| City | Vancouver |
|---|---|
| Region | British Columbia |
| Country | Canada |
| Created | 2018-07-31 10:27:26 |
| Updated | 2018-07-31 10:27:26 |
VIVO Media Arts Centre
2625 Kaslo St. Vancouver, BC V5M 3G9
The Satellite Video Exchange Society (now VIVO, incorporated 1973) was the first video exchange library, and one of the earliest international video centres and Canadian artist-run centres. Its founding mandate was to facilitate international information exchange through a public video library and, by the 1980s, to provide access to video equipment, basic workshops, and publish a magazine, Video Guide, distributed internationally. VIVO’s mandate is to directly support artists and independent community-based producers to develop, exchange, and disseminate their skills in a supportive environment through accessible services and programs. Our vision is a robust, diverse, and vibrant media arts sector: a...
grunt gallery
#116 - 350 East 2nd Avenue Vancouver, BC V5T 4R8
grunt first opened it’s doors in September of 1984. A group of eight artists had been meeting throughout that summer in a storefront space on East 6th Avenue in Vancouver to discuss the possibilities and practicalities of opening a gallery. Our direction, from the beginning, was based on the desire to support artists who often worked in isolation and to provide them with the resources to exhibit work that might otherwise go unrecognized. The inaugural group exhibition was an eclectic gathering of drawing, painting, assemblage, collage and small sculpture, with much of the work marked by the raw and edgy...
Native Education College
285 E 5th Ave, Vancouver, BC V5T 1H2
The Native Education College (NEC) was established in 1967 and founded by Ray Collins who worked at the Departments of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada. The College, then called the Native Education Centre, began as a project to meet the educational needs of Indigenous people who relocated to Vancouver, British Columbia from their rural First Nation community. The overall objective was to provide Indigenous adult learners with the academic and life skills to secure employment and improve their quality of life. By 1979, NEC became a private College, operated and controlled by BC First Nations. Today, the College provides a...
Vancouver Art Gallery
750 Hornby St, Vancouver, BC V6Z 2H7
Founded in 1931, the Vancouver Art Gallery is recognized as one of North America’s most respected and innovative visual arts institutions. The Gallery’s innovative ground-breaking exhibitions, extensive public programs and emphasis on advancing scholarship all focus on the historical and contemporary art of British Columbia and international centres, with special attention to the accomplishments of First Nations artists and the art of the Asia Pacific region—through the Institute of Asian Art founded in 2014. The Gallery’s programs also explore the impacts of images in the larger sphere of visual culture, design and architecture. The Vancouver Art Gallery is a not-for-profit...
University of British Columbia
2329 West Mall
Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z4
https://www.ubc.ca/about/