Past Events

Black Lives Matter Memorial Art ExhibitionThe exhibition features powerful artworks by renowned artists Dr. Syrus Marcus Ware, Maestro Jason Ikeem Rodgers, Orchestra Noir, and Toni Latour.Weaving Cultural IdentitiesTouring ExhibitionSunzen Art Gallery ExhibitionGallery ExhibitionBIKEnnale/WALKennale 2021Walking and Biking Tours#ArtProject2020: Vancouver Biennale Art and Technology ExpoKen Lum “Everything is Relevant” Book LaunchFebruary 28, 2020 at Vancouver Biennale CentreNERD_FUNKNovember 1-24, 2019 at Museum of Vancouver Arts & Culture Creative District End of Summer PartySeptember 28 at Vancouver Biennale Carry YourselfSeptember 13 & 14 at Granville StreetStatuteSeptember 7, 2019, 800 W Georgia St. (north of Vancouver Art Gallery)I Asked The Air To Be The Postman – 我托空气为邮差Begins September 5th, 2019 at Co-Op Radio Under OccupationSeptember 5th, 2019 at Hinge ParkContinuous Voyage: New Works by Sahej RahalJune 28 2019 at Sun Wah CentreOpen Studios: Marc Johnson and Rafael VillaresJune 28 2019 at Vancouver Biennale Residency Space The Real Canadian Potluck PicnicJune 27 2019 at Museum of Vancouver/Vanier ParkBike Tour and Artist’s Talk and Panel on Placemaking – with Michel de Broin, HUB, & Vancouver ParksJoin us for a Bike Tour and Artist Talk on September 28, 11 AM - 3 PMCurious Imaginings Official Launch “Street” PartySeptember 22 • 7-10pm • The Patricia HotelCultural Placemaking in Evolving Neighbourhoods with Patricia Piccinini, Marcello Dantas, & Joost BakkerSeptember 22 • 1-3pm • The Firehall Arts CentrePatricia Piccinini’s CURIOUS IMAGININGS at the Patricia HotelNow - December 15, 2018 • The Patricia HotelVB Young Ambassadors Trolley TourAugust 16 • 7:00-9:30pmCineFest LIVE: PIONEERS IN CINEMA Film SeriesMondays at dusk - July 30 to Sept 3 - Leg-In-Boot SquareSharing Our Stories – Gender and Muslim PerspectivesSat July 21 at Paradise Has Many Gates, Vanier Park & the Museum of VancouverMEET YOUR BIENNALE with Maskull LasserreThursday July 19 from 5-7 PM at Leg-In-Boot SquareTraditional Islamic Art WorkshopsSat July 14 & Sat July 28 at the Museum of VancouverSunset Picnic and Multiculturalism Day CelebrationCommunity Celebration - Vanier Park - Wed June 27thUnveiling of Paradise Has Many Gates and Launch of the 2018-2020 Vancouver BiennaleExhibition Launch - Vanier Park - Tue June 26BEING A MUSLIM ARTIST: A Community DialogueMeet the Artist - Tue June 19Culture Days 2017 – Open House & Self-guided ToursDAY OF LAUGHTERWith Visiting Artist Yue Minjun“No Is the First Step to Yes?”Public Talk Rainbow Rocks on Arbutus Greenway InstallationBIG IDEAS School Project (York House School)Transforming Communities: The Art of Place MakingVancouver Biennale in MontrealLa Balade pour la Paix: An Open-air MuseumVancouver Biennale sculptures featured with the Montreal Museum of Fine ArtsEngagement at Indian Summer FestivalF Grass at Indian Summer Festivallet’s heal the divide at Indian Summer FestivalCreative Mornings Vancouver With Vancouver Biennale Founder Barrie MowattJune's Global Creative Mornings Theme is BrokenThis Could Be Your Last Chance To Stand Among GiantsOcean Concrete Open House 2016 Canada Line Public Art Tour: Documentary and Storytelling in PhotographyApril 24, 2016Canada Line Public Art Tour: Documentary and Storytelling in PhotographyApril 17, 2016Canada Line Public Art Tour: Documentary and Storytelling in PhotographyApril 10, 2016Songs for Glass IslandCamille Norment in collaboration with Experimental Music UnitFRIENDS OF ART ON PIER 86 All Community MeetingVancouver Biennale in SeattleCross Vancouver – A Transit ExperiencePhoto ContestDISCUSSION: DIVERSITY AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: THE CASE OF 105 KEEFERAn Event by our community partners Centre AWow Westminster UnveilingSomething Big Is Coming To New WestminsterCanadian Doc Spot – Going Home AgainVancouver Asian Film Festival Community Partner ScreeningsThe Blue Trees All Ages Pigmenting Party at Simons, Park RoyalHelp us create our next installationThe Blue Trees New Westminster Pigmenting PartyHelp us create our next installationKonstantin Dimopoulos & The Blue Trees – New WestminsterMeet The ArtistSound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan StoryVancouver International Film Festival Community Partner ScreeningSound of Redemption: The Frank Morgan StoryVancouver International Film Festival Community Partner ScreeningVivian Fung, Maestro Bramwell Tovey and a pianoVivian Fung: Biennale Snapshots At The VSOA Composition Inspired By The Vancouver Biennale Exhibition2015 Culture Days BIKEnnale/ WALKennaleSelf-guided ToursVivian Fung, Maestro Bramwell Tovey and a pianoVivian Fung and Maestro Bramwell Tovey in ConversationWith Maestro Bramwell Tovey and Vivian FungInternational Artists Residency Celebration 2015Artwork Unveiling & PresentationDarkroom 101 Workshop with Photographer Jonathan LuckhurstLearn how to set up a basic darkroom with one of our residency artistsSurrey Schools Performance: Farming, Food Systems & SustainabilityBIG IDEAS Education Student Performance“Disturbing the Peace”, “So Sorry” & “The Crab House” Film Screening At The Rio TheatreAi Weiwei On FilmEarth Day Celebration at Everett Crowley ParkI Have A Dream Vancouver LaunchOcean Open HouseGet Up Close To Giants“AI WEIWEI’S APPEAL ¥15,220,910.50” Film Screening At The Rio TheatreAi Weiwei On Film“Never Sorry” & “The Fake Case” Film Screening At The Rio TheatreAi Weiwei On Film#VanBiennale InstaMeetJoin us @ F GrassTrans Am Totem – Community Gathering With Artist Marcus BowcottMeet The ArtistCan Art Be A Catalyst For Change?Join the converationCan art be a catalyst for change? Art unveiling and panel discussionCan Art Be A Catalyst For Change?Artwork Unveiling + Panel DiscussionF Grass Live Twitter Event Thursday December 18, 2014Ai Weiwei at Vancouver BiennaleWhat The F?Join the movementNorth Vancouver BIKEnnale / WALKennaleSunday, September 28Vancouver BIKEnnale / WALKennale TourSunday, September 28Squamish BIKEnnale / WALKennale TourSaturday, September 27From India and Brazil to Vancouver at Make StudioExhibition Opening ReceptionLuis Fernando Peláez at Devonian Harbour ParkSculpture Unveiling & Artist ReceptionSajan Mani from Roundhouse Community Centre to Stanley ParkResidency Artist PerformanceOSGEMEOS at Granville IslandPublic Celebration & Official Unveiling of GiantsOSGEMEOS at Emily Carr UniversityOpen Air Artist TalkDocumentary Film “Grey City” at Rio TheatreCineFest LIVE Film ScreeningCosimo Cavallaro at Charleson ParkSculpture Unveiling & Artist ReceptionSumedh Rajendran at Dunbar Community CentreResidency Artist ReceptionAn Evening with Vik Muniz at Rio TheatreCineFest LIVE Film ScreeningVik Muniz in Squamish Open Air Artist Reception & CineFest LIVE Film ScreeningKaren Lofgren PortraitKaren Lofgren at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese GardenResidency Artist InstallationMiriam Blume at PechaKucha New WestminsterVancouver Biennale TalkTalk: Vancouver, World Leader for Public Art in Public SpacesSFU City ConversationsSumedh Rajendran at Dunbar Community CentreResidency Artist InstallationShweta Bhattad's I Have A Dream ProjectShweta Bhattad, Hasan Hujairi, Sumakshi Singh at StartUp SquamishResidency Artist Project PresentationJonathan Borofsky at Olympic VillageSculpture Unveiling & Artist ReceptionJenna Tenn-Yuk at Our Town CafeResidency Artist PerformancePallavi Paul & Sahej Rajal, Miguel Horn & Chris Landau at Squamish Adventure CentreResidency Artist Project PresentationHiraku Suzuki at Coal Harbour Community CentreResidency Artist PerformanceBiennale International Pavilion – Focus on Brazil 2014Indoor Contemporary Art ExhibitionJenna Tenn-Yuk at Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood HouseResidency Artist WorkshopJenna Tenn-Yuk at Gene CafeResidency Artist WorkshopUntold History of the United States at Fifth Avenue CinemasCineFest LIVE Film ScreeningAn Evening with Oliver Stone at Vogue TheatreCineFest LIVE Film ScreeningMaster Class with Oliver Stone CineFest LIVE WorkshopOpening Reception at Windermere SecondaryBIG IDEAS Education Student Art Exhibit Oliver Stone with Coquitlam Students at Inlet Theatre CineFest LIVE Film ScreeningAn Original Multimedia Performance – Everything ChangesBIG IDEAS Education Student PerformanceJenna Tenn-Yuk at Heartwood Community CafeResidency Artist WorkshopSurrey Schools Performance: Embracing UniquenessBIG IDEAS Education Student PerformancePublic Art + Cross Curricular + Inquiry LearningBIG IDEAS Education Teacher WorkshopSneak Peek at the Biennale International PavilionNorth Shore Art CrawlTúlio Pinto at Artists for KidsResidency Artist WorkshopWest Vancouver Schools: Original Song Performance at Park RoyalBIG IDEAS Education Student PerformanceBarrie Mowatt at the Ferry Building GalleryVancouver Biennale TalkHugo Franca at Spanish BanksOpen Air Artist Live DemonstrationHugo Franca in SquamishOpen Air Artist ReceptionBrazilian Artists in Dialogue at Emily Carr UniversityResidency Artist TalkOliver Stone in Port MoodyPremiere Film Screenings, Major Retrospectives & Urban ProjectionsCineFest LIVE Film ProgramVancouver Biennale Distinguished Artist Awards