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Catch Vancouver artist Angela Grossmann’s ‘The Future is Female’ at Winsor Gallery until May 6

by Taraneh in Entertainment on April 26, 2012

Black Bra Blue Background collage, 33 x 25.5” framed 2012. Photo credit: Angela Grossmann

Angela Grossmann, hailed as one of Vancouver’s best artists, is back with her first local solo show in 7 years: “The Future is Female.” Described as captivating, brazen and unsettling, Grossmann’s collection of oil paintings and mixed media collage shows at Winsor Gallery until May 6.

“The Future is Female” tackles the basic female body image conventions, cutting through clutter like consumerism, shifting cultural tastes and cosmetic surgery.

“I’m interested in those chance moments when a woman or girl takes on a power beyond all of that rubbish,” says Grossmann. “It might be the swing of a hip or the way a leg stands that is so beautiful, so extraordinary… I’m just trying to figure it out: why is that so captivating, so beautiful?” she asks. “I’m going after beauty.”

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Catch Vancouver artist Angela Grossmann’s ‘The Future is Female’ at Winsor Gallery until May 6

Documenting Vancouver’s Neighborhoods with a Series of 12 Photo Essays

by Inside Vancouver in Photo Essays on February 4, 2011

From a beautiful stone path that wraps around the entire city to character houses to some of the best food in the world, Vancouver is a very diverse city. Each of the various neighbourhoods has its own cultural identity, complete with its own landmarks, distinct food offerings and aesthetic. It would be exceedingly difficult to experience all that Vancouver has to offer in one short visit as a traveling tourist.

This year is particularly exciting in our city’s cultural history with Vancouver’s 125th birthday coming in just at the heels of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Our time to celebrate our city as it moves forward with its initiative to become the greenest city by 2020 has come!

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Documenting Vancouver’s Neighborhoods with a Series of 12 Photo Essays

Speaking of Hippies….Vancouver Art in the Sixties

by Dana Lynch in Town on September 27, 2009

Carole Itter, Raw Egg Costume, 1974

If you enjoyed seeing Vancouver’s swinging hippie past in the Hippies Overrun Vancouver, 1967 video clip, then you’ll love the amazing online archive and art exhibition Vancouver Art in the Sixties: Ruins in Process.

Co-sponsored by Vancouver’s Belkin Art Gallery and grunt gallery, this huge, online, multi-media collection presents “still and moving images, ephemera, essays and interviews [that] explore the diverse artistic practices of Vancouver art in the 1960s and early 1970s.”

Check out the site if you love art and history, or remember Vancouver in the sixties (or wish you could).

Feed your muse: pick up the new Van Dop Arts & Cultural Guide to BC

by Julie Ovenell-Carter in Entertainment on August 31, 2009

Pick up a copy of the newest Van Dop Arts & Cultural Guide to BC

I approach the Van Dop Arts & Cultural Guide to British Columbia much like a new IKEA catalogue–completely confident that there’s going to be something in there to rev up my creative engines.

The 11th edition of Trudy Van Dop’s labour of love recently hit streets, ferries, universities, theatres and libraries all across Vancouver and I heartily recommend grabbing a copy asap.

The glossy rack-sized booklets are free and fit nicely in a glove compartment–perfect for filling idle time at ferry line-ups and border crossings.

From galleries to gardens, hotels to heritage sites, museums to music festivals, there’s something to inspire every breed of culture vulture whether you want to stay close to Vancouver or plan a short getaway.

My favourite new discovery on page 16 of this year’s edition: the Architectural Institute of British Columbia offers architectural walking tours of key Vancouver neighbourhoods for just $5!

The Miss Guides – Vancouver Tour Guides with a Twist

by Dana Lynch in Town on August 27, 2009

Vancouver artists and Miss Guides Natalie Doonan and Katherine Somody

Looking for a Vancouver tour unlike any other?

New this summer and designed with both tourists and locals in mind, the “performative” Miss Guides—Vancouver artists Natalie Doonan, Katherine Somody and Sean George—lead urban walks around Vancouver that are distinctly different from usual tours.

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The Miss Guides – Vancouver Tour Guides with a Twist

Catch Vancouver artist Angela Grossmann’s ‘The Future is Female’ at Winsor Gallery until May 6

Documenting Vancouver’s Neighborhoods with a Series of 12 Photo Essays

Speaking of Hippies….Vancouver Art in the Sixties

Feed your muse: pick up the new Van Dop Arts & Cultural Guide to BC

The Miss Guides – Vancouver Tour Guides with a Twist

Download the Visit Vancouver iPad App

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