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Artisan finds at the Circle Craft Christmas Market

Circle Craft Christmas Market | Vancouver Convention Centre | November 10 – 14, 2021

Jewelry, pottery, artisan foods, and home décor—these seemed to make up a bulk of the vendors at this year’s Circle Craft Christmas Market. There were also a few clothing booths, including an extremely expensive fashion line and some kids clothing. It would have been nice to see some more Christmas themed products – items such as tree ornaments or stockings for example. I also would have liked to see more Indigenous artists included in the show; there were only a few I spotted.

Picasso’s work seen from new angle in immersive Imagine Picasso

Imagine Picasso | Annabelle Mauger and Julien Baron | Vancouver Convention Centre | October 27, 2021 – January 8, 2022

Origami birds dance on the floor, line drawings come to life on surrounding walls, and children’s laughter fills the space with an energetic tone. Each scene in Imagine Picasso is crafted to bring one or more of his works to life in a new way – they are enlarged, divided, animated, set to music. And it all takes place on massive walls and angular, geometric surfaces that immerse attendees in Picasso’s works.

Imagine Van Gogh is an immersive, dream-like world

Imagine Van Gogh | Vancouver Convention Centre | March 19 – August 29, 2021

Aside from putting on VR goggles and entering a virtual world, this is the closest you’ll get to feeling like you’re inside a Van Gogh painting. Surrounded by towering screens, the walls and floor completely covered in Van Gogh’s works, this exhibition is a dreamy environment where time seems to slow down.

Billy Mavreas - And Another Thing

By: Tessa Perkins

First published in The Peak June 2008.

Billy Mavreas's And Another Thing is the second instalment in the Helen Pitt Gallerys investigation into procedure, process, and the performative gesture. During their Workaday arts series, the gallery is interested in looking at not only art itself, but the way in which it is created. The Helen Pitt Gallery is a non-profit artist-run centre, and Mavreas will be in the gallery from May 27 until June 14 creating and constantly modifying his art. He will also be collaborating with visitors to the gallery to create collages, drawings, and random photocopies that he will incorporate into his 3D wall collage as it grows.

Underwater beauty in Thaddeus Holownia's Silver Ghost

By: Tessa Perkins

First published in The Peak June 2008.

In collaboration with Harry Thurston, Thaddeus Holownia has created a series of photographs that pay homage to the Atlantic salmon in the book Silver Ghost. Over several years, Holownia has traveled to the salmon rivers of Eastern Canada during all seasons to capture their beauty and magnificence. The photos that he has collected and compiled into this book are a celebration of the habitat of the Atlantic salmon, the rivers they swim in, and the geography surrounding them. The book also explores the cultural connection between these rivers, the salmon, and their natural history.