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Curated by Godfre Leung
For thirty years, Victoria-based artist Sonja Ahlers has been making books in her distinct visual idiom that is equal parts collage and poetry. Classification Crisis, a major survey of her career, emerged from Ahlers’s project of the last half-decade to prepare her archive. The exhibition includes her Riot Grrrl zines of the nineties, one-of-a-kind chapbooks …
Live Auction: November 18, 2023
Exhibition Coordinator: Kathy Tycholis
287 artists from all over the world have contributed postcard-size artworks for the 2023 Mail Art Exhibition and Fundraiser. Organized in tandem with the exhibition Sonja Ahlers: Classification Crisis, this open-call exhibition invited artists to mail in one original piece of artwork in response to the theme of “collecting and reassembling.”…
Presented in partnership with the Capture Festival, City of Richmond Public Art and the Canada Line Public Art Program.
Faced with her feelings of displacement and the constant need to adapt to different landscapes, diasporic artist Faune Ybarra aspires to ground herself in the places she chooses to live. Born and raised in Mexico, Ybarra moved to St. John’s, Newfoundland, …
Presented in partnership with the Capture Festival, City of Richmond Public Art and the Canada Line Public Art Program.
In 2020, Jaspal Birdi had been working on an art residency in Milan, Italy, when news of lockdowns began circulating. So she had to pursue her work in Toronto. Often working in both countries, Birdi is used to living in between …
Everyone loves adventure and the quest to find something new, unique, and special. Like many people, the artists in Aspire Richmond’s Avenues program also have many amazing skills and talents hidden beneath the surface. These are revealed in this exhibition that celebrates the unique treasures in everyday moments and everyday spaces. Aspire Richmond takes great pride in celebrating October as …
Richmond Cultural Centre Upper Rotunda Gallery
Joint Opening Reception with Sonja Ahlers: Classification Crisis: Saturday, September 9, 3-5 pm
Step into the vibrant world of creativity as teachers and staff from the Richmond School District take center stage in this group exhibition. Representing a kaleidoscope of styles, mediums, and perspectives, this collective showcase is a testament to the diverse …
