Welcome to ReIssue Digestif, a bi-weekly(ish) round-up of events on our radar.
All times in PST.
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acahkos ohchi pwatamowin
a dream from the stars
the fifty fifty arts collective, 2516 Douglas St, Victoria BC
Now–December 8
Free
Inspired by an interview with nêhiyawêwin (Cree language) teacher Reuben Quinn, artist Eli Hirtle explores nêhiyaw cosmology and worldview through star constellation stories and knowledge. The exhibit represents four constellations of Sîsîkwan (the rattle), Niska (the goose), Atima Acahkosak (the dog stars) and Mista Muskwa (the great bear), represented through ceramic sculptures, caribou-hair tufting, and a sound piece created with musician Matthew Cardinal.
Woven In: Indigenous Women’s Activism and Media
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St, Victoria BC
Now–May 7, 2023
Adult admission $13, free for Indigenous Peoples
This thematic exhibition celebrates the intergenerational continuum of grassroots leadership and anticolonial organising led by women through advocacy, communications, artistry, and community initiatives. Co-curators Gerry Ambers, Marianne Nicolson, and Siku Allooloo come together with different pieces of historic and contemporary activisms, highlighting the pivotal work of women within their communities through the exhibition space. A parallel exhibition, Tide Lines: Coastal Resistance of the 60s and 70s, runs at Open Space through January 28.
Han-soom: Grace Han and Gloria Jue-Youn Han
Art Gallery at Evergreen, Evergreen Cultural Centre, 1205 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam BC
Now–February 5, 2023
Free
Han-soom, a collective breath, is a two-artist exhibition of Grace Han’s seemingly weightless quilted jars and Gloria Han’s intricately carved bottles. Grace Han, originally from South Korea and now living in Canada, and Gloria Han, a first-generation Korean-Canadian, find inspiration in their personal diasporic experiences which inform their ceramic practices. Together, Korean ceramic vessels contrast with clay objects that are simultaneously unexpected and familiar, enveloping the gallery from ceiling to floor.
Day With(out) Art Screening
Parkside Hotel Theatre, 810 Humboldt St., Victoria, BC
Wednesday November 30, 8pm
Free
Day With(Out) Art is an international day of action and mourning in response to the AIDS crisis. This year Visual AIDS has commissioned a program featuring work by Camila Arce; Davina “Dee” Conner and Karin Hayes; Jaewon Kim; Clifford Prince King; Santiago Lemus and Camilo Acosta Huntertexas; Mikiki; and Jhoel Zempoalteca with La Jerry.
Three Way Mirror
grunt gallery, 350 E 2nd Ave, Vancouver BC
December 2, 2022–January 14, 2023
Opening Thursday December 1, 6–9pm
Free, registration required here
In a third iteration of their collaborative relationship, Generation X storytellers Barrow, Gear and Gratland continue to explore their shared affinity for queer reclamation strategies and decorative craft traditions during a two week residency at grunt in advance of the exhibition opening. Shaped by the upheavals and isolation of the last three years, the artists explore shared intimacy created through the material intelligence of paper cutting, leather-work, weaving and beading, as well as through time-based storytelling, animation, and documentary film.
Performance: Justine A. Chambers
Teck Gallery, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver BC
Friday, December 2, 7pm
Free
In the finale event for the exhibition, It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900–1970 and Now curated by Seika Boye, Chambers will be performing ‘Archives and heirlooms,’ a stirring up of inherited movement held by the archive of scores from her past work. Justine A. Chambers’ movement-based practice considers how choreography can be an empathic practice rooted in collaborative creation, close observation, and the body as a site of a cumulative embodied archive.
Toque Craft Fair
Western Front, 303 E 8 Ave, Vancouver BC
Friday December 2, 6–10pm; Weekend December 3–4, 11am–5pm
Admission by donation
Western Front’s annual holiday craft market is back! This year, check out present ideas from Axe Wood, Cracher Dans La Soupe, MDW Jewellery, Stationery for Horses, and more! 30% of the sales go towards supporting Western Front’s artistic program. Read an interview with Huệ Nguyen, the artist behind Stationery for Horses, from March 2021: “Speculative spaces of feeling, interdisciplinary experimentations” by Amanda Wan.
The Mint Records Ridiculously Early Holiday Party
Red Gate Arts Society, 1965 Main St, Vancouver BC
Sunday December 4, doors 6pm
Tickets: $15/PWYC, presale tickets here
The night will celebrate the season, Mint’s artists, and 2022 releases, featuring live performances by Kellarissa, Only A Visitor, Dumb, Kamikaze Nurse, Miesha & The Spanks, and Heaven For Real! Funds raised from online and in-person ticket sales for this event will be matched by Mint Records and donated to the distro disco, a mobile free store redistributing material resources to our unhoused neighbours on unceded Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh territory.
Tides and Moons: Stories, Sounds and Flavours from the Sea
Organised by the Nanaimo Art Gallery at St Paul’s Church Hall, 100 Chapel St, Nanaimo BC
Sunday December 11, 2–4pm
$10
Participants will learn about Japanese Canadian fishing communities in Nanaimo prior to WWII and share a warm fisherman’s meal consisting of chagai, grilled salted salmon, and kazunoko. After an introduction by Tami Hirasawa, President of 7 Potatoes, Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Society, artist Cindy Mochizuki and independent curator Makiko Hara will share transpacific stories, food, and music. Following the meal, participants will return to Nanaimo Art Gallery to view Cindy Mochizuki’s exhibition: Tides and Moons: Herring Capital.
CAG Reads [Online]: Howie Tsui presents David Berman
Contemporary Art Gallery, 555 Nelson St, Vancouver BC
Saturday, December 10, 4–5:30pm on Zoom
Free, register here
For the latest instalment of CAG Reads, a book club where artists invite us to read alongside them, Howie Tsui presents David Berman’s poetry collection Actual Air (1999). Howie Tsui is a Hong Kong born artist based in Vancouver. Working in ink brush, sound sculptures, lenticular lightboxes and installation, Tsui constructs tense, fictive environments that undermine venerated art forms and narrative genres, often stemming from the Chinese literati tradition. David Berman (1967–2019) was a musician and writer whose musical projects include the Silver Jews and Purple Mountains.
Job Calls
Emily Carr University of Art + Design: Curatorial Assistant (Vancouver, BC), apply by 11/28
Artspeak: P/T Gallery Coordinator (Vancouver, BC), apply by 11/30
Artspeak: P/T Curatorial Assistant (Vancouver, BC), apply by 11/30
Megaphone: Operations Coordinator (Vancouver, BC), apply by 01/03
Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity: Director, Leighton Studios and Program Partnerships; Director, Music; Director, Theatre Arts (Banff, AB), apply by 12/09
Surrey Art Gallery: Gallery Communications Coordinator (Surrey, BC), apply by 12/05
The Polygon: Audain Chief Curator (North Vancouver, BC), until filled
Pride in Art Society/Queer Arts Festival: General Manager (Vancouver, BC), until filled
Digital Arts Resource Centre (DARC): Director (Ottawa, ON), until filled