| The Gallery's public lectures, classes and discussion groups presented by artists, curators, art historians, critics and collectors are springboards for understanding and appreciating the world of art and visual culture, for exchanging ideas and for debating issues. These events take many forms, ranging from traditional slide presentations to informal artists' talks in the galleries. They bring renowned scholars, critics and artists to Vancouver, setting local art and artists in an international framework and drawing together some of the brightest minds of our time.
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Tuesday, January 17, 7pm Art Rental and Sales Members Showroom Tour / In the Gallery Members of the Vancouver Art Gallery are invited to participate in a special tour of the Art Rental & Sales Showroom. Located on the first floor of the Gallery, the Art Rental & Sales showroom houses more than 1,000 works by 200 Canadian artists. Tour participants will be introduced to contemporary artworks ranging in style from abstract canvases, photography, impressionistic landscapes and digital art—all of which are available for Members to rent or purchase! Please note: This tour has limited capacity and is now full. Please call Member and Donor Services at 604.662.4711 for information about the next upcoming tour. |
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Wed–Sun, January 25*–29, 6&9pm Gallery Live: Guided Tour / PuSh Festival: Peter Reder / in the Gallery A beguiling mixture of video and performance, London-based artist Peter Reder’s Guided Tour takes place after-hours in the darkened passages of the Gallery—a former provincial courthouse and one of the city’s most recognized heritage buildings. Guided Tour explores ideas of memory and place through a combination of artifacts, video, text and performance. (*no 9pm show January 25) Presented with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival. Visit the PuSh Festival Guided Tour page. Tickets: Advance $32; at door $34. www.ticketstonight.ca 604.684.2787. Additional service charges apply to telephone orders. |
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Thursday, February 2, 6–8pm Artist Remarks: 6:30pm Offsite: Kota Ezawa Opening: Offsite / Artist: Kota Ezawa / Offsite* Join artist Kota Ezawa for the opening of his exhibition at Offsite. *Offsite is located on West Georgia Street between Thurlow and Bute Streets, west of the Shangri-La Hotel. |
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Saturday, February 4, 2pm Offsite: Kota Ezawa Speaker Series / Unlikely Architectures: Offsite: Expanding the Limits of the Gallery / In the Gallery Artists, architects and designers discuss the ideologies and processes involved in redefining what it means to design for public and urban spaces. Join Kathleen Ritter, associate curator, and artist Kota Ezawa for an informal discussion on the nature of contemporary public practices and the Gallery’s Offsite public art space in downtown Vancouver. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. Speaker Series Presenting Sponsor: Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. |
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Friday, February 24, 6–8pm Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture | Lights Out! Canadian Painting from the 1960s Members Opening / In the Gallery Join a few thousand of your fellow Members to mark the opening of these exciting new exhibitions. Present your Membership card and receive admission for you and one guest. Stay and enjoy FUSE following the Opening. Free for Members. For Members only. |
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Friday, February 24, 8:30pm–1am Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture FUSE / In the Gallery Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal culture take over the Gallery in this special edition of FUSE. Admission: $17.50 (plus HST). Gallery Members Free. To purchase tickets for FUSE, purchase an online General Adult Admission ticket for February 24, 2012, or at the Admissions desk upon arrival. No passes or discounts valid for FUSE Admission. |
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Saturday, February 25, 2pm Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture Gallery Talks / Curators: Kathleen Ritter & Tania Willard / In the Gallery Join Kathleen Ritter, associate curator, and independent curator Tania Willard for a tour of the Beat Nation exhibition. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Saturday–Sunday, Mar 3–4, 10am–5pm Family FUSE Weekend Through the Lens / In the Gallery Make! Move! Discover! Step into the Vancouver Art Gallery and see another point of view Through the Lens at the spring Family FUSE Weekend. Change the angle, look again, and shift the focus in a series of inspired, creative and fun performances, workshops, tours and hands-on activities for families. Artists, musicians, dancers and performers will show you creative ways to see the world through other eyes. Gallery Members and children age 12–and–under are free when accompanied by an adult. Regular Admission Rates apply. $17.50 Adults, $12.50 Senior (65+), $12.50 Student (with valid ID). For more information about Family FUSE Weekend call 604.662.4700 (All prices subject to a 12% Harmonized Sales Tax) Presenting Sponsor: BMO Financial Group |
