The Firehall Arts Centre 40th Birthday Fundraiser

Firehall Arts Centre 40th Birthday Online Auction
Support Building Improvements and Upgrades of the Firehall's Heritage Venue

We need your help to bring another 40 years of meaningful moments to the stage.

Located in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside’s heritage fire station built in 1906, the Firehall Arts Centre produces a season of diverse theatre, dance and music. We have been at the heart of arts and culture in the Downtown Eastside since the 1980’s. With our core values built around integrity, inclusion and access, the Firehall Arts Centre strives to create opportunities for First Nations, culturally diverse and gender diverse artists and to ensures audiences from all walks of life feel welcome to enjoy the arts. Your kind donation will help the Centre continue to foster an inclusive community.

Want to help us reach our goal? Donations are graciously accepted using the top right corner online www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/firehall-arts-centre/ or by giving us a call at 604-689-0691! All donations over $20.00 (other than the silent auction items) will receive a tax deductible receipt.

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*Please note that all winning bids can be paid using the auction site with your credit card or can be paid over the phone or in person with a Firehall Arts Centre Staff member. Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Debit, Cash, and Cheque will all be accepted.

Located in a heritage fire station built in 1906, the Firehall Arts Centre produces a season of eclectic theatre, dance and interdisciplinary performances and acts as a host to visual arts exhibitions in its intimate gallery/lounge. Each year the Centre hosts over two hundred performances bringing audiences into the heart of the city to enjoy artistic works, view art works in the gallery and sip a beverage on the enclosed courtyard.

The building that is now home to the Firehall Arts Centre served as a fire hall – the first motorized fire hall in North America – until 1975. Minor renovations to turn the building into a theatre were undertaken at that time but it was not until February 25, 1982, that the building opened as the Firehall Theatre. Later the decision was taken to change the name to the Firehall Arts Centre to better reflect all of the different arts activities that are housed in the bustling centre and that we are today!