The Columbia Basin Culture Tour returns August 9 and 10 with more than 80 participating artists, galleries and museums, spanning the entire Columbia Basin.

Each year, the tour invites you to meet people behind the scenes at galleries and museums, visit studios and venues not normally open to the public, shop for original art or fine crafts and enjoy special events.

Self-directed and free of charge, the tour, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days, features the work of skilled local artists and fascinating cultural and heritage sites.

East Kootenay (and Golden) area stops included in the 2025 Columbia Basin Culture Tour:

78. Cranbrook Arts: A Weekend of Art for All!
79. Dragon’s Rest Working Studios, Gallery & Dragon IronForge
80. Pat Bavin Art
81. Bavin Studios
82. The Art Gallery of Golden
83. Fernie Forge @ Eye of the Needle
84. Fernie Arts Co-op
85. Sparwood Museum

Creston stops:

73. Empire of Dirt Residency
74. Creston Museum
75. Valiant Art Gallery
76. McDowell’s Hilltop Gallery
77. Wire Woman Studio / Patyarema

The Columbia Basin Culture Tour is a project of the Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance, managed by the West Kootenay Regional Arts Council and funded by Columbia Basin Trust.

Click here to learn more about the 2025 Columbia Basin Culture Tour.

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