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Upcoming Events & Programs
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  • Puneet Datewas & Andrew Talbot: The Philosophy of Imagination, Play & Wonder
    Puneet Datewas & Andrew Talbot: The Philosophy of Imagination, Play & Wonder
    Jun 25, 2025, 8:30 a.m. – Sep 11, 2025, 5:30 p.m.
    Coquitlam, 575 Poirier St, Coquitlam, BC V3J 6A9, Canada
    Puneet and Andrew present a cohesive collection that reflects their passion for the arts and their belief in its transformative power. They hope this exhibition sparks creativity, inspires exploration and reminds all who view it of the joy and importance of artistic expression.
  • Alejandro A. Barbosa: I got us the Moon
    Alejandro A. Barbosa: I got us the Moon
    Jun 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – Sep 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
    North Vancouver, 101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2E4, Canada
    I Got Us the Moon presents a monumental new work by Vancouver-based Argentinian artist Alejandro A. Barbosa, consisting of 280 individual prints tiled together to form an atlas of the moon
  • Star Witnesses
    Star Witnesses
    Fri, Jun 27
    North Vancouver
    Jun 27, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – Sep 28, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
    North Vancouver, 101 Carrie Cates Ct, North Vancouver, BC V7M 2E4, Canada
    Star Witnesses assembles works by a constellation of artists whose insightful observations of the cosmos bring new understandings of exploratory and migratory movements on Planet Earth.
  • Abbas Akhavan: One Hundred Years
    Abbas Akhavan: One Hundred Years
    Sep 05, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – Dec 07, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
    Vancouver, 1825 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, Canada
    Abbas Akhavan’s exhibition One Hundred Years contends with temporal halting and how time is represented in narrativized spaces.
  • Robert Riley: Split Wood Sculpture
    Robert Riley: Split Wood Sculpture
    Sep 05, 2025, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
    Coquitlam, 1120 Brunette Ave, Coquitlam, BC V3K 1G2, Canada
  • Potlatch Gifts
    Potlatch Gifts
    Wed, Sep 17
    Vancouver
    Sep 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – Jan 25, 2026, 5:00 p.m.
    Vancouver, 639 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6C 2G3, Canada
    Centered on the act of gift-giving within potlatch traditions, it explores reciprocity and the evolution of this practice over time. The exhibition showcases contemporary potlatch gifts such as prints and mugs, alongside archival records of historical potlatches.
  • Art Vancouver 2026
    Art Vancouver 2026
    Thu, May 28
    Vancouver Convention Centre East, Hall B
    May 28, 2026, 6:00 p.m. PDT – May 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m. PDT
    Vancouver Convention Centre East, Hall B, 999 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 0E3, Canada
    Celebrate the 10th edition with us! Attend Art Vancouver, Western Canada's Contemporary Art Fair, featuring art from across Canada and around the world.

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