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John Wood and Paul Harrison, installation view from ‘I DIDN’T KNOW I DIDN’T KNOW IT’, Contemporary Art Gallery, February 12 – April 24, 2016. Photography by SITE Photography

CAG announces the departure of Curator Kimberly Phillips

July 20, 2020

The Contemporary Art Gallery (CAG) announces the departure of Kimberly Phillips, who has held the position of Curator at CAG since 2017, serving as Interim Director from September 2019 to March 2020. Kimberly has been appointed Director of SFU Galleries and will take up the position this August. Over her three-year tenure at CAG, Kimberly… Read more »

#BlackoutTuesday

June 2, 2020

Racial justice requires more than our words. It demands radical redistribution and restructuring. It means decentering whiteness and white fragility. It is decolonizing our institutions and building systems of repair that shift the material, economic and mental conditions of us all. This work includes CAG – not just in language, but in deed, action and… Read more »

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 announces the launch of CAG in the Classroom in a dramatic expansion of our organization’s learning programs

February 5, 2020

The Contemporary Art Gallery is thrilled to announce the launch of CAG in the Classroom in a dramatic expansion of our organization’s school programs. In addition to our well attended in-gallery tours, workshops and longer term projects such as A New Path to the Waterfall and Processus, an extraordinary gift from leading CAG patron Shauna… 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 »