Become a part of The Drift!

Benefits to Artists:

Active Member Benefits:
* Year-round inclusion on the Drift web site which includes a searchable database by artist and medium, listings for individual shows during the year, and more. . .
* Your own profile page, with contact information, up to ten images and the ability to easily update your images and content yourself whenever you wish!
* Inclusion in group shows and other Drift organized events throughout the year.
* Membership in the Alliance for Arts & Culture-group membership.
* Discounts at local businesses . . . eg: art supplies,  framing services, etc.  (TBA)
* Other opportunities for publicity in connection with the Drift Art Festival  - posters, business cards, media interviews and
more. . .

Benefits to Retail Businesses:

Main Street shops hosting an artist during the Drift benefit from increased traffic during the weekend event.
Publicity for the Drift includes thousands of full colour event maps, distributed throughout Vancouver. Drift posters and postcards are also widely distributed in the weeks prior to the event. Media attention, in the form of television interviews and print articles help to showcase Main Street's uniqueness as a destination shopping area.

Benefits for Sponsors:

Annually in October, thousands of people visit Vancouver's Main Street during the Drift Art Festival and Open Studio Tour. From Industrial Avenue to 33rd more than 200 fine artists, musicians, dancers, theatrical performers, exhibitors and restaurants take part in the 3-day celebration.

As producer of the Drift, the Main Art Drift Society, a non-profit organization, seeks the support of government arts grants and individual and corporate contributions to sustain the event and make it free for the public.

Visitors to the Drift represent the dynamic appeal of this culturally diverse event. Festival attendees enjoy original works of fine art, top local entertainment, interactive creative activities and exhibits, food and fun.
The Drift offers a range of sponsorship opportunities to meet your company’s marketing goals.

Benefits for Volunteers:

Coming soon . . . 

Benefits for Performers:

The Drift is a multi-discipline arts festival held annually on the first weekend in October. The Drift showcases local arts and culture and Main Street to the community and the region, and invites visitors to experience diverse cultural and creative activities. Music, live theatre, street performances, dance, creative workshops, visual arts, culinary arts, the spoken word, and multiculturalism are all part of the dynamic programming and experiences that make up the Drift weekend.
We are inviting applications from interested local performers of all disciplines to be a part of the 5th annual Drift.
This is your opportunity to participate in this community event and showcase your talent to thousands of visitors to Main Street. Performers willing to donate their performance as a benefit to the Main Art Drift Society will be listed on the Performers page on the web site and receive a listing with bio, image and web link.