Welcome to ReIssue Digestif, a bi-weekly-ish round-up of events on our radar. All times in PST.
If you are BC- or AB-based and have an exhibition, event or job posting to submit for consideration in the next Digestif, email details to admin@reissue.pub
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Glenn Lewis: Real Nature Morte, Tie Die, and Some Other Things
Wil Aballe Art Projects, 1129 E Hastings St, Vancouver BC
Now–March 25, 2023, Tuesday–Saturday 12–5pm
Free
In his own words, Lewis was inspired by 17th century European still life painting to make “objects in ceramics along with found things, and presenting them in still life as photographs.” By using this historical foundation as an “exploration of techne in contemporary life,” his prop ceramics playfully activate painterly and photographic histories within the domestic.
Laveen Gammie: CONTENT-AWARE
the fifty fifty arts collective, 2516 Douglas St, Victoria BC
March 3–23, gallery hours here
Opening: Thursday March 2, 7–10pm
Free
Victoria-based artist Laveen Gammie is on a tear! Hot on the heels of her show at Fortune Gallery, in CONTENT-AWARE she brings an installation of mixed media and helium balloons to the fifty fifty.
Artist-Curators on Curating: Amber Dawn and Justin Ducharme in conversation
Thursday March 2, 5:30–7pm
In-person at the Libby Leshgold Gallery or online via Zoom
Free
What do community-engaged practices of curating and organizing look like? In this first talk from the Libby and On Edge Reading Series’ upcoming series of events, writer, editor, and educator Amber Dawn and filmmaker and writer Justin Ducharme will delve into their independent and shared practices, including their co-edited book, Hustling Verse: An Anthology of Sex Workers’ Poetry. ASL interpretation provided, masks encouraged.
Alison Bremner: Ladykiller the Maneater
grunt gallery, #116-350 E 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC
March 3*–April 29, Tuesday–Saturday 12–5pm
*Note the opening of the exhibition is currently delayed due to shipping issues; stay tuned to grunt’s social media for updates
Tlingit artist Alison Bremner brings forward the experiences of an imagined deity who has existed in a dream-state for so long that no one is certain even of what she was the deity of anymore. Bremner’s paintings demonstrate both the love and bite of the artist’s humour and her penchant to draw from all aspects of contemporary Indigenous identity without adhering to the discourse of traditional vs. contemporary. Curated by Whess Harman.
Sinking Feeling
Or Gallery, 236 E Pender St, Vancouver BC
March 2–April 29, Tuesday–Saturday 12–5pm
Free
In sync with rising sea-levels, artists are increasingly attuned to the sinking feeling of climate catastrophe. Sinking Feeling features work by Miami-based artists Eddie Arroyo, Claudio Nolasco, Jamilah Sabur, Erin Thurlow & Antonia Wright. Designated the most unaffordable city in the US, Miami is a gateway to the Caribbean and Latin America, popularly dubbed the ‘Magic City,’ is ground zero for the impending peril it faces from warming waters and flooding. Combining references to the transformational role water plays in our survival and potential demise, the artworks are as much about immersion and reflection as creating a rising tide of interconnected awareness and environmental justice. Curated by Heather Diack.
Only A Visitor Album Release: Decay
Red Gate Arts Society, 1965 Main St, Vancouver BC
Friday March 3, doors 7:30pm
Tickets $15, presale here
Mint Records is releasing Only A Visitor’s latest album, Decay. Described as “Bjork’s light-footed nymph child,” (Beatroute) Vancouver quintet Only A Visitor brings a precise and buoyant live energy to song-crafting with their “kaleidoscopic compositions” (Dusted Magazine). With Troll Dolly and Buddie, and live visuals by Chris Strickler.
Artist Tour of All We Want is More: The Tobias Wong Project
Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver BC
Tuesday March 14, 6–7pm
Tickets $15 here
Experience the exhibition in a walkthrough with two close friends/collaborators of Tobias Wong, Amelia Bauer and Pablo Griff. In the early 2000s, Tobias Wong (1974–2010) took the design world by storm. Born and raised in Vancouver, Wong’s work moved between conceptual art, performance and product design. His international career took off and developed in New York City, where he resided until his untimely death in 2010.
Jobs / Calls
Exhibition & Gallery Coordinator, Richmond Art Gallery (Richmond), apply by 03/08
Operations Manager, Vancouver Art Book Fair (Vancouver), until filled
Receptionist/Information Services, Emily Carr University (Vancouver), until filled