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THE ARTERY News from the Britannia Art Gallery December 1, 2016 Vol THE ARTERY News from the Britannia Art Gallery December 1, 2016 Vol. 43 Issue 95 While the Artery is providing this newsletter as a courtesy service, every effort is made to ensure that information listed below is timely and accurate. However we are unable to guarantee the accuracy of information and functioning of all links. INDEX # ON AT THE GALLERY: Exhibition Dec 7 - 29 1 Opening Reception: Wednesday, December 7, 6:30 pm Handmade Books by Suzan Lee Tides and Trails , printmaking by Christina Wightman Workshops: Japanese Bookbinding Sunday, December 11, 1-4pm 2 Lean Linocut: Intro to Block Printing Sunday, December 4, 1-4pm EVENTS AROUND TOWN EVENTS 3-10 EXHIBITIONS 11-22 THEATRE 23-26 WORKSHOPS 27-29 CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS LOCAL EXHIBITIONS & MINI WORKSHOPS 30 EXHIBITIONS 31 GRANTS 32 JOB CALL 33-37 MISCELLANEOUS 38 RESIDENCY 39/40 CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS NATIONAL AWARDS 41 COMPETITION 42/43 EXHIBITIONS 44-58 FESTIVAL 59-61 GRANT 62 JOB CALL 63-68 CALL FOR PAPERS 69 PROPOSALS 70 PUBLICATION 71 PUBLIC ART 72/73 RESIDENCY 74-79 CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS INTERNATIONAL WEBSITE 80 BY COUNTRY BELGIUM FESTIVAL 81 CANADA RESIDENCY 82 CHINA COMMISSION 83 GERMANY RESIDENCY 84 HONG KONG COMMISSION 85 INDIA RESIDENCY 86/87 ITALY COMPETITION 88 MEXICO RESIDENCY 89 SWEDEN RESIDENCY 90 UK RESIDENCY 91 USA COMPETITION 92/93 EXHIBITION 94 PUBLICATION 95 RESIDENCY 96/97 BRITANNIA ART GALLERY: SUBMISSIONS TO THE ARTERY E-NEWSLETTER 98 VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION 99 GALLERY CONTACT INFORMATION 100 ON AT BRITANNIA ART GALLERY 1 EXHIBITIONS: December 7 - 29 HANDMADE BOOKS by Suzan Lee TIDES & TRAILS Printmaking by Christina Wightman Opening Reception: Wed. December 7th., 6:30 – 8:30 pm All gallery events are free to the public 2 WORKSHOPS: JAPANESE BOOKBINDING by Suzan Sunday, December 11, 1-4 pm Registration Code:69684 Fee: $10 LEARN LINOCUT: INTRO TO BLOCK PRINTING by Christina Wightman Sunday, December. 4, 1-4 pm Registration Code: 69683 Fee: $10 Registration required, Full details: www.britanniacentre.org For full description go to www.britanniacentre.org Go under Services to the gallery section or call 604.718.5800 EVENTS AROUND TOWN 3 EVENTS: ON @ WESTERN FRONT CONCERTS: MATMOS, Dec 8, 8 pm, Advance: $25/10 Door: $20/15 SPECIAL EVENTS: TOQUE: WESTERN FRONT’S ANNUAL FUDNRAISER & CRAFT FAIR, Dec 2, 6 – 10 pm and Dec 3, 11 am – 5 pm Extra day: Dec 4, 11 am – 5 pm Western Front 303 E. 8th. Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5T 1S1 604.876.9345 front.bc.ca noon – 5pm Tues – Sat. 4 EVENTS: ON @ THE RICHMOND ART GALLERY DIYAN ACHJADI AND SHAWN HUNT: CULTURAL CONFLATION To December 31, 2016 Richmond Art Gallery 7700 Minoru Gate Gallery Hours Richmond, BC Monday to Friday: 10am to 6pm 604-247-8300 Saturday & Sunday: 10am to 5pm www.richmondartgallery.org Open Late Thursdays to 9pm [email protected] Closed statutory holidays 5 EVENTS: MONTREAL MASSACRE MEMORIAL Saturday, December 3, 10am Join us for the Montréal Massacre Memorial on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Saturday, December 3rd from 10:00am to 6:00pm at The location is now changed to Native Education College - 285 East 5th Ave. Vancouver 6 EVENT: SEASONAL CELEBRATION DECEMBER 10, 3-7PM Join us in celebrating the warm traditions of the season through arts, entertainment, culture and food. Free admission, all ages. Shadbolt Centre for the Arts 6450 Deer Lake Ave., Burnaby BC 7 EVENT: NATIONAL DAY OF PROTEST AND ACTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Please join us on December 6th. December 6th National Day of Protest and Action on Violence Against Women: Gather to protest violence against all women and girls. Let's join hands and RISE nationally for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and internationally for Yazidi Women and Girls. Tuesday, December 6, 2016 10am in Thornton Park, Vancouver, BC http://www.rememberoursisterseverywhere.com/events/vancouver-december-6th- ceremony-at-the-women-s-monument All All are welcome. Leading up to December 6th, as part of the UN 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence, we have started a letter writing campaign asking the Canadian government to ensure adequate and specific support is in place for Yazidi women and girl refugees. Our request for letter writers is attached and also available online: http://www.rememberoursisterseverywhere.com/forum/topics/letter-writing-campaign- in-support-of-yazidi-women-and-girls Also on December 6th, we will be putting out a call for women's groups across Canada to hold future discussion circles about government support of Yazidi women and girls. We will suggest that the discussion circles take place around International Women's Day 2017. Thank you very much for your interest and support over the years. Sincerely, Chris McDowell on behalf of Remember Our Sisters Everywhere and the Women's Monument Committee 8 EVENT: PROJECT EVERYBODY CELEBRATES UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities Saturday, Dec. 3rd, 11 am Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC 9 EVENT: BOOK LAUNCH – STORY OF VANCOUVER ASAHI A LEGEND IN BASEBALL BY Norio Goto Saturday December 17, 2 pm Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre 6688 Southoaks Cres., Burnaby, BC 10 EVENT: TOQUE – WESTERN FRONT’S ANNUAL FUNDRAISER/CRAFT FAIR December 2 – 4 (fri 6-10 pm, sat 11am – 5 pm, – sun 11 am – 5 pm) Western Front 303 E. 8th. Ave., Vancouver, BC FRONT.BC.CA/TOQUE 604.876.9343 11 EXHIBITION: LAYERS OF INFLUENCE: UNFOLDING CLOTH ACROSS CULTURES @ Museum of Anthropology To April 9, 2017 From birth to death, humans are wrapped in cloth worn for survival, but more importantly, wear clothing as an external expression of their spiritual belief system, social status and political identity 12 EXHIBITION: BURNABY ART GALLERY H. ERIC BERGMAN – SEASON GREETINGS To January 8, 2017 This exhibition shows a selection of Bergman’s best known black-and-white wood engravings from the City of Burnaby Permanent Art Collection as well as works held in private collections. Personal items and tools are also on display to complete a fascinating profile of one of Canada’s most celebrated printmakers. Complementing this exhibition, Season's Greetings features handmade artist cards with works by Alistair Bell, L.L. FitzGerald, William Kurelek, Susan Point, W.J. Phillips, Gordon Smith and many other notable artists. Gallery visitors can make their own seasonally-themed cards at our art station to take home or display in the gallery. OFFSITE EXHIBITIONS: BEN DUNCAN: EVER ONWARD Bob Prittie Library | Sep 19-Nov 15, 2017 DISTILLATIONS: LITHOGRAPHS & ETCHINGS BY CATHERINE M. STEWART McGill Library | Sep 20-Nov 16, 2017 Burnaby Art Gallery 6344 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. V5G 2J3 13 EXHIBITION: G L A S S L A N D S - NEW PAINTINGS BY FIONA ACKERMAN To January 7th, 2017 Winsor Gallery 258 E. 1st. Ave., Vancouver, BC, V5T 1A6 604.681.4870 [email protected] 14 EXHIBITION: WINDOW BY NAOMI STEINBERG a Goosefeather installation from Jan 16- Feb 28th., 2017 I will be giving an artist talk on Feb 21 at 7pm Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC 15 EXHIBITION: ADD OIL MACHINE 打氣機 In collaboration with Hong Kong Exile Curated by Melissa Lee and Aaron Levy Organized by Slought Foundation in collaboration with the Add Oil Team, this virtual exhibition seeks to spread awareness about the power of individual and collective assemblage and the formation of community and solidarity through art. In commemoration of the final days of protests one year earlier, the project will launch online on December 10, 2015, raising questions about archivization and historicization, and how institutions record and display protest movements and cultural resistance. Here, in Vancouver, Canada, we will be presenting it in the form of an outdoor projection and installation. The title of the exhibition is derived from “Stand By You: Add Oil Machine 並肩上: 打 氣機” a spontaneous four-month project by artists Sampson Wong (黃宇軒), Jason Lam (林志輝) and friends that strategically projected political writing on key government buildings in Hong Kong. PUBLIC PROGRAMMING Vancouver Launch of “Add Oil Machine 打氣機” In collaboration with Hong Kong Exile Curated by Melissa Lee and Aaron Levy Thursday, December 10 | 5pm In the alley between Revolver Coffee, (325 Cambie Street) and the Dominion Building (207 W. Hastings Street) Free Admission CONTACT US t: 604.683.8326 f: 604.683.8632 [email protected] Centre A 229 East Georgia St., Vancouver BC, Canada, V6A 1Z6 Gallery hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 11am-6pm 16 EXHIBITION: JAYEONMI (NATURAL BEAUTY) WORKS BY ILSOO KYUNG To December 10, 2016 In my multimedia works I attempt to impart a moment in time that depicts elements of past, present, and future. Although they result in images of places or things, my artworks have more to do with the way I personally interpret what I see. My work is grounded in the natural world, but looks beyond the scenic to search for symbols and meaning in all that I encounter. My style is representational, with special attention to detail, structure and form. I want my visual, tactile, heart-felt creations to open the door to various potential meanings fabricated by the viewer in such a way that emotions can be stirred. -Ilsoo Kyung The Amelia Douglas Gallery Fourth Floor North, Douglas College, 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster One block from the New Westminster SkyTrain Station Gallery Hours: Monday-Friday 10am-7:30pm Saturday 11am-4pm Closed Sunday Admission is always free Information: Amelia Douglas Gallery Douglas College Arts Events 604-527-5723 [email protected] Facebook 17 EXHIBITION: ON @ THE VANCOUVER ART GALLERY Exhibitions: STARE from the collection To January 22, 2017 Featured artists: Roy Arden, Barbara Astman, Bernd & Hilla Becher, Karin Bubas, Dana Claxton, John Coplans, Denes Devenyi, Phillip-Lorc deiCorcia, Larry Fink, Rieke Dijkstra, Patrick Faigenbaum, Arni Haraldsson, Fred Herzog, Barrie Jones, Barbara Probst, Anne Ramsdoen, Mark Ruwedel, Reece Terris, Jeff Wall and O Zhang WALKER EVANS: DEPTH OF FIELD To January 22, 2017 Vancouver Art Gallery presents an exhibition of work by Walker Evans, a preeminent American photographer who shaped the history of twentieth-century photography.
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