Vessel Derya Akay, Fabiola Carranza, Mark DeLong, and Lucien Durey May 4 – May 26, 2012 Opening Reception: Thursday May 3, 2012 8pm Access Gallery proudly presents Vessel, a group exhibition showcasing the works of four Vancouver-based artists; Derya Akay, Fabiola Carranza, Mark DeLong, and Lucien Durey. Questioning our tendency to immediately allegorize objects
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Broken Borders Teresa Margolles, Rosa María Robles, Marcos Ramírez Erre , Jorge Malacón March 10 – April 28 Curator’s Talk with Adriana Estrada Centelles Saturday April 28th, Access Gallery 2pm, Satellite Gallery 4pm. (presented with the Canadian Art Hop, Vancouver) Opening Reception: Friday March 9th, Satellite Gallery 6-9pm, Access Gallery 8-11pm Performance by Rosa Maria Robles, Friday March
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NEW WORK Christian Kliegel, Ed Pien, and Alison MacTaggart January 20th – February 25th, 2012 Access has been a vital space for emerging artists for the past twenty years. In celebration of this, we’ve invited past artists to engage with works they originally presented at Access. Now well-known local, national, and international artists, Christian Kliegel,
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Groove is in the Art Annual Access Auction Extravaganza Friday February 17th, 8 – 11pm The Waterfall Building 1540 West 2nd Ave. $15 entry, Free for Members. A silent and live auction of works by over 40 locally, nationally, and internationally acclaimed artists! Highlight Auction Item: The return of the MALIBU A 1976 Chevy Malibu
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Access Gallery is pleased to present a series of roundtable discussions and a film club in conjunction with Tonik Wojtyra’s Paragraph of Possibility (November 5 – December 17, 2011). The roundtables are focussed on our dreams, possibilities for our “community” and are collegial conversations open to all. With each roundtable, emerging artist Malika Montague will
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TONIK WOJTYRA Paragraph of Possibility November 5th – December 17th Opening Reception: Saturday Nov. 5th, 4-7pm Roundtables and Screenings I have a dream today! – Martin Luther King Jr. And so the three possibilities I have mentioned have always stood before man whenever he has encountered an Other: he could choose war, he could fence
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Once it is a story it remains one or fades… ARTIST TALK and LONG TABLE DINNER (artists in attendance) Thursday October 20, 2011 Artist Talk: Free! Access Gallery invites you to an artist talk for Once it is a story it remains one or fades… with Kyla Mallett, Michael Markowsky, and Lyndl Hall. Following the talk,
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Once it is a story it remains one or fades… September 10th – October 22nd, 2011 Opening Reception and SWARM12 Event: Friday, September 9th, 8pm New Location: 222 E. Georgia St. Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat. 12-5pm Artists’ talk at Access Gallery on Thursday, October 20th, 6:30PM followed by Long Table Dinner at the Irish
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Come visit Access’ new space starting 9 Sept 2011! We are pleased to announce that effective 1 Sept 2011, Access Gallery relocated to 222 East Georgia St in historic Chinatown! A few steps from the world famous Phnom Penh Restaurant to fill any pre or post Access visit hunger.
