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Contemporary Art Gallery

555 Nelson Street
Vancouver, Canada
Open from Tuesday to
Sunday 12 pm → 6 pm

Admission always free
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2019

An image of a person making flower-shaped beaded porcupine quill earrings.EventBeading WorkshopBeaded Porcupine Quill Earrings with Melody Markle
8 Dec 19·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM
An image of a person making a flower-shaped beaded appliqué piece. EventBeading WorkshopAppliqué with Melody Markle
30 Nov 19·3:00 PMuntil6:00 PM
A graphite drawing depicting an imaginary machine with a black tube-like shape attached on top of a box. Event · OffsiteTalkIngrid Koenig in conversation with Djuna Croon and David Morrissey
19 Nov 19·7:00 PM
An image detail of a wood veneer panel with a rendering of flowers blooming. The rendering is composed of bead-embroidered and wood-burned lines.Event · OffsiteTalkOlivia Whetung in conversation with Clifford Atleo and Nicole Preissl
15 Oct 19·7:30 PM
An aluminum bench is installed in the corner of a gallery. On it sits a thin, slumped foam cutout in a human-like form. An exit sign reading EXILE instead of exit hangs on the wall above.EventExhibition walk-throughwith Sreshta Rit Premnath
12 Oct 19·3:00 PM
An image detail of a wood veneer panel with a rendering of a hummingbird drinking nectar out of a flower. The rendering is composed of bead-embroidered and wood-burned lines.ExhibitionOlivia WhetungSugarbush Shrapnel
11 Oct 19until5 Jan 20
Leaning on either side of a chain link fence, two thin, foam cutouts in human-like form sit slumped on a floor. Two of three fence sections have stretched emergency blankets instead of chain links. ExhibitionSreshta Rit PremnathThose Who Wait
11 Oct 19until5 Jan 20
A graphite drawing depicting black circles and arrows which form a loose, pyramid-like stack expanding down from the top on a plain white background. ExhibitionIngrid KoenigNavigating the Uncertainty Principle
11 Oct 19until5 Jul 20
A still of a video recording of the workshop led by Elisa Ferrari. An arm, wearing a watch is foregrounded by the semi-translucent blue fabric. Event · Offsiteall the things in the roomElisa Ferrari in collaboration with Jane Ellison, Megan Hepburn and Tiziana La Melia
2 Oct 19
A billboard stands high off the ground with a bridge on one side and shipping containers on the other. The billboard reads “Anyone Seen Simon?” in black text. Event · OffsitePublic Roundtable DiscussionAnyone Seen Simon? with artist Maddie Leach and moderated by Kamala Todd
1 Oct 19·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM
A black and white illustration of a Simon Fraser monument on a wharf. The statue’s bust has been removed from its plinth and sits on the ground next to a rock slab and saw.Exhibition · OffsiteMaddie Leach Lowering Simon Fraser
30 Sep 19until4 Oct 19
Eventyou do youVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2019
14 Sep 19
A black and white image of a film frame depicting an unlit neon sign and street light at night. The neon sign reads “DANC BLUE SKY.” Black circles cover the surface of the image.Exhibition · OffsiteDeanna BowenNight Prowl
10 Sep 19until31 Aug 20
A photograph of a pair of prostheses feet placed on black fabric. EventTalkMaryam Jafri with Martha Rans: What’s Copyright Got to Do with It?
6 Jul 19·3:00 PM
A close up view of a sculpture forming a large-scale crossword puzzle. The dead squares of the crossword are filled with physical books affixed directly to the wooden surface. ExhibitionMaryam JafriAutomatic Negative Thought
5 Jul 19until22 Sep 19
A photograph of a person in a black outfit performing in the gallery. The person stretches their arms on the floor and kneels on their right knee, stretching the other leg. EventPerformanceKatie Cassady, Stephanie Cyr, Livona Ellis & Christoph Von Riedemann
25 Jun 19·7:00 PM
