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Alter Arts Society We connect artists and audiences, host A Cozy Q***r Affair and operate the Community Art Hub makerspace

*Update as of October 9th: the Community Art Hub will now be open Saturday afternoons from 3-6pm. Come get crafty!
10/09/2026

*Update as of October 9th: the Community Art Hub will now be open Saturday afternoons from 3-6pm. Come get crafty!

🍂 Artist applications for The Cozy Q***r Affair close THIS SATURDAY, October 10! Artists are encouraged (though not requ...
10/07/2026

🍂 Artist applications for The Cozy Q***r Affair close THIS SATURDAY, October 10! Artists are encouraged (though not required) to find inspiration with the theme of the event, Fall Pride, where we welcome art that reflects q***r identity, liberation, pride, the changing seasons, etc. Honorarium information is included in the application forms, available at alterarts.ca/cozy or at the link in bio.

The Cozy Q***r Affair is a by-donation, all ages community art and music event being held at The Other Guise Theatre | Art, Theatre & Music Venue YYJ (716 Johnson St) on Saturday November 14th and Sunday November 15th 2026. We will be hosting a music stage, a storytelling/poetry stage, fall-themed workshops, interactive art installations, and a tea lounge, as well as DJs on the Saturday evening. Our priority is for LGBTQ+ performers, though all don’t necessarily need to be.

📸 By Bill Fosdick from Cozy Q***r 2025

Happy Soup Season to all who celebrate! Here are the October drop-in hours at the Art Hub 🎃
10/01/2026

Happy Soup Season to all who celebrate! Here are the October drop-in hours at the Art Hub 🎃

🍃 Artist applications for The Cozy Q***r Affair close October 10! Artists are encouraged (though not required) to find i...
09/23/2026

🍃 Artist applications for The Cozy Q***r Affair close October 10! Artists are encouraged (though not required) to find inspiration with the theme of the event, Fall Pride, where we welcome art that reflects q***r identity, liberation, pride, the changing seasons, etc. Honorarium information is included in the application forms, available at alterarts.ca/cozy.

The Cozy Q***r Affair is a by-donation, all ages community art and music event being held at The Other Guise Theatre (716 Johnson St) on Saturday November 14th and Sunday November 15th 2026. We will be hosting a music stage, a storytelling/poetry stage, fall-themed workshops, interactive art installations, and a tea lounge, as well as DJs on the Saturday evening. Our priority is for LGBTQ+ performers, though all don’t necessarily need to be.

📸 By Bill Fosdick from Cozy Q***r 2025

September Art Hub Studio hours just dropped!
09/02/2026

September Art Hub Studio hours just dropped!

08/23/2026

Next week! Join us Friday, August 28 at the Cameron Bandshell in Beacon Hill Park for the opening performance of Peter Morin and Jimmie Kilpatrick’s Love Songs to End Colonization, an ongoing participatory karaoke project rooted in kindness, joy, futurity, and collective voice.

Repurposing popular love songs, Morin and Kilpatrick use karaoke as a methodology for confronting and dismantling settler colonialism. Everyone is invited to participate: sing a song, sing along, clap, dance, or simply witness and soak in the music.

The performance launches a new presentation of Love Songs to End Colonization, co-organized by Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and Open Space, and curated by Toby Lawrence, AGGV Curator of Contemporary Art; Doug Jarvis, Open Space Executive Director; and Tomas Jonsson, project curator.

Following the opening performance, join us at Open Space for an Artists Conversation with Peter Morin and Jimmie Kilpatrick on Saturday, August 29 at 2pm, followed by the exhibition on view through October 3.

Performance
Friday, August 28, 6–8pm
Cameron Bandshell, Beacon Hill Park

Artists Conversation
Saturday, August 29, 2pm
Open Space, 510 Fort St

Exhibition
August 29–October 3
Wednesday–Saturday, 12–5pm
Open Space, 510 Fort Street

Image credit: Peter Morin and Jimmie Kilpatrick, Love Songs to End Colonization, 2019-ongoing, participatory karaoke performance. Photo by Ashok Mathur, courtesy of the artists.

As we transition into the Fall, we at Alter Arts are also going through a transition. We want to send a warm thank you ...
08/18/2026

As we transition into the Fall, we at Alter Arts are also going through a transition. We want to send a warm thank you to Jax for coordinating the Art Hub and the Cozy Q***r affair since November 2023. Her work and energy has made such an impact on our community and we are deeply thankful for her time and contributions. Jax will be staying involved in Alter Arts as a Board Member as she begins her journey into her Graduate Degree! Congratulations Jax and best wishes on this next chapter.

As we say our goodbyes to Jax, we will say hello to our new coordinator, Lola Ball!

A liltle bit about Lola:

"Originally from the UK, Lauren is a community arts worker with more than thirteen years of experience in event production, arts administration, outreach, volunteer coordination, and community engagement. Her professional credits include social media management in London's West End, where she met the Spice Girls and was dubbed a "tireless hype merchant" in the Daily Mail. Now living on Lekwungen territory, she has worked with organizations including Atomic Vaudeville, SNAFU Society of Unexpected Spectacles, and Salty Broad Productions to facilitate joyful chaos.

A dedicated Burner, Lauren co-leads Camp Camp... But Is It Camp?! at Otherworld. She is passionate about shared space, collective effervescence, and her greatest joy is singing with a group to promote well-being and spiritual growth."

We are pleased to announce that A Cozy Q***r Affair has received approval for our final grant from the Department of Can...
08/14/2026

We are pleased to announce that A Cozy Q***r Affair has received approval for our final grant from the Department of Canadian Heritage!

Thanks to funding from the Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage Program we will be able to expand our programming to incorporate even more local. We have been dreaming up some new ideas and we have something special in store for you this year!

Our next virtual production meeting is coming up Tuesday August 18th at 7pm and we are still looking for a Marketing Lead! If you or one of your pals would be the right fit, tag them below!

Production Meeting Link: https://meet.jit.si/moderated/c81f8f5823e77025b59e6b70b32ab017c878e13378255be5332376952a9b1fa9

We will be releasing our artist application forms shortly to recruit acoustic performers, downtempo DJs, visual art installations, poets and story tellers, workshop leads, and more! Stay tuned.

We hope you are having a fantastic summer and we can't wait to get cozy together this fall.

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