Temporary Closure Notice

March 17, 2020

Dear friends of CAG, In light of the increasing concerns regarding COVID-19, and in order to protect the health and wellbeing of our community, the Contemporary Art Gallery will be temporarily closed as of today, Tuesday, March 17, until further notice. Please note that all upcoming events through March and April are postponed or cancelled…. Read more »

CAG in the Classroom | Voufnurog Cadisi

February 3, 2020

Inspired by Olivia Whetung’s exhibition Sugarbush Shrapnel, CAG worked with a class of Grade 5/6 students from Renfrew Elementary throughout November and December 2019 to build a collaborative artwork representing an imaginative ecosystem. The artwork incorporates embroidery, beadwork and colour to explore symbiosis and the many relationships that make up our world. The project began… Read more »

CAG announces the appointment of Matthew Hyland as Executive Director

December 3, 2019

Following a global search process, the Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG) and its Board of Directors are pleased to announce the appointment of Matthew Hyland as our new Executive Director, effective March 16, 2020. Matthew is currently Director/Curator at Oakville Galleries in Ontario. He will succeed former Executive Director Nigel Prince, who led CAG for nine years,… Read more »

Workshop Call | all the things in the room

September 26, 2019

The Contemporary Art Gallery is looking for 8 participants (all ages) to take part in all the things in the room, an interdisciplinary workshop series and partnership with the Museum of Vancouver (MOV) and the South Granville Senior Centre (SGSC). Developed by artist Elisa Ferrari, all the things in the room invites an intergenerational group… Read more »

Meet Aria | Communications & Development Assistant

August 30, 2019

My name is Aria Empakeris and I am currently working at CAG as the Communications and Development Assistant. I am a third year Arts Co-op student at UBC, pursuing a BA in English. Growing up in Los Angeles, California, I developed a passion for storytelling through photography, filmmaking, and most of all, writing. I have… Read more »

Meet Johanna | Learning and Public Engagement Assistant

August 22, 2019

Hello! I am Johanna Killas, the current Young Canada Works Learning and Public Engagement Assistant.  I am also an undergraduate at the University of Toronto, where I study Art History and Health Studies. I have had the pleasure of working here at CAG this summer, with and among the CAG team and the Vancouver arts… Read more »

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 »