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Contemporary Art Gallery

555 Nelson Street
Vancouver, Canada

Closed for installation
until November 13, 2026

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2026

A detail of a miniature architectural model of a café made with cardboard, paper, fabric, and other materials. There is a bar, a dining area with red floors and many tables, and a small bathroom.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira

22 Sep 26·6:00 PM

Portrait of Gonzalo crossing their arms over their chest in front of a green background.

EventSaturday SessionGonzalo Reyes Rodriguez on Rafik Greiss

15 Aug 26·12:00 PM

A gallery space with two large unstretched canvas paintings of nude figures hanging on staggered walls.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira and Daniel Pickering

21 Jul 26·6:00 PM

Portrait of Rachelle Sawatsky standing outside in a black t-shirt and gold chain with their hands in their pockets.

EventSaturday SessionRachelle Sawatsky on Ser Serpas

11 Jul 26·12:00 PM

Selfie of Hazel Meyer and Cait McKinney. Meyer crosses their arms in a blue sweater and yellow beanie. McKinney has short grey hair and wears a brown vest over a button-up

EventSaturday Session Cait McKinney and Hazel Meyer on Douglas Watt

27 Jun 26·12:00 PM

Close up of a miniature of a bookstore made of cardboard and textile materials. On the shelves are tiny books with miniaturized versions of real book covers.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

9 Jun 26·6:00 PM

Black and white portraits of Douglas Watt and Connor Crable. Watt is seated covering his face with one hand under a beam of light. Crable wears a dark blazer facing the camera with a neutral expression.

EventIn ConversationDouglas Watt & Connor Crable

30 May 26·12:00 PM

Close up of a miniature of a nightclub venue made of cardboard, textiles, and other materials. There are blue and black floors and mirrored and holographic surfaces and mini disco balls.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira

19 May 26·6:00 PM

A portrait of Christian Vistan sitting with their left leg propped upon their right knee, focusing intently on shaping a ball of grey clay between their clay-covered hands. Light falls upon Christian’s hands and casts the rest of their body in shadows.

EventSaturday SessionChristian Vistan on Ser Serpas

9 May 26·12:00 PM

Black and white photograph of display boxes on the ground. A faint reflection of a figure is visible overlaying the image.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

28 Apr 26·6:00 PM

A portrait of Ser Serpas, dressed in a black top and denim jeans, sitting on a velvet gold-toned sofa. Her long black hair partially shadows her face as she gazes down with a somber expression.⁠

EventReadingSer Serpas

18 Apr 26·12:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionSpring 2026

16 Apr 26·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventPreviously Viewedgabi dao presents A Useful Ghost (2025)

28 Mar 26·7:00 PM

EventPreviously ViewedFaye HeavyShield presents Of Mice and Men (1939)

26 Mar 26·7:00 PM

EventPreviously ViewedSer Serpas presents Lake Mungo (2008)

24 Mar 26·7:00 PM

EventPreviously ViewedChristine Sun Kim presents Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1998)

21 Mar 26·7:00 PM

EventPreviously ViewedAbbas Akhavan presents Before Night Falls (2000)

19 Mar 26·7:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionChantal Gibson on Sojourner Truth Parsons

7 Feb 26·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

20 Jan 26·6:00 PM

Charles Atlas, "Because We Must," 1989. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York.

Event · OffsiteScreeningDance for Camera: Early Works by Charles Atlas

14 Jan 26·6:30 PM

EventSaturday SessionJustine A. Chambers on Charles Atlas

10 Jan 26·12:00 PM

2025

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira

25 Nov 25·6:00 PM

Photo: Gonzalo Reyes Rodriguez

EventSaturday SessionElizabeth McIntosh on Sojourner Truth Parsons

15 Nov 25·12:00 PM

Event · OffsiteCAG Gala 2025

1 Nov 25·7:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionDouglas Watt on Charles Atlas

25 Oct 25·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

14 Oct 25·6:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2025

2 Oct 25·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionChris Chong Chan Fui on Lindsay McIntyre & CFGNY

26 Jul 25·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

24 Jun 25·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionTom Hsu on CFGNY

14 Jun 25·12:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionDaina Warren on Lindsay McIntyre

24 May 25·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira

13 May 25·6:00 PM

Event · OffsiteScreeningthe space between the margins

24 Apr 25·7:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

15 Apr 25·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionCFGNY on CFGNY

5 Apr 25·12:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionSpring 2025

3 Apr 25·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventIn ConversationAruna D’Souza & Divya Mehra

14 Jan 25·7:00 PM

2024

The front façade of a castle built from white yoga blocks, resembling a child's play structure. The castle sits in the centre of a gallery and occupies the majority of its space.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Aretha Pereira

3 Dec 24·6:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

12 Nov 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionJake Kimble on Kablusiak

2 Nov 24·12:00 PM

Event · OffsiteCAG Gala 2024

1 Nov 24·7:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2024

17 Oct 24·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventIn ConversationRochelle Goldberg & Liz Magor

10 Aug 24·12:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionRyan Tacata on Zoe Leonard

27 Jul 24·12:00 PM

A pair of windows featuring line drawn figures engaged in various activities. Some of the figures spell out “for” and “ever” with their bodies.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

16 Jul 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionRebecca Brewer on Rochelle Goldberg

22 Jun 24·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

18 Jun 24·6:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionSummer 2024

6 Jun 24·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A young artist sits at a desk with headphones on. In the background, paintings and sculptural artworks are displayed.

