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Feb 26, 2014: Where the Wild Things Were
Join MOV and a cast of wild characters on Saturday April 26th at our spring party, "Where The Wild Things Were." Don your finest local animal species-inspired sartorials in support of our major 2014 exhibition: Rewilding Vancouver. Be warned, this is not your everyday endemic animal species themed dance party. Arrive early to get expertly transformed by face painting artists Spirit Love, as a fox, grizzly bear, sea otter, or fauna’d human. Mingle and moonwalk with human-plant hybrids, as personified and performed by costumed members of The Romance Project and the Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret. Get on the dance floor with electronic music composer and DJ Sweet Anomaly or sit back and enjoy the handcrafted analog visuals by the creative minds Mind of a Snail. Theme: think local plant and animal species. Cougar, black bear, coyote and sword fern. Remember a lot can be achieved with a few well placed pieces of flair.
Date: Saturday, April 26th, 2014
Time: Doors at 7pm | Show & performances start at 8pm (ends at 11:30pm)
Admission: General $15 Early Bird / $17 Advance / $20 at Door | MOV Members/Students/Seniors $12 Early Bird / $14 Advance / $20 at Door
Get Tickets: http://wherethewildthingswereapril26.eventbrite.ca
May 1, 2014: Vancouver Imagined: Talk & Tour with Guest Curator Jason Vanderhill
The art of city building has always required many talents. Builders and architects are often remembered for their accomplished constructions, but architectural illustrators have frequently been overlooked. This collection of plans depicts architectural and urban projects that were proposed in Vancouver at different historical periods but never materialized. Join guest curator Jason Vanderhill for a discussion and in-depth look at these works by architectural illustrators, who are the often unsung artists of a city's built environment, and explore the vital role they have played and continue to play in helping us imagine Vancouver.
Date: Thursday, May 1, 2014
Time: 7:00pm
Admission: $14 Adults | Seniors & Students $11 | Youth $8 | MOV Members attend free | Pre-registration strongly recommended
Get Tickets: https://vancouverimaginedtourmay1.eventbrite.ca
May 22, 2014: Cartographies of Empire: Canada and the Komagata Maru
Join writer and documentary filmmaker Ali Kazimi from York University and scholar Dr. Renisa Mawani from the University of British Columbia for an evening of dialogue and conversation on the living legacies of the Komagata Maru Episode. Engaging with issues of identity, racism, and history, the panel will investigate questions of Vancouver’s unique role in the Komagata Maru story, narratives of Empire and exclusion, and the potential parallels and echoes of that event that resonate today. Guest Curator Naveen Girn will moderate.
Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Admission: By General Admission | MOV Members Free
Get Tickets: https://cartographiesofempiremay22.eventbrite.ca
MOV Exhibitions:
Rewilding Vancouver: Remember, Reconnect, Rewild. Until September 1, 2014
Foncie's Fotos: Man on the Street Held over until May 4, 2014.
Vancouver Imagined: The Way We Weren't Until May 11th, 2014
Neon Vancouver | Ugly Vancouver. Ongoing.
Unmoored: Vancouver's Voyage of the Komagata Maru Opens May 21st, 2014
