Vancouver Art Gallery

It’s a new year, and we’re gearing up for new exhibitions and events to inspire you over the next 12 months! Here’s a first look at what’s coming up at the Gallery in 2024. We look forward to continuing to provide a space for dialogue and connection through art, and we hope you will join us for all that is to come. Become a Gallery Member today to enjoy all that the Gallery has to offer! Find out more and choose the membership that's right for you at https://lnkd.in/d_NwpXf. #VancouverArtGallery #2024ready #ArtAndArtists #CommunityAndLearning #NewYear2024 #NewBeginnings

Experience the vibrancy of #AsianHeritageMonth at the Vancouver Art Gallery! Join us for a month-long series of special events. This May, the Gallery will showcase the rich tapestry of Pan-Asian cultures through an array of programs and events that illuminate artistic innovation and diversity of expression. From artist talks, exhibition tours and workshops to poetry, music, and a party filled with electrifying performances, installations, DJ sets and more, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to discover the multifaceted aspects of Asian heritage through art. Register now for a wide range of programs at https://lnkd.in/gmgDQKDB.

Congratulations to all 30 artists longlisted for the 2024 Sobey Art Award. Championing visual arts in Canada, the Sobey Art Award is one of the most generous prizes for contemporary artists in the world. This year's list includes a number of artists whose works have been exhibited at the Gallery in recent years, as well as artists whose works make up part of the Gallery's permanent collection. A special congratulations to Sara Cwynar, Barry Doupé, Zoe Kreye, Peter Morin and Audie Murray! Take a look at the complete list of artists from across the country and find out more about their practices at https://lnkd.in/gjuf6UEM.

“My aim is to interact and communicate with all people, to stir curiosity and encourage deeper investigation into our connectedness. I want people to look, to discover for themselves, to communicate and feel towards one another.” —Ghislain Brown-Kossi Ghislain Brown-Kossi describes his artistic practice as “archaeological pop art.” Much of his work involves researching the histories of symbols that influence our daily lives. Join us on May 17 for an artist talk with Brown-Kossi to learn more about his practice! This talk will also spotlight a selection of artists who work with text and language in a variety of ways. This talk is presented in conjunction with the exhibition "OF & ABOUT POSTERS." Artist Talk: Ghislain Brown-Kossi  🗓️ Friday, May 17 | 5:30 PM   📍 Room 4East, Vancouver Art Gallery      Free for Gallery Members or with Gallery admission. Registration is required. Register now at https://lnkd.in/gWmZ_T2P. 🍷 Enjoy a drink on us before or after this talk! On Friday evenings between 5 and 8 PM, the Gallery Lobby transforms into a relaxing lounge, where members and visitors can enjoy a drink. Your ticket for this event includes one complimentary drink.    Ghislain Brown-Kossi is represented by Art Rental & Sales. Find his work available for rent or purchase in the Art Rental & Sales Showroom!    Images: Ghislain Brown-Kossi, “Darkness,” 2022, mixed media on canvas, Courtesy of the Artist; “Samburu,” 2023, mixed media on panel, Courtesy of the Artist 

Final weeks! “J.E.H. Macdonald? A Tangled Garden” closes on May 12, 2024.     The Group of Seven are among Canada’s most acclaimed and historically celebrated Modern artists, known primarily for their role in building a narrative of Canada’s national identity in the early 20th century.    J.E.H. MacDonald was a founding member of the Group, so, to provide a broader context for his work, the exhibition features a selection of securely attributed oil sketches by the Group of Seven, drawn from the Gallery’s permanent collection.     These oil sketches, appreciated for their freshness, energy and vibrant colours, offer a glimpse into the artistic process of the Group’s members, who often created preliminary painted sketches in the field before completing larger, finished paintings in their studios.    Visit us to test your eye and discover a fascinating glimpse into the world of art history! Book tickets at https://bit.ly/4arVQZP.    Image: Frederick Horsman Varley, “Dawn,” c. 1929, oil on panel, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund, VAG 86.193 

