First annual exhibition of the Arts and Crafts Association in the Theatre Royal, September 25th, 26th and 27th, 1900, Vancouver, B.C

This publication served as the official catalogue for the inaugural exhibition held by the Arts and Crafts Association in Vancouver, British Columbia, in September 1900. During this period, the Arts and Crafts movement, which originated in Britain as a reaction against the industrialization of design, began to influence local cultural circles in Canada. The catalogue functioned as both a record of the event and a manifesto for the association's mission to foster craftsmanship and aesthetic integrity in a rapidly expanding frontier city.

The document provides a window into the regional artistic landscape of late nineteenth-century Vancouver, listing contributors and the categories of work on display at the Theatre Royal. As an early artifact of the city's intellectual history, it reflects the aspirations of local artisans and organizers who sought to establish a formal framework for the fine and decorative arts. The publication is now preserved primarily through archival reproductions, serving as a primary source for historians studying the social and cultural infrastructure of Western Canada at the turn of the century.