hours coming soon!

FLEET Mobile Artist Studios (@fleet_mobile_studios ) welcomed Christina Capilano (@chrisp_pho_toe ) as the artist in residence at the beginning of March. Christina is working in the studio on site at FLEET on weekends until May 3rd and on May 3rd, she’ll be hosting an open studio visit in the FLEET: Foreshore Studio between 1-3pm! Christina’s work is inspired by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh legends, land, and history, and aims to evoke connection to stewards of the land. Christina’s residency is a partnership between Nch’ḵay̓ (@nchkay ) and FLEET Mobile Artist Studios, an initiative launched by the non-profit Other Sights for Artists’ Projects in response to a critical loss of artist spaces in the city. The Museum of Vancouver is excited to help spread the word and partner with FLEET on upcoming projects! Artists in residence will rotate approximately every three months and will host their own open studio visits during the two-year run that FLEET: Foreshore will be on site at the MOV, right next to the HR MacMillan Space Centre’s Observatory (@spacecentreyvr )! To learn more, visit museumofvancouver.ca/fleet-foreshore Thanks to Christian Zane Media (@christianzanemedia ) for this video and for capturing the opening event on April 5th, 2026.

Reminder: Meet FLEET Artist Christina Capilano April 26 & May 3 ⁠ ⁠ Just a reminder that FLEET Foreshore (@fleet_mobile_studios ) is here and there are opportunities to meet the artist in residence, Christina Capilano (@chrisp_pho_toe ). ⁠ ⁠ On April 26th, from 1-2:00pm, there’ll be an artist talk. Space is limited. Please RSVP by emailing: fleetstudios @ othersights.ca. ⁠ ⁠ And on May 3rd, which is a Pay What You Can Day at the MOV, there’ll be a community drop-in at FLEET between 1-3:00pm. To learn more about FLEET see link in bio!

We’re excited to welcome Christina Capilano to FLEET: Foreshore! Christina will be working in the studio until May 3, 2026. 🌸🌿 Christina is from the Mathias family of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) Nation. Art such as beading, weaving, carving, regalia making, and design all allow her to feel connected to her heritage and closer to her ancestors. She will be working on pieces for the nearby Sen̓áḵw Towers in FLEET: an area rug for Tower 3 and a metal inlay for the village grounds that will be visible from the Burrard Street Bridge. Christina’s work is inspired by Sḵwx̱wú7mesh legends, land, and history. In her words “I want people to be able to look at the work and say, ‘This is Sen̓áḵw, this is Vancouver, this is home.’ I want it to feel welcoming.” This is the first in a series of residencies in partnership with Nch’ḵay̓. Community Drop-in Days: FREE! Everyone is welcome 📅 Sunday April 5th from 1-3pm: ‍Meet the artist, and her family! Christina & her family welcome everyone to join them for this special afternoon where they will share songs, drumming, and their knowledge of the history of the lands upon which Sen̓áḵw rises. Remarks will begin shortly after 1pm by FLEET & the artist, and songs, drumming, story will begin around 1:45pm. 📅 Sunday May 3rd from 1-3pm: ‍Meet the artist and visit the FLEET studio! 📅 Artist Talk: Sunday April 26th from 1-2pm FREE! Please RSVP to [email protected] For more info visit fleetstudios.org! FLEET: Foreshore is located near The H.R. MacMillan Space Centre’s Observatory, The Museum of Vancouver, and the Sen̓áḵw Towers, in Vanier Park. Image Credits: Christina Capilano and her mother, 2023. Courtesy of the artist. FLEET: Foreshore with The Sen̓áḵw Towers in the background, 2026. Nch’ḵay̓. #FleetMobileArtistStudios #PublicArt #VancouverArt #othersightsforartistsprojects @other_sights #museumofvancouver #spacecentreyvr #vanierpark #nchkay @nchkay @museumofvan @spacecentreyvr

Guess who rolled into a new neighbourhood!.. FLEET: Foreshore has arrived in Vanier Park! We recently rolled into our new spot just next to H.R. MacMillan Space Centre's Observatory, not far from the Museum of Vancouver & we are looking forward to potential programming with our neighbours over the next year. Details about artists in residence and community engagement opportunities coming soon! FLEET: Foreshore is supported by The British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver, and Canada Council for the Arts. 🌊✨ #FleetMobileArtistStudios #PublicArt #VancouverArt #othersightsforartistsprojects @other_sights #museumofvancouver #spacecentreyvr #vanierpark @museumofvan @spacecentreyvr