Event · OffsiteVisual Art Summer IntensiveCall for applications

Event · OffsiteIn ConversationDiane Severin Nguyen & X Zhu-Nowell

23 Apr 24·7:00 PM

Photo: Mila Zuo

EventSaturday SessionMila Zuo on Diane Severin Nguyen

13 Apr 24·12:00 PM

Event · OffsitePublication LaunchTanya Lukin Linklater: My mind is with the weather

6 Apr 24·2:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

2 Apr 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionKyra Kordoski on Maureen Gruben

23 Mar 24·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

5 Mar 24·6:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionCasey Wei on Diane Severin Nguyen

24 Feb 24·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

13 Feb 24·6:00 PM

EventIn ConversationMaureen Gruben & Godfre Leung

3 Feb 24·12:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionWinter 2024

1 Feb 24·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

2023

Portraits of Justine A. Chambers and Vanessa Kwan

Event · OffsiteTimelines TalkJustine A. Chambers & Vanessa Kwan

7 Dec 23·7:30 PM

Portrait of Harsha Walia

Event · OffsiteTimelines TalkHarsha Walia

28 Nov 23·7:30 PM

Portraits of Khelsilem and Vanessa Richards

Event · OffsiteTimelines Talk Khelsilem & Vanessa Richards

21 Nov 23·7:30 PM

A portrait of Sidney Gordon.

EventOpen StudioPlace-based Lumen Printing with Sidney Gordon

18 Nov 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Lotus L. Kang, In Cascades (installation view), 2023. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

7 Nov 23·6:00 PM

EventTalkAstrida Neimanis, "Holdfast (Learning Feeling)"

24 Oct 23·7:00 PM

A portrait of Coco Zhou

EventSaturday SessionCoco Zhou on Lotus L. Kang

21 Oct 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Kyla Gilbert

EventOpen StudioStill Life Casting with Kyla Gilbert

14 Oct 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A close-up photo of a Senegalese woman facing the camera with a neutral expression.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

10 Oct 23·6:00 PM

Edge of a suspended sheet of film visible on the left of the photo, in a white room in front of a partially unfolded patterned tatami mat with silver discs arranged in a curved line on its surface.

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2023

28 Sep 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A portrait of Rafael Zen. The colours of the image have been inverted.

EventOpen StudioBlackout Poetry with Rafael Zen

20 Aug 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Latashkinem standing with a large hiking backpack on and walking skis. In the background are large white-capped mountains.

EventSaturday SessionLatashkinem on Sesemiya

12 Aug 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Paige Smith. She is wearing a pink face mask and cream-coloured blazer with print triangles.

EventOpen StudioBetween Canvas and Celluloid with Paige Smith

22 Jul 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsAudie Murray presents adrienne maree brown, George Fulford and Julie Flett

16 Jul 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Paper cutouts and a strawberry hang from thin metal wires.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

11 Jul 23·6:00 PM

A black and white photograph of Whess Harman. They sit by the water and smiling.

EventSaturday SessionWhess Harman on Gabrielle L'Hirondelle Hill

8 Jul 23·12:00 PM

A collage of three portraits.

EventSound ResponseChandra Melting Tallow, Alexander Miranda and Laura Ortman Respond to M*****

6 Jul 23·7:00 PM

EventSléway̓Working with Cedar with Sesemiya (Open Studio)

24 Jun 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionKarice Mitchell on Dionne Lee

17 Jun 23·12:00 PM

A stone with the outline of a handprint is displayed on a blue tarped surface.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

6 Jun 23·6:00 PM

EventIn ConversationGabrielle L’Hirondelle Hill, Dionne Lee & Sesemiya with Lorna Brown

27 May 23·12:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionSummer 2023

25 May 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

25 Apr 23·6:00 PM

EventOpen StudioImpressions on Paper with Kit Liu

22 Apr 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A portrait of Rebecca Bair. She is wearing earrings, a black long-sleeve shirt and is smiling.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsRebecca Bair presents Yaa Gyasi

16 Apr 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photo of Silas Ng. He is wearing glasses and a black raincoat with yellow sleeves.

EventSaturday SessionSilas Ng on Christine Sun Kim

15 Apr 23·12:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

28 Mar 23·6:00 PM

A portrait of Sena Cleave. They are wearing a blue turtleneck with mesh sleeves. They have straight short brown hair, brown eyes and a silver septum piercing.

EventOpen StudioScrying and Weaving with Sena Cleave

25 Mar 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Portrait of Brady Cranfield.

EventSaturday SessionBrady Cranfield on Kathy Slade

18 Mar 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Allison Grimaldi Donahue. She is wearing glasses, a light-blue denim button up and white pants.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsAllison Grimaldi Donahue presents Rosmarie Waldrop

11 Mar 23·12:00 PMuntil1:30 PM

EventCAG Prize ResidencyThe Couch: Hometown II

A portrait of Lorna Brown. An orange shawl is draped across her shoulders.

EventSaturday SessionLorna Brown on Kathy Slade

11 Feb 23·12:00 PM

A portrait of Marianne Nicolson. She is smiling in front of a colourful backdrop.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsMarianne Nicolson presents Grand Chief Ronald M. Derrickson and Arthur Manuel

4 Feb 23·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A portrait of Vitoria. They are wearing a black turtleneck with mesh sleeves and big black over ear headphones.

