New Director/Curators Kim Nguyen & Shaun Dacey
Back by popular demand, Access Gallery is hosting its second Long Table Dinner at the Irish Heather!
Please join us on Thursday July 22nd at 8PM for a delicious meal and a drink.
On this occasion, Access Gallery will say goodbye to Jesse Birch and Liz Park, former Co-Director/Curators [...]
From Performing Foe, Brendan Fernandes, 2009.
Field Work
Diane Borsato, Roy Caussy, Brendan Fernandes, Hannah Jickling, Will Kwan
Guest curated by Shaun Dacey
26 June – 24 July 2010
Opening Reception: Friday 25 June 2010 8pm
Artist Talk by Brendan Fernandes: Saturday 26 June 2010 2pm
MFA in Paper Maché event hosted by Hannah Jickling with Vincent Trasov: Thursday 15 July [...]
Terrestrial/Celestial: Artist Talk by Diane Borsato
Sunday May 9th, 2pm
Western Front Lux
303 E8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC
Access Gallery presents an artist talk by Sobey award nominated artist Diane Borsato at the Western Front Lux, 2pm Sunday May 9th. In Vancouver to complete a new project for Access Gallery’s summer exhibition, Field Work (June 25 – July [...]
Come celebrate Access Gallery’s big move!
We are pleased to announce that effective 1 April 2010, Access Gallery will
relocate to 437 West Hastings St in the heart of downtown Vancouver!
As moving is a major endeavor, we need all the help we can get. Don’t
worry, we aren’t going to ask you to lift boxes! Rather we would like to
sit down and enjoy a [...]
Come EAT! Holiday Feast!
DRINK! mulled wine, hot apple cider with rum, and other libations!
DANCE! to Weekend Leisure Club’s karaoke performance!
BE MERRY! hang out at Artist-in-Residence Kate Sansom’s post-apocalyptic cocktail lounge!
There will be music, Bad Santa, SURPRISE AUCTION, raffles for cool prizes!
This holiday event honours and celebrates hard working artists, curators, writers, and other [...]
Manipulating Digital Documentation: The Basics, Facilitator: Peter Mintchev, November 6, 2008, 7-9 pm at Access, $25 members/ $40 non-members/ $15 membership
Who Should Attend
This workshop is aimed at artists with little to do no digital formatting experience, and/or those who have a mental block around digital formatting.
The Workshop
The workshop will discuss the basics of digital formatting, [...]
Access 10th Anniversary, April 25 – May 24 2002
The Access 10th Anniversary reviews the curatorial history of Access while highlighting the valuable contributions of the artists and cultural workers that make up our membership and communities.
Celebration of Disability Arts and Culture, August 16-20, 2001
Robert Linsley, Epigraphs from an Unwritten Book, Yves Gevaert, Brussels Book Launch and Reading: July 11, 8 pm @ Access Exhibition of Opium Works: July 12 & 13, 12-5 pm @ Access
Happy Belated Birthday Charles!
Regards,
Wallace
Jesse Garbe and Sean Coggins
February 21 to April 4, 2009
Opens Friday February 20, 7pm
Artist talk February 21, 4pm.
“I will give a proof of my zeal: one day, on tearing off some old bark, I saw two rare beetles, and seized one in each hand; then I saw a third and new kind, [...]
— Press Release —
Please join us on Friday, February the 13th for AEXCESS: Access Gallery’s annual fundraising auction.
For almost twenty years, Access Gallery has been committed to facilitating new and critically engaging work by Canadian and International visual artists with a strong emphasis on work by local, emerging artists. This history is reflected in the [...]
A holiday concert fundraiser featuring:
Aileen Bryant
Hello Blue Roses
Rough Noble
Kurtis Interruptis
Friday December 12, 2008
7pm until 11pm
and the backroom photo booth!
Father Zosima Presents…
Nate Wooley- Trumpet (NYC)
Gust Burns- Tapes (Seattle)
Friday, May 23rd, 8pm
Access Artist Run Centre
206 Carrall St.
By Donation
Nate Wooley (b. 1974) grew up in a Finnish-American fishing village in Oregon. He has spent the rest of his life trying musically to find a way back to the peace and quiet of that time by [...]
Father Zosima Presents…
Ken Roux & Pedal Decay
Saturday, April 26, 8pm
Access Artist Run Centre
206 Carrall Street
By Donation
Kenny Roux’s handmade, analogue electronics experiments reference an imagined folk history/future of electronic music, and enmesh the aural and the visual. His previous experiments include Speaker Switch Box, The New Suitcase, Tape for Two, and Signature Series. He is a [...]
Father Zosima Presents…
Chandan Narayan
Stefan Udell
Friday, March 28, 8pm
Access Artist Run CentreM
206 Carrall Street
By Donation
Chandan Narayan (Philadelphia)
Autoharp
Chandan Narayan improvises with the autoharp, a traditional American stringed instrument. He performs and records as part of the Philadelphia quintet, Benito Cereno, as well as the Vancouver trio, Glass Plates. He has shared the stage with the likes of [...]
Father Zosima Presents…
Rachael Wadham & Robert Pedersen
Ian Gregory James & David Grove
Tuesday, February 26, 8pm
Access Artist Run Centre
206 Carrall Street
By Donation
Ian Gregory James is a Vancouver based artist focused on sound recording and performance. Using home-made synthesizers and magnetic tape as sources, he crafts slowly unfolding drones that hark back to the early minimalist pioneers. [...]
Documenting Your Artwork
Father Zosima Presents…
Staked Plain
Tuesday, November 27, 8pm
Access Artist Run Centre
206 Carrall Street
By Donatiion
Staked Plain
It all began in Edmonton Alberta back in 1993.. Formerly known as Pinokio, Lonley Orphan.
The Band played various shows in the Vancouver and Northwest area throughout the 90’s. Also played in Austin, Texas in ‘97 opening for Harry Pussy on their final [...]
Strategies for Developing and Sustaining Your Artistic Practice
Date: September 23, 2007
Time: 1:00 -4:00 pm
Place: Access Artist Run Centre
Cost: $30.00 for members, $40.00 for non-members
Facilitator: Catherine Pulkinghorn, B.A., M. Ed.
In order to combat isolation and lack of progress, artists are wise to consider the ongoing evolution of their professional practices. This workshop provides a participatory forum [...]
TAXES FOR ARTISTS WORKSHOP (pdf)
What’s appropriate about appropriation?
WRITING GRANTS FOR INDIVIDUALS (pdf)
A CRASH COURSE IN MEDIA RELATIONS, Faciliator: Allison Markin, Saturday March 10, 2007, 1-4 pm at Access Gallery, $ 25 for Access members/ $40 for non-members
The Workshop
Does the though of talking to a reporter make you squirm? Are you afraid of “The Media”? Don’t be! In this interactive presentation, participants will learn the basic principles of [...]
ANNUAL FUNDRAISER: FRONT & BACK 2007 – where t-shirts and art meet, March 03, 2007
On Saturday, March 3, 2007, the works of 6 logcal artists will be auctioned by a guest actioneer, during filled evening catered by Salt Tasting Room.
These 6 works will also available for sale as limited edition t-shirts. Participating artists are: Eli [...]