Date: February 2011 – ongoing
Location: Online @ www.arcpost.ca
The Pacific Association of Artist-Run Centres’ project Origin Stories is an important on-line publication documenting Vancouver’s Artist-Run Centres. Posted on the ArcPost: Artists and Institution website, Origin Stories will identify each member centre and include significant archival images, original mandates, history of founding artists and other materials pertinent to the origins of Vancouver’s artist-run activity. Critical writing, online and print resources will also be included. This online site will celebrate the history of artist-run movements in the city and provide a resource for tracking the influence of these centres on Vancouver’s contemporary art practices. www.arcpost.ca
With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.
Date: March 1-19, 2011
Location: Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, Exhibition Hall
Website: www.vidf.ca
For the 2011 Vancouver International Dance Festival photographer Chris Randle has been commissioned to enlarge 30 archival photos representing significant contributors to Vancouver’s dance history over the past 3 decades. Noted dance writer Deborah Meyers will contribute personal reflections on the photos to provide a personal/historical context to the work. Exhibited at the Roundhouse Centre’s large Exhibition Hall, these photographs and Meyer’s text will expand visitors’ understanding of Vancouver’s contemporary dance history. An online version will be made available.
Read More About the Vancouver International Dance Festival
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Vancouver Observer - 2011 Vancouver International Dance Festival
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With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.
Date: February 12 - May 1, 2011
Location: Vancouver Art Gallery
Website: www.vanartgallery.bc.ca
Vancouver Art Gallery’s WE: Vancouver exhibition and related programming will document the range of practices, actions and ideas by designers, artists, architects, filmmakers, writers, activists, and planners that shape and activate this city. The manifestos are based on twelve calls to action, twelve movements, strategies and practices that fundamentally shape Vancouver today: MOVE, ACTIVATE, CHOOSE, LISTEN, UNITE, REMEMBER, SEE, WASTE (not), CONSUME, PROJECT, SHAPE, SURPRISE). FUSE and other Gallery programming events will explore the many individual and collective ways in which Vancouverites creatively contribute to the City.
With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada.
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Vancouver Sun: “WE:Vancouver — Exhibition Pushes Boundaries”
Canadian Architect: “Vancouver Art Gallery marks Vancouver’s 125th year with innovative exhibition”
