(SUR)Realisms – Surrealism in Latin America? This month's Art Talk will explore some artists in the region who have been traditionally categorized as Surrealists. Can Latin American art be considered Surrealist? What are the risks of using this category? Grouping fantasies and cosmologies of these artists under a European category might forcefully reduce autochthonous expressions […]
Join us on November 24th for another exciting visual arts talk. To what degree are the practices of contemporary artists born in Latin American soil altered once they decide to live overseas? For the final talk of the year, Jairo Salazar will explore selected works by Vancouver-based artists Guadalupe Martinez (Argentina), Carlos Colin (Mexico), and […]
Do you ever wonder what an artist studio looks like? How artworks are selected to be a part of an exhibition? What type of art are Latin Americans making today? Join us online on April 7 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm on zoom and discover the work of Mexican artist Michelle Bourget Morales. In partnership […]
Join us for this free art talk. Alec Dempster, folklorist, writer, and illustrator, will take us on a journey through his research of son jarocho music and oral history in the Tuxtlas region of Veracruz on Wednesday, May 18 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm (PDT) online on Zoom. Delving back into the archives at the […]
Join us on Friday, May 20 at 7:00 pm at the Canucks Family Education Centre (1655 William St, Vancouver) for our first in-person Art Talk - Resistencias: Music, Art, and Politics in Latin America. During the sixties and seventies, many Latin American countries faced one of the darkest periods in their recorded history. Military dictatorships […]
Brazil is a rich tapestry of syncretic cultural identities and is home to the second-largest Afro-descendent population in the world. This art talk charts the history of racial politics in Brazil and visual representations of Blackness—from the trans-Atlantic slave trade and whitening campaigns at the turn of the twentieth century to artistic modes of resistance […]
In partnership with the Britannia Art Gallery, VLACC is pleased to present the solo exhibition of Cuban artist Yaimel López Zaldívar Café Volumen 1 from February 1st to 26th. About the exhibition The inspiration for this collection comes from an old photo album that portrays the life of some indigenous communities in Latin America. […]
Misplacement, impermanence, a constant need for intercultural dialogue, and a longing for belonging. These are some conditions immigrating artists experience while in transit in so-called "Canada". Join interdisciplinary artists Faune Ybarra and Josema Zamorano in a conversation about how their work is informed by an identity that never seems to settle. Talk moderated by Miret Rodríguez. […]
Celebrating international authors and discovering writers from different cultures is one of the many highlights of the Festival, and this year, we delve into works from Latin American writers. Each offers fascinating, heady insight into the lives of women. Carmen Boullosa is one of Mexico's leading novelists, poets, and playwrights. The Book of Eve tells […]
Embark on a vibrant journey through the rich tapestry of Modern Latin American Art in our interactive two-part series. This isn't your typical art history class; it's a dynamic exploration that invites you to become an integral part of observing and analyzing artworks. Part 1: “From Frida Kahlo to Wilfredo Lam" Dive into the surreal […]
Embark on a vibrant journey through the rich tapestry of Modern Latin American Art in our interactive two-part series. This isn't your typical art history class; it's a dynamic exploration that invites you to become an integral part of observing and analyzing artworks. Part 2: “From Tarsila do Amaral to Joaquin Torres Garcia" The adventure […]
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