Chapters include:
     1. Origins of Art in a New City: Vancouver 1886 - 1900
     2. Developing Pattern of Art: 1900 - 1908
     3. The British Columbia Society of Fine Arts
     4. The Charter Members: British Columbia Society of Fine Arts
     5. Emily Carr in Vancouver: 1906 - 1913
     6. The Art Scene: 1900 - 1918
     7. Forces for Change: The Major Events
     8. Vancouver Art Societies: 1919 - 1939
     9. Visiting Exhibitions: Their Impact
     10. Vancouver: Leading Artists of the Twenties
     11. National Exhibitions and Vancouver Artists
     12. An Overview
     Footnotes
     Bibliography
     Appendix 1 (A)
         List of Exhibitors in BCSFA Exhibitions: 1919 - 1930
     Appendix 1 (B)
         List of Member, BCSFA: 1919 - 1929

Editor's note: The Index of Canadian Artists listed below is not noted in the index, and was possibly compiled by someone else at a later date. Artists noted "*" are not indexed in BC Artists.