A visit to Port Moody must include our wonderful galleries and studios located throughout the city. Port Moody has developed a mission to enrich community life by encouraging and supporting the development of arts, culture and tourism and inspiring a vibrant future, while respectingthe past. The Port Moody Arts Centre and the many galleries & studios located in historic Moody Centre are the hotbed of artistic expression in Port Moody.
Port Moody Arts Walking Tour
- Start your tour at the Port Moody Arts Centre [[ 1 ]] where you will find four separate galleries, a gift shop and various arts and performing classes, as well as a visitor information centre. Built in 1913, this historic building was Port Moody’s first city hall. The Blackberry Gallery exhibits change monthly and this
is a great place to purchase emerging and professional artists’ work.
- From here, continue to Joye Designs Stone Art Gallery [[ 2 ]] in the Queens Street Plaza.
- From the foot of Queens Street, Cross Clarke Street to the Inlet Wellness Gallery [[ 3 ]] Port Moody’s unique new combination of Art and Wellness showcasing the finest original artworks from some of the most diverse and talented artists, teamed with a palette of healing therapies.
- Keep heading along Clarke Street until you come to Lone Cypress Gallery [[ 4 ]] . This gallery represents over 200 local and regional artists and offers unique, well-crafted pieces at reasonable prices.
- Back up to St. Johns Street, stop in at the Artistic Framing Gallery [[ 5 ]].
- Your art tour continues with a visit to Electronic Avenue Art Gallery [[ 6 ]] on Murray Street. This funky gallery features the working studios and displays of local Port Moody artisans.
- Finish off your tour by taking in one of the live shows or film nights at Inlet Theatre [[ 5 ]] — check out www.cityofthearts.ca for the latest theatre information.
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