EventOpen StudioSensations of Déjà Vu with Vitória Monteiro

4 Feb 23·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

An stitched image of Kathy Slade and Lisa Robertson.

EventIn ConversationKathy Slade & Lisa Robertson

31 Jan 23·6:30 PM

EventOpening ReceptionWinter 2023

26 Jan 23·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

A collage featuring, amongst other details, a bird’s-eye view of a mottled orange surface, a wedge of light blue fun fur and a bread tag. In blue iridescent text, the word “WEDGE” appears across the image.

EventWEDGE RESIDENCY2022 Recipients

2022

EventIn ConversationTanya Lukin Linklater & Jordan Wilson

8 Dec 22·6:30 PM

A video still of two dancers performing in a studio space. In the foreground, a dancer is crouched on their knees with one arm sweeping overhead. In the background, a dancer is holding the corner of a wall, leaning forward with their feet planted.

Event · OffsiteOpen Rehearsalswith Tanya Lukin Linklater

7 Dec 22·1:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

EventCuratorial Tourwith Godfre Leung

6 Dec 22·6:00 PM

A portrait of Mark DeLong. He is standing in a gallery space next to a plinth which displays a colourful mixed media sculpture.

EventOpen StudioDrawing Practices with Mark DeLong

3 Dec 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

EventSaturday SessionKay Slater and Laurie M. Landry on Christine Sun Kim

26 Nov 22·12:00 PM

A black and white portrait of Kelsie Grazier. She is sitting on a chair with her legs crossed wearing a blouse with balloon sleeves, jeans and no shoes. She is facing the camera directly.

EventOpen StudioFinding Culture with Kelsie Grazier

12 Nov 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A video still of a person opening an archival drawer. They are in a storage space with yellow cabinets lining the walls.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

8 Nov 22·6:00 PM

A portrait of Alanna Ho and Kelsie Grazier.

EventSaturday SessionAlanna Ho and Kelsie Grazier on Christine Sun Kim

29 Oct 22·1:00 PM

A portrait of Edzi’u. She is sitting at a table wearing a black leather jacket with fringed sleeves. Her elbow is resting on the table with one fist under her chin. She is looking down toward the floor.

EventOpen StudioSound Walk with Edzi'u

22 Oct 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A drawing by Christine Sun Kim. Two black curved shapes fill the bottom left side of the paper, like the kink of an elbow. Along the edge of the shapes, the words “hand” and “palm” are written. The drawing is contained in a white frame.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Julia Lamare

11 Oct 22·6:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionFall 2022

22 Sep 22·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

EventIntertwinedVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2022

Event · OnlineVideo VisitsSummer 2022

A photo of Aakansha Ghosh. She is seated on a gray couch wearing a black patterned top and dark rimmed glasses.

EventOpen StudioImages as Found Objects with Aakansha Ghosh

13 Aug 22·1:00 PMuntil3:30 PM

An exterior view of three of CAG’s windows covered with vinyl photographs depicting diffuse colours and indecipherable plant matter, which appear beneath a layer of wrinkled plastic film.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Julia Lamare

26 Jul 22·6:00 PM

A photo of semillites hernández velasco. He is smiling in front of a green fence.

Event · OffsiteWEDGE OUTPUTGame Night with semillites hernández velasco

25 Jul 22·6:30 PMuntil8:30 PM

A portrait of Qian Cheng lying across the orange seats of a subway car. Qian is wearing a brown turtleneck sweater that is covering her chin. One of her arms is stretched behind her head holding an iPhone; the other is holding two tote bags.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsQian Cheng presents Trinh T. Minh-ha

24 Jul 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Photo: Perrin Grauer

Event · OnlineWEDGE OUTPUTTalk with Esteban Pérez

11 Jul 22·6:00 PM

A selfie of Alex Gibson in a gallery space, shot in a mirrored artwork. They are wearing a black long-sleeved shirt.

EventSaturday SessionAlex Gibson on Michelle Bui

9 Jul 22·12:00 PM

A portrait of Debbie C. Debbie is wearing a black shirt and is seated in front of a white wall.

EventOpen StudioGhosts, Pigments and Plastics with Debbie C.

9 Jul 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A portrait of Sara Farhan. She’s smiling at the camera.

EventTalkSara Farhan, "Archive Fever"

6 Jul 22·6:30 PM

EventSaturday SessionMarina Roy on Abbas Akhavan

25 Jun 22·12:00 PM

A portrait of Faune Ybarra. Faune is smiling, wearing a green vest and glasses. Behind her is a blue lattice with green plants peeking through.

EventOpen StudioFlower Pounding with Faune Ybarra

18 Jun 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A closeup shot of a wooden cabinet with glass doors. A faint reflection of the surrounding room is visible in the glass, including scattered furniture and a doorway rendered in green paint.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Matthew Hyland

14 Jun 22·6:00 PM

EventWEDGE RESIDENCYCall for applications

A photo of Dana Qaddah. Dana is seated in a chair wearing a green shirt and black pants. One of their arms is resting on the back of the chair.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsDana Qaddah presents Etel Adnan, Mona Saudi and Mahmoud Darwish

5 Jun 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photo of the back of a wooden museum bench. In the background sits a low table of the same material. Behind these objects, the wall is draped in a printed gray fabric, alongside a doorway rendered in green-screen paint.

