News

On behalf of Access Gallery, I'd like to wish the best of luck to Catherine de Montreuil as she leaves her role as Projects Coordinator. Since beginning at Access in January 2017, Catherine has shown generous dedication to the stability of the organization, and to the rigour of our programming. Her organizational knowledge helped to guide our collective work through a period of transition between Kimberly Phillips and I as Director/Curators. Just prior to my arrival, Access underwent a renovation which resulted in the development of a new space, PLOT.

We're thrilled to launch our new website, thanks to brilliant and patient work by Morgan Rogers and the team from Co&Co. Our new site allows us to share more images of our exhibitions, and provides easy navigation between exhibitions, PLOT initiatives, events, and news! We're continuing to populate our most recent archive so you'll soon be able to read curatorial texts from past projects. Enjoy browsing our site, and let us know if you find any bumps along the way.

Access Gallery's 2019 AGM took place in the Nellie Yip Quong room of the Vancouver Public Library, nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch of the Vancouver Public Library on Thursday 20 June 2019 at 6PM. Members and Board members reviewed the past year’s programming, operations, accomplishments, and challenges, and discussed Access’s exciting direction for the upcoming year. Following the meeting, we headed to MacLean Park to enjoy the last of the evening.

The Summer Program Assistant will work closely with the Director/Curator, the Project Coordinator, the Board of Directors, visiting curators, and participating artists to coordinate the gallery’s exhibitions, and execute a series of discursive projects.

Duration: 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 11 weeks
Start and end date: 4 June to 20 August 2019 (or as soon as possible)
Rate of pay: $21.00/hour
Language: Fluent in English

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Winter closure from December 20, 2017 to January 2, 2018

On behalf of Access Board Members and staff, we thank our artists and supporters for another fantastic year! We wish you and your communities a safe and warm end to the year and a joyful beginning to the next. We'll catch up with you in the new year!

The Board of Directors is thrilled to announce Katie Belcher as incoming Director/Curator of Access Gallery! Currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Belcher will join Access full-time in October. In the interim, Belcher will work with the gallery and board part-time as she completes several exciting projects on the East Coast.

March 28, 2017
For immediate release

Kimberly Phillips, Director and Curator of Access Gallery for the past four years, has announced her departure, to take effect late July 2017. The Board of Directors congratulates Kimberly on her new position as Curator of the Contemporary Art Gallery, which she will assume this coming August.

Thank you to all our exhibiting artists, committed audiences, and supporters in 2016!
Looking back and looking ahead

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Kimberly Phillips as the new Director/Curator of Access Gallery! 

Back by popular demand, Access Gallery is hosting its second Long Table Dinner at the Irish Heather!