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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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2020

A cover of Althea Thauberger's book, titled The State of the Situation. It is black and has various quotes written in white.Event · OnlinePublication Launch Althea Thauberger: The State of the Situation
12 Dec 20·10:00 AMuntil12:00 PM
A still of a person at a table holding a small photograph. On the table, magazine pages, beads, and fabric-made small ornaments are placed. Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: Mini Galleries
21 Nov 20
Elsewhere · Kunstverein Braunschweig Nadia Belerique, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Kathy Slade
7 Nov 20until2 May 21
A still of a video recording of an online discussion. Althea Thauberger, Justine A. Chambers, Yasmine Haiboub, Sandra Semchuk, and Charlene Vickers are smiling and talking from their own spaces. Event · OnlineTalk Working together apart: Collaborative practices in Vancouver
31 Oct 20
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. Event · OnlineTalkDeanna Bowen
21 Oct 20·4:00 PMuntil5:00 PM
A still of a hand painting with a paintbrush. On a large sheet of yellow paper, a red grid, red circles, and green lines are drawn. Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: Pattern Puppets
17 Oct 20
A photograph of a large mirror placed outside. A drawing of a person's face is attached to the top of the mirror. The reflection on the mirror shows people getting haircuts. Event · OnlineCAG ReadsGabi Dao and Christian Vistan present Paul Maheke and Tommy Orange
17 Oct 20·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM
Elsewhere · Campbell River Art Gallery Olivia WhetungSugarbush Shrapnel
24 Sep 20until18 Nov 20
A still of a person making a theatre set with cardboard boxes, colourful construction paper, and wood beads. Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: Theatre Diorama
19 Sep 20
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.Elsewhere · OBORO, Groupe Intervention Video, Ada X Deanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne
12 Sep 20until12 Dec 20
An image of an open page in Kevin Schmidt's monograph. The photograph printed on the page records the house decorated with holiday lights at night. Event · OffsitePublication Launch and PerformanceKevin Schmidt
26 Aug 20·5:00 PM
A still image of a hand painting a sheet of paper. It depicts the interior of someone's room. The room is yellow and it has a coffee table, couch, and rugs. Event · OnlineOpen StudioCAG X Collage Collage: A Mystery Room Collage
22 Aug 20
A cover of a book titled "Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl" by Andrea Lawlor. It is pink and shows a face of a person. Event · OnlineCAG ReadsHannah Jickling and Helen Reed present Andrea Lawlor
16 Aug 20·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM
EventIn this spaceVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2020
1 Aug 20
A cover of a book titled Anakana Schofield. On a white background, the capital letter b and the small letters: i, n, and a are printed. Event · OnlineCAG ReadsMarina Roy presents Anakana Schofield
25 Jul 20·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM
A photograph of a train employee in a train vestibule. They wear a green uniform with gold insignia and a grey wool hat. They look down, away from the camera, while light from a window glows behind. ExhibitionMadiha AijazMemorial for the lost pages
24 Jul 20until3 Jan 21
A black and white image of 7 people standing on the steps and landings of a u-shaped staircase inside of a building. Each person is looking directly at the camera. ExhibitionAlthea ThaubergerPagal Pagal Pagal Pagal Filmy Duniya
24 Jul 20until3 Jan 21
A patterned print. The pattern has a green background; is made of rows of pink and blue diamond-like shapes. The blue shapes have a yellow rope-like shape in the middle. White lines connect each row.ExhibitionJulian Yi-Zhong HouGrass Drama
24 Jul 20until3 Jan 21
An image of an open page inside Diyan Achjadi's book, titled Coming Soon! Two photographs recording Achjadi's poster projects in the city are printed on the pages. Event · OnlinePublication LaunchDiyan Achjadi: Coming Soon!
25 Jun 20·7:30 PM
A portrait photograph of Gabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill standing in front of a bush. Hill is wearing a red shirt and purple bottoms. Event · OnlineCAG ReadsGabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill presents Leslie Marmon Silko, Miguel James and Ursula K. Le Guin
14 Jun 20·3:30 PMuntil5:30 PM
A still image from Beric Manywounds's film titled Tsanizid (Wake Up). Several animal-like shaped black objects are flowing around the full moon at night. Event · OffsiteIndigenous Screening & DiscussionLuminous Territories
5 Jun 20
Event · OnlineCAG ReadsLeisure presents Charlotte Perkins Gilman
9 May 20
An image of a stage set framed by theatre curtains with brown curtains in the background. On stage is a set of a bedroom containing a bed, carpets, a small table, a room divider, and lounge chair.Event · RemotePerformanceErica Stocking: The Artist’s Studio Is Her Bedroom: a choreographed statement of autobiographical art making
24 Mar 20·7:00 PM
A detail of Damla Tamer's artwork. It is a weaving of black and white printed paper. EventPerformanceDamla Tamer
14 Mar 20·3:00 PM
An image of Justine A. Chambers performing choreography in a gallery space. Chambers is wearing a silver jumpsuit. EventPerformanceJustine A. Chambers
7 Mar 20·12:00 PM
An image of a white bed foregrounding a projector screen. The screen shows the image of a stage set. On stage is a set of a bedroom containing a bed, carpets, a small table, a room divider, and a lounge chair.EventRead-ThroughThe Artist's Studio is Her Bedroom
11 Feb 20·7:00 PM
A detail of various-shaped white ceramic vases sparsely placed on a white plinth. EventArtist’s RoundtableThe Artist’s Studio is Her Bedroom
25 Jan 20·3:00 PM
Sand is piled against a V-shaped plinth on a gallery floor. Lining the top of the plinth are small colourful sculptures. Behind a large black & white vinyl print of a photo collage hangs on the wall. EventWorkshopLeisure: Conversations with Magic Forms
25 Jan 20·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM
An image of a stage set framed by theatre curtains with brown curtains in the background. On stage is a set of a bedroom containing a bed, carpets, a small table, a room divider, and lounge chair. ExhibitionThe Artist's Studio is Her BedroomSteven Brekelmans, Justine A. Chambers, Brady Cranfield, Maura Doyle, Claire Greenshaw, Leisure (Meredith Carruthers & Susannah Wesley), Annie MacDonell, Erica Stocking, Damla Tamer
24 Jan 20until5 Jul 20
A photographic image of several roles of hemp ropes placed on a gray flat surface. Event · OffsiteTalkValeen Jules, Jeffrey McNeil-Seymour, Nicole Preissl,and Maika‘i Tubbs: Echoes & Reflections
19 Jan 20·2:00 PMuntil4:00 PM
An image, with a black background and white text and lines showing a section of an architectural plan for a neighbourhood. Handwritten text in the centre reads “CULLODEN COURT SHEL.”Elsewhere · McMaster Museum of ArtDeanna BowenA Harlem Nocturne
16 Jan 20until9 May 20
A detail of Sreshta Rit Premnath's installation. A big white form is hanging on a broken fence. Event · OffsitePublication LaunchSreshta Rit Premnath
9 Jan 20·6:00 PM