House Tour

Credit: Jennifer Cook

Sunday, September 12, 2010
11:00am - 5:00pm

This is Victoria's premier house tour and promises to sell out early!

This year experience "A Day on the Peninsula" with a tour of 7 beautiful homes on the Saanich Peninsula. These homes were designed and built to take advantage of panoramic ocean and countryside views. This is island living at its most spectacular: modern homes in wonderful settings, created to suit their owners' life styles.

Since the House Tour began in 1953, sell-out crowds have been inspired by distinctive homes and gardens each year. Setting this tour apart from others are the local artists on-site at each house producing an original artwork. Past artists have included Robert Amos, Ted Harrison, and Tony Hunt Jr., to name a few. As well, each home will feature flower arrangements by the Victoria Flower Arrangers Guild.

The House Tour is the single most important annual fundraiser produced by the Associates of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria. The funds raised support the development of education and exhibition programming at the Gallery.

Please note that since most of these homes are set back from the road, the tour does involve some walking and stair climbing and thus is not suitable for those with limited mobility. Children under 12 are not permitted on the Tour.

Tickets: $35 available August 13, 2010 at the following locations:

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
1040 Moss Street, Victoria BC
250-384-4171 x.0

Garden Works
1916 Oak Bay Ave
4290 Blenkinsop Rd
1859 Island Hwy, Colwood

Peninsula Gallery
100-2506 Beacon Ave
Sidney

Let’s Talk Design - Lecture Series

Once you've been inspired by the incredible homes on the tour you can learn about the latest trends in interior design and decorating with Victoria’s Leading Professionals with the Let's Talk Design lecture series running on September 29th and 30th.

Tickets are $20 per lecture and are available at the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria.