The Vancouver Art Gallery is less than one week away from its 2021 Art Auction | Spring Forward, taking place online June 1 to June 15, 2021. One of the Gallery’s most significant fundraisers, the Art Auction will feature outstanding artworks by renowned local and international artists. Proceeds from the auction go towards supporting the Gallery’s…
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Breaking Bread goes Behind The Plexi to fundraise
Last spring, in response to the initial wave of COVID-19 and its restrictions, Breaking Bread, was launched to support independent restaurants. What started as an initial list of 23 restaurants, has grown to more than 2300 business across the country! Now in the latest wave of the pandemic, the BC-based industry support hub continues to…
yellow objects by Derek Chan comes to Firehall Arts Courtyard
The Firehall Arts Centre is bringing us together, while keeping us safely apart, as it plays host to the world premiere of yellow objects. The exhibition created by Derek Chan, takes place Tuesday, May 11 to Saturday, May 22, outdoors in the Firehall Arts Centre’s courtyard, limited to ten patrons per showing. There will be no…
Spring Into Art with Vancouver Art Gallery Spring Break
With the start of Spring Break, Family-friendly activities abound to keep the kids entertained. This week Vancouver Art Gallery’s Spring Into Art, virtual spring break programming encourages imaginations to run wild until Marc 19th. Each day of the week, the program features a new online artmaking sessions, each one focuses on ways to express…
Imagine Van Gogh, Adding Hours and Releasing New Tickets
Good news, if you missed out on tickets for Imagine Van Gogh, when it was first announced. The immersive digital art exhibition opening March 19, 2021 at the Vancouver Convention Centre is expanding its hours and opening up more tickets. With access limited due to pandemic restrictions, the exhibition sold out its initial allocation of…
A Future for Memory opens at MOA
Today is one month from the 10th anniversary of Japan’s 3.11 triple disaster. A magnitude 9.0 megathrust earthquake hit the eastern region of Japan on the afternoon of March 11, 2011 with a resulting tsunami and nuclear following in the aftermath. Opening today, February 11, The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC host the powerful group…
Imagine Van Gogh brings a new look at the Artist.
As we start to look forward to the New Year, can we hope for a chance to move beyond the pandemic? Opening in Vancouver March 19 2021, Imagine Van Gogh, is an original, immersive exhibition from Europe featuring more than 200 of the Dutch artist’s paintings. Hosted at Vancouver Convention Centre, with the safety of guests,…