3 Human Artists making Human Art By Tyra Schad If you’ve been on the internet lately, you’ve most likely heard about the recent boom in AI-generated content. This new technology has caused much debate on the future of many occupations, particularly ones that rely on human creativity. Artists like myself suddenly fear redundancy more than ever. This fear and contempt surrounding the sudden explosion of AI art software is undeniably warranted. Artists have faced redundancy before, but never in such an overwhelming way.  But hold on, I’m sure you’ve heard enough about AI already. This artic ..read more

  NOVEMBER 11TH, 2020 Re-Wild Kids is a locally based, hand-made, sustainable, gender-fluid children’s lifestyle brand. We create made-to-order products and offer custom fit services. This company advocates conscious social movements such as ‘Rewilding’ and ‘Unschooling’ and is a response to our current global climate crisis. Our mission is to provide the youth with ethically responsible clothing that will facilitate their mindful lifestyle and inspire the growth of a nature-loving child. 'Rewilding' and 'Unschooling'? - These movements highlight the empowerment of a young generation, th ..read more

  NOVEMBER 17TH, 2020   What is Radio Chatter? “Radio Chatter is the talkshow at 10,000 feet – we take interesting people flying over breathtaking views, and ask them questions that they've never been asked before.” Founded in 2018, Radio Chatter is an airborne talkshow experience shot while flying inside of a Cessna 172 aircraft. Episodes so far have been filmed in Vancouver, Victoria, Montreal, and Toronto - with further episodes booked in other locations. Guests have ranged from musicians, to actors, to athletes, to artists. The aim of the show is to entertain and inspire while d ..read more

This position has been filled. If you are interested about learning about other volunteer opportunities with Vancouver Art Community, email Melissa at vancouverartcommunity@gmail.com VAC is looking for a social media savvy volunteer to join our team! If you are interested in social media management and want the opportunity to manage an Instagram page with over 4,500 followers and Facebook account with nearly 1,500 members, send us an email outlining your experience with social media and why you want to volunteer with VAC. Position Overview: 5 per week (flexible) Location: remote Supports ..read more

A Peek into the Kids Take Over Exhibit at The Vancouver Art Gallery By Tyra Schad A substantial portion of The Vancouver Art Gallery’s visitors are young students and children, yet it seems as though they have been left out of the fray. Often art is perceived as a complicated subject containing cultural history, advanced visual symbols, and complex backgrounds—even to an adult viewer, certain genres of art can be intimidating.  This doesn’t have to be the case. The Vancouver Art Gallery’s most recent third-floor exhibit, aptly titled, Kids Take Over, applies the written and visual respons ..read more

My schedule this term has been pretty busy and on top of that the current COVID restrictions in place have made it even more difficult to find and support local art in person. Fortunately there are amazing people like the curator and founder of The Art Shop, Mariana Rivera, who worked relentlessly during these trying times to gather a talented group of local painters to display their work.   In this 3rd pop up installation: I in Paint, Mariana beautifully showcases 12 artists and five local businesses. Each artist was asked to reflect on their gender identity and share their experiences w ..read more

VAC is partnering with Macdonald Realty to feature artwork from local artists for their 2023 calendar. The calendar will feature 12 paintings and include a short bio from selected artists, as well as their name, and the title of the piece. Over 6,000 copies will be distributed across BC, so this is a great opportunity for local artists to share their artwork! The artwork theme for the 2023 calendar will be BC Lifestyle (ex. homes/cabins, nature, still life, landscapes, etc). Please keep in mind that submitted artwork needs to be appropriate for a real estate company. You can submit up to three ..read more

By Tyra Schad I recently had the privilege to tour the Vancouver Art Gallery’s newest exhibit AI:The Imitation Game: Visual Culture In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence with one of its fantastically accomplished curators, Glenn Entis. Despite the ample information available to the patrons of the gallery, hearing about the specifics of each work from the man who helped select and prepare this exhibit gave me a new level of respect for the show. Retrospectively, I selected a few works which stood out to me as uniquely thought-provoking.  AI:The Imitation Game has a number of works from dif ..read more

Lani paints in a contemporary style that reflects aspects of illustration, graphics, and street art. She focuses on large-scale oil and acrylic paintings depicting an entourage of female characters. The strong, often defiant characters she creates, touch on themes of female identity and sexual fantasy, while posing commentary on the contradictions evoked by media environments and visual messaging. Lani has exhibited in many cities in Canada as well as Mexico and the United States, including Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal, Halifax, San Francisco, Baltimore, Portland, and San Jose Del Cabo. Here ..read more

don't like. don't subscribe. find your own way thru it all. see you on the road.” a chat with nicenothings® By Stick Vancouver I first came across nicenothings® the way I’m sure many people in the city have. A small smiling face painted on the pavement, or unexpected object. To me it felt like a little joke between me and whoever put it there. Small enough that only I picked up on it, but out in the open for anyone. Over the years I kept coming across them until one day I came across the actual artist nicenothings®. I had a chance to ask a few questions about what making street art i ..read more