About this Event
Sliding-scale tickets are available & discount for garden volunteers.
Join us in the Colour-Me-Local Natural Dye Garden, whether you're a novice or an experienced natural dyer! We'll use two different dye techniques -- immersion dye and bundle dye -- to create a colourful silk scarf.
Gain knowledge and experience with natural dye techniques and take home a beautiful creation.
We will work with flowers from the Dye Garden is at peak bloom at this time of year.
All materials and equipment are included in the workshop fee.
A take-home resource will be provided if participants want to continue their creative explorations.
Summary
- Where: Colour-Me-Local Dye Garden (west side of Renfrew Ravine Park, 3958 Renfrew Street #3998 Vancouver, BC)
- Price: $109 per person (all materials included, no tax). Discount for garden volunteers (see below). A limited number of sliding-scale tickets are available on request by emailing [email protected].
- Limited Capacity: 11 people only
All skill levels are welcome (Ages 14+, all ages if accompanied by an adult)
What to bring
- Please bring an apron or wear comfortable clothing you don’t mind getting dirty.
- Bring a water bottle, sunblock and snacks if you’d like.
- Dress for the weather: This event will take place outdoors. For your comfort, please wear weather-appropriate clothing.
About the Facilitator
Carmen is a visual artist, singer, and interdisciplinary performer. Carmen is a receipient of the Vancouver Mayor’s Arts Award and the Queen’s Jubilee Award for her art with the community. She has an Art History degree from UBC and a diploma from Emily Carr Institute. Carmen is the founder and artistic director of Still Moon Arts Society. Through Still Moon and in collaboration with many community partners, she creates the Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival, and other projects and special events shedding light on Renfrew Ravine, Still Creek, salmon in the city, and the community’s creative capacity. She leads art workshops about natural dyeing and making lanterns, giant puppets and costumes. Carmen’s visual art can be seen in the stone mosaic pathways around Renfrew Ravine, public sculptures, and giant puppets and stilt-walking characters featured at local festivals around Vancouver.
Discounted Tickets for Garden Volunteers
Volunteer in the garden through our Gardener's Gathering sessions and earn up to 60% off workshop fees. Each session you attend in full earns a $20 credit toward a workshop — just remember to sign in to qualify. Sessions from 2026 onward are eligible. Please contact [email protected] to request a discounted ticket.
Sliding-scale tickets:
As a non-profit organization, Still Moon Arts collects fees for some of our workshops to help cover the costs associated with running our programs. However, we don’t want to exclude people due to unaffordability, so we offer a limited number of sliding-scale tickets for participants who are unable to absorb the full cost of this workshop. Please contact [email protected] to request a sliding-scale ticket.
Accessibility
- The Colour Me Local Dye Garden is an unpaved grass garden located in the northwest corner of Renfrew Ravine Park, and wheelchairs may require assistance.
- There is free street parking in the neighbourhood.
- Washrooms are not available on site but can be found at the Renfrew Community Centre, located a 6-minute walk away (~350 m). Renfrew Community Centre has gender-neutral washrooms available.
- There are benches available.
About Colour Me Local Dye Garden
Still Moon’s Colour Me Local Dye Garden, located on the West Side of the Renfrew Ravine, is a community engaged initiative focused on planting, maintaining, harvesting, processing and using plants most known for their pigments. In addition to natural dye extraction, the garden supports pollinators, insects and wildlife, and is home to many Indigenous plants stewarded by our Indigenous neighbours.
About Still Moon Arts Society
Still Moon Arts Society mobilizes community and creates positive change through eco-arts and environmental stewardship programming, and produces the annual Renfrew Ravine Moon Festival. Still Moon is a registered charity whose mission is to inspire vibrant and connected communities by creating artistic experiences and nurturing a passion for nature.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Colour Me Local Dye Garden, 3958 Renfrew Street, Vancouver, Canada
CAD 0.00 to CAD 109.00
