Vancouver Art Gallery
SFU students organize Vancouver’s first annual International Women’s Day March
February 27, 2023By: Natalie Cooke, News Writer Editor’s note: Yasmin Vejs Simsek, who was interviewed for this piece, is a former Peak employee. Karissa Ketter, a current editor who worked on the article, is also an organizer. The Peak acknowledges and has taken steps to prevent conflicts of interest or potential bias from influencing the article. A group of six students from SFU are gearing up as they prepare to host the first annual International Women’s Day March in Vancouver. The event will take place on March 5, from 12:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m., and includes a 1.5 kilometer rally that will begin at…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: July 12–18
July 13, 2021By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Trailblazing: Women in Canada Since 1867 | June 24–September 12 | FREE with registration | Museum of Surrey The Museum of Surrey’s latest exhibit celebrates the accomplishments of trailblazing women like Hide Hyodo Shimizu, an…
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Protests held at Vancouver Art Gallery condemn Myanmar military coup
February 24, 2021by Petra Chase, SFU Student On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military staged a coup. Armed soldiers occupied the streets and democratically-elected officials were detained. Protesters organized at the Vancouver Art Gallery on February 3 and 13 to reject their…
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Eight Galleries To Check Out In Metro Vancouver
January 21, 2021By Alex Masse, Staff Writer Weather-wise, Vancouver can be extremely dull during the winter. Thankfully, our local art scene is the complete opposite. Although COVID-19 ongoing has caused many events to either be cancelled or moved online, visiting galleries remains…
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Takao Tanabe workshop provides new abstract styles for artists to apply in their work
June 25, 2020By: Michelle Young, Staff Writer The Vancouver Art Gallery’s Christina Jones hosted a one-hour Zoom workshop on Takao Tanabe’s work, inspiration, and styles as part of their Art at Home Live workshops. Tanabe is a Canadian painter who studied internationally…
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Black Lives Matter protests held in Vancouver
June 15, 2020Written by: Paige Riding, News Writer Photos: Kim Regala While the Black Lives Matter movement continues in the United States and around the world, Vancouver citizens have also taken to the streets in the form of anti-racism protests. Two stationary…
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Ese Atawo and Courtenay Mayes explore vulnerability through humour
May 14, 2020Despite isolation having been a thing for over a month now, the Art and Humour talk of Vancouver Art Gallery’s (VAG) weekly Art Connects series is the first virtual event I attended. If I could choose just one word to…
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Guo Pei makes it clear that fashion is (and always will be) art
January 19, 2019By: Winona Young, Arts Editor Remember the lavish yellow gown Rihanna wore to the Met Gala in 2015? Well, the woman behind one of Riri’s most notable fashion moments was none other than the Chinese fashionista who's been making waves…
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The Takashi Murakami exhibit shocks and delights Metro Vancouver
February 18, 2018By: Yelin Gemma Lee Takashi Murakami’s The Octopus Eats Its Own Leg exhibition, which is running at the Vancouver Art Gallery from February 3–May 6, is extraordinary. It’s a loud anthem-like calling to all artists of any kind to go…
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The Secret Garden exhibition is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Vancouverites
September 25, 2017By: Yelin Gemma Lee Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), in collaboration with Le Musée Marmottan Monet, brings the well-known impressionist artist Claude Monet to our doorstep with the Secret Garden exhibit. The exhibit is up until October 1 and has been…
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