WE: Vancouver 12 Manifestos at the Vancouver Art Gallery
byThe Vancouver Art Gallery is hosting several special exhibits and events throughout the next few months in honor of Vancouver’s 125th birthday (which is tomorrow, April 6th).
Exhibits
Until May 2011: WE: Vancouver 12 Manifestos for the City
This exhibition examines Vancouver through the extraordinary range of practices, actions and ideas that shape and activate it.
Until September 2011: Ken Lum
The most extensive survey of Ken Lum’s work to date, the exhibition features a number of works not previously exhibited in North America.
Until September 2011: from the collection UNREAL
From examinations of human vulnerability to the mining of the unconscious as a source of inspiration, to a conscious turn towards the strange and fantastic as a deliberate strategy to counter the cool rationality of conceptual art, this exhibition considers the diversity and innovation with which artists explore the many edges of reality.
Specials
To also celebrate VanCity Saving’s Credit Union’s 65th anniversary members are invited to the Vancouver Art Gallery April 12, 2011 to experience the WE: Vancouver 12 Manifestos for the City exhibit. Credit Union members will have free admission to the gallery from 10:00am until 9:00pm. Any members that cannot make it out on the 12th are invited to visit any Tuesday during the exhibit’s run for $6.50 off the price of their admission. Simply show your member card to redeem either of these offers.
Contest
I have the opportunity to give away two pairs of tickets to the Vancouver Art Gallery in honor of these milestones. Here’s how you can enter to win:
I will draw two winners at random April 8th, 2011 at 11:00am who will each receive a pass for themselves and a guest (to be used by May 27, 2011).
Update The winners are Laura Ellis (Facebook entry) and Jeff.
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Jack Shadbolt – amazing work, amazing, long career!
Ken Lum!
Tom Thomson
Theodore “Saskatche” Wan
Ken Lum!
Emily Carr
Betty Goodwin!
A Y Jackson
Emily Carr!
Emily Carr
Roy Arden
Robert Bateman 🙂
Stan Douglas – http://www.medienkunstnetz.de/artist/douglas/biography/
Rohanna Laing
Douglas Coupland
Emily Carr
Emily Carr
Tom Thomson
Emily Carr 🙂
Emily Carr is the only artist that I can think of off the top of my head too!
Jeff Wall!
Emily Carr defined B.C.
Sue Coleman
Rohana Laing
Two legendary words: Emily Carr.
Canadian artist: Jeff Wall
Emily Carr.
Emily Carr.
Emily Carr!
Emily Carr
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Ken Lum!
Emily Carr! My favourite!
emily carr
Jack Shadbolt – awesome!
Emily Carr
Emily Carr
Douglas Coupland! pure Canadian
Emily Carr – an icon!
Emily Carr
EJ Hughes!
EJ Hughes!
Emily Carr
Bill Reid
Emily Carr
Emily Carr
Emily Carr
Bill Reid
I’m going to name one of, probably, the most named on this board. Emily Carr.
Emily Carr
Emily Carr
Tony Max! Love his Vancouver paintings!
Robert Bateman – Wildlife artist is super!
Emily Carr
Ken Lum!
Ken Lum
Ken Lum – nice to know some EastEnder is doing well.
Robert Bateman….. too late??
hey would love to win !!!!!thanks!!!!!!!!
love to win
Emily Carr!
i wanna go!
Does anyone know who WON? Who are the winners? I tried looking for the winner annoucment on Miss604 – Twitter, Facebook and website…nothing turned up. Would be interested in known though. Great contest all the way 🙂
Crystal: It says at the top of the page. Laura Ellis from Facebook and me 🙂
Douglas Coupland
@Jeff ahh yes – thanks and congratulations :-D.