Sweaty Bones: The Last Party @ 437 West Hastings August 26, 2011 (10pm) For a bit over a year Access has lived underground. For one last night we will embrace this dark, sweaty, and musty space through dancing, performances, and installation! GET SWEATY WITH US! /// WE’RE HERE TO LOSE IT! Please join us for the
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The Long Table Dinner is back! Wednesday June 22, 2011 $20 plus tax and gratuity On Wednesday June 22 members and donors of Access Gallery are invited to an artist talk and exhibition preview with artist-in-residence Elizabeth Milton. Following the talk, we will join the artist for a drink and a meal at the Irish
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Elizabeth Milton: Auditions June 25th – July 23rd, 2011 Artist Talk and Exhibition Preview: Wednesday, June 22nd, 6:30pm Opening Reception: Friday, June 24th, 8pm Gallery Hours: Tues. – Sat. 12-5pm (Closed Friday July 1st and Saturday July 2nd) Access Gallery presents a new project by Vancouver-based artist Elizabeth Milton entitled Auditions. Access Gallery’s artist-in-residence for the past
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Faker than Faux Fur Joshua Bartholomew, Julian Hou, Tegan Moore 12 March-26 March 2011 Opening Reception Friday, March 11 8pm Access Gallery is pleased to present a collaborative exhibition by three emerging Vancouver artists, Joshua Bartholomew, Julian Hou, and Tegan Moore. Faker Than Faux Fur plays with the sculptural as imposter, counterfeit, and simulation. Referencing
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Fundraiser Auction: Total Eclipse of the Art Friday, February 18, 2011 8PM $15 entry / Free for Members (Become a member!) Limited Edition of 30 Signed Posters by Brendan Fernandes You are invited to the 2011 Access Art Auction fundraiser! Please join us on Friday, February 18th for Total Eclipse of the Art, a memorable
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Summerhill, Revised 18 January – 28 January, 2011 Public Reception & Book Reunion: Sunday, January 16, 6–8pm Summerhill, Revised is the culmination of work completed by Hannah Jickling and Helen Reed in collaboration with art teacher education candidates* and the A/r/tography** research collective during a three-week residency in the Teacher Education Program at the University
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Osvaldo Yero: Passage Book Launch Friday, January 14th 6-8PM Burrow Closing Reception 8PM Access Gallery is pleased to announce the launch of the exhibition catalogue Passage on Friday, January 14th from 6-8pm. Published in collaboration with artist Osvaldo Yero and guest curator Charo Neville, the catalogue features an introduction by Neville and an essay by
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Burrow: Access Archive Project 26 November 2010-14 January, 2011 Closing Reception Friday, January 14 8PM In anticipation of our 20th anniversary, Access is focusing on an archival research project led by its staff and interns. Over the course of the exhibition, the gallery will be transformed into a space to unpack and present its archive
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Toronto’s Official Y2K Mascot, Autumn, 2008, Jon Sasaki, 2008 Comedown Jon Sasaki 11 September-30 October, 2010 Opening Reception Friday, September 10 8PM In conjunction with Swarm 2010 Access Gallery is pleased to present Toronto-based artist, Jon Sasaki in his first Vancouver solo exhibition. Comedown explores ideas of futility, physical limitations, and letdown. In addition to
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On the occasion of Access Gallery’s move to a new space located 437 West Hastings, we developed a project that will redefine the organization’s public identity as well as enhance our commitment to innovative art practices. The exterior of the new building includes a large backlit signage box and a shop-window display space, both highly
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New Director/Curators Kim Nguyen & Shaun Dacey Back by popular demand, Access Gallery is hosting its second Long Table Dinner at the Irish Heather! Please join us on Thursday July 22nd at 8PM for a delicious meal and a drink. On this occasion, Access Gallery will say goodbye to Jesse Birch and Liz Park, former
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From Performing Foe, Brendan Fernandes, 2009. Field Work Diane Borsato, Roy Caussy, Brendan Fernandes, Hannah Jickling, Will Kwan Guest curated by Shaun Dacey 26 June – 24 July 2010 Opening Reception: Friday 25 June 2010 8pm Artist Talk by Brendan Fernandes: Saturday 26 June 2010 2pm MFA in Paper Maché event hosted by Hannah Jickling
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Terrestrial/Celestial: Artist Talk by Diane Borsato Sunday May 9th, 2pm Western Front Lux 303 E8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC Access Gallery presents an artist talk by Sobey award nominated artist Diane Borsato at the Western Front Lux, 2pm Sunday May 9th. In Vancouver to complete a new project for Access Gallery’s summer exhibition, Field Work (June
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