Image of the Hyack Square Market Days logo, depicted in turquoise and cream with a stylized illustration of one of New Westminster’s iconic bridges in front of a seascape and skyline.

Image of the Hyack Square Market Days Logo featuring presenting sponsors The Original Downtown (New Westminster BIA) and the City of New Westminster, and producer Designs By Jules.

SEASON RECAP 13/🧵Massive kudos to all our helpers & volunteers, a huge ths to Jaydee Dimmer-Drew & everyone at the #DowntownNewWest BIA, much appreciation to Mayor Patrick Johnstone & the #NewWestArts community for championing us from the start, and big ups to everyone who boosted us on socials.🫶

There were some very fine poets in attendance at the @sappzine launch, including @theyoungandgifted24, featured here within the gorgeous @wildfiresliterarylounge!

#NewWestArts #ZineLaunch #PoetryLaunch #FreeEvents #CarrieHillCreative #SappertonCommunityArts #CommunityArtEvents #SAPPzine #ArtsBC

It was such a pleasure to be the official event photographer for the @sappzine Vol. 3 Zine Launch, held at the incomparable @wildfiresbookshop earlier this month! 💜

#CarrieHillCreative #SAPP #SAPPZine #NewWestArts #SappertonArts #PoetsOfVancouver #CanLit #ZineLaunch #WildfiresBooks #VancouverArts

Image of a blonde woman displaying a temporary tattoo of a red lipstick kiss on her neck. Similar temporary tattoos, custom art and home goods will be available from the Ella Jade Studios stall on Sept 20, 2025 at New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square between 11 am and 4pm.

Greyscale illustration on a blue background in a classic Sailor Jerry-inspired style, featuring a heavily tattooed pin-up girl seated next to a panther who is playfully pawing her shoulder. Similar temporary tattoos, custom art and home goods will be available from the Ella Jade Studios stall on Sept 20, 2025 at New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square between 11 am and 4pm.

Image of a blonde woman displaying a temporary tattoo of a pair of red cherries on her neck. Similar temporary tattoos, custom art and home goods will be available from the Ella Jade Studios stall on Sept 20, 2025 at New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square between 11 am and 4pm.

Image of the rear of a man’s head. The man is wearing a white trucker hat, and there is a temporary tattoo on the back of his shaved head that says “NO RAGRETS” [sic]. Similar temporary tattoos, custom art and home goods will be available from the Ella Jade Studios stall on Sept 20, 2025 at New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square between 11 am and 4pm.

🔎Next in our #VendorSpotlight series for Sept 20: #HyackSquareMarkets welcomes local #NewWestminster artist Ella Jade Studios - featuring #TemporaryTattoos like her hilarious #NoRagrets design, etched home goods and custom art. #NewWestArts #EllaJadeStudios #NewWest #ShopLocal #HyackSquareMarketDays

A print by artist Maddie Andrews - who goes by the names Mad Ivvy and Art by Ivvy - features an illustrated cartoon of the iconic characters from the TV show “The X-Files,” Dana Scully and Fox Mulder (portrayed by Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny). They are both dressed in dark suits and are wearing their FBI badges. Work like this is available at the Art by Ivvy stall at New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square on Sept 13, 2025 between 11 am and 4 pm.

🔎Next in our #VendorSpotlight series for Sept 13: #HyackSquareMarkets welcomes back Art by Ivvy - Prints, stickers, earrings & patches made from handmade #OriginalArt, like #XFiles icons #MulderAndScully #TheTruthIsOutThere #ArtByIvvy #ShopLocal #NewWest #NewWestArts #HyackSquareMarketDays

Black & white image of a musician in a cowboy hat and tie-dye pattern shirt playing a guitar, inset into a poster on a sky blue background that features several business and civic logos and the shape of a bridge walkway across the bottom. The poster announces that the musician, New Westminster-based guitarist Corey Lavigne, will be performing two sets of rhythm & blues at New West’s Hyack Square - 700 Columbia Street - on Sept 13 from noon to 2pm, and admission is free.

✅Add #HyackSquareMarketDays in #NewWestminster to your weekend fun #FreeEvents list! We open at 11am with a great lineup of fresh & returning vendors, repping #LocalArt, #LocalCrafters & the #NewWestArts scene!🥰 Plus, don’t miss #NewWest’s own #CoreyLavigne playing 2 bluesy sets btw noon & 2pm 🎸 🆓🎪🛍️

Image of a man in a grey and red Spider-Man costume wearing a black fedora-style hat and playing a saxophone while extending one hand, palm-up, towards the camera to replicate the comic book webslinger's famous hand gesture with the two centre fingers touching the palm while the outer two fingers and thumb are extended. Words onscreen say Spider Sax, the name under which the talented saxophonist from Costa Rica will be performing at New Westminster BC's Hyack Square Saturday, September 6th, 2025

Getting excited for tomorrow’s #HyackSquareMarketDays in #NewWestminster? #WeAreSoBack starting at 11am with an incredible lineup of fresh & returning vendors, representing #LocalCrafters & the #NewWestArts scene!🥰 Plus, don’t miss our live entertainer #SpiderSax playing 2 sets between noon & 2pm🕷️🎷🆓

Photograph of an original artwork by Erin Pasternak, entitled "I’M BEGINNING TO FEEL THE RADIANCE OF MY NEW REALITY✨ - 2023”. Prismacolor on 80lb Toned Grey paper - 8.5 x 11”. The work is brightly coloured with abstract swells of contrasting hues, and the title is presented using words that have been cut out of paper and glued beneath the image. Original artworks like this will be available from Erin Pasternak’s stall in New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square on August 30, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm.

Photo of an art piece of a black labrador retriever with his pink tongue extended and leaves and colourful ink blots framing his face. The piece, by Erin Pasternak, is entitled "HOBBES - 2023.” It is made with Prismacolour and ink on 140lb watercolour paper and measures 7.5” x 11”. Framed in an 8x10” Cypress metal archival frame, original artworks like this will be available from Erin Pasternak’s stall in New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square on August 30, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm.

Photo of an art piece of a golden labradoodle with colourful ink blots and trees framing his face. The piece, by Erin Pasternak, is entitled "TREVOR - 2023” and depicts her own dog, made with Prismacolor pencil crayons, Aquarelles and ink on 140lb watercolour paper - 7.5” x 11” Original artworks like this will be available from Erin Pasternak’s stall in New Westminster BC’s Hyack Square on August 30, 2025 from 11 am to 4 pm.

Photograph of a golden labradoodle standing on a boardwalk against a backrop featuring the bridges of New Westminster, with a planted bed of red tulips in the foreground. The dog is Trevor, a local New West celebrity dog who serves as the “Pace Pup” at Steel & Oak’s weekly Wednesday run club, where he cheers runners on with tail wags & post-run nose boops. He’s described as "a cheerful, tail-wagging force of cuteness with the fluff of a teddy bear & the soul of Mr. Rogers." Pic: Erin Pasternak.

🔎Next in our #VendorSpotlight series for Aug 30th: #HyackSquareMarkets welcomes Erin Pasternak, selling original prints, stickers & more. Kids can enter her colouring contest & meet Trevor the Mini Labradoodle, a #NewWest “celebridog"! 🤩 #ErinPasternak #NewWestArts #ShopLocal #hyacksquaremarketdays