FREE

ASTRO ALLEY

Aug. 5 - 7 // 12:00 pm - 7:00 pm 
Astro Studio 163 W 4TH AVE. (BACK ALLEY)

• Free 
• All Ages

Astro Alley, a new festival addition, is taking place on the grounds behind Astro Studio, where VMF was partly founded. Astro Studio has grown to be an artist collective of 20, primarily VMF alumni.

A hotbed for street art and graffiti mural production, Astro Alley has historically been one of the last spots in the city artists can create murals and street art unhindered, uninterrupted, without outside influence.It has long been used as a testing ground for this collective and friends, and will now be completely repainted for the public.

Situated between Columbia and Manitoba, this block is a bubble of creative freedom at the heart of a rapidly changing neighbourhood. Join us for a new iteration of one of Vancouver’s best-kept street art secrets and the accompanying group exhibition at 163 West 3rd.

FEATURING:

Artists: Astro Studio artist collective and friends

Abhishek Dhoj Joshi 

Alex Beadle 

Ali Bruce 

Anaïs Lera 

Andre Barnwell

Andrea Wan

Andrew Tavukciyan

Anqi Cheng 

Brother Jopa 

Carolyn Wong 

Ciele Beau 

Col Urrutia 

Colin Moore 

Colleen Christison 

Drew Young 

Gabe Hall 

Greentiger 

Hanna Lee Joshi 

Jake TikTok Johnson


Jérôme Berthier 

KC Hall 

Kevin Bertram 

Laura Jane Klassen 

Mara Cortez 

Mark Illing 

Michael Bock 

Nick Pound 

Nicole Young 

Pablo Zamudio 

Paige Bowman

Priscilla Yu 

PUPPY

Randolph Chiang 

Raturone 

Siloh 

SUECHI 

Tierney Milne


  • • Terrain: Pavement, some areas are on a slant.

    • Mobility: All zones are wheelchair friendly. Accessible from either end of the alley.

    • Restroom Facilities: Not available.

    • Seating: Not available

    • Public Transportation: A 10 minute walk from Olympic Village Station.

    • Parking: Parking nearby will be challenging as there’s lots of construction and street closures. It’s advised to get dropped off, Evo, Uber, Cab or take public transit.

    • Furry Friends: Animals are welcome.

  • We acknowledge that this event takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples – the sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations. We ask that you take a moment to consider the history of the land that we gather on, your relations with local Indigenous people and what each of us can do to foster meaningful reconciliation now and into the future.