EventIn ConversationAbbas Akhavan with Kim Nguyen and Matthew Hyland

4 Jun 22·12:00 PM

EventOpening ReceptionSummer 2022

2 Jun 22·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

Event · OffsiteWEDGE OUTPUTSahbā Sād: Sabzi Bazi

27 May 22·6:00 PM

EventVideo VisitsWinter 2022

Installation image of Alex Morrison's sculptures and paintings in a gallery.

EventSpring Exhibition Party

29 Apr 22·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

A portrait of Michelle Bui

EventIn ConversationMichelle Bui with Julia Lamare and Chelsea Yuill

28 Apr 22·6:30 PMuntil7:30 PM

A portrait photograph of Douglas Watt sitting on a chair and covering the lower half of his face with his hand.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsDouglas Watt presents Derek McCormack

24 Apr 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photographic work by Michelle Bui. A folded white napkin, which balances a small pink round object at its top, is placed on a green textured backdrop.

EventCuratorial Tourwith Chelsea Yuill

20 Apr 22·6:00 PMuntil7:00 PM

A photographic work by Michelle Bui. Diffuse colours and indecipherable plant matter appear beneath a layer of wrinkled plastic film. Sparse flowers and leaves are sprinkled across the picture plane.

EventSaturday SessionKaren Zalamea on Michelle Bui

9 Apr 22·12:00 PMuntil1:00 PM

A detail of a photo-based artwork by Svava Tergesen. The image shows a food sculpture that Tergesen made out of citrus fruits.

EventOpen StudioFood as Sculpture by Svava Tergesen

2 Apr 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A detail of a pink mushroom-like shaped sculpture by Alex Morrison.

EventSaturday SessionAlex Morrison on Nooks and Corners

26 Mar 22·12:00 PMuntil1:00 PM

Installation image of Tiziana La Melia's fabric-based works. Paints and threads are embedded in a piece of pink fabric.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsTiziana La Melia presents Mary Ruefle, Renee Gladman, and Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge

20 Mar 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A detail of Alex Morrison’s painting. Eight white tulips in vase foreground abstract images.

EventCuratorial Tour with Matthew Hyland

16 Mar 22·6:00 PMuntil7:00 PM

A photo of Jack Kenna sitting in his studio and speaking to his laptop.

EventOpen Studio 3D Illusions and Collage with Jack Kenna

12 Mar 22·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A black and white photograph of Cole Pauls. Pauls is wearing a red sun symbol necklace and smelting.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsCole Pauls presents Christian Staebler and Sonia Paoloni

20 Feb 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A photo of semillites hernández velasco. He is smiling in front of a green fence.

Event · OnlineOpen StudioPortrait of Your Future Self with semillites hernández velasco

EventCuratorial Tourwith Julia Lamare

16 Feb 22·6:00 PMuntil7:00 PM

A still image of psychic Star Magic pointing the finger at one of Alison Yip's works on the wall. Star Magic wears a red hat and glasses.

Event · OnlineVideo TourStar Magic on Alison Yip

A still image of a script left on a shrub in a night.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsElisa Ferrari presents Bhanu Kapil, Jackie Wang, Erin Moure

22 Jan 22·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

EventVideo VisitsFall 2021

2021

EventLooking at the Garden Fence

An aerial view of a person with a black hair standing in front of an artwork placed on the floor. The work is a large paper with a diamond- shaped cut-out in the middle.

Event · OnlineCAG Reads Hannah Rickards presents Russell Targ, Jorge Luis Borges, Robert Ashley, John McPhee, and Stanislaw Lem

21 Nov 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A black and white photograph of Charlene Vickers and Chad MacQuarrie playing guitars inside a house.

EventOpen StudioSound, Music and Mixed Media with Charlene Vickers and Chad MacQuarrie

20 Nov 21·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A large wood sculpture is installed in a gallery space. It is the shape of a house with a large window in the middle. A painting depicting the silhouette of a woman sits in the window.

EventPerformanceCharlene Vickers

30 Oct 21·1:00 PM

Event · OffsiteWEDGE OUTPUTWoojae Kim

23 Oct 21·4:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

A cover of a comic graphic novel titled The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book by Gord Hill. It illustrates a physical fight between indigenous people and western colonizers.

Event · OnlineCAG Reads Skeena Reece & Gord Hill present The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book

17 Oct 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A portrait photograph of Michelle Sound. Michelle wears a pair of pink glasses and beaded earrings. The photograph is framed by a detail of her rabbit-hair drum.

EventOpen StudioWatercolours and Mark-making with Michelle Sound

16 Oct 21·1:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

EventHuman NatureVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2021

Three black and white portrait photographs are placed side by side. From the left to the right, the photographs are of Charlene Vickers, Faye HeavyShield, and Lorna Brown.

EventIn ConversationCharlene Vickers & Faye HeavyShield with Lorna Brown

18 Sep 21·4:00 PM

EventVideo VisitsSpring 2021

EventVideo VisitsSummer 2021

A photograph of Nicole Kelly Westman, Peta Rake, and Katarina Veljovic sitting in a row in front of Nicole’s red curtain.

Event · OnlineTalk Nicole Kelly Westman with Peta Rake & Katarina Veljovic

5 Aug 21·6:30 PM

A photograph of Michelle Sound standing and smiling outside by the water. Michelle is wearing a pair of black glasses, beaded earrings, and a wine-red shirt.

