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

This afternoon, we had the pleasure of welcoming Hüseyin Emrah Kurt, Consul General of Republic of Türkiye, to the Gallery for a tour of the exhibitions with Sirish Rao, Senior Director of Public Engagement & Learning, and Jasmine Bradley, Senior Director of Strategic Communications & Branding.     We discussed opportunities for the Gallery to be a place of belonging for Vancouver’s growing Turkish community, as well as the potential for international dialogue and cultural exchange. Thank you for the visit Consul General Kurt, and we look forward to future collaborations.

Come visit us at the Vancouver Art Book Fair! The Gallery will have a booth set up today, July 26 and Saturday, July 27. Enjoy special prices on Gallery publications, including 20% off current titles and deep discounts on a selection of backlist titles.    👋🏼 Stop by and introduce yourself to Stephanie Rebick, Director of Publishing & Content Strategy, Natalia Camacho Henao, Publication Assistant, and Jared Wiercinski, Head Librarian!    Don’t miss a reading of Garry Neill Kennedy’s posthumous publications by Cathy Busby, an advisor on the exhibition “HORIZONS,” and a panel discussion on zines, co-sponsored by the Gallery as an extension of the exhibition “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines”!    Zine Panel  Moderated by Cole Pauls, with talks by Juan Cisneros Neumann (Tortilla Press), Kitt Peacock (Dane Press) and Erica Wilk (Moniker Press)  🗓️ Friday, July 26  ⏰ 7 PM  📍Room C, Roundhouse Community Centre    Show and Tell: Cathy Busby on 5 New Posthumous Books by Garry Neill Kennedy  🗓️ Saturday, July 27  ⏰ 3:30 PM  📍Room C, Roundhouse Community Centre    #VancouverArtBookFair #VABF2024 

The #2024SummerOlympicGames kick off in #Paris today! Could this be what some of the athletes are thinking? 🏅🇫🇷 This photographic print by #KenLum, one of Canada’s leading international artists, is from a series of repeated text portraits that he began in 1994 and seemingly captures a moment in time. The staged image invites viewers to come up with their own storyline through a closer reading of its small details—from the smile on the woman’s face to the Michelin guide tucked under her arm, from the blossoms beginning to bloom overhead to the Louvre Museum visible in the background across the Seine River. Why is she in Paris? What is she planning to see? 🔎👀 Take a closer look in the Gallery Lobby at the Gallery Store’s Artist Editions salon wall on your next visit! This work was produced specifically for the Gallery in 2011 in conjunction with Lum’s solo exhibition. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gb9Cvh9y. Image: Ken Lum, “I Can't Believe I'm in Paris,” 1995–2011, inkjet print, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Gift of the Artist, VAG 2011.35.1 #Olympics #Paris2024

Since 2010, the increasing popularity of art book and zine fairs has given artists’ zines new levels of visibility. In an age dominated by the internet and social media, printed zines continue to flourish and offer physical interactions with readers and viewers.  Step inside the exhibition with co-curator Branden W. Joseph to learn more about the final section of the exhibition “Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines” and how artists today are still calling upon the legacies of their predecessors—from correspondence art and collage to the subcultures of punk, Riot Grrrl and queercore, to engagements with bootlegging, world-making, and community and political activism. Don’t miss “Copy Machine Manifestos” in Vancouver! See the exhibition before it closes on September 22. Plan your visit at https://lnkd.in/gnfjNK8d.

Something new is coming to the Gallery’s Forecourt... 🤫 Here’s a sneak peek behind the scenes with artist Russna Kaur as she installs her work as part of the next iteration of the Gallery’s new 1:1 Artists Select initiative, opening tomorrow, July 25!    Russna Kaur is the second artist to participate in this exciting, pop-up exhibition series. She has selected a work from the collection by Kapwani Kiwanga.     Don’t miss it! This exhibition will only be on view until September 8, 2024. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gMY8NGc8. 

📚 Did you know that the Gallery’s Library and Archives are a rich resource for research into the history of the Vancouver Art Gallery, as well as the life and work of many British Columbia artists?     Meet Jared Wiercinski, the Gallery's Head Librarian! We asked Jared to tell us more about his role at the Gallery and how he supports staff and the community with their research projects. Read the interview in the article below!   👋🏼 Stop by and introduce yourself to Jared at Vancouver Art Book Fair this weekend! Free and open to the public, the fair is back for the first time in person in 5 years at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre this Friday, July 26 and Saturday, July 27. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/ggcwWwsa. See you there! 

“I began to realize that if I could determine sculpture by the use of language it would allow itself to move from culture to culture…and the work has no metaphor and in having no metaphor it leaves it open for people to use the work to make a metaphor to suit their needs and their desires. It seemed to me an amenable way of placing my work in the world.” —Lawrence Weiner, 2014 For Lawrence Weiner (1942–2021), an artwork’s meaning is determined by the viewer—not the artist—as well as the context in which it is encountered. While looking at his works, think about what the words means to you! FINAL WEEKS! See “OF & ABOUT POSTERS: THE LAWRENCE WEINER POSTER ARCHIVE (1965–2021) AT THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY,” the most comprehensive presentation of the Lawrence Weiner Poster Archive to date, before it closes August 25, 2024. Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gwTANUb9 Images: Installation view of "OF & ABOUT POSTERS: THE LAWRENCE WEINER POSTER ARCHIVE (1965–2021) AT THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY," exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery from March 9 to August 25, 2024, Photos: Vancouver Art Gallery

Feeling the Monday blues? 🔵 Start your week with a #MuseumMomentOfZen. Explore a selection of landscape paintings from the Gallery’s collection in “HORIZONS,” only on view until August 25.    Linger a little longer and take in all the small details in this painting of Vancouver’s harbour by Canadian artist Bruno Bobak (1923–2012). Can you spot the ships on the horizon?    Come in and get inspired for the week ahead! Plan your visit at www.vanartgallery.bc.ca.    Image: Bruno Bobak, “Vancouver Harbour,” c. 1959, oil on canvas, Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund, VAG 85.58

Today we were pleased to welcome representatives from the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce to the Gallery! Sirish Rao, Senior Director of Public Engagement & Learning and Jasmine Bradley, Senior Director of Communications & Branding met to discuss opportunities for community building through cross-border collaboration.     Our Gallery team is excited to build partnerships that will inspire local, national and international visitors to discover vibrant arts and culture across the region, creating paths to share perspectives and shape our collective future together. #VancouverArtGallery #BCTourismCounts #Tourism #TravelTrade