An image of the exterior of a transit bus that is wrapped in a patterned vinyl. The vinyl pattern is made up black pictographic imagery on a white background. Event · OffsiteSound Performance Patrick Cruz aboard the moving bus
16 Jun 19·3:00 PM
A close up view of a steel sheet marked with two hand prints pointing downwards and made of grease. The steel is covered with other faint markings and appears to be gray, blue and purple.Elsewhere · Art Gallery of BurlingtonJeneen Frei Njootlimy auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money
24 May 19until18 Aug 19
A detail of Erdem Taşdelen's design. On a dark blue background, white lines draw mathematical graphs and shapes. Event · OffsiteReading Erdem Taşdelen reads from The Characters aboard the moving bus
14 Apr 19·3:00 PM
A photograph of a script. Around the typed script, handwritten notes cover the margins of the paper. Event · OffsiteScreening and Discussion Deanna Bowen: On Trial The Long Doorway
11 Apr 19·7:00 PM
Exterior image of the Yaletown-Roundhouse station façade covered in a pattern of vinyl rhombus and triangle shapes. Each shape contains patterns of alternating red, white, black and yellow rhombuses. Event · OffsiteTalkRolande Souliere
7 Apr 19·3:00 PM
An image depicting Benesh notation dance scores. The scores are white on a solid black background and resemble sheet music. “Farm Duet.” is written above the score on the top left.ExhibitionDeanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne
5 Apr 19until16 Jun 19
An image detail of black-and-yellow caution tape layered in horizontal striations. To the left, there is a single vertical strip of red-and-white caution tape.ExhibitionRolande SouliereFrequent Stopping IV and V
5 Apr 19until22 Sep 19
A black and white cast photo from a theatre play with a large group of smiling people standing and crouching in rows. The people appear to be in costume and positioned in front of the stage backdrop. Event · OffsiteTalk Deanna Bowen: Capture Speaker Series
3 Apr 19·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM
A black and white painted portrait of the Third Reich’s Minister of Propaganda. The image appears to be stretched out horizontally. It has bold brush strokes and unfinished edges.Elsewhere · The LoftBabak GolkarAll the blind men
1 Mar 19until28 Mar 19
Elsewhere · Canada GalleryMyfanwy MacLeodNeighbours
1 Mar 19until8 Jun 19
Two ground level façade windows at CAG. They each have a pink backdrop and black and white text-based vinyl prints that read “Kind Killings,” “Regressive Rights” and “Homicidal Hemiline.” EventWorkshopKameelah Janan Rasheed
16 Feb 19·3:00 PMuntil5:00 PM
Event · OffsitePublication LaunchA New Path to the Waterfall
7 Feb 19·5:30 PM
A graphic pattern made up of a purple, blue and green geometric background with various illustrations of buildings, swirling clouds, imaginary birds and plants superimposed on top.Event · OffsiteTalkDiyan Achjadi
3 Feb 19·3:00 PMuntil4:00 PM
A detail of an embroidery sun with a grinning face.EventTalkAnne Low
22 Jan 19·7:00 PM
A wooden frame hangs on a blue-grey wall. Mounted in the frame is a page from a book. The title of the page reads “War Memories.” The rest of the page is redacted, excluding one word, “war.” EventTalkAslan Gaisumov
19 Jan 19·3:00 PM
A close up section of hand-painted floral wallpaper. The wallpaper has a vertical green striped background with a pattern made up of blue flowers, green diamond shapes and orange circles overtop.ExhibitionAnne LowChair for a woman
18 Jan 19until24 Mar 19
An image of a blue carpeted room filled with rows of chairs. A large photograph of a cityscape fills the back wall. Windows line the left wall, two doors are on the right. Both have ornate draperyExhibitionAslan GaisumovIf No One Asks
18 Jan 19until24 Mar 19
A graphic pattern made up of a purple, blue and green geometric background with various illustrations of buildings, swirling clouds, imaginary birds and plants superimposed on top.Exhibition · OffsiteHow far do you travel?Diyan Achjadi, Patrick Cruz, Rolande Souliere, Erdem Taşdelen, Anna Torma
1 Jan 19until31 Dec 19