Event · OnlineWEDGE OUTPUTTalk with Michelle Sound

18 Jul 21·11:00 AM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioSound Journal with Alanna Ho

A still image of Tristan Unrau sitting by his desk in his studio.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsTristan Unrau presents Rachel Cusk

17 Jul 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioGraphic Scores with Alanna Ho

Three books are placed on a red flat surface. From the left to the right, Audre Lorde’s Poetry is Not a Luxury, Maggie Nelson’s Jane: A Murder, and Maria Campbell’s Halfbreed.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsNicole Kelly Westman presents Audre Lorde, Maggie Nelson, Maria Campbell, and Virginie Despentes

6 Jun 21·2:00 PMuntil3:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioTracing Light with Alanna Ho

A detail of Corbin Union's installation work inside a gallery space. A small mirror is placed on top of the wooden staircase.

EventVideo VisitsWinter 2021

A black and white photograph of Whess Harman. They sit by the water and smiling.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsWhess Harman presents Tillie Walden and Diigii Daguna

1 May 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

A portrait photograph of Zarmeene Shah. She has a long brown hair and is wearing a black shirt. She smiles directly at the camera.

Event · OnlineCuratorial Lecturewith Zarmeene Shah

28 Apr 21·5:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioShadow Lanterns with Nicole Preissl

A detail of an art installation by Corbin Union. White ceramic bottles are placed on a white wooden surface. A beak-like metal piece is sticking out of each ceramic pieces.

Event · OnlineTalkCorbin Union

10 Apr 21·11:00 AM

A still image of Christine Howard Sandoval working in the studio.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsChristine Howard Sandoval presents Deborah A. Miranda and Ariella Aïsha Azoulay

30 Mar 21·7:00 PMuntil8:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioClay Houses with Nicole Preissl

A cover of a book titled Bad Indians: A Tribal Memoir and Altar for Broken Things by Deborah A. Miranda. It shows a photograph of a child in a cowboy costume riding on a pony.

Event · OnlineReading Deborah A. Miranda

14 Mar 21·11:00 AM

A photograph of a hand holding a book titled Lao Tzu: Tao Te Ching: A Book about the Way and the Power of the Way by Ursula K. Le Guin against a white wall.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsLaiwan presents Ursula K. Le Guin

28 Feb 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

Event · OnlineOpen StudioEco Collage with Nicole Preissl

A mound-like sculpture made from layers of adobe mud and strips of tape. A postcard with an image of a figure dressed in a religious habit is wedged into the mound, leaving only the torso visible.

Event · OnlineTalkChristine Howard Sandoval in conversation with Kimberly Phillips

6 Feb 21·11:00 AM

A detail of Patric Cruz’ black and white drawing. It depicts books, stars, and leaves placed inside a circle.

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsPatrick Cruz presents Phylos the Thibetan

31 Jan 21·4:00 PMuntil5:30 PM

EventVideo VisitsSummer 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Event · OnlineCAG ReadsLeisure presents Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eventyou do youVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2019

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 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 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

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

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

2018

A still image of a person lying on a bed in a dimly lit room. This person is drawing something on their sketchbook.

Event · OffsiteScreeningGray House

7 Dec 18·7:00 PM

An open page from Jeneen Frei Njootli's monograph, titled "my auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money." The installation image of the same-named exhibition, where the artist placed large sheets of steel in the gallery, is printed on the page.

Event · OffsitePublication LaunchJeneen Frei Njootli: my auntie bought all her skidoos with bead money

29 Nov 18·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

The exterior of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station with the work of Kameelah Janan Rasheed installed on the facade. There are large, safety-yellow vinyl prints with large black text on five window panels.

EventTalkKameelah Janan Rasheed

27 Oct 18·3:00 PM

The cover of the book "Page 10" by Robert Kleyn. The cover is blue with faint blue text in the background. The title of the book and author's name are in bold black text.

EventPublication LaunchRobert Kleyn: Page 10

19 Oct 18·6:30 PM

A photograph capturing the sun setting on the sea. A cloud covers the top left part of this image. One-third of this image on the right is covered by a black shadow.

Event · OffsiteTalkWolfgang Weileder

11 Oct 18·7:00 PM

A photographic image of a cloudy sky.

EventTalkDove Allouche

28 Sep 18·12:30 PM

A cover of a book by Billy-Ray Belcourt titled "This Wound is a World." The image includes a person stretching their arms in the air.

EventReadingBilly-Ray Belcourt

12 Sep 18·7:00 PM

EventThis is an IllusionVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2018

A photograph of white bookshelves attached to a wall. Multiple books are installed on these bookshelves.

EventReading GroupEmily Dundas Oke

14 Aug 18·7:00 PM

A small plane flying in the sky pulls a banner that says, “gone to feminist land art retreat - back in 2 weeks.”

Event · OffsiteFeminist Land Art RetreatFLAR AIR and FLAR AIRWAVES

An exterior image of CAG’s façade windows with a panoramic photograph in vinyl of a rainforest landscape installed over an orange background.

EventTalk Andi Icaza-Largaespada

26 Jul 18·7:00 PM

A detail of installation work by Deanna Bowen. On a table with two chairs, a rotary phone, a radio, newspaper, and a note are placed.

Event · OffsiteTalkDeanna Bowen in conversation with Cecily Nicholson

21 Jul 18·2:00 PM

A detail image of Jeneen Frei Njootli's installation work. It is a large-scale sheet of steel with some oil marks that look like a geographic map.

