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
Tuesday February 19th, 2013
Imagine The Possibilities
Tuesday November 20th, 2012
The 2013-15 Exhibition: OPEN BORDERS/ CROSSROADS VANCOUVER
Since 1998, the Vancouver Biennale has transformed Vancouver’s public spaces into an open air museum by installing works of art from internationally…
Wednesday November 14th, 2012
Arts, Ideas, ACTION! Meet a Few of our Big Idea Makers
Unlike most public art biennales around the world, the Vancouver Biennale is a passionate supporter of youth art education. With the deadline for our…
Thursday November 1st, 2012
“Struggle is one… The borders are dust…”
The revolutionary wave of protest that began in the Arab world in early 2011 is still unfolding almost two years later in countries like Syria and…
Tuesday October 30th, 2012
Excitement is growing for the Vancouver Biennale’s 2012-2013 Big Ideas: Arts In Action Program
November is almost upon us and there are still a few more weeks to apply for the Vancouver Biennale’s 2012-2013 Big Ideas: Arts In Action program. To …
Friday October 19th, 2012
To Brazil And Beyond: Bringing the Next Biennale to Vancouver
It’s the beginning of a new era at the Vancouver Biennale. Planning has begun on our international outreach strategy for the 2013-15 exhibition …
Friday October 5th, 2012
Registration for 2012/2013 Big Ideas: Arts in Action is now open
The Vancouver Biennale BIG IDEAS Education Program is a cross-curricular, multi-grade, and inquiry based learning program. Taking students to…
Wednesday August 15th, 2012
Public Art
The Open Air Museum. Art in unexpected places. Art without walls or “Do Not Touch” signs. The historic photograph we took at the…
Wednesday August 8th, 2012
The A-Maze-Ing Laugh and Freeze Flash Photo! Laugh with us on August 11
Thinking ahead to your weekend plans? Well, we have something for you! Chip and Shannon Wilson and the Vancouver Biennale, together with the City of…
Tuesday July 24th, 2012
Chip and Shannon Wilson’s A-Maze-Ing gift to the people of Vancouver
If you’ve been anywhere near English Bay recently you’ll be familiar with Yue Minjun’s “A-maze-ing Laughter”. Located in Morton Park near the corners…