Red Gate Arts Society
Red Gate Arts Society is a Vancouver, BC based non-profit that provides working space and performance venue to artists and musicians. Since being founded in 1984 by Jim Carrico, it has operated a number of spaces, often being forced to move due to rising rent. The New Pornographers recorded at the Red Gate Arts Society recording studio for over seven years. Destroyer and the Rodney Graham band have also used the studio. In 2011, the City of Vancouver ordered Red Gate to vacate its West Hastings St venue after a building inspection. In 2012, Red Gate became non-profit. From 2013 to 2018, Red Gate was based at 885 E Hastings, where the society faced rent difficulties. It is currently based at 1965 Main Street Vancouver where it operates a performance space, artist studios, a tattoo shop, a screen printing shop, and a gallery. Red Gate has recently received arts funding from the City of Vancouver.