Welch Street Studios

Welch Street Studios is a one of a kind rental for working artists. Studios are located upstairs at 1178 and 1180 Welch Street and new studios will be available soon on the main floor at 1176 Welch Street.

Events

Thank You for visiting our studios during the 2026 North Shore Art Crawl. The annual arts festival offers art enthusiasts an insider’s look into the vibrant North Shore arts scene.

What started with just two local artists, Norman Vipond and Sandrine Pelissier’s vision has blossomed into the incredible North Shore Art Crawl! It all started at the studio on Pemberton Ave and moved to our own Welch Street Studios. In its 16th year, it featured 100 artists in 70 locations across West Vancouver and North Vancouver.

Artists’ Collective

At Welch Street Studios get ready to explore a vibrant world of original painting, prints, art-wear, photography, and more!

Home Page Gallery

The following artists listed below are open by appointment. Welch Street art studios are located at 1178 Welch Street, North Vancouver. Visit the artist pages and see each artist’s unique creative journey.

Our contact is welchstreetstudios@gmail.com

Click on artist's name below to visit their page.

Welch Street art studios are located at 1178 Welch Street, North Vancouver. Visit the artist pages and see each artist’s unique creative journey.

Studio Location

Welch Street Studios is located at 1176, 1178 & 1180 Welch Street in the District of North Vancouver; situated on the Spirit Trail, next to the Norgate/Lower Capilano district and is touted the up and coming new artist district. Welch Street Studios are open by appointment only and contact one of the artists to visit.

Studio News

We will have a new art gallery opening soon featuring Welch Street Studios artists.

While visiting Welch Street Studios make sure you visit the Griffin Art Projects situated below our studios located at 1174 Welch Street. GAP is an art gallery in North Vancouver established to make the visual arts publicly accessible and to contribute to North Vancouver's cultural landscape, founded by Brigitte and Henning Freybe.

http://griffinartprojects.ca

Studio Rentals at Welch Street Studios

Our studios are growing! As an active art community Welch Street Studios is seeking local artists interested in renting a working studio space, interacting with other artists, and expanding their network.

Welch Street art studios are ‘art-making’ spaces: intended for professional, intermediate and beginner artists who work regularly in their studios. Different studio sizes are available to match artists’ needs, set up inside a collectively shared space. The facilities are intended for artists who are working in most 2D mediums such as acrylic, watercolour and oil painting; as well as other art mediums, such as mixed-media, jewelry, photography, sculpture, art prints, drawing, illustration, and art-ware. Note, other art expressions will be considered.

This is a quiet working space, noise such as loud talking, music or hammering are not permitted so as to not disturb other artists. Teaching art in a studio is generally permitted, but it is suggested that classes are kept to one student at a time, so as to not disturb others. A registered District of North Vancouver business licence is also required if teaching and is also needed when selling art from the studio.

The studio lease requires a one-year commitment; delivering 12 post-dated cheques, with a one-month damage deposit. After the one year lease is up, artists can stay on a monthly basis or leave with one month's notice.

Important rules to note: no heavy manufacturing or production line work, no excessive noise, hammering, making excessive fumes, or using highly flammable products. Studios are not permitted to be used exclusively as a sales boutique, and/or a business office space, or as only storage space. We do not offer short term rentals or sharing rented space to un-registered artists.

How to apply to our Studios

Fill out the studio application form.

APPLY HERE

Studio Features

The downstairs facility will include a kitchen, two washrooms, air conditioning/heating, bright lighting, overhead fan and a shared wash-up sink. We will have a secure building with an electronic Fob key for access, we give 1 fob per artist and have a building alarm and outdoor cameras. We have a well-lit outside space with free parking for artists on the premises.

All studios come with locking doors with overhead lighting. Studios located in the warehouse will have 9 ft. walls with no ceiling. The warehouse has a 25-foot roof with new lighting. Studios will have shelving installed for storage.

At the front of the building includes a 9’ by 30’ “mini gallery” that will be used as a showcase for art produced by 1 or 2 of the artists. The showing will be curated by a curator. The artists will not have to pay a “commission” to the curator, as the curator pay is included in the studio rental fee. The plan is to have one showing every month, probably on the first Saturday of the month. The artist(s) shown will be up for 1 day, although there is a possibility that it may be shown for both Saturday and Sunday of that weekend.

We allow two artists to share a studio if desired but one artist per studio will be the lease holder. Teaching is generally fine but one student at a time is best to have low noise. Overall we are offering a quiet environment within a shared space and have a high respect for the creative process, therefore loud talking, excessive odors, music or hammering are not permitted.

The studio lease requires a one-year commitment; post-dated cheques and a one-month damage deposit is required. A District of North Vancouver business licence is also required if selling from the studio. After one year, the artist can stay on as long as they wish or leave with one month's notice. We offer each artist a free page on our website and free studio wifi.

If you have already done this, thank you. You will be contacted. All applications will be kept on file and applicants will be contacted when a studio comes available. Your information will be kept private and confidential, and used only for future studio rentals reference.

If you have any further questions please contact me.

Thank you,
Michael Brouillet

Building Manager / Welch Street Studios Manager
Studio 1- 1178 Welch Street