things to do :: western front + beaumont studios

Eli Bornowsky, Untitled, 2008

** vancouver, bc edition **

The Western Front (303 E. 8th Avenue, Vancouver) is hosting their 38th Annual Gala and Art Auction on March 12th, 2011. Images and artists will be updated daily, so check their website for full details or contact them at development (at) front (dot) bc (dot) ca for tickets. Preview and reception starts Wednesday, March 9th at 7:30pm.

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Artist Arne Gutmann's "Paper This" is an experiment in recycled mediums. After approaching over 30 notable Whistler artists from a variety of backgrounds, Gutmann created custom paper canvases from a variety of materials including recycled ski lift passes, birch bark, comic books and cigarette packs. The event takes place on Saturday, March 13th from 8pm to midnight at the Beaumont Studios - 316 W. 5th Avenue, Vancouver. For full details, check out their facebook event here.

things to do :: Emily Carr + LMG

Little Mountain Gallery is holding a fundraising art auction running the weekend of November 12th to the 14th. The works of several local artists will be up on the auction block and all proceeds go towards saving LMG.

Little Mountain Gallery 1st Annual Silent Art Auction
Opening Reception: Friday, November 12th from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Event: Saturday, November 13th and Sunday, November 14th from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. (auction closes on Nov 14th @ 5:00 p.m.)
Location: 195 East 26th Avenue, Vancouver

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The Emily Carr Student Art Sale begins tomorrow! Choose from a wide selection of original paintings, photographs, drawings, prints, ceramics, sculpture, wearable works and more. This is your opportunity to purchase creations from Emily Carr's up-and-coming artists and designers.

Emily Carr Student Art Sale 2010
Date / Time: Friday, November 12th from Noon to 8:00 p.m., Saturday, November 13th and Sunday, November 14th from Noon to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Concourse Gallery - Emily Carr University of Art + Design - 1399 Johnston Street

check out :: Kristi Malakoff

Kristi Malakoff is a Canadian visual artist who works in a wide variety of mediums such as paper cutting (see image below), money pieces and stamp sculptures such as the one above that is made from 16 German stamps.


Her work was recently featured at the Vancouver Art Gallery as part of the Here is Now exhibit. You can see more of her work here. The paper crepe target installations are my favourite and truly amazing when seen in person!

inspire :: mark khaisman

found via Apartment Therapy

Have you checked out Mark Khaisman's Tapeworks? He painstakingly layers 2 inch swaths of packing tape over plexiglass until images form. He considers his works to be "conversations with light, and if tape is his paint brush, then light is his blending medium."


Check out more of his work here and here.