Vancouver Art Gallery

Get ready for a magical night out at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday, November 2! Featuring art, music, drinks and unexpected surprises throughout the Gallery, Art Party is an unforgettable evening like no other. 🎟️ Get your tickets now at https://lnkd.in/gnujQJCh!  Be among the first to see the much-see exhibition “Firelei Báez” in its West Coast premiere. Coming to us from the ICA/Boston, the exhibition is the first mid-career survey of the richly layered work of Firelei Báez, one of the most exciting painters of her generation. We will also bid farewell to “Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey,” an ode to the artistic possibilities of a single colour.     Alongside the art, you’ll have the chance to experience live performances, DJ sets and unexpected surprises throughout the Gallery. Don’t miss Vancouver’s hottest late-night art and live performance party! 

Firelei Báez is taking over the Gallery! 💥 Her MUST-SEE solo exhibition opens on Sunday, November 3.     🎉 Be among the first to experience it this Saturday, November 2 at Art Party, Vancouver’s hottest late-night art and live performance party. 🎟️ Get your tickets now at https://lnkd.in/gnujQJCh.    📍 Visit us between November 3, 2024, and March 16, 2025, to discover one of today’s most exciting painters. Book tickets or become a Gallery Member at https://lnkd.in/gNUUmjxn.     Artwork: Firelei Báez, “Truth was the bridge (or an emancipatory healing),” 2024, digital prints on vinyl mesh, Courtesy of the Artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York 

Last chance! The latest iteration of the Gallery’s 1:1 Artists Select series closes this Sunday, November 3. Vancouver–based artist Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill has selected a video work from the collection by Skeena Reece. Reece’s “Transmissions from Raven: On the Colonial Fleet” (2015) is a montage of scenes of Indigenous activist resistance and police violence from the late 1990s and early 2000s. The work was originally a component of an artwork titled “Raven: On the Colonial Fleet,” which Reece first performed at the Biennale of Sydney in 2010. Reece's performances frequently incorporate audiovisual media, including glitching videos projected over or behind her body, cinematic shorts and quick TikTok videos. Here, the video work stands on its own as an example of how the artist reframes recent histories of direct action and resistance to colonial powers. Don’t miss this latest installation in the Gallery’s pop-up exhibition series! Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gDa2yPu3 Artwork: Skeena Reece, “Transmissions from Raven: On the Colonial Fleet,” 2015, video, Collection of the Vancouver Art Gallery Acquisition Fund, VAG 2017.10.2

Meet Vancouver artist Isabel Wynn! 👋🏼       Each of her ceramic vessels is a self-portrait that captures a specific period in the artist’s life. We recently visited Wynn’s studio, nestled in the heart of Chinatown, to learn more about her practice and discuss her works “Monochrome Reverie 2” and “Monochrome Reverie 4 (2024), which are now on view in “Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey” until November 3.      👞 Step inside the artist’s studio with us to learn more! Read  an interview with the artist: https://lnkd.in/g95HJCAs     👀 Be sure to catch Wynn’s work at the Gallery before the exhibition closes this Sunday, November 3.

✨Art Party performance announcement ✨    Are you ready for thrilling dance battles at the Gallery, featuring the city’s finest street dancers? 💃🏼    Join us at Art Party for a series of dance battles throughout the evening presented by OURO Collective, showcasing dancers Momoko “Momo” Shimada, Josh “Jammin’” Cameron, Rajan Sandhu, Antonio Somera Jr., Tegvaran Sooch and Sevrin Emnancen-Boyd with DJ set by Niña Mendoza    Art Party x  Firelei Báez  🗓 Saturday, November 2  🕛 8 PM–12 AM    🎟 It’s not too late to get your tickets to the hottest late-night art party of the year! Buy tickets at https://lnkd.in/gnujQJCh   🎉 Featuring art, music, drinks and unexpected surprises throughout the Gallery, Art Party is an unforgettable evening like no other. Don’t miss Vancouver’s hottest late-night art and live performance party! Video: Courtesy of Josh ‘Jammin’ Cameron 