Happy 2026 from FLEET! We hope your new year is off to a nourishing, delightful start 🌟💛 There’s a lot of FLEET goodness to come this year. Sign up for our newsletter (link in bio) to get the latest information about upcoming FLEET residencies, programs, and projects. Newsletters go out monthly and include programming for both FLEET Mobile Artist Studios. Or, sign up by emailing us at [email protected]. We so look forward to FLEETing with you soon! #FleetMobileArtistStudios #PublicArt #VancouverArt #othersightsforartistsprojects @other_sights

Join Alegria Soy for a Cuban Rumba workshop tonight at FLEET: Edmonds! 7-9PM Get to know Rumba culture and its rhythms, sounds, techniques & movements 🎶🎤 Register at: @alegriasoy_bc (Free! Space is limited) This is Alegria Soy’s last offering for their FLEET residency… and the last activation of this studio before our Closing House on Sunday!.. You are invited! FLEET: Edmonds Closing House We’d love to spend one last afternoon together to connect & celebrate! We’ll be hosting an informal ‘Show and Tell’, and invite artists & project contributors to bring a story or an object from your time in the studio to share with others. (Or, simply come hang out & eat cake with us!) Sunday November 2, 12-3PM Rain or shine :) FLEET: Edmonds is at Humphries St & Rosewood Ave, Burnaby We’re so looking forward to dancing & celebrating with you! Check our website fleetstudios.org & this space for news of upcoming FLEET happenings! Heartfelt thank yous to everyone who made this incredible partnership with the City of Burnaby possible ❤️🌟❤️ @bbyartgallery @other_sights #FLEETMobileArtistStudios #FLEETEdmonds #BurnabyEvents #BurnabyActivities #OpenStudios #rumba #dance #alegriasoy #fleet #edmonds #localevents #workshops #burnaby #art Images: From FLEET residencies with League (Germaine Koh & collaborators,) Michelle Sound, ad hoc plots​ (Jenn Pearson​, Sauha Lee &​ Pippa Lattey), Kay Slater, Caitlin Aleck, and Alegria Soy.

FLEET: Edmonds is delighted to welcome Alegria Soy back to the studio! 🌟 The final residency of FLEET: Edmonds features a month with our Community Partner Alegria Soy Cultural & Community Society. @alegriasoy_bc is a non-profit organization that envisions a vibrant and equitable society in Edmonds and beyond, where people from all cultural communities thrive and their cultural heritage is celebrated and preserved. Events: October 2–7, 11am-3pm | Pop up Exhibition: Dignidad Migrante: Invisibles and Disposables. Curated by Carlos Colín and Luz Rosas, this exhibition reflects on migrant realities. Saturday October 4 11am–2pm | Exhibition Opening: Dignidad Migrante: Invisibles and Disposables. 5-7pm | Dance for All + Art Justice Conversation: A community dance celebration & dialogue on Art Justice featuring Las Divinas Folklore dance group. Wednesday October 8, 6-8pm | Workshop: Edmond's Dreams on Photos‍. Photography workshop with Burnaby-based artist Yunuen Perez Vertti exploring community dreams. Wednesday October 15, 6-8pm | A one-night showcase: Edmond's Dreams on Photos. Sunday October 19, 5-7pm | Poetry Around the Table‍ An evening of poetry and conversation with Barbadian author Marlo Browne. Please register for events at fleetstudios.org. These offerings are free! FLEET: Edmonds is at the intersection of Humphries St & Rosewood Ave, Burnaby Image: 9 dancers from Las Divinas Folklore dance group posing on steps, colourful patterned skirts displayed wide in their hands. @bbyartgallery @other_sights #FLEETMobileArtistStudios #FLEETEdmonds #BurnabyEvents#art #arte #dignidadmigrante #alegriasoy #vancouver #burnaby #justice #migrantworkers

