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Art

Parviz Tanavoli’s Art Unlocks Hearts and Souls

Each symbol in Tanavoli’s Poets, Locks, Cages at the Vancouver Art Gallery holds a special meaning in Sufism, which has inspired his work.

Art

Altarpieces and Shrines Shaped From Found Objects

Inspired by her foremothers’ recycling of materials, Jan Wade creates altarpieces, shrines, and memory jugs out of found objects.

News

200 Workers at Vancouver Art Gallery Go on Strike [UPDATED]

The unionized workers, who have been without a contract since 2017, say the gallery privileges upper management at the expense of other employees.

Art

A New Vancouver Triennial Contends with Making Art in a Gentrified City

The ability of the Vancouver Art Gallery to maintain its commitment to local artists will be the true test of the triennial’s success.

Announcement

Explore 'MashUp: The Birth of Modern Culture' at the Vancouver Art Gallery

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Books

Haida Master Carver Charles Edenshaw Finally Gets His Due

With incredible precision through a diversity of materials, Charles Edenshaw evoked the beauty of traditional Haida art at a time when this First Nations culture was on the precipice of disappearing.

Opinion

Occupy Vancouver Goes for the Art Cred

New Yorkers are camping out in the financial district, Los Angelenos are pitching tents near City Hall and Bostonians are in the weird zone between Beacon Hill and government buildings called Dewey Square, but leave it to the West Coast Canucks to show the rest of the world how to do it.