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Saturday, March 17, 2pm Emily Carr and the Theatre of Transcendence Gallery Talks / Curators: Grant Arnold / In the Gallery Grant Arnold, Audain Curator of British Columbia Art, tours the exhibition. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Tuesday, March 20, 2pm Lights Out! Canadian Painting from the 1960s Gallery Talks / Michael Morris in Conversation with Scott Watson / In the Gallery Michael Morris expands on his practice and the social context of the time period in a conversation with Scott Watson, director/curator of the Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery at UBC. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Saturday, March 24, 2pm Lights Out! Canadian Painting from the 1960s Gallery Talks / Curator: Ian Thom / In the Gallery Ian Thom, senior curator, historical, tours the exhibition, focusing on the themes addressed by artists in the 1960s. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Tuesday, April 3, 7pm Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture Speaker Series / Unlikely Architectures: Contested Territories / In the Gallery With the backdrop of Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture, this panel proposes alternative ways of mapping the urban landscape. Intern-architect and community activist Annabel Vaughan, historian Susan Roy and others explore the city as a space of overlapping histories and territories. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. Speaker Series Presenting Sponsor: Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. |
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Tuesday, April 10, 6 & 8pm Performance / Ballet BC / In the Gallery The Gallery’s collaboration with Ballet BC continues with this exciting evening of dance in the galleries. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Tuesday, April 17, 7pm Beat Nation: Art, Hip Hop and Aboriginal Culture Show and Tell / In the Gallery Join artists from Beat Nation as they give a visual and auditory tour of their influences and practices. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Tuesday, April 24, 7pm Speaker Series / Unlikely Architectures / In the Gallery In conjunction with the 2012 and 2013 upcoming exhibitions at the Vancouver Art Gallery, artists and architects are invited to re-imagine what is possible in public space. From brass tacks to big ideas, speakers expand on the projects and plans that imagine the city as it should be: innovative, liveable and full of surprises. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. Speaker Series Presenting Sponsor: Kasian Architecture Interior Design and Planning Ltd. |
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Wednesday, May 9, 7pm The Audain Prize + Viva Awards The Audain Foundation for the Visual Arts, the Jack and Doris Shadbolt Foundation for the Visual Arts and the Vancouver Art Gallery honour the 2012 recipient of the Audain Prize for Lifetime Achievment in the Visual Arts. More info to come. |
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Saturday, May 12, 2pm Yang Fudong: Fifth Night Gallery Talks / Curator: Daina Augaitis / In the Gallery Chief curator and associate director Daina Augaitis explores the cinematic, aesthetic and cultural undertones of the exhibition. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Saturday, May 19, 2pm Again and Again and Again: Serial Formats and Repetitive Actions Gallery Talks / Curator: Daina Augaitis / In the Gallery Chief curator and associate director Daina Augaitis tours the exhibition. Free for Members or with Gallery admission. |
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Wednesday, May 23, 7pm Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore Heller Lecture / Speaker: Katy Rothkoph / In the Gallery Henri Matisse affectionately called Etta and Claribel Cone “my two Baltimore ladies.” In advance of the opening of Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore, Katy Rothkoph, senior curator from the Baltimore Museum of Art, speaks to the significance of Matisse and the remarkable Cone collection. Tickets: $30 non-members, $20 students, $10 Members. The Heller Lecture ticket includes admission to Collecting Matisse and the Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore after May 26th. NOTE: Bookings for this event will begin on Monday, March 12th. For tickets please call 604.662.4717. Capacity is limited for this event. |
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Friday, May 25, 8-10pm Collecting Matisse and Modern Masters: The Cone Sisters of Baltimore Members Opening / In the Gallery Join a few thousand of your fellow Members to mark the opening of these exciting new exhibitions. Present your Membership card and receive admission for you and one guest. Stay and enjoy FUSE following the Opening. Free for Members. For Members only. |
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