Friday May 8th, 2020
Quarantine Notes from Havana
Vancouver Biennale artists and curators live all over the world, spanning 6 continents. Today we share insights from Cuban artist Rafael Villares. He…
Thursday June 1st, 2017
Arts Education: How We Value the Arts
Guest blog by Lucille Pacey, member of the Vancouver Biennale Board of Directors. Why do we constantly have to justify the arts and arts…
Monday May 1st, 2017
Do not go gentle into that good night . . .
Guest blog by Hector Bremner, member of the Vancouver Biennale Board of Directors. “It’s a hell of a time to be alive” is something I…
Tuesday June 21st, 2016
Making Memories Since 2005
The third Vancouver Biennale comes to a close this July. The first exhibition ran from 2005-2007 and introduced memorable artworks Echoes, 217.5 Arc X …
Tuesday October 27th, 2015
The Blue Trees Project Keeps Growing
Over the past two weeks Konstantin Dimopoulos has been turning trees blue all over the Lower Mainland. The award winning Blue Trees initiative, which…
Wednesday June 26th, 2013
BIG IDEAS in Transitions
Awarded with the Vancouver Biennale BIG IDEAS artist collaborator grant in 2012, three families of schools participated in the Vancouver…
Tuesday May 28th, 2013
Senior Biennale Curator Shengtian Zheng Receives Honorary Doctorate from Emily Carr University
The accolades keep coming in for Vancouver Biennale Senior Curator, Shengtian Zheng. In a ceremony at Emily Carr University earlier this month, Zheng…
Monday April 15th, 2013
Building A Legacy Of Great Art In Metro Vancouver
Vancouver’s legacy of great public art just grew quite a bit richer. Continuing from the momentum of Yue Minjun’s “A-Maze-Ing Laughter” last…
Thursday March 7th, 2013
Meet The Curators: Marcello Dantas
Award-winning Brazilian curator Marcello Dantas joined the Vancouver Biennale — the Open Air Museum — in February for a week of high level …
Wednesday February 27th, 2013
Imagine The Possibilities