Programs
Fellowship
221A's Fellowship program is an 18-month (non-residential) studio-placement award at 825 Pacific Street. With a focus on artists from historically…
Fellowship Library
Located on the third floor of 825 Pacific, the 221A Fellowship Library collects print material, audio, videos, objects, and artworks acquired by…
x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth
x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ New Growth《新生林》is a garden space operated by 221A on the unceded territories of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish),…
All fellows, artists and contributors
Studios, Workspaces & Housing
825
825 Pacific is a 21,000 square foot purpose-built arts and culture facility with a total of 30 units of artist studios and program spaces, including…
187
Located in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, 187 E 3rd features 30 non-market housing units for low and modest income artists and their…
222
222 is a 8,000ft² property leased from the Yee Fung Toy Society of Canada, a Chinese benevolent association established in 1904. Since 2011, the 222…
236
236 is a 9,000ft² property located at 236 E Pender St that provides space for the production and presentation of art. History of 221A at 236 From…
1265
1265 Howe Street is an approximately 10,800ft² purpose-built artist production facility leased by 221A starting in Autumn 2019. The facility is…
1654
1654 is a 21,515ft² industrial property with 25 artist studios ranging from 170 to 1,850 square feet. The tenant community includes non-profit…
x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓
x̱aw̓s shew̓áy̓ is a 3,000ft² garden located at 271 Union Street in Chinatown/DTES/historic Hogan’s Alley on xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam),…
Projects and events
Fellowship Shortlist Exhibition
June 3–July 31, 2024
The Fellowship Shortlist Exhibition features nine artists, each of whom offer a distinct way of considering relation to convention, everyday…
Yee Project
2020–Ongoing
221A is collaborating with the Yee Fung Toy Society to develop a community-based cultural hub in Chinatown. It will include low-income housing for…
Christina Battle: Stolon Mesh Network
Stolon Mesh Network
Stolon Mesh is a community mesh network seeded by 221A that offers free wifi to users in Vancouver’s DTES & Chinatown, and beyond. Developed by…
The Node Library
2023 - ongoing
Web3, or the decentralized internet, is a mass coordination technology: users working together in the service of a common goal—cultural collectives,…
Blockathon for Social Good Reception
July 23, 2023
Join us for a closing reception on Sunday July 23, 5:00 – 8:00 pm for an awards presentation and to hear more about our work at the…
Zasha Colah Fellowship Closing Live Stream
May 4, 2023
Curator Zasha Colah is getting ready to close her Fellowship with 221A after the The Scorched Earthly exhibition opening at the Ar/Ge Kunst in…
Zasha Colah: The Scorched-Earthly
The Scorched-Earthly
Focusing on practices of storytelling, poetry and weaving as forms of insurgency, Zasha Colah's fellowship investigates the infrastructures of…
Syrus Marcus Ware Fellowship Launch
March 16, 2023
221A invites you to meet Fellow Syrus Marcus Ware at this live stream, where he will present his practice, activism and research. Syrus is…
Syrus Marcus Ware: No Future, No Cry
December 2022 - ongoing
Created and hosted by 221A Fellow Syrus Marcus Ware, No Future, No Cry is an original podcast series featuring new speculative fictions by leading…
Cultural Land Trust
2018 – ongoing
221A is supporting the research, planning and startup of an independent Cultural Land Trust (CLT). The CLT is a model that provides a collective…