This Saturday is the final workshop and performance by UNNAMED BAND and & Other Ways at FLEET: Edmonds! 🎤🍃 The workshop “Fold, Knot, Dye” with Sena Cleave will run from 12-3PM and be followed by an improvised sound, music, and textile performance from 3:30-5:30PM by UNNAMED BAND ~ Barbara Adler, Anju Singh, Toni-Leah C. Yake, and Julia Ulehla. Participants will be folding, tying, and knotting fabric in shibori patterns, and will dye the fabric using plants and food scraps grown locally or that are easily accessible. Shibori is a Japanese dyeing technique that creates repeating patterns of circles, lines, grids, and more. Like tie-dye, it involves creating a resist by folding and knotting fabric so that only parts of it take on colour. All RSVP’s for this workshop are now filled but any extra material is available on a first-come-first-serve basis. For more info visit fleetstudios.org! These offerings are free. FLEET: Edmonds is at the intersection of Humphries St & Rosewood Ave, Burnaby @bbyartgallery @other_sights @theonlyanimaltheatre @toni.leah.c.yake @whatismakingussick @tenthousandwolves @tristan_sb @irohasena #FLEETMobileArtistStudios #FLEETEdmonds #BurnabyEvents #BurnabyActivities #OpenStudios #theonlyanimaltheatre #AndOtherWays #UNNAMEDBAND Image credit: anata laylay 1. UNNAMED BAND sound artists performing in the FLEET studio, hand dyed fabrics hanging above, Edmonds park in the distance. 2. UNNAMED BAND. FLEET studio covered in hand dyed fabrics, creating shade for the performers. “FLEET is OPEN” sign in the foreground.

Join UNNAMED BAND and &OtherWays at FLEET: Edmonds this month! 🧶🥁 Visit the artists at an Open Studio on Thurs Sept 11, 18 or 25th from 1-2pm. Or sign up for a workshop on Saturday Sept 13, 20 or 27th, each followed by a musical performance by UNNAMED BAND using experimental scores inspired by textiles! Workshops are FREE. Please RSVP at [email protected] (space is limited.) Workshop & Performance Saturday, Sept 13: 12-3pm: Visualizing Our Fibreshed with Tristan Sober-Blodgett 3:30-5:30 pm: Performance by UNNAMED BAND In a workshop discussion, we will create a landscape tapestry from discarded fibres, unwanted yarn, used clothing, and other 2nd-hand materials. Turning these items into artworks with new life reduces the waste stream and sequesters dangerous petrochemicals that otherwise end up in the environment. Min recommended age 14. Max capacity 6-8. Workshop & Performance Saturday, Sept 20: 12-3 pm: Making Monsters Experimental Needle Felting with Ysabel Gana 3:30-5:30 pm: Performance by UNNAMED BAND Workshop and Performance Saturday, September 27: 12-3 pm: Fold, Knot, Dye with Sena Cleave 3:30-5:30 pm: Performance by UNNAMED BAND For more info visit fleetstudios.org! FLEET: Edmonds is located at the corner of Humphries Avenue and Rosewood Street in Burnaby. Image Credits: 1. &OtherWays. Bundles of various fibres in purple tones placed on an orange cloth (L). Skeins of yarn in deep purple, beige, and dark brown placed on a white cloth (R). 2. UNNAMED BAND. A new textile by Barbara Adler hanging in front of FLEET. #FLEETMobileArtistStudios #FLEETEdmonds #BurnabyEvents #EdmondsPark #BurnabyActivities #theonlyanimaltheatre #UNNAMEDBAND #&otherways #textilearts

Join UNNAMED BAND at FLEET:Edmonds today, August 14th, from 1-2 pm for their first Open Studio! 🎶 UNNAMED BAND is an interdisciplinary collective of four artists—Anju Singh, Toni-Leah C. Yake, Julia Ulehla, and Barbara Adler—who will experiment with music, sound, writing and textiles. They will engage the public in sharing sessions with the aim of fostering relationships with ancestors, stories, dreams, technologies, natural processes and care labour. The soft poetic nature of textiles offers the artists a format for collaboration that ‘perforates the self,’ allowing for mutual exploration and an interest in the influence of unseen forces that surround them. The collective is starting the project with research led by Yake that is inspired by 19th century poet E. Pauline Johnson/Tekahionwake’s retelling of the story "Deer Lake" shared by Chief Joe Capilano. The artists will be experimenting with ‘proto-scores’ inspired by Tekahionwake’s regalia. Open Studios: & Other Ways: August 16, 23, 31, 12-5pm (the collective will be in & out during this time.) UNNAMED BAND: August 14, September 11, 18, 25, 1-2 pm For more info visit fleetstudios.org! @bbyartgallery  @other_sights  @theonlyanimaltheatre  @toni.leah.c.yake  @whatismakingussick  @tenthousandwolves  @tristan_sb  @irohasena #FLEETMobileArtistStudios #FLEETEdmonds #BurnabyEvents #EdmondsPark #BurnabyActivities #theonlyanimaltheatre #&otherways #UNNAMEDBAND