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Vancouver Art Gallery

Vancouver Art Gallery unveils new building design to mixed public review

VANCOUVER — If the intention behind unveiling the striking conceptual design for the new Vancouver Art Gallery was to get people talking, then the mission has already been an unbridled success....
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Mumbai artist maps out web of wire at VAG Offsite

Reena Saini Kallat leads off the Indian Summer Festival with her global tapestry installation, 'Woven Chronicle' on West Georgia Street.
Recipients and presenters of prestigious Vancouver arts awards

Vancouver art world convenes at Audain, VIVA and Balkind awards

Three hundred and fifty of Vancouver’s art elite gathered last Thursday for the presentation of the Audain and VIVA awards under the plant-draped Great Hall of the Arthur C. Erickson’s BC Law...

On seeing the Cézannes at the Vancouver Art Gallery

All these years, I have walked by Cézanne’s paintings without really seeing a thing.

Heller Lecture presents the central moment of Burtynsky’s “Terrible Beauty”

In the 18th and 19th centuries, painters such as Constable or Turner sought to awe the viewer through their depictions of nature; Burtynsky brings the subjection of nature by man as the source awe.

Decision to build new Vancouver Art Gallery wins widespread praise, but not from all

Artists and art lovers are praising city council’s decision to establish a new home for VAG, despite vocal criticism from detractors, including one prominent art collector.
Purple Kush

Photos from Vancouver's 4/20 celebration: Cookie Monsters & Kush

Up in smoke at the Vancouver Art Gallery: The 2013 4/20 celebration.

Why I signed the “Visual Arts Professionals in favour of a new Vancouver Art Gallery” petition

Why I signed the “Visual Arts Professionals in favour of a new Vancouver Art Gallery” petition, and extend my support to Vancouver’s constellation of visual art institutions.

Urban Body Laser's second annual Coats for Kids charity event spreads goodwill through city

Urban Body Laser held its second annual Coats for Kids charity event, benefiting The Salvation Army and Beauty Night, a Vancouver-based organization that empowers women and children living...

Win 2 Tickets to Fuse at Vancouver Art Gallery

On November 9th, the Vancouver Art Gallery transforms into THE place for art, music and live performance in the city. Don't miss this amazing opportunity to party at the gallery!