Vancouver Art Gallery lights up for FAÇADE Fest (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

The Façade Festival returned to Vancouver for another year this week, transforming the Vancouver Art Gallery into a piece of projection art.

Now in its third year, Façade Festival aims to take a dynamic and unique approach to the realm of public art, featuring work by local artists projected onto the iconic building every night until September 10.

See also

• See work by these artists at Vancouver's free digital art FAÇADE Festival
• Vancouver's free digital art FAÇADE Festival returns to the city next month

In 2016, an estimated 35,000 people attended the festival and shared more than 200 posts about the art they witnessed. And judging by the social media reaction so far, this year’s event is set to be even bigger and better than ever before.

Take a look below for some of the best photos and videos from this week’s Façade Fest projections.

#DiyanAchjadi’s vibrant, intricately detailed works investigate the relationship between beings and the land they inhabit in an illustrative style that draws heavily on textile traditions such as toile and Javanese batik. The artist’s Indonesian heritage figures prominently in her work, and she drawns on diverse cultural practices to raise questions about complex issues relating to the environment and colonialism. In her #FacadeFest projection, Achjadi explores the ocean-bound nature of her island home through an animation of shifting islands and clouds. … The @burrardarts’ #FacadeFest continues through September 10 at the Gallery. Join us for an encore presentation of all of the projections this Saturday & Sunday. Full details at facadefest.com. … @printnerd #illustrative #contemporaryart #publicart #projectionmappingcbcarts

A post shared by Vancouver Art Gallery (@vanartgallery) on Sep 6, 2017 at 12:04am PDT

Loving the #facadefest projections 😍 Video/Follow @alessandra604 ・・・ Diyan Achjadi’s waves projection-mapping artwork #facadefest #projectionart #publicart #vancouverartgallery #burrardarts #baf #viawesome #vancouverisawesome #604Now #mustbevancouver #narcityvancouver #veryvancouver #vanciyhype #vanciyvibe #dailyhivevan #curiocityvan

A post shared by beVancouver (@mustbevancouver) on Sep 6, 2017 at 9:58am PDT

Onlookers admire the hyper-real shadow effect created in #JamesNizam’s #FacadeFest project. It’s so incredible to see such a crowd brought together to experience public art – thank you so much to the artist, the community, and last night’s sponsor @cityofvancouver for making it happen. Join us tonight from 730-12 for artworks from @scottbillings_ and @lukeramseystudio

A post shared by BAF (Burrard Arts Foundation) (@burrardarts) on Sep 6, 2017 at 8:43am PDT

honored to project art on the @vanartgallery tonight. Scott Billings and I rotating from 7:30 -midnight for Facade Festival with @burrardarts This here is a tester vid on a model. Vancouver friends, come see the real thing very large on the VAG, my 3 min video is also accompanied with a track by @grossbustermusic All 10 artists’ work will be projected together on Saturday #projectionmapping #facadefest

A post shared by Luke Ramsey (@lukeramseystudio) on Sep 6, 2017 at 8:30am PDT

Diyan Achjadi’s waves projection-mapping artwork #facadefest #projectionart #publicart #vancouverartgallery #burrardarts #baf #viawesome #vancouverisawesome #604Now #mustbevancouver #narcityvancouver #veryvancouver #vanciyhype #vanciyvibe #dailyhivevan #curiocityvan

A post shared by Alessandra Crowe (@alessandra604) on Sep 6, 2017 at 12:08am PDT

@evannsiebens beautiful work at @burrardarts #facadefest taking place at @vanartgallery. Thank you Evann!

A post shared by Michael Love (@mikelove76) on Sep 4, 2017 at 9:48pm PDT

Cool to see this at full scale #facadefest #vancouverartgallery #burrardartsfoundation #yvr #neoformline #heiltsuk #art

A post shared by Shawn Hunt (@shawn__hunt) on Sep 4, 2017 at 10:10pm PDT

#DiyanAchjadi @printnerd transforms @vanartgallery into an archipelago in her #facadefest project!

A post shared by BAF (Burrard Arts Foundation) (@burrardarts) on Sep 5, 2017 at 8:33pm PDT

#vancouverartgallery #burrardarts #facadefest #facadefestival2017 #art #artistsoninstagram #artlovers #potd #potn #igdaily #vanlife #dailyhivevan #vancouverisawesome #604now#narcityvancouver #culturalevent #underthesea #bluefacade #DiyanAchjadi

A post shared by @ikatphoto on Sep 5, 2017 at 10:27pm PDT

Facadefestival #facadefestival #facadefest #burrardartsfoundation #artgallery #art #vancouver #night #britishcolumbia #canada #instamoment #picofday #pvt #whv

A post shared by Lu (@cleyetlucie) on Sep 5, 2017 at 7:12pm PDT

Great night getting to see @evannsiebens and @shawn__hunt kick off The Burrard Arts Foundation Facade Fest week at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Winsor Gallery artists Fiona Ackerman and Ben Skinner will be featured on Thursday,Sept. 7th. The show starts around 7:30/8 when it gets dark.

A post shared by Anita Cirillo (@anitacirillo) on Sep 5, 2017 at 10:12am PDT

#facadefest w @burrardarts film by the amazing @evannsiebens. Choreography and performance by me & the wonderful @jamesgnam. Music by the inspiring @loscil. Photos by @prettyuglydsgn. Excited to see it live on Sept 9th & 10th @vanartgallery between 7:30pm-12am

A post shared by Action At A Distance (@actiondistance) on Sep 5, 2017 at 6:38am PDT