During the book Vancouver Art Book Fair, I picked up the latest zine by Vancouver based artist, Sonja Ratkay. The zine contains Ratkay’s abstract and empathetic illustrations:
The illustrations are so beautifully minimal and abstract. An eye unfolds into a machine and dreams deject the skull, and float off into the atmosphere.
For more info:
sonjaratkay.com
Image source: http://van-art.com/
Tonight, Oct 7
Taralee Guild artist talk at 7pm
Vancouver Art Gallery, 750 Hornby Street
Website description:
In Taralee Guild’s Nature’s Cathedral series, treed canopies from British Columbia’s rain forest become a metaphor for the sacred space and echo the euphoria of being in these surroundings.
Free to attend but space is limited. Advance registration only. manager@artrentalandsales.com or 604.662.4746
https://www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/events_and_programs/lectures_talks.html
See Taralee Guild’s work at: http://van-art.com/
October 5
Scrivener’s Monthly at the Western Front with publisher/ typographer Will Holder (London) and musician Alex Waterman (New York) in the Western Front’s Grand Luxe Hall. Holder and Waterman launched their latest book Yes, But Is It Edible ? (New Documents, 2014), a scored biography of American composer Robert Ashley.
Will Holder and Alex Waterman rapped Ashley’s Opera Dust (1999) and Celestial Excursions (2003) in a rhythmic tone, that sounded like a beat-poetry a capella. The layout of the book demands multiple readers, and is perfect to bring friends together for a reading at a dinner party, the office, on the bus, or at the park. Try it – pick up the book from the Western Front and make friends with strangers while reading sections aloud.
Image source: http://front.bc.ca/events/will-holder-and-alex-waterman/
Oct 5 at 7pm
Western Front,
303 E 8th Avenue Vancouver
Tonight the Western Front will be celebrating its third season of Scrivener’s Monthly with publisher/ typographer Will Holder (London) and musician Alex Waterman (New York) in the Western Front’s Grand Luxe Hall. Holder and Waterman will be launching their new book Yes, But Is It Edible ? (New Documents, 2014), a scored biography of American composer Robert Ashley. The 800 page volume is the culmination of years of research and exploration of the musical migration of the English language across the American landscape.
Website description:
For this event, Will Holder and Alex Waterman will read and sing duets from Ashley’s operas Dust (1999) and Celestial Excursions (2003).
Scrivener’s Monthly is a series of public presentations that explore the space between material practices and spoken words: a periodical that talks. Set alongside the exhibitions program at Western Front, this experiment in “not publishing” involves readings, performances, and other articulations.
Co-presented by New Documents and the Vancouver Art Book Fair.
This evening FIELD Contemporary gallery celebrated its new artist bookstore (located within the gallery) with issue issue releases from Highway and Moniker Press.
The crisp and fresh Highway publication released its first issue tonight and aims to address contemporary culture though “artist collaborations, fragmentary fiction, cultural analysis, speculative futures, food-as-memory and experimental sound” (see website link). The publication has a hand made feel and features articles by Vanessa Brown, Sarah Pace, Hans Wendt, Natasha Young, Larissa Pham, Emma Tillman, Sea Oleena, Rommy Ghaly and Adrienne Matei!
Moniker Press presented its latest publication, Ends, compiled by Vancouver artist Erica Wilk. Ends is described as ” a collage of fragments; collected from conversations, interpretations, chat rooms, sketches, friends, strangers, memories, google, vandals, robots, break-ups, departed ones, found objects and secrets” (see website link). The zine is limited edition so get one fast! Moniker Press operates out of Vancouver and works collaboratively with artists and writers to produce small editions of books, zines and printed matter.
http://www.hwy-mag.com/
http://www.monikerpress.ca/
http://www.field-contemporary.com/
http://www.generosound.com/
Vancouver Art Book Fair presented by Project Space
October 4-5 at the Vancouver Art Gallery Annex, 750 Hornby Street.
Vancouver Art Book Fair website description:
Free and open to the public, the Vancouver Art/Book Fair is the only
international art book fair in Canada and one of only two on the West
Coast. In 2014 the event is anticipated to attract over 1,500 visitors from
across the Greater Vancouver Area and beyond.
Presented by Project Space, VA/BF is a two-day festival of artists
publishing featuring nearly one hundred local, national and international
publishers, as well as a diverse line-up of programs, performances and
artist projects. Featured artists travel to Vancouver from across Canada
and the globe, and produce everything from books, magazines, zines and
printed ephemera to digital, performative or other experimental forms of
publication.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
Members Only Preview
Open to Members of Project Space and the Vancouver Art Gallery
Vancouver Art Gallery, Lobby & Annex, 750 Hornby St.
Friday, October 3, 6ââ¬â8pm
Memberships available at the door or http://www.projectspace.ca/memberships
VA/BF Reception
Free and open to the public
UNIT/PITT Projects, 236 E Pender St.
Friday, October 3, 9pm
Doubles as the launch of ISSUE Magazine, published by UNIT/PITT Projects
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4 & 5
Vancouver Art/Book Fair
Free and open to the public
Vancouver Art Gallery Annex, 750 Hornby St.
Saturday & Sunday, October 4 & 5, 12-5pm
Full schedule: http://www.vancouverartbookfair.com
VA/BF has been made possible through the generosity of the following
partners: Vancouver Art Gallery, City of Vancouver, Georgia Straight,
Downtown Vancouver BIA, Discorder, Foam, Sad Mag, Fillip, Geist, Ethical
Bean, The Keefer Bar, Bandidas Taqueria, Paper Pusher, Publishing @ SFU,
Modo and The Paper Hound.
For more information please contact: info@projectspace.ca
Vancouver Art/Book Fair | website | #VABF2013
Project Space | Facebook | Twitter
2 – 236 E Pender St
Vancouver BC V6A 1T7
For full description, schedule, events and exhibitors please visit the VA/BF Website:
Canadian fibre artist, Julie McIntyre is the elected recipient for Arts Board Member of the Year.
McIntyre received her bachelor of fine arts from Queen’s University and has studied with the Banff Centre. She has exhibited in 19 solo exhibitions across Canada and has participated in over 45 juried exhibitions. For the past eight years McIntyre was an artist in residence with the Vancouver School Board and ArtStarts in Schools.
Serving as the president of Canadian Artist’s Representation/ le Front des Artists Canadiens CARFAC BC for over five years and the BC representative for CARFAC National for four years, McIntyre has made a prominent impact on arts in British Columbia.
The Mayor’s Arts Awards will be presented by Mayor Gregor Robertson Tuesday October 7, 6:30 pm at the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre.
http://www.carfacbc.org/julie-mcintyre-receives-vancouvers-mayors-arts-award/
http://craftcouncilbc.ca/happenings/2014/10/07/mayors-arts-awards-2014/
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