Upcoming Events

Still Moon Youth Connect Program

Annual General Meeting

Join Still Moon Arts for snacks, art-making and community as we review the past year and elect new board members.

If you would like to nominate yourself for the board, apply here by April 8th to have your candidate information included in the meeting package that will be sent to members ahead of time. You can also nominate yourself at the meeting.

 

Thursday

April 24

When: 5:30 – 7:30 PM

Where: Vancouver Public Library – Renfrew Branch | Map

Free / By donation

World Wetlands Day and Imbloc Celebration

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Prepare Beds for Planting, Compost Discussion. UPDATE – no clay pot making at this session, there is too much gardening to do first!

Saturday

April 26

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

World Wetlands Day and Imbloc Celebration

Meadow Making at Cornett Road

Help us transform a new meadow site at the corner of Cornett Road and Natal Street! We’ll remove invasive species, clear debris, and prepare the soil to seed a beautiful mix of native plants. This site is a key restoration area along Still Creek—the farthest west that chum salmon have returned! We aim to complete this restoration by the end of 2025, creating a vibrant meadow and gathering space to celebrate salmon, native plants, and biodiversity.

Get your hands in the soil and be part of this exciting transformation!

Saturday

April 26

When: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Where: Natal Street & Cornett Road Intersection | Map

Free / By donation

Holly & Ivy wreath workshop

Pro-D Day Camp: Art in the Garden

Join us for an exciting outdoor Pro-D day camp for kids ages 7-12!

Set in the lush natural dye garden next to Vancouver’s Renfrew Ravine, this day of outdoor fun lets kids explore nature through creative activities, including natural dyeing with flowers and needle felting. Kids will also have plenty of active time, learn about local plants and animals and connect with the natural world.

Monday

April 28

When: 9 AM – 3 PM

Where: Colour Me Local Dye Garden | Map

$50-$60 / Sliding scale

beaver

Beavers Beavering at Burnaby Blooms

Join Still Moon Arts in celebrating spring at the Burnaby Blooms festival at Deer Lake Park. This is always a fun event with music, talks and tours, and lots of art creations by local ecoartists. 

Still Moon will be premiering Beavers Beavering, which explores beavers’ world through site-specific performances featuring three beavers collecting branches, chewing, preening, feeding and building dams and lodges. We’ll have some other surprises too!

We hope to see you there!

Sunday

May 4

When: 11 AM – 4 PM

Where: Deer Lake Park | Map

Free

Dye workshop Matka silk

Late Spring Connect Series

Still Moon’s Connect Program links youth to their environment, artistic creativity and one another. Join our Late Spring Connect Cohort to help us increase the Colour Me Local Dye Garden’s drought resilience. Sessions in this cohort include:

  •  Sculpting clay irrigation pots
  • Invasive ivy removal and basket-making
  • Cedar twining
  • Gravity watering system installation
  • Natural Dye Session

Still Moon’s Connect Program is for ages 17 – 25.

Register by May 7

Sessions on Tuesdays

Starts May 13

When: Tuesdays, 6:00 – 9:00 PM

Where: Colour Me local Dye Garden & Other locations near Renfrew Ravine | Map

Free

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Planting Seedlings, Sowing Seeds, Take home Goldren Rod & Lupin Plants, Make Clay Irrigation Pots

Saturday

May 10

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Bye Bye Blackberry at Cornett Road

Join us for Bye Bye Blackberry, a hands-on stewardship session along Still Creek where we’ll work together to remove invasive Himalayan blackberry and make space for native plants to thrive. Volunteers will learn how to identify and safely remove blackberry, hear a bit about the creek’s ecology and salmon, and get their hands dirty restoring this urban waterway. Tools, gloves, and snacks will be provided—just bring your enthusiasm, weather-appropriate clothing, and a willingness to wrestle some brambles!

 

Saturday

May 10

When: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Wings of Spring: Renfrew Ravine Bird Parade & Survey

Wings of Spring is a joyful blend of community science and creative celebration—a bird survey and bird parade happening side by side through Renfrew Ravine. All are welcome to join in spotting birds, donning bird-inspired costumes (yours or ones provided by Still Moon), and walking the trail together in honour of spring migration. The event ends with tea, snacks, and time to share our favourite birds in good company.

Saturday

May 17

When: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Where: German Canadian Heritage Plaza | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Sashiko Visible Mending Workshop

Yoko Tomita will introduce you to sashiko techniques and style while you enjoy the beauty of the garden’s colours, bird song and natural surroundings. Sashiko is a traditional Japanese embroidery style that uses simple stitches to reinforce, mend, decorate and customize fabrics.

Saturday

May 17

When: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

$50 / Sliding scale

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Watering, Weeding, Final Planting, Making Clay Irrigation Pots

Saturday

May 31

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Beginners’ Crochet Workshop at the Dye Garden

Join Amanda Olson for a creative and relaxing morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden. This beginner crochet workshop will introduce you to the fundamentals of crochet while you enjoy the beauty of the garden’s colours, bird song and natural surroundings.

This workshop is intended for folks with no previous crochet experience. All materials are included.

Saturday

June 7

When: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

$60 / Sliding scale

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering: Solstice Strawberry Feast

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Weeding, Watering, Summer Solstice Strawberry Feast, Making Clay Olla Irrigation Pots

Saturday

June 21

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Weeding, Watering, Dye Experiments

Saturday

July 5

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Weeding, Watering, First Indigo Harvest

Saturday

July 19

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Holly & Ivy wreath workshop

Nature & Arts Summer Camp

Children 7 to 12 years old can add some adventure and creativity to their summer by spending a week exploring nature and creating with natural materials. We will learn about local plants and wildlife, explore nature, and unleash our artistic side through activities such as clay sculpting, felting with wool, and dyeing with plants. This camp runs from 9 AM to 3 PM each day. 

Monday Jul 21 – 

Friday Jul 25

When: 9 AM – 3 PM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

$295 / Sliding scale

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden, which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Weeding, Watering, and Harvesting the Dye Plants

Saturday

August 9

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Indigo dye

Indigo Dye on Cotton Workshop

Join Carmen Rosen for a class on Indigo Dyeing at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden. You’ll learn how to prepare fabric for indigo dyeing, how to make a fructose indigo vat, and basic resist and shibori techniques.

All materials will be provided and you will take home a large organic cotton shawl.

In August, the garden will be at its most colourful, and the Indigo will be ready to harvest. Gain knowledge and experience working with natural dyes and take home a beautiful creation!

Saturday

August 16

When: 9:30 AM – 3:00 PM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

$129 / Sliding scale

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Weeding, Watering, Harvest

Saturday

August 23

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Weeding, Watering, Harvest

Saturday

September 13

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation

Red flowers grow in the Colour Me Local natural dye garden

Gardeners’ Gathering

Spend the morning at the Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden for some fun getting your hands dirty, connecting with gardeners in the community, learning about natural dye plants, and exchanging gardening knowledge. At Gardeners’ Gatherings, we weed, water, and maintain the garden which provides the dye, fibre and medicine plants.

This session will feature: Putting the Garden to Bed, Seed Harvest, Take Home Seeds 

Saturday

October 11

When: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM

Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden | Map

Free / By donation