The Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre presents: Broken Promises. Grounded in research from Landscapes of Injustice – a 7 year multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional, community engaged project, this exhibit explores the dispossession of Japanese Canadians in the 1940s. It illuminates the loss of home and the struggle for justice of one Read more [...]
Exhibitions
Due to the shifting nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, events and opening hours of many organizations may change from time to time. Should you plan a visit or wish to attend an event with an arts organization listed on Art-BC.com, we recommend that you visit their website for up-to-date details on their offerings and safety protocols.
What is the importance of attending arts events and exhibitions? Viewing art in a public installation enables people to come together and collectively experience the works. Engaging in conversation, discussing, noticing, sharing, appreciating and connecting over works of art shed light on the diversity of the human experience. Throughout recorded history human beings have been creating works of art often capturing the essence of the political, cultural and social time period, or the experience of a particular group. Expand your horizons and attend a modern art show, or tap into history by viewing a curated collection of works from another time. Most importantly, view the intimate nature of art and expression through a curated exhibition.
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For Whose Chinatown? Of course!
Guest Curator: Karen Tam “Whose Chinatown? Examining Chinatown Gazes in Art, Archives, and Collections,” brings together an art history of Chinatowns and their communities by historical and contemporary Canadian artists such Emily Carr, Unity Bainbridge, Yucho Chow, Fred Herzog, Paul Wong, Mary Sui Yee Wong, Morris Lum, and aiya哎呀, among others. Read more [...]
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The Real Mandrake the Magician | Museum of Surrey
Experience the Real Mandrake the Magician at Museum of Surrey New exhibit celebrates life of world-famous magician with Surrey roots The Real Mandrake the Magician is set to appear in the Museum of Surrey’s Community Treasures exhibit space Feb. 17 to May 16, featuring the legendary career of the late Read more [...]
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Christine Howard Sandoval | Contemporary Art Gallery OFFSITE YALETOWN
The Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG) is an independent, non-profit public art gallery and one of Canada’s leading venues for contemporary art. Offering free access to everyone, we work with artists from Canada and around the world to produce exhibitions, off-site projects, residencies, learning, outreach, community engagement programs, events and publications. Read more [...]
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Corbin Union | Contemporary Art Gallery
Corbin Union is a Vancouver- and Calgary-based artist collective that has gathered annually since 2012 in the deserted East Kootenay coal-mining town of Corbin, BC to create both individual and collaborative works. Under a conceptual framework of excavation and entombment, mirroring and refraction, the collective’s three core members—Miruna Dragan, Jason Read more [...]
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New Diner Exhibit Serves Up Accessible Local History | Permanent Exhibit at Museum of Surrey
New Diner Exhibit Serves Up Accessible Local History Surrey, BC – Dine on Time invites you to feast, not on burgers and fries, but local history. The new permanent display inside the Surrey Stories Gallery at Museum of Surrey is a homage to several decades of diner culture in Surrey. Read more [...]
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STORIES THAT ANIMATE US | Vancouver Art Gallery
Storytelling—its scope and ongoing significance—lies at the heart of Stories that animate us, a dynamic and compelling exhibition developed formally and thematically in conversation with Sun Xun’s Mythological Time. Highlighting a rich selection of works on paper and animations, Stories that animate us draws from a diverse range of oral histories, narratives, knowledge systems Read more [...]
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Sun Xun: Mythological Time | Vancouver Art Gallery
Sun Xun is a mid-career Chinese artist who works in a range of mediums including painting, drawing, animation, video and installation. In his highly imaginative video installation Mythological Time (2016), Sun takes viewers on a journey through his hometown of Fuxin in northern China, a coal-mining centre facing the depletion of its Read more [...]
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Drawing from the Margins | Penticton Art Gallery
This exhibition aims to lift the veil and introduce you to the work of three incredible artists and activists, each of whom has had to overcome unimaginable challenges to be able to function within the confines of our increasingly unpredictable and ever-shifting landscape. For Laurie Landry and Bruce Horak, they Read more [...]