EventTalkJeneen Frei Njootli, Ayumi Goto, Peter Morin, and Olivia Whetung: Resonant Presence and Refusals

17 Jul 18·7:00 PM

A detail image of a text-based work by Channa Horwitz. On a sheet of white paper, various texts and diagrams are printed with black ink.

EventTalkEllen Davis on Channa Horwitz

13 Jul 18·6:30 PM

Andrew Bartee, wearing a mustard-coloured outfit is performing for an audience seated on the floor against a gallery wall.

EventPerformance Andrew Bartee: A dance for lonely people

29 Jun 18·6:30 PM

A photograph of children and adults walking down a narrow alley between houses.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallJustine A. Chambers: the intersectors

14 Jun 18·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM

An image of a drumset and mikes being set up in front of a gallery wall. Seven landscape photographs are installed on the wall. The audience sit on the floor and waiting for the performance to start.

EventPerformanceScott Gailey and Yu Su

7 Jun 18·7:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

An image of baseball caps, helmets, gloves and multiple used materials pilled up on a flat white surface.

Event · OffsiteThe ForeshoreDana Claxton with Jaleh Mansoor: Subterranean Weaving: On the Entwinement of Indigeneity and Hidden Labour in the Making of Contemporary Vancouver

5 Jun 18·7:00 PMuntil8:30 PM

A still image of hands placing cans of soda on a green backdrop.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallHelen Reed and Hannah Jickling: A subtle lemon, mild skunk-ish and sweet potato sign

3 May 18·5:30 PM

A portrait photo of Kaja Silverman wearing a black shift and sitting on stone steps outside the building entrance.

Event · OffsiteTalkKaja Silverman: The Three-Personed Picture

29 Apr 18·6:00 PM

An image of people standing apart in a gallery, interspersed by artworks on the wall. They are holding books. Some chairs are placed in the middle of the gallery facing performers.

EventPerformance Mark Timmings and Stephen Morris: Wetland Senario

28 Apr 18·7:30 PM

Still image of people in black t-shirts performing choreography. Three pairs of two dancers are in various poses, many leaning against the walls.

Event · OffsitePerformanceJohn Wood and Paul Harrison: Very Clear Instructions

20 Apr 18·7:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

An image of two people standing in front of artworks installed on a gallery wall.

Event · OffsiteTalkUK Curatorial Delegation

8 Apr 18·6:30 PMuntil8:30 PM

An image of collage and drawing pieces overlapping and leaning against a wall. They are both framed.

EventTalk Joi T. Arcand, Colin Miner, Grace Ndiritu and Kara Uzelman with Kimberly Phillips: On Time and the Futurity of Photography

7 Apr 18·3:00 PMuntil4:00 PM

An installation image of Grace Ndiritu's work mounted on a wall. It is a black and white photograph capturing a forest.

Event · OffsiteTalkGrace Ndiritu

29 Mar 18·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

Brent Wadden's book, titled "two scores." The upper half of the book cover is purple and the bottom is blue.

EventPublication LaunchBrent Wadden: Two Scores

17 Mar 18·4:30 PM

An image of a person writing texts on the whiteboard with a red marker.

Event · OffsiteThe ForeshoreColl Thrush with Kamala Todd: Land Language: Land Responsibilities

6 Mar 18·7:00 PM

A photograph of a piece of white cloth on a wall of a classroom. A phrase, '"open access is..." is printed in the middle of the cloth, and other handwritten ideas, including "not being judged" are written in the margins.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallCarmen Papalia: Open Access: Practicing Accessibility Together

1 Mar 18·5:00 PM

A photograph of Travis Meinolf weaving on a wooden loom outdoors.

EventWorkshop Weaving with Travis Meinolf

17 Feb 18·3:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

A photograph of Carmen Papalia speaking into a white megaphone on a street.

Event · OffsiteThe ForeshoreCarmen Papalia and Joulene Tse Parent: Dignity and Access

23 Jan 18·7:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

A close view of a woven textile which has a striped pattern of alternating brown, orange and tan colours.

EventTalkT'ai Smith: Dissecting Textiles

20 Jan 18·3:00 PM

2017

A black and white line drawing.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallElisa Ferrari: the sound of a cactus being touched by a raindrop

14 Dec 17·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM

A detailed image of Andrew Dadson's work. A cactus illuminated by pink-purple light.

EventTalkAndrew Dadson

15 Nov 17·6:00 PM

Exterior image of CAG with the work of Lyse Lemieux installed in vinyl across the ground and top floor windows. Large-scale black ellipses alternate with black linear patterns on a beige background.

EventTalkLyse Lemieux

15 Nov 17·6:00 PM

Various sheets of paper with pressed plants on them are scattered over a table covered in blue cloth.

Event · OffsiteA New Path to the WaterfallT’uy’t’tanat Cease Wyss: The Strathcona Herbarium Launch

9 Nov 17·5:30 PMuntil7:00 PM

Two smiling children in a classroom looking at a handmade herbarium book. Other herbarium books surround them on the table.

EventA New Path to the Waterfall

An image of a dancer preforming.

EventPerformancesAndrew Bartee

EventFIRE ALARMVisual Arts Summer Intensive 2017

An inflated plastic bag covers the head of the artist. The artist’s face looking down her hands is visible through this translucent bag. Many people seated behind her are watching this performance.

Event · OffsitePerformanceSikarnt Skoolisariyaporn: Object Without Shadow

9 Sep 17·8:00 PM

EventContemporary Art PracticesVisual Arts Summer Intensive

Multiple, framed paintings of similar mountain landscapes in different sizes cover the walls of a gallery in a salon-style layout. Four vitrines in the center of the gallery display more.