Opening on May 12, “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines” is the first exhibition dedicated to the rich history of artists’ zines produced since the 1970s. Organized by the @brooklynmuseum, “Copy Machine Manifestos” features almost 1,000 zines and artworks by over 100 artists, demonstrating the importance of zines to artistic production across North America. 🤔 But what is a zine?  📓 A zine—short for fanzine (or sometimes magazine)—is generally defined as a quickly produced, low-cost publication intended for relatively limited distribution. As @guardian writes in their review of the exhibition: “Requiring little more to produce than a copy machine, a stapler and a vision, zines played a hugely democratizing role in art during the 20th century and have managed to stay popular and relevant in spite of web-based innovations, like blogs, that might have supplanted a less compelling medium.” 📍 Visit the Gallery from May 12 to September 22, 2024, to learn more! Plan your visit at https://lnkd.in/gnfjNK8d. Please note that this exhibition contains mature content. Viewer discretion is advised. Image: Robert Ford with Trent Adkins and Lawrence Warren, “Thing,” no. 4, Spring 1991, offset zine, Collection Steve Lafreniere, Courtesy Arthur Fournier, Photo: Evan McKnight, Brooklyn Museum 

✨ Art Party Performance Announcement: Chimerik 似不像 ✨ Chimerik 似不像 is an award-winning interdisciplinary non-profit organization made up of artists from underrepresented groups with diverse backgrounds, who create a wide range of live performances and interactive installations. At Art Party on May 11, Chimerik 似不像 will present “Ritual-Spective 迴融,” an experimental media arts project that investigates intergenerational dialogue around artistic, cultural and spiritual legacy from the lens of an artist child of immigrant-artist parents. This edition of the interactive video installation will be projected on the Gallery’s 1st Floor Rotunda and was created using elements from more than 50 large-scale paintings by Jackson Chien 簡志雄, artist Sammy Chien’s father. Using artificial intelligence, Sammy Chien invites audiences to weave through the paintings digitally. 🎉 Get your tickets for Art Party now at https://bit.ly/43PPUat. 

Join us for an artist talk with Janet Wang, whose work is currently featured on the Hornby Street windows and doors as part of “SPOTLIGHT: Janet Wang.” Artist Talk: Janet Wang  🗓️ Thursday, May 9 | 6 PM  📍 Courtroom 302, Vancouver Art Gallery    This talk is free and open to the public. Registration is required. Register now at https://bit.ly/44fC6Gt.    Wang will discuss her studio practice and how it is shaped by the multiple identities that she occupies—including Chinese Canadian, artist parent and artist educator. Using visual storytelling and familiar frameworks drawn from art history, pop culture, gaming and interactive design, Wang’s current research focuses on the question, “What does it mean to be Chinese in Canada?” 

The exhibition “Rooted Here: Woven From the Land” celebrates the work of four prominent local Salish weavers, who have been instrumental in the revival and perpetuation of weaving in their communities. A large part of that revival and renewal has involved teaching others.     🗣️ Art Exchange student Victoria, 15, was inspired by this theme of apprenticeship and the idea of passing down an art form through relations and generations. Listen to her explain how she used unconventional materials to create a beautiful necklace under the guidance of her father, who is a goldsmith.     “I find it aspirational how the art of Salish weaving was revived from nearly going extinct. One weaver turning into hundreds through what captures the humane in art, the relationship between a mentor and an apprentice, passing down an art through relations and generations. And so, I did the same, where my dad was the mentor, and I was the apprentice. I learned how to pull wire, hammer, solder, and polish, all for the first time through his thoughtful guidance. This is the first piece of jewelry I ever created, and it reminds me of how my dad, a master goldsmith, was once in my same spot decades ago. He started his apprenticeship for goldsmithing back in Hong Kong when he was 17, where it provided a life for him up until now. I want this piece to be a testament that beauty can be found in everything if we just pay attention, rather than disregard it out of ignorance.” —Victoria, Artist Statement, April 2024    Find out more about this exciting program at https://bit.ly/4b85nFd.    Artwork: Art Exchange Student Victoria, “WOVEN FROM THE LAND(FILL),” 2024, Recycled copper wire, Courtesy of the Artist Arts Umbrella

Join Eva Respini, the Gallery’s Deputy Director & Director of Curatorial Programs, this Sunday, April 28 at 2 PM for Capture Photography Festival's fourth Speaker Series talk, followed by Capture’s Closing Reception. Can't attend in person? This Speaker Series talk will be simultaneously live streamed on Zoom. Register now at https://bit.ly/3JymSD9. Read more in Stir Publishing Vancouver Inc. at https://lnkd.in/gTyczThR.