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Trauma Clown at SUM gallery | Queer Arts Festival
Oppression and commodification meet artist Vivek Shraya’s first solo photography show in Vancouver, Trauma Clown. In a cultural climate where laughter and pain go hand in hand, Shraya shuffles through a deck of trauma cards, exploring what type of sad clown we embody when we externalize our suffering. Over the Read more [...]
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Indigenous History in Colour | Bill Reid Gallery
Luke Parnell chats with Beth Carter, Curator of the Bill Reid Gallery in the virtual exhibition opening of “Indigenous History in Colour” accompanied with a gallery tour and Q+A. Welcome remarks and singing by Audrey Siegl. On view February 3, 2021 – May 9, 2021 This solo exhibition by Luke Parnell is Read more [...]
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West Fine Art Show
The West Fine Art Show more info at: www.westart.ca The highly popular West Fine Art Show, now in its eleventh year, will once again present an exceptional group of artists, creating a destination art show, that will welcome attendees throughout the weekend. The show is staged at the beautifully Read more [...]
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Grizzli Spring Art Exhibition: The Federation of Canadian Artists
Free Admission. The Grizzli Spring Art Show features works from the members of the Federation of Canadian Artists- Central Okanagan Chapter (FCA-COC) in support of the Canadian Mental Health Association. The FCA-COC is a community of over 170 artists from the central Okanagan area, that includes emerging artists through to Read more [...]
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Voice and Land Community Exhibition with guest artist David Wilson
Community members are invited to submit work that is about voice and land. This theme is open to interpretation and encourage all to explore possibilities and create art work that speaks to the relationship and beauty between humans and the natural world. Art work by artists of all ages will Read more [...]
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Crafted Vancouver
Crafted Vancouver is an annual 25-day festival that celebrates and advances local, national & international craft and craft artists through a curated program of events taking place in venues throughout Metro Vancouver & the Fraser Valley. Along with our official Event Partners, we foster public appreciation by featuring exceptional artists Read more [...]
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Laundry Room Collective Pop-Up Gallery
The Lake Country Art Gallery informs and builds community through enriching and sometimes challenging art exhibitions. It offers diverse and inclusive programming and gives space to artists in varied artistic practices. It is accessible, engages the local community and beyond, and fulfills its role with a strong, contemporary voice. See Read more [...]
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Grizzli Summer Art Exhibition: Tmixw- That which gives life
Free Admission In honour of National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st, we want to celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of the Okanagan’s indigenous peoples with the summer installment of our Grizzly Art Gallery. We are excited to welcome Syilx Okanagan artists David Wilson Sookinakin and Read more [...]
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Art Launch: Tmixw- That which gives life
FREE ADMISSION Join us on Thursday, June 24th from 5:00pm-7:00pm for the official opening of the exhibition ‘Tmixw- That Which Gives Life’, a Syilx Okanagan art installment showcasing works from Suknaqinx artists David Wilson Sookinakin and Coralee Miller. Take part in an exciting evening filled with art, dance and culture. Read more [...]
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Annual Art in the Park | Grizzli Winery
FREE ADMISSION Set atop Boucherie Road and surrounded by mountain views, the 23-acre Grizzli estate is a picturesque setting for West Kelowna’s annual Art in the Park series. Join us for this two-day outdoor event to promote the arts community featuring a variety of Canadian artists, live music and wine. Read more [...]
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Sooke Fine Arts Show
The Sooke Fine Arts Show is Vancouver Island’s longest-running, juried fine art show and one of the region’s premier summer arts events. This 11-day art show and sale usually transforms Sooke’s SEAPARC arena and leisure centre into a stunning, 17,000-square-foot gallery, bringing artists, volunteers, students, visitors and art patrons together Read more [...]
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Artists for Conservation Festival
Join us for the Artists for Conservation Festival presented by RE/MAX – a multi-day art and environmental education event, featuring AFC’s annual show – the world’s top conservation-themed art exhibit and artist expo, benefiting wildlife. Meet leading artists from various countries, buy art, enjoy live music, art demos, birds of prey, Read more [...]
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Sechelt Arts Festival
The Sunshine Coast’s leading edge arts and cultural festival will be presented this year in October 2020 has been a challenging year for everyone – but the Sechelt Arts Festival is forging ahead with a hybrid mix of live and online events to bring arts and culture to all Sunshine Read more [...]