Arts and Culture Events in Vancouver (October Part 2)

KWÍKWI: Lauren Brevner and James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry, Watcher I (Detail), 2023. Courtesy of the Artists.

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Vancouver Writers Fest
Listen to authors, speaker events and special workshops!

  • Description: The Vancouver Writers Fest connects people to exceptional books, ideas, and dialogue through year-round programming that ignites a passion for words and the world around us. Activities include both year-round programming and our flagship, annual literary Festival: one of the largest and most prestigious in North America. Tens of thousands of readers visit the cultural hub of Granville Island and venues around Vancouver to connect with local and international authors during this week-long event. (via VWF website)
  • Throughout the year they offer free and paid events with established and emerging authors, in addition to youth education opportunities.

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PARALLEL// LANDSCAPES: A group art show by The Art Shop

  • Date: Opening Friday, October 20 – November 26 (weekends only 12 pm-4 pm)
  • Location: The Lobby at City Centre Artist Lodge, 2111 Main St Unit 128, Vancouver, BC V5T 3C6
  • Event Description: The Art Shop presents PARALLEL// LANDSCAPES, a group show that investigates the formed connections to our lived environment. It showcases works from different mediums, tied together through an interest in environments and an approach to tactility. (via TAS social media)
  • What is TAS: TAS aims to catalyze a connection between emerging artists and those who are aesthetically driven and interested in art but find art galleries too pretentious or academic, educating viewers to trust in what they respond to and helping bridge the distance between viewer and art. The mission of TAS is to contribute to the artistic culture of Vancouver as an identity recognized for representing artists in a novel way and for providing diverse opportunities for people to relate to art and artists. (via TAS website)

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The Seventh by KWÍKWI: Lauren Brevner and James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry

  • Date: Opening October 13, 2023 – February 10, 2024 (Opening celebration celebration on October 12)
  • Location: Or Gallery, 236 E Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1T7
  • Description: The Seventh marks the first solo exhibition by KWÍKWI: Lauren Brevner and James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry. The discursive project explores a pivotal moment in the artists’ decade-long collaborative practice and builds upon their significant contributions to intersectional conversations around Indigenous representation and land-based gestures in contemporary art. Curated by Jenn Jackson. (via gallery website)
  • Artist Bio: KWÍKWI: Lauren Brevner and James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun HarryArtists Lauren Brevner and James Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun Harry have been collaborators since 2014. Brevner’s practice is deeply inspired by her Japanese and Trinidadian heritage as well as matriarchal influences, while Harry’s practice combines traditional Sḵwx̱wú7mesh histories, forms and designs. Under the name KWÍKWI, they create meditative compositions that invite cross-cultural dialogue and embrace multiple expressions of personal, political, social, and spiritual practices. Their work ranges from large-scale public artworks to intimate portraits, incorporates a wide breadth of materials and engages in bridging community through generous relationality. (via gallery website)

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In Cascades: Artist Lotus L. Kang at the Contemporary Art Gallery

  • Description: Unfolding across sculpture, installation, drawing, and photography. At the Contemporary Art Gallery, Kang presents her most recent installation, In Cascades, a scaffold of industrial steel joists sheathed with lengths of unfixed photographic films. Presented in a palette of visceral hues, these films — described by the artist as “skins” — remain sensitive to their environment, developing over the course of the exhibition as they’re exposed to the light and humidity of the gallery. A series of intimate sculptures punctuate the installation, provisional, often changeable forms in arrangements that nod to processes of reproduction, exchange, inheritance, and transformation. (via CAG website)

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Latin American Heritage Month by Latincouver
Explore In-person events, fun workshops and exciting exhibitions!

  • Date: October 6 – November 2
  • Location: Granville Island and venues around Vancouver.
  • View the list of events and dates here

Description: For the fifth consecutive year we celebrate Latino Heritage Month with a series of activities where we have the opportunity to learn part of the enriching Latino culture and our connection and influence in BC and Canada.

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