News

2 February 2021

Pen-pal matchmaking is free to current members. Sign-up here! We will send you the address of your pen pal (along with some cute stationery to get you started) after that, it’s all you!

All matches will be made 2 ways, you will get someone’s address and someone else will get yours, creating the potential for 2 connections!

1 February 2021

Arts Assembly & Access Gallery invite remotely-situated artists to apply to the Remote Research Residency (RRR). 

30 November 2020

As BC numbers show a significant rise this fall, we're once again closing the gallery to support efforts to "flatten the curve" of COVID-19. We were fortunate to see Wanderings through to the end of it's exhibition run, and now head into a planned a downtime through December. Our PLOT residents, a collective of artists called YARA are developing a new online project, and we'll be working on two (non-exhibitionary) projects through the winter.

7 October 2020

STUDENT CO-OP POSITION: Curatorial Assistant with Access Gallery

Deadline: Monday 16 November 2020, by 9:00AM PST

JOB DESCRIPTION

21 September 2020

We're thrilled to open our doors this fall to share our programming with you. Access is operated by limited staff, and in order to keep everyone safe within our capacity, we ask that you respect our COVID-19 safety procedures when you visit the gallery. Drawing on recommendations from Worksafe BC, we are implementing the following procedures:

14 July 2020

Access Gallery closed our doors to the public in March in order to support efforts to "flatten the curve" of COVID-19. In April we made the decision to postpone our spring exhibition to the fall. Turning inward during this time has allowed us to focus on the slow and thoughtful planning required of us in this uncertain time; to prioritize our mental and physical well-being; to model responsible community care; and to ensure the safest execution of our future programming.

4 June 2020

Please see our Accountability Update to this work

18 March 2020

Supporting efforts to "flatten the curve" of COVID-19, Access Gallery is now closed to the public until further notice. We will be cancelling all remaining events related to Mmm... and plan to host similar gatherings (Crit Nites, Drawing Nites, Brain Lunches) at another time. The Members Show & Sale is now finished.

9 March 2020

Supporting efforts to #flattenthecurve

4 March 2020

Hand in hand with Mmm.., we're hosting a fundraising campaign! Check this out for fun swag and updates about our month. Every donation helps this small but mighty artist-run centre! Visit to browse, donate, and share this with your friends! https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/mmm2020

8 February 2020

Access Gallery is excited to announce that we will be hosting a Member’s Show & Sale, opening our space to showcase the variety of talents of our community.

4 February 2020

Access will be closed 4 February 2020 due to weather. Check our social media accounts for any further updates about today, and news about tomorrow should conditions worsen.