BC Day Long Weekend 2019, August 2nd – 5th August | Wells & Barkerville, BC
The Cariboo’s largest celebration of music and art, ArtsWells Festival, is back for its 16th season in the colourful community of Wells and the historic goldrush town of Barkerville, BC from August 2 – 5, 2019. 1st Release tickets are now available, don’t miss your chance to be part of the magic for this special price.
Known as the “festival of all things art,” ArtsWells showcases hundreds of artists working in an array of art forms and musical genres in unique venues throughout the two towns. Intimate rooms like the Sunset Theatre in Wells or St. Saviour’s Church in Barkerville Historic Town provide space for artistic reverie while the Wells Community Hall and the Outdoor Stage give you room to get down on the dance floor. With both towns creating the festival site, arts and culture abound on every street corner including visual art installations, roving performers, parades, literary readings, theatre shows and inspiring music from morning until night. Delve further into the experience of art with the many workshops and special collaborations that take place throughout the weekend, or head down to the creek to soak up the sounds of a spontaneous musical jam.
At the heart of it all, ArtsWells offers four fun-filled days of creative community and artistic connection with exceptional musical experiences for every taste under the rainbow, young and old. It welcomes everyone to be a participant and dive into the diversity and beauty of art that exists in our own backyard and across the globe.
Weekend passes start at $160 are available from www.artswells.com and children aged 12 and under are free! Every adult weekend pass includes a $15 voucher to spend at the festival merch booth. Camping and other accommodations available from ArtsWells and other providers throughout Wells and Barkerville.
Applications are now also open to perform & create at Artswells 2019, simply head here, the applications deadline is midnight on January 31st, 2019.
ArtsWells Festival and Island Mountain Arts is grateful to operate on the traditional and unceded territory of the Lhtako Dene part of the Dakelh Nation.
Thank you to all of our ArtsWells Partners and Sponsors!
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Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post Festival prep is underway, today we're looking at options for our 2019 lanyards! Have you secured your tickets yet?
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Festival prep is underway, @ksenyadorwart is seen here looking at options for our 2019 lanyards! Have you secured your tickets yet? 35 likes Island Mountain Arts Meet our ArtsWells Festival 2019 Team!
We want to introduce you to the wonderful humans that have dedicated their lives to the arts, these humans make up our core staffing team!
Name: Ksenya Ann Dorwart
Spirit Animal: Lion
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Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post Let's face it: some of us have no desire to strap on cross country skis, snowshoes or skates and spend a few frosty hours outdoors in winter getting our sweat on. So here's some summer festival inspiration to keep going ... 14 Likes 
Our festival offers four fun-filled days of creative community and artistic connection with exceptional musical experiences for every taste under the rainbow, young and old. It welcomes everyone to be a participant and dive into the diversity and beauty of ... 78 likes Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post Our festival offers four fun-filled days of creative community and artistic connection with exceptional musical experiences for every taste under the rainbow, young and old. It welcomes everyone to be a participant and dive into the diversity and beauty of ... 49 Likes 
Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post Over the weekend our team headed to Prince George to check out some original live music at Coldsnap Music Festival, pictured here are some snaps from Red Haven's set! What a wonderful evening it was, why not get out there ... 7 Likes 
Over the weekend our team headed to Prince George to check out some original live music at @coldsnapfest, pictured here are some snaps from @redhavenmusic set! What a wonderful evening it was, why not get out there this weekend & ... 48 likes ArtsWells is for everyone! 85 likes Applications are now open to join our 2019 Volley crew 😍 Head to our website for all the details! 56 likes Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post Were you there? How many ArtsWells Parades have you marched in?
ArtsWells Festival posted 2 photos — with Judy Campbell in Wells, British Columbia. 9 Likes 
#ThrowbackThursday - here’s a little snippet from the opening set from last year’s festival from Coldwater Road ALSO a reminder that application for this year’s festival close tonight! 3 Likes 
Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post ArtsWells Festival 2019 announcement! We are now accepting applications for Vending for food, craft, clothing & art for this years festival! See the link below to apply...
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Secret Sounds with Joey Wright performing Meteor “What an idyllic festival! It was so great to be at ArtsWells Festival in 2018 and casually stroll into the studio to record my song with Trent Freeman and two of my absolute favourite people Jenny Whiteley Music & Oh ... 4 Likes 
Timeline Photos Did you stick around on Monday August 6th to take part in our ArtsWells closing ceremonies with Jenny, Al and many of our other fabulous festival friends? 1 Likes 
We’ve got an excellent announcement coming this week about our 2019 Opening Parade! #LoveWins #LoveIsLove 30 Likes 
All roads this summer lead to Wells! 59 Likes 
Island Mountain Arts More Youth Programming for the tiny humans of Wells & Barkerville kickin' off tomorrow presented by Island Mountain Arts!
"The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create." We are excited to present two free ... 3 Likes 🎨 Calling all Visual Artists 🎨
Our 11th annual Mini-Mural Project will return at this years festival! Envisioned by Wells artist Caroline Anders from Morsels Moveable Feast the idea is to have a stimulating & fun creative space where artists ... 8 Likes 
Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post What is our festival about? Synchronicity, collaboration & connection through art & music. We’ve just uploaded some stunning, #FeelGood examples onto our YouTube channel from 2018, including a very, very special performance from Corwin Fox Music and his daughter Kaya ... 8 Likes 
Photos from ArtsWells Festival's post Do you know someone that should apply to play at this years festival? Applications close at the end of this month, show you care by sharing them this post! Link to apply is below 😍
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