Create Public Art

building community (and big art)

A program for building community through the design, creation and presentation of public art. Participants form teams, learn new skills and create big, interactive art for festivals and public spaces.

Coming up

Create Makerspace at the 2026 Showcase, with the Orcar and two installations out front

Thu Oct 22 · 7–9pm

Design Public ArtKickoff & Info Night

Create Makerspace event space · #1–39449 Queens Way

Free, by donation · drop-ins welcome

RSVP on Eventbrite
Illustration: the Orcar lit in rainbow LEDs inside a warehouse party, with a crowd and an Orcar Warehouse Party sign

Sat Oct 24 · 7pm till late

OrcarWarehouse Party

Secret Squamish warehouse · address sent 48 hours before

By donation, min $20 · proceeds to Raincoast Conservation Foundation

All ages 7–9pm, 19+ after

Get tickets on Eventbrite
Prosthesis, a giant four-legged walking mech, in black and white at dusk with its pilot standing beneath it

Sun Oct 25 · 12–3pm

Design Public ArtProsthesis Field Trip

Squamish Valley · meeting point by email

Free, by donation · watch Jonathan Tippett’s 4,000 kg walking mech

RSVP on Eventbrite

New fall series

Design Public Art

What’s your BIG idea? From sketch to pitch.

Ideate · Iterate · Model · Budget · Present

Pick a stream

Festival installation

  • A big installation for a BC festival
  • Pitch it in late November
  • Can be built in Create Public Art

Bass Coast · Otherworld · Squamish Arts Festival

Public bench

  • Design one bench for Create Makerspace
  • Pitch it in late November
  • The winner gets built in Create Public Bench

Design competition

Same nights for both. No need to choose yet.

How it works

  1. Start

    Kickoff & Info Night

    Thu Oct 22 · 7–9pm

    Create Makerspace · event space

    RSVP on Eventbrite

    The Create Makerspace sign, white letters on a timber facade

  2. Get inspired

    Party: Orcar

    Sat Oct 24 · 7pm till late

    Secret Squamish warehouse · by donation, min $20

    Get tickets on Eventbrite

    Field trip: Prosthesis

    Sun Oct 25 · 12–3pm

    Squamish Valley · meeting point by email

    A 4,000kg mech suit. Yes, really. RSVP on Eventbrite

    Prosthesis, a huge white four-legged mech, standing in desert scrub at sunset with its pilot in a red suit beneath it for scale

  3. Design

    Weekly meetups

    Thursdays · 7–9pm

    • Oct 29
    • Nov 5
    • Nov 12
    • Nov 19

    Create Makerspace · event space

    Bring your idea and a sketchbook. Talk, draw, plan. No tools needed. Drop-ins welcome.

    Two people at Create Makerspace looking closely at a laser-cut wooden panel, with shelves of materials behind them

  4. Pitch

    Pitch Night

    Late November · date TBA

    Venue TBA

    Pitch your idea to a panel and funders. Pitch, or just watch.

    The Brackendale Art Gallery sign and timber building
Where
Create Makerspace
#1–39449 Queens Way
When
Thursdays, 7–9pm
Oct 22 to Nov 19 · come to one or all
Cost
Free, by donation
to Create Makerspace Society

Our first season

“There was a gap in the arts community and this filled it.”2026 participant

Seen at Bass Coast, Otherworld, What If Festival, the Feather Shakedown, Canada Day and Cap U Mountain Fest. More on the 2026 program.

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