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‘Apparition Room’ Celebrates 50 Years of Western Front

by TVan March 5, 2023

March 5, 2023

By Natasha Ponda Apparition Room, the ongoing exhibition celebrating 50 years of the Western Front gallery, pools digitized works from their archives to showcase pieces…

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Exploring Burnaby’s Art Galleries and Museums

by TVan February 27, 2023

February 27, 2023

By Madison Smart If you’re new to the area, Metro Vancouver has some truly fantastic museums and galleries. Interesting arts and culture spaces are…

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Stories Through Movement: The Matriarchs Uprising Festival

by TVan February 6, 2023

February 6, 2023

By Jaclyn HaywardCover Photo by Ed Davis At the Matriarchs Uprising Festival, every performance exudes talent and energy. Now in its fifth year, the…

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STRIDE Burnaby Arts Festival Celebrates Community Connections

by TVan January 25, 2023

January 25, 2023

By Marisa Chandler Community and creativity go hand-in-hand this year at the annual STRIDE Burnaby Arts Festival. Made “by neighbours, for neighbours,” this year’s…

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Vancouver Opera Brings New Vision to Two Classic Tales

by TVan January 22, 2023

January 22, 2023

By Wade Kinley Vancouver Opera’s season is in full swing, and two more exciting shows are on the calendar for 2023. First up is…

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A New Era for Arts, Heritage and Culture in Fort Langley

by TVan November 22, 2022

November 22, 2022

By Harriet Goodwin In September of this year, one of the longest-standing museums in B.C., the Langley Centennial Museum, closed its doors after serving…

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The Lumière Festival is Back To Light Up Vancouver

by TVan November 15, 2022

November 15, 2022

One of Vancouver’s most magical winter events returns this month, and we couldn’t be more thrilled to get our glow on. The re-imagined Lumière Festival will once…

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Holiday Art Markets Around Metro Vancouver

by TVan November 13, 2022

November 13, 2022

By Miret Rodriguez With the Vancouver rain upon us, the time has come to hop on our favourite bus and hit our seasonal art…

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5 Creative Workshops to Explore this Winter

by TVan November 11, 2022

November 11, 2022

By Jaclyn Hayward Maybe it’s the vibrant leaves colouring the ground beneath us, or the cold, wet wind challenging our daily routines — but…

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Welcome to The 26th Eastside Culture Crawl

by TVan October 25, 2022

October 25, 2022

Artists’ studios in East Vancouver are once again opening their doors to the public for the annual Eastside Culture Crawl, inviting audiences to wander through…

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march, 2023

18aug(aug 18)9:30 am17apr(apr 17)5:00 pmSurrey on Screen(august 18) 9:30 am - (april 17) 5:00 pm 17710 56A AvenueEvent Type:Art EventAdmission Type:Free

17nov01julAll We Want Is More: The Tobias Wong Project(november 17) 10:00 am - (july 1) 8:00 pm Event Type:Art EventAdmission Type:Ticketed

03dec(dec 3)10:00 am16apr(apr 16)8:00 pmNEXT: Provisional Structures: Carmen Papalia with Co-Conspirators(december 3) 10:00 am - (april 16) 8:00 pm 750 Hornby StreetEvent Type:Art EventAdmission Type:Ticketed

Event Details

The Vancouver Art Gallery is pleased to present: NEXT: Provisional Structures: Carmen Papalia with Co-Conspirators, a new project by Carmen Papalia and his co-conspirators that centres disability cultures within the Gallery.

For Papalia, the process of making spaces accessible to a broader cross-section of the public is inherently creative and works created by the artist are often a means to test, model and share his ideas about accessibility. At the centre of the exhibition is an ambitious architectural installation created by the artist in collaboration with local architect Michael Lis. The piece is comprised of a large acoustic dome that visitors can enter, encircled by tall, wooden towers. The structure appears to be temporarily and briskly constructed, giving tangible form to Papalia’s notion of a model for accessibility that can rise spontaneously in response to the given needs of a group.

In the artist’s words, “Provisional Structures is at once an installation, an institutional intervention and a call to action that serves as a platform for disabled artists, curators and cultural workers by requiring the institutions that exhibit it to dedicate time, space and resources to the development of the systems necessary to hold disability culture and artistry in its wholeness.”

In keeping with the principles of Papalia’s practice, the artist has also invited a group of co-conspirators to support and generously share ideas that resonate and relate to disability justice and social cohesion. Works by participating artists including Sharona Franklin and Heather Kai Smith complement and poetically extend some of the themes and ideas within Papalia’s practice. Rebel Fayola Rose and the collaborative duo, The Curiosity Paradox, both access advocates and artists will be participating in the exhibition through a series of public programs and performances. Details on the activities and dates will be available in the coming weeks.

Public engagement and programming are key components of the exhibition and workshops, talks and discussions will be held during the exhibition throughout its duration. Additional resources are also available on the Gallery’s app.

“In working with Carmen Papalia and Co-Conspirators, the Vancouver Art Gallery welcomes audiences to consider the possibilities of art as a non-visual experience,” said Anthony Kiendl, CEO & Director of Vancouver Art Gallery. “This exhibition is an example of contemporary art as a language that exceeds the visual – it is clearly about challenging ways of thinking and ideas. At the same time, the project introduces other voices and narratives from the contemporary disability movement. This creates not only an important but vital and relevant environment for the public to experience. We are very excited to be a hub for people to gather over the coming weeks of the exhibition.”