School Programs are now in full swing at the Gallery, with School Tours and Workshops of "Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey" happening from Monday to Thursday every week. Find out more about School Programs at https://lnkd.in/g9-qjnDN Here’s what teachers are saying about the program:    “This School Program makes art accessible to students. For many, it is their first time in an art gallery. Thank you for the lovely experience. The students were so engaged, and the staff spoke at their level.” —Linda Bondi, Wekwanes Elementary    “Providing students with relevant field studies in our community is essential for the critical and creative development of kids. These opportunities inspire our kids and allow them to consider new perspectives.” —Katie Pankatz, General Brock The Vancouver Art Gallery’s School Programs provide exhibition tours and workshops designed for elementary and secondary school groups. These programs introduce tools to foster visual literacy and to promote critical thinking about the world around us through strategies of close looking and response.      Winter/Spring 2025 School Programs will run from February 18 to June 19, 2025. Registration opens on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at 9 AM.     Educators! Contact us at learn@vanartgallery.bc.ca to be added to our mailing list to get reminders about upcoming registration dates and invitations to Teachers Orientations. Image: Students in a workshop inspired by "Black and White and Everything In Between: A Monochrome Journey," 2024

Congratulations to Abbas Akhavan! 🎉    Abbas Akhavan has been selected to represent Canada in the 61st International Venice Biennale in 2026.     Born in Tehran and based between Montreal and Berlin, Abbas Akhavan’s multidisciplinary practice reflects on the relationships between place and history, attending to the geopolitical forces which define spaces.    “Landscape: For the Birds” (2005) by Abbas Akhavan is currently in the permanent collection and was included in the exhibition “How Soon is Now” in 2009.   The Canada Pavilion is commissioned by the National Gallery of Canada and supported by the Canada Council for the Arts. It is presented in partnership with the National Gallery of Canada Foundation.   Read more about this exciting announcement at  https://lnkd.in/gYaecFtC 

We’re hiring! The Gallery is seeking to fill the new role of Facilities Operation Manager.     The successful candidate will have leadership experience in large facility maintenance and managing building systems, facility operations, maintenance and mechanical/electrical principles, and control procedures. Fifth Class Power Engineering Certification is preferred. This role also oversees the Gallery’s Control Room, Building Services and Cleaning staff.    Learn more about this new role at the Gallery and apply today at https://lnkd.in/gTYW-K6n.     #VancouverArtGallery #JobOpportunity #FacilitiesOperationManager #FacilitiesManagement #VancouverBC

To coincide with the opening of the highly anticipated exhibition “Firelei Báez,” join artist Firelei Báez in conversation with curator Eva Respini, Deputy Director & Director of Curatorial Programs, on Sunday, November 3 at 3 PM at UBC Robson Square. They will discuss Báez’s artistic practice and how storytelling and mythmaking inform her work.    This talk is free for Experience Members and above and ticketed at the reduced price of $10 for Ideas Members. The ticket price for Access Pass Holders and non-members is $20. Register now at https://lnkd.in/gCS38mqY.    If you could ask artist Firelei Báez anything, what would it be? Ask your burning questions in the comments below!    Your question could be answered in an upcoming video interview with the artist. We’d love to know what aspects of Báez’s practice intrigue you most!

Opening November 3, “Firelei Báez” is the first solo exhibition in North America dedicated to the work of Firelei Báez, one of today’s most exciting painters! Find out more at https://lnkd.in/gNUUmjxn. In its only stop on the West Coast, this spectacular survey will offer audiences the rare opportunity to revel in Báez’s powerful works—up close for the first time. The exhibition features more than 30 vibrant paintings, drawings and immersive installations, creating a sense of otherworldliness as you step inside Báez’s world. 🗓️ Mark your calendars! Be among the first to experience this MUST-SEE exhibition of 2024 at Art Party on Saturday, November 2. Join us on opening weekend, Sunday, November 3 at 3 PM for a conversation between the artist and curator Eva Respini, Deputy Director & Director of Curatorial Programs. 🎟️ Book your tickets now or become a Gallery Member to see this exhibition again and again! “Firelei Báez” is organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art Boston and curated by Eva Respini, Deputy Director & Director of Curatorial Programs, Vancouver Art Gallery (former Barbara Lee Chief Curator, ICA/Boston), with Tessa Bachi Haas, Assistant Curator, ICA/Boston Major support is provided by the Henry Luce Foundation Inc and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Karen and Brian Conway, David and Jocelyne DeNunzio, Mathieu O. Gaulin, The Kotzubei-Beckmann Family Philanthropic Fund, Lise and Jeffrey Wilks, and an anonymous donor. The Vancouver presentation is generously supported by: The Jane Irwin and Ross Hill Contemporary Arts Fund Patricia Charles Government Partner: Metro Vancouver Media Partners: The Vancouver Sun Global News BC Image: Firelei Báez, “Untitled (Temple of Time),” 2020, oil, acrylic and inkjet on canvas, Wilks Family Collection, Courtesy the Artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York, Photo: Phoebe d’Heurle, © Firelei Báez