Emily Carr University of Art + Design is ready for its Big Reveal: on Friday (October 27) from 2 to 9 p.m. and Saturday (October 28) from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the new architectural landmark opens its doors to the public, offering peeks inside its web of studios, plus screenings and demonstrations.

Also on hand at 521 East 1st Avenue: an Alumni Art Market where you can shop for art, design, and craft objects, created by 11 of the school’s graduates. Look for the work of John Ferrie, Lawrence Lowe, and David and Kaoru Coates (of Riding the Pine designs, whose shadow box is shown below), the makers of Great White North–influenced art crafted from recycled boards and hockey sticks.

You’ll also be able to catch two big exhibits: 88 Artists From 88 Years, an alumni retrospective featuring work by graduates from 1929 to 2017 in the Michael O’Brian Exhibition Commons; and The Pacific, a show about the shared space of the Pacific Ocean in the facility’s Libby Leshgold Gallery.

Bike valets will be onhand, and on Saturday, the school will run a free shuttle from both the nearby Main Street-Science World Skytrain station and the VCC Clark Skytrain station via Whistler Rides. Shuttles will run every 30 minutes.