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Join us Thursday, November 2nd from 7 - 10pm for the opening reception of two new shows: 'You, Only Better' from Kim Kennedy Austin and 'Epiphoria' from Andrew Kent. The result of a recent artist residency at BAF, Kim Kennedy Austin’s new body of work 'You, Only Better' touches on the seemingly universal desire for […]
Join us for a discussion with women artists working in the Downtown Eastside who are generating public art to share stories of women of this community. Their public art is a form of resistance as it honours women for their power, courage, resilience, activism, strength, memory, cultures and voices. The artists speaking up this afternoon […]
Design is often about planning, solving a problem and communicating. While abstract art is in it’s most basic is an expression; creating a problem to be solved, and perhaps felt. Both abstract art and design deal primarily with many of the same aesthetic visual elements, such as colour, line, shape, texture & space. And, when […]
Sylvia Tait is an established Canadian painter who studied for four years at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts under Arthur Lismer, Jacques de Tonnancoeur, and Eldon Grier. She received three scholarships, Top Student Award and Honour Diploma. Since the 1950's she has exhibited across Canada, Mexico, and Ecuador in solo and group shows. Sylvia […]
Artist Talk by Charles Mayrs: Saturday, November 18, 2 p.m. The story of four Winnipeg-born brothers graduating from the Vancouver School of Art in the early '50s to '60s and subsequently accomplishing successful careers in the visual arts and graphic design is extremely rare. Bill, Frank, David and Charles Mayrs all painted vigorously, with wildly […]
In coordination with the launch of Asim Waqif's new installation at Offsite, the Vancouver Art Gallery is pleased to co-present SFU City Conversations: Rethinking and Repurposing Waste. According to the City of Vancouver’s Zero Waste 2040 statistics, residents, businesses and institutions threw away approximately 351,000 tonnes of garbage in 2015, most of which could have […]
Come and experience a trans-continental journey that explores the richness, vitality and diversity of Canada’s alpine landscapes. Through photographs, watercolours, drawings, paintings and prints, the exhibition highlights our Nation’s most celebrated artists, including Lawren Harris and members of the Group of Seven, Emily Carr, Toni Onley, Edward Burtynsky, Kenojuak Ashevak, John Hartman, Takao Tanabe and […]
Dubbed the "City of Glass" by Douglas Coupland, a steel-and-glass architectural aesthetic dominates Vancouver's downtown. In a city that is both a paradise and unaffordable, where technology collides with nature, and luxury lives blocks from extreme poverty, this refracted view of our skyline underscores one fact that there is no single way of looking at […]
WHAT IS SHIFT? Humankind is defined by shifts in perspective, a necessary catalyst for inspiring action.TEDxSFU: Shift aims to recognize, characterize and question our ideas, philosophies and environments. Uniting societal leaders in a focused unearthing of shifting paradigms. Each shift represents a clarified vision, and crystal clear alternative to a life-altering decision. By pulling together […]
Join TILT Curiosity Labs for our FREE life drawing events. These public art sessions are part of HCMA Architecture + Design commitment to serving our community as a space that inspires curiosity, creativity, and conversation. Join us! FORMAT Each session will have a professional nude model for two hours of timed poses. Everyone is welcome, […]
The Public Salons originated from dinner gatherings hosted by Sam Sullivan and Lynn Zanatta for over a decade. These dinners were attended by up to 10 people from very different walks of life who each spent 5 to 10 minutes speaking about something they were passionate about. One of the few regulars at these dinners […]
The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation is developing Vancouver’s Playbook, a new master plan to guide the delivery of vibrant parks and recreation over the next 25 years. As part of this process, The VanPlay Smart City Talks series will bring together some of the world’s leading thinkers on public space and urban issues […]
Vancouver's beloved four-day visual arts, design and crafts festival extends an invitation to discover 500+ artist studios in 80 buildings throughout Vancouver's Eastside. Boasting our largest line-up of artists, venues, and events to date, the 21st annual Crawl will welcome more than 30,000 visitors to intimately experience this vibrant and inspiring neighbourhood – the most […]
Watch for more details on the annual anticipated event! Part of the East Side Culture Crawl, Art Against Stigma showcases the talents of Kettle members, with all sales going to the artist. Opening night is November 16, with the gallery show and sale continuing on throughout the event. Weekend art workshops will also be scheduled. […]
JOIN AN INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM exploring the integration of digital media into branded environments, signage, interior design and architecture, brought to you by your local SEGD – Society for Experiential Graphic Design, Vancouver Chapter and SenovvA. Interactivity and digital media are an integral part of almost every innovative project, whether it be a branding campaign, a […]
Join us as we celebrate the launch of The Polygon Gallery with an evening of art, music, performance, cocktails and dancing until late. The Polygon's Grand Opening program will begin with a party exclusive to its First Members, during which the inaugural exhibition, N. Vancouver, will be on view in advance of its public opening […]
Musqueam and the Museum of Anthropology invite you to celebrate the opening of The Fabric of Our Land, an exhibit that will take you on a journey of over 200 years of Salish weaving. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see some of the earliest Salish hand-woven blankets in existence. On loan from museums in […]
Bridge Warming is a free event created by CityStudio students in partnership with VIVA Vancouver. Lights, music and extreme coziness... On Friday, November 24th from 3pm-8pm, you are invited to Vancouver’s first ever Bridge Warming event! 20 students from SFU Semester in Dialogue at CityStudio have partnered with VIVA Vancouver to create engaging and thought-provoking […]
WHERE LIGHT, ART AND COMMUNITY CONNECT. This winter, experience Lumière… an annual event inspired by light and artistic expression, driven by community and connection. Lighting up Vancouver’s iconic West End, English Bay and Jim Deva Plaza come alive this December with a series of light art installations, performances and community building initiatives. Lumiere is free, […]
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