| BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTISTS |
| I thought it might be useful to do a chronological list of selected historical events in British Columbia (and elsewhere) that pertained to BC artists, their organizations, and the places where they exhibited their work. I refer to these events as "historical" because there are written records for all of them, and (generally speaking) accurate dates and locations are available for the events. |
| DATE | ACTIVITY |
| 1858 | Province of British Columbia founded Nov. 19 |
| 1862 | City of Victoria incorporated |
| 1873 | David Spencer's Department Stores open |
| 1880 | National Gallery of Canada founded |
| 1880 | Royal Canadian Academy of Arts founded |
| 1886 | City of Vancouver incorporated April 6 |
| 1886 | Vancouver School Board founded |
| 1886 | Theo. Hardiman's Pioneer Art Gallery opens in Vancouver |
| 1889 | Provincial Exhibition founded in New Westminster |
| 1889 | Union Steamship Company founded |
| 1889 | Vancouver Art Association founded |
| 1894 | Art Historical & Scientific Association founded |
| 1897 | Art Emporium opens |
| 1900 | Vancouver Arts & Crafts Association founded |
| 1904 | Vancouver Studio Club & School of Art founded |
| 1905 | Vancouver Museum opens |
| 1908 | Pacific National Exhibition founded |
| 1908 | University of British Columbia founded |
| 1908 | B.C. Society of Fine Arts founded |
| 1909 | Island Arts & Crafts Society founded in Victoria |
| 1910 | Provincial Normal School opens in Vancouver |
| 1911 | Vancouver Sketch Club founded |
| 1914 | World War One begins |
| 1914 | Seattle Art Museum Northwest Artist Annual Exhibitions begin |
| 1917 | The Richmond Arts Limited opens |
| 1918 | James Leyland's Fine Art Gallery opens |
| 1918 | World War One ends |
| 1919 | School Days begins publication |
| 1920 | B.C. Art League founded |
| 1921 | B.C. Art League Gallery opens |
| 1921 | Vancouver Technical High School founded |
| 1925 | Vancouver School of Decorative & Applied Arts founded |
| 1926 | PASOVAS Club founded |
| 1926 | Palette & Chisel Club founded |
| 1926 | Vanderpant Galleries opens |
| 1928 | Provincial Exhibition in New Westminster burns down and closes |
| 1929 | Parakontas Studios opens |
| 1929 | Vancouver School of Art Graduates' Association founded |
| 1930 | School Days ends publication |
| 1931 | Vancouver Art Gallery founded 1145 Georgia St. |
| 1931 | H. Faulkner Smith Academy of Art founded |
| 1932 | Vancouver Art Gallery B.C. Artists' exhibitions begin |
| 1933 | Vancouver City Archives founded |
| 1933 | B.C. College of Arts Ltd. founded |
| 1935 | B.C. College of Arts Ltd. closed |
| 1939 | Atelier Sketch Club founded |
| 1939 | Vancouver Photographic Society founded |
| 1939 | World War Two begins |
| 1941 | Federation of Canadian Artists founded |
| 1945 | World War Two ends |
| 1947 | West Vancouver Sketch Club founded |
| 1948 | U.B.C. Fine Art Gallery opens |
| 1951 | Vancouver Art Gallery expanded 1155 Georgia St. |
| 1952 | Western Art Circle founded |
| 1955 | New Design Gallery opens in West Vancouver |
| 1964 | Bau Xi Gallery opens in Vancouver |
| 1967 | Burnaby Art Gallery opens |
| 1967 | B.C. Society of Fine Arts terminated |
| 1968 | Vancouver Art Gallery B.C. Artists' exhibitions end |
| 1971 | Contemporary Art Gallery opens |
| 1971 | Equinox Art Gallery opens |
| 1976 | Malaspina Printmakers Gallery opens |
| 1983 | Vancouver Art Gallery relocates to Courthouse |