Bringing art to schools in 2018-2019

August 12, 2019

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, this year’s 2018-2019 school programs at CAG reached more than 900 participants! With a commitment to inquiry-based learning, our school programs focus on engaging students in close-looking, discussion and making, and helping students to develop connections between the work on view, their own lives and the school curriculum…. Read more »

Art-making, DJ’s and book readings… on a bus?

August 9, 2019

Quarterly Supporter Updates: A look at how membership and donation support is helping the Contemporary Art Gallery impact our wider community When donations are made to CAG—through Membership, the purchase of Gala tickets or donating to an appeal—these gifts translate into dynamic and accessible programming, allowing us to facilitate further connections between artists and audiences… Read more »

Hello again! Meet Emily | FPCC Indigenous Curatorial Intern

July 22, 2019

Hello! My name is Emily and I am excited to be a returning staff member to CAG as the Indigenous Curatorial Assistant, a position funded through the generous support of the First People’s Cultural Council. Throughout my position here, I will be making use of the CAG Blog as a site to make public some… Read more »

CAG commences search for new Executive Director

July 9, 2019

The Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to announce the commencement of the search for our new Executive Director. Led by a committee of past and present Board Directors and including distinguished local artists, CAG has engaged the executive search firm Perrett Laver, selected for their success in recent national and international cultural leadership placements. Approaching… Read more »

CAG in the Classroom | How far do you travel?

June 26, 2019

Inspired by the public art initiative How far do you travel?, CAG commuted across the city to spend two afternoons with grade 4/5 students at Graham Bruce Elementary. Exploring how visual imagery transports meaning across time and space, they discussed the work of Diyan Achjadi, Patrick Cruz, Rolande Souliere, Erdem Taşdelen and Anna Torma, the… Read more »

Call For Submissions | CAG Young Patrons & Cartems Donuts

June 12, 2019

CAG Young Patrons are partnering with Cartems Donuts to select an exhibition for October 2019 that will be presented in the storefront of Cartems on West Pender Street. We are accepting submissions for either a solo or group exhibition that speaks to the theme of “Indulgence”. This show will run for approximately one month and… Read more »

Cartems And Processus

June 6, 2019

This spring, CAG and artist Diyan Achjadi partnered with Point Grey Secondary School Senior Art Students and teachers on a collaborative project exploring contemporary art and curatorial practices. Over multiple workshops with Achjadi, the students explored notions of art making and artistic process. Processus is an exhibition marking the culmination of their work exploring connections… Read more »

2019 Spring Appeal: Can we talk about something difficult?

May 13, 2019

Today we live in a world where many things are uncertain, with new challenges emerging to be faced by future generations. Historic support has helped CAG provide a safe setting, a space for dialogue to engage with difficult issues as we grapple with such complexities. Through contemporary art, you can directly participate in and support… Read more »

An update from Andi Icaza-Largaespada

April 15, 2019

Quarterly Supporter Updates: A look at how membership and donation support is helping the Contemporary Art Gallery impact our wider community We caught up with 2017 CAG Award recipient, Andi Icaza-Largaespada, who presented (untitled) a mountain bought but not yet named on the Gallery façade last year. “Exhibiting at CAG’s window façade space was a… Read more »

How far (and often) have you travelled?

April 15, 2019

Quarterly Supporter Updates: A look at how membership and donation support is helping the Contemporary Art Gallery impact our wider community What an overwhelming response from Vancouver’s community! Your membership and appeal donations directly support public art projects such as How far do you travel? and with social media lighting up, we wanted to share… Read more »

Meet Georgia | CAG Volunteer

April 15, 2019

If by chance you visit on a Tuesday afternoon or rent the gallery for an event, make sure you say hello to Georgia, one of our front-desk and event volunteers. “I volunteer at CAG because I am relatively new to Vancouver and I want to engage with the art scene here. I used to be a… Read more »