Event · OffsiteTalkPeter White

18 Jul 17·6:00 PM

Three circular paintings of mountain landscapes hang in a horizontal line on a bright blue wall in a gallery. The landscapes appear to be duplicates but are subtly different.

EventTalkNancy Tousley

30 Jun 17·6:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

Detail shot of the work of Gordon Bennett. The colourful drawing shows two figures. One at the center that is part skeleton. A smaller figure sits on top and is holding two snakes.

EventTalkAileen Burns

29 Jun 17·6:15 PM

A salad in a big blue bowl, a bottle of olive oil, and various other plates are placed on a table.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopDerya Akay: Exploring Syrian Cuisine

29 Apr 17·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A portrait photograph of Sally Tallant smiling. Tallant is wearing a green shirt and a silver necklace.

EventTalkSally Tallant

12 Apr 17·5:30 PM

Installation image of various works in a gallery. Coloured photographs of various landscapes, texts, and some objects are sparsely placed on the wall.

EventArtist TalkGreg Staats

2 Apr 17·2:00 PM

People self-serving food from various dishes on a long silver table.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopDerya Akay: The Chosen Food: Shabbat Dinner & Fresh Challah

2 Apr 17·5:00 PMuntil8:00 PM

A close up view of a patchwork quilt made of fabric squares of varying patterns and colours. Quilted overtop are large white block letters. Only a fragment of a sentence is visible.

EventInstallationDiane Borsato: The Moon Is Often Referred To As a Dead, Barren World, But I Think This Is Not Necessarily The Case

25 Mar 17·6:00 PMuntil9:00 PM

Two people standing and mixing cut vegetables in a bowl on a kitchen table.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopDerya Akay: Cooking with Maria Dyulgerova and Biliana Velkova

18 Mar 17·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A white graph on a black background with a heading that reads "How do you feel?" A "Next" button is beneath the graph.

EventFeedback SeriesDavid Balzer on Erdem Taşdelen

11 Mar 17·4:00 PMuntil5:00 PM

EventTalkErdem Taşdelen

19 Jan 17·6:30 PMuntil7:30 PM

In a darkened gallery space, four thin TV monitors with stands play video works. In front of them, twelve speaker boxes are placed in a large circle, inside which visitors sit while watching videos.

Event · OffsiteTalkHaroon Mirza

13 Jan 17·6:00 PMuntil0:00 AM

2016

A large black and white map covers the floor. Various coloured markers are scattered across the surface and a person is pointing to an intersection on the map.

Event · OffsiteWorkshopKeg de Souza

1 Oct 16·12:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

Various items including plastic shopping bags are vacuumed sealed in clear bags. People are visible through the clear bags.

Event · OffsiteTalkKeg de Souza

28 Sep 16·7:00 PM

Three people, with their backs to the camera, look at a row of unframed photographs hanging on a grey gallery wall.

EventGet R.E.A.L.

Event · OffsiteTalkIsabel Nolan

26 Jul 16·7:00 PM

EventTalkClaudia Beck on Jochen Lempert

11 Jun 16·3:00 PM

A black and white photograph of a person floating in the sea.

Event · OffsiteIn ConversationAmaara Raheem & Kimberly Phillips

2 Jun 16·7:00 PM

A black and white unframed photograph hangs on a gallery wall. The photograph depicts a a plant with a stark white left in the centre.

EventTalkJochen Lempert

7 May 16·2:00 PM

Image of a pair of hands placed on a glass armonica.

Event · OffsitePerformanceCamille Norment and Experimental Music Unit: Songs for Glass Island

9 Apr 16·7:00 PM

A graphic illustration of two figures printed in black vinyl on the glass face of a train station. One is walking and the other is upside down with a drill-like head. Bold text is on either side.

Event · OffsiteTalkWalter K. Scott

7 Mar 16·6:00 PM

Fifteen metal rulers align diagonally on a white table in a gallery. Each is bent upwards at a 90 degree angle at different points. In combination, the aligned bent sections create a raised slope.

Event · OffsiteTalk John Wood and Paul Harrison

15 Feb 16·6:00 PM

Event · OffsiteScreening P. Staff and Robin Simpson: Missives

12 Feb 16·7:00 PM

EventPerformanceHazel Meyer: Muscle Panic

31 Jan 16·2:00 PM

A group of people boarding a small blue boat from a concrete dock on a rainy day. A bridge and buildings are visible in the background beyond the water.

Event · OffsiteBoat TourCindy Mochizuki: Paper

EventPerformanceMargaret Dragu: The Library Project

30 Jan 16·11:00 AMuntil2:00 PM

EventPerformanceJanice Kerbel: DOUG

29 Jan 16·7:00 PM

This is a close-up view of a performance taking place inside the gallery space. A person is adjusting the stage light and another is taking a photograph of a seated person in the middle.

EventPerformanceTiziana La Melia: Staring at the Ceiling

26 Jan 16·7:00 PM

Two people are performing in a gallery space. The one wearing a blue-green scarf is standing straight and looking down at the other, who is lying down on the floor.

EventPerformanceOlivia Boudreau: Lying Bodies, Standing Bodies

26 Jan 16·12:00 PMuntil6:00 PM

An artwork depicting two shoeprint-like forms made out of googly-eye stickers on a tan background.

