June 17, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Art Talk: “Muralism”, “Indigenism”, and Social Realism: Pride and Prejudice Vancouver, B.C. This month's Art Talk will focus on the outcomes and legacy of the muralismo and indigenismo movements that emerged in Mexico after the Revolución Zapatista. How influential were these movements for the rest of Latin America? What were the pros and cons of this revolutionary attitude for artists, critics, and the general public? Join us […]
June 29, 2021 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm What is the role of an artist? | A conversation with Manuel Piña Manuel Piña’s work invites us to rethink what art is, how it is diffused and what the role of an artist is. “Resisting cultural assimilation has become central to my practice and resulted in a very free (yet unresolved) relationship with images and mediums; the gallery and museum systems. As a teacher, I am interested […]
July 2, 2021 @ 9:30 am - August 13, 2021 @ 12:00 pm Morada do Caboclo – Photography Exhibition Consulate General of Brazil in Vancouver 1111 Melville St #1050, Vancouver, BC This photography exhibition in partnership with the Consulate of Brazil in Vancouver is open to all, but RSVP is needed. Please email cg.vancouver@itamaraty.gov.br advising the date and time of your visit. The Consulate is open Monday through Friday, 9:30 am to 12 pm (noon). The photographic essay Morada do Caboclo proposes a reflection on the […] Free
July 17, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Guided Exhibition Visit – Ari De La Mora’s Syncretism The Beaumont Studios 2109 Alberta Street, Vancouver, BC Exhibition visit - Syncretism: New Works by Ari De La Mora Join us for this special visit to Ari de La Mora's new show. the artist and curator will be in attendance to give us an insight into this new body of work. Please RSVP and join us for a fun and enlightening Saturday afternoon. […]
July 29, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am Argentine Art and Design from the 1960s Join us on Thursday, July 29th, for this FREE online talk by Wustavo Quiroga, a designer, cultural manager, institutional advisor, and researcher from Argentina. He is the president of IDA Foundation (2013) in Buenos Aires. Quiroga will share his experience as the editor of the publication “Material Ideas. Argentine Art and Design in the 1960s.” […]
August 28, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Sound & Colour: Let’s Make Art Together Victoria Park 1425 Victoria Drive, Vancouver, BC Drum Circle and Screen Printing at Victoria Park (1425 Victoria Drive, Vancouver). Join us with your children for a morning of music and art where YOU will be the artists! Together, we will be exploring the infinite and rhythmic potential of recyclable materials. Israel (Toto) Berriel will facilitate this drum circle designed for families to […]
September 29, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Art Talk – Exiles: Latin American Artists in the Diaspora Online The Art Talk is back! Joins us on Zoom on September 29th. The reasons for Latin American artists fleeing their birth homes are many: personal, political, ideological or even artistic. It is due to this movement of people that artists not only broadened their artistic horizons but also embraced the Latin American experience in a […]
October 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm Art Talk: (SUR)Realisms – Surrealism in Latin America? Vancouver, B.C. (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 […]
November 4, 2021 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm TRASIEGO: An Installation by Dafne Blanco-Sarlay and Carmen Rodríguez Marpole Neighbourhood House 8585 Hudson Street, Vancouver, B.C. TRASIEGO: The Multiple Voices and Languages of Uprooting and Re-rooting Come to the launch of Trasiego, an installation by Visual Artist Dafne Blanco-Sarlay and Writer Carmen Rodríguez. The artists will be in attendance and, following a brief presentation, they will be pleased to answer your questions. Thursday, November 4th, 5:30pm Marpole Neighbourhood House: 8585 Hudson […]
November 24, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm ART TALK | DIASPORAS – Latin American Artists in Canada Vancouver, B.C. 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 […]
December 2, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm Open Doors to Art: Live interview and Studio Visit with Josema Zamorano Online Do you ever wonder what an artist studio looks like? What type of art Latin Americans are making today? In partnership with Curated Tastes, VLACC has made a selection of Latin American artists in Canada and the spaces that represent them. These artists are opening their doors for us to experience the joys of visiting […]
January 6, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Open Doors to Art: Studio Visit with Luiz Aquila – Live from Brazil Vancouver, B.C. Join us for this very special online Studio Visit live from Brazil. A key figure of abstract expressionism in Brazil, Luiz Aquila will open the doors to his beautiful studio in the mountains near Rio de Janeiro. He will describe his artistic process and take us on a virtual tour of his most recent works […]
