Why I Design: Fashion Illustration with Forest Tomlin
Wednesday, September 13, 2023 | 6:00pm - 7:30pm
A workshop inspired by our “Dressed for History: Why Costume Collections Matter” exhibition. Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of fashion illustration with Forest Tomlin in this captivating art workshop. Discover the intricate art of rendering ornate fabrics as you learn to breathe life into your sketches. Unveil the secrets behind capturing the essence of silk, lace, and embellishments, and watch your designs come alive on paper. As well as journeying through time as we delve into a succinct yet captivating history of fashion illustration, tracing its evolution and indelible impact on the dynamic landscape of the fashion industry.
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Truth and Reconciliation Day: Workshop with Shaina Stephens
Saturday, September 30, 2023
Join us for an activity and open conversation about all aspects of residential schools; bring your stories, ready ears, and ready hands. In the spirit of the story told by spokesperson and former student, Phyllis (Jack) Webstad, of her first day when her shiny new orange shirt, a gift from her grandmother, was taken from her as a six-year-old girl, we invite you to make your own orange shirt with us, stencils, and paint to bring home. The Legacy of Orange Shirt Day commemorates the residential school experience, calling us to witness and honour the healing journeys of the survivors and their families, remember those who didn’t make it, and commit to active, ongoing decolonization. Every Child Matters, even if they are now an adult.
Please note that one ticket to this event covers enough materials to make one orange shirt. One child and their accompanying adult/s can be covered by one ticket to make one orange shirt together.
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Plundered Jungles, a Vancouver Museum and Reclaimed Joy
The Tyee
The smell of freshly milled mahogany is not a fragrance that I’ve ever given much thought to, but I’m now desperate to inhale it after a tour of the Museum of Vancouver’s new exhibition Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project.
Curated by Vancouver’s Propellor Studio in collaboration with the Museum of Vancouver, the exhibition came about in serendipitous fashion, with an unexpected donation of mahogany. The wood in question was harvested in the last century (between 1950 and 1970), and carefully stored away until now.
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GHETTO
How Can We Live Together?
August 23, 2023 - November 12, 2023
Henriquez Partners Architects in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and European Cultural Centre first displayed GHETTO at the European Cultural Centre’s 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale, themed “How will we live together?”. The exhibition travelled to the Art Gallery of Ontario in 2022 and is showing at the Museum of Vancouver August 23 to November 12, 2023.
GHETTO is a theoretical rezoning project that proposes the development of housing for refugees through the transfer of wealth created by the sale of timeshare condominiums to American tourists in Venice, and now Vancouver. The exhibition considers the role of the architect in creating spaces for inclusion and questions the architect’s role as a “cordial convener and a custodian of the spatial contract.” This theoretical project aims to continue the conversation in Vancouver, a city with similar challenges to Venice including issues of housing unaffordability, economic dependence on tourism, an influx of immigrants and the displacement of residents.
The exhibition has been honoured with awards from the European Cultural Centre, Architecture MasterPrize, Architizer A+ and Azure Magazine.
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Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project
On view until August 7, 2024
Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project, curated by Propellor Studio, in collaboration with Museum of Vancouver, celebrates the creativity and craft of Vancouver’s design community, while engaging with questions central to the role of design in advancing sustainability as well as social and environmental justice.
A diverse group of 31 emerging and seasoned local designers and makers were selected to create 22 objects made from vintage mahogany provided by MOV. The exhibition features a wide array of design objects from furniture, lighting and household objects, to jewelry, and much more. The idea for Reclaim + Repair: The Mahogany Project was born out of a desire to honour this material and the places from which it originated.
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Know before you go:
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Museum of Vancouver is open from Sunday-Wednesday 10:00am - 5:00pm and Thursday-Saturday 10:00am - 8:00pm.
- Please note that ticket sales end 45 minutes before closing.
- Visit MOV on the first Sunday of each month and pay what you can for admission.
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We are located at 1100 Chestnut Street in beautiful Vanier Park in the neighborhood of Kitsilano in Vancouver.
- The Museum is wheelchair, stroller and scooter accessible, including washrooms, ramps and elevators, and wide entrances and exits.
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When booked in advance, groups of 10 people or more are eligible for a discounted rate. Learn more.
- Admission is free for the people who self-identify as Indigenous.
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Reviving RIOT FOOD HERE!
Thursday, September 7, 2023 | 6:00pm - 8:30pm
In commemoration of the 116th anniversary of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver, artist and author Henry Tsang will be reviving his RIOT FOOD HERE pop-up food art project. Chef Kris Barnholden will be recreating the original menu that reflects five cuisines of the people in the area at the time of the riot: European, Chinese, Japanese, Indigenous and Punjabi.
RIOT FOOD HERE was installed in 4 locations over 4 weekends in May and June 2018. These sites track the route taken by the Asiatic Exclusion League’s parade and demonstration demanding a White Canada, inciting a mob that attacked Chinatown and Powell Street for the following two days. The project launched with a walking tour led by Michael Barnholden, author of Reading the Riot Act: A Brief History of Riots in Vancouver, which inspired Henry to create 360 Riot Walk, a 360 video walking tour of the 1907 riots, which in turn further developed and expanded into the recently released book, WHITE RIOT: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver (Arsenal Pulp Press).
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Meet Chen Cheng - Po
Friday, September 8, 2023 | 2:00 - 4:00pm
You are cordially invited to an exclusive art exhibition featuring the masterpieces of the renowned Taiwanese artist, Chen Cheng-Po (1894-1947). This extraordinary event is set to be a celebration of art, technology, and the environment, embracing the future of arts curation, education, collection, and creation.
For more information, please email info@acsea.ca.
Date: September 8th, 2023
Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Venue: Museum of Vancouver
Hosted by:
- Mauro Vescera, CEO Museum of Vancouver
- Angel Liu, Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office
- Charlie Wu, TAIWANfest Vancouver
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Becoming a Matriarch by Helen Knott with Troy Sebastian
Saturday, September 9, 2023 | 6:00 - 8:00pm
On Saturday, September 9th at 6:00pm, join Massy Arts Society, Massy Books, and Knopf Canada for the launch of Helen Knott’s Becoming a Matriarch with host Troy Sebastian.
“Becoming a Matriarch is a feast of remarkable, colourful, deep and profoundly raw storytelling. Helen Knott is one of the greatest Indigenous literary artists of our time.” —Brandi Morin, author of Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising.
This project has been made possible by the Government of Canada. Ce projet a été rendu possible grâce au gouvernement du Canada.
Registration is free/by donation, open to all and required for entrance.
Purchase Becoming a Matriarch at Massy Books in advance or in person at the event.
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Life on the Vertical
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 | 7:30pm
Vancouver Civic Theatres presents National Geographic Live – Life on the Vertical with Mark Synnott.
Mark Synnott is a man ever on the brink of new discovery. A big wall rock-climber of the highest order, he’s made legendary first ascents of some of the world’s tallest, most forbidding walls, from Baffin Island to Pakistan. Today, he uses his skills to break scientific ground, reaching incredibly inaccessible environments in search of rare species. It’s all in the spirit of adventure and exploration in order to educate about these sites of strange, remote beauty.
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