Visual Arts
Event
Oct 5, 2011
The Vancouver Art Gallery celebrates its 80th birthday Wednesday, October 5th, 2011. To mark this milestone, regular ticket prices are being replaced with admission by-donation from 10am–5pm. Anniversary cake will be served in the lobby at 11am. The Vancouver Art Gallery first opened its doors on October 5th, 1931.
Event
Oct 17, 2011
“Stage Fright: The Theatricality of Performance,” an essay by celebrated local artist Judy Radul, was the inspiration for this exhibit bringing together ideas about sculpture and choreography. Featuring work by Radul and Vancouver’s Geoffrey Farmer and international artists Ulla von Brandenburg, Guy de Cointet, Janice Kerbel, and Daria Martin, it incorporates a range of media: fabric, screen prints, video, and a work that transforms for the duration of the exhibit according to a musical score.
Event
Nov 18, 2011
According to the artist, Henry—an exhibit designed for a fictional character—is reminiscent of Henry Tang, Hong Kong’s current and controversial Chief Secretary for Administration. Fictional Henry loves to drink expensive wine, tries to ruin Hong Kong, and seeks refuge in his apartment, away from civic duties. With hand-painted cloths, performance videos, and cardboard paintings, Lee comments on the space between personal and social environments against a backdrop of domesticity.
Venue: Western Front
Event
Oct 17, 2011
Drive-by, a 70-foot panoramic print, is built from shots taken with a van window-mounted camera. Singer plays with chronology by merging recent images of Vancouver’s streets with those taken 10 years ago, creating for strolling viewers unfolding scenes that may never have existed.
Venue: Seymour Art Gallery
Event
Nov 18, 2011
This year’s crawl celebrates 15 years with over 10,000 art lovers expected to view the work of 300 participating artists, including sculptor David Robinson, metal artist Karin Jones, and painter Eve Leader. See, buy, and learn about art as painters, jewellers, sculptors, furnituremakers, musicians, weavers, potters, writers, printmakers, photographers, and glassblowers open their studios—nearly 70 buildings.