EventFeedback SeriesHowie Tsui on Kim Beom

12 Jan 16·7:00 PM

2015

Three objects are displayed in a gallery space. From left to right, a silver iron, black portable radio, and silver kettle are placed on a shelf mounted to a white gallery wall.

EventTalkKim Beom in conversation with Paul Kajander

5 Dec 15·2:00 PMuntil3:00 PM

A close up view of a hand drawn poster, which has ART AS ACTIVISM written on it and a drawing of two figures, one is seated in front of an easel and crossed out, while the other holds a protest sign.

EventPanel DiscussionAmanda Cachia, Carmen Papalia, Cheryl L’Hirondelle and Margaret Dragu

22 Nov 15·11:00 AMuntil1:00 PM

An image of many dishes placed inside red and white gingham patterned tent. Small flags showing various words, such as immigration and heritage, are sticking out of each dish.

EventPanel DiscussionRandy Lee Cutler, Holly Schmidt, Gaye Chan, Derya Akay and Keg de Souza

17 Oct 15·3:00 PM

Three large-scale, marble sculptures resembling child-made forts of draped sheets, chairs, and other objects. Behind, a large-scale, abstract work of colourful geometric shapes is mounted on a wall.

EventTalk Sylvia Kind

6 Oct 15·7:00 PM

The artist Marie Lorenz stands in a river pulling a wooden boat to drag it into the river. The tide is low and only the calves of the artist are soaked in the water.

Event · OffsiteMarie LorenzTidal Derive

A single-channel video is projected on a screen in a darkened gallery. The video depicts musicians in black dress clothes playing instruments in an orchestra.

EventFeedback SeriesMurray Isman, Lucas Abela and Giorgia Magnanensi on Mungo Thompson

28 Jul 15·7:00 PM

EventTalkMungo Thomson

11 Jul 15·2:00 PM

A person dressed in black plays the violin outdoors in a park. There are buildings, trees and benches in the background.

Event · OffsitePerformanceMungo Thomson: Crickets

10 Jul 15·8:30 PM

A photograph of a rectangular stone falls into a dark blue ocean creating a large splash. An industrial metal structure fills the foreground of the photograph.

Event · OffsiteTalkMaddie Leach

11 Jun 15·7:00 PM

An abstract painting hangs on a navy blue gallery wall. In the foreground of the image a section of a marble bench facing the painting is visible.

EventTalkTad Hozumi

6 Jun 15·4:00 PM

Detail image of Meriç Algün Ringborg’s text-based artwork installed in the CAG’s exterior window spaces. A part of the text lists English words such as setting, separation, and surprising.

EventReadingMeriç Algün Ringborg and Erdem Taşdelen: Investigations on Artistic Subjectivity

16 May 15·2:00 PMuntil4:00 PM

Two abstract, black and white paintings and one sculpture are installed in a gallery space. The sculpture is made of large, arched and bent sheets of reflective material stacked atop one another.

EventFeedback SeriesMark DeLong, Richard MacFarlane and Brynn McNab on Julia Dault

12 May 15·7:00 PM

A sculpture made of large, arched and bent sheets of reflective material stacked atop one another.

EventIn ConversationJulia Dault & Michelle Jacques

2 May 15·1:00 PM

Detail image of a photograph in vinyl of a rectangular carpet installed on the facade of Yaletown-Roundhouse Station. Geometric forms and stylized plant motifs in white, green and red are visible.

EventTalkShannon Bool

22 Apr 15·7:00 PM

The cover of David Blazer’s book “Curationism.” The cover depicts a photograph of an assemblage sculpture made of a mannequin torso balanced on cogs and other mechanical objects.

EventTalk David Balzer

10 Apr 15·7:00 PM

A single-channel video is projected on the wall. The video depicts a person speaking directly to the camera. The subtitle reads, “I feel the need to believe.” Black chairs are aligned on the floor.

EventFeedback SeriesOn Jeremy Shaw

24 Mar 15·7:00 PM

A black and white image of a starkly lit dancer in motion wearing a white unitard. Multiple translucent images of the dancer in slightly varying positions are overlaid against a black background.

Event · OffsiteTalk Jeremy Shaw in conversation with Caitlin Jones

2 Mar 15·6:00 PM

A photographed image foregrounded by the back head of a man with a beige coat. This person looks straight to the crowd passing the wide street

Event · OffsitePerformanceLotte van den Berg: Cinema Imaginaire

A scarf-like textile hangs from a bar attached to a gallery wall. The textile has a colourful stripe-pattern and blue tassels. The gallery walls are painted in red, and the floor is light grey.

EventFeedback SeriesZora McMillan on Krista Belle Stewart

1 Feb 15·2:00 PM

A large video projection of a snowy landscape on a red gallery wall. Centred in the image, a red pickup truck on a narrow road cutting across low, rolling hills.

Event · OffsiteScreening and TalkKrista Belle Stewart

29 Jan 15·7:00 PM

A video work by Krista Belle Stewart projected on a red gallery wall. The video shows a person wearing a carved wooden mask. A black and white photograph of children is installed on the other wall.

EventFeedback SeriesGabrielle Moser on Krista Belle Stewart

26 Jan 15·7:00 PM

A close view of a clear, block-like sculpture of encased broken ceramic pieces installed on a plinth. A royal blue cloth drapes behind the sculpture.

Event · OffsiteTalkGrace Schwindt

19 Jan 15·7:00 PM