Griffin Art Projects

COMBINATIONS Wine and Conversation: An Event for Emerging Collectors with Unit 17's Tobin Gibson Join us in person at Griffin Art Projects with gallerist Tobin Gibson (Unit 17) for wine, cheese and a chat about starting your own art collection.

ARTIST TALK ALERT! Join us this Sunday June 19 at 1 PM to learn more about what Natis and Dion Smith-Dokkie have been up to throughout their time at Griffin Art Projects. Presented in collaboration with Queer Arts Festival and SUM Gallery ( @queerarts ). Registration link in bio!

Xwalacktun is Griffin Art Projects' inaugural Indigenous Studio Award recipient. Starting from August, 1, 2021 till September 30, 2021, Xwalacktun will join Griffin Art Projects and will open up the process of his current project with St. Andrew’s Wesley United Church.

Come meet Xwalacktun! Witnessing the Truth of Residential Schools: Honouring the Children - Granville Island @granville_isle @Rec_Matters #xwalacktun #everychildmatters granvilleisland.com/events/witness…

Join us live over Zoom tomorrow at 11 AM PST for Imperfect Constellations, of Worldings: A Virtual Conference. Moderated by Karen Tam with Dr. Marissa Largo, Pamila Matharu, Moridja Kitenge Banza, Jen Sungshine and David Ng of Love Intersections with Usha Seejarim as respondent.

Only couple of hours away from Virtual Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera! Tune in today at 11:00am for our FREE Virtual Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera. For registration, click here: linktr.ee/griffinartproj…

Join us on Sunday, June 13th, at 11:00 am for Collecting in the Time of COVID, session 2. Jillian Ross, Viviane Art, and Amé Bell continue the discussion on the impact of COVID on the international art market. @CASVancouver @VivianeArt Register here: linktr.ee/griffinartproj…

Griffin Art Projects welcomes you to William Kentridge: The Colander, from May 29 – September 4, 2021, curated by Lisa Baldissera. Drawing from private collections in Western Canada as well as a selection of previous projects and new works from the Kentridge Studio, South Africa.

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September 19 and 20: Please attend the opening preview weekend of Griffin’s new exhibition, NOW BULLETIN.
This is a timed opening preview weekend to ensure guests can maintain proper social distancing measures. 
You can book your ticket(s) on Eventbrite: eventbrite.ca/e/now-bulletin…

Griffin Art Projects is thrilled to announce the 2020 recipient of our Studio Residency Award for a graduating MFA student from ECUAD, Taryn Sheppard! View Taryn’s architecture here: woodfordsheppard.com Image: Taryn Sheppard, ‘A Space Reconstructed From Memory Two,’ 2019.

Griffin is thrilled to introduce the recipient of our Summer 2020 Griffin Art Projects North Shore Studio Residency Award, Lindsay McIntyre! Watch Lindsay’s films on her website: tinymovingpictures.com

In the Studio with Kelly Lycan: youtu.be/o9v5vnXJ2fY Lycan will participate in an artist residency in conjunction with Griffin Art Project’s upcoming exhibition NOW BULLETIN. She will partner with Emily Carr University and Griffin to teach this course: connect.ecuad.ca/programs/cours…

In 1991, following the Public Television broadcast of Tongues Untied, Marlon Riggs wrote an article responding to and criticizing the censorious attacks unleashed upon his film which, in Rigg’s own words,… instagram.com/p/CBREPv-BOUx/…

Speak to Me: Curator and Artist Vignettes at Home with David MacWilliam Artist and curator David MacWilliam gives an introduction to Now Bulletin, an exhibition of artworks, letters and, printed matter from the… instagram.com/p/CA0p4qgg6wE/…

Speak to Me: 101 Nudes, Jimmy DeSana, Curatorial remarks by Lorenzo Fusi Fusi explores Jimmy DeSana's first self-published portfolio (1972), 101 Nudes, and its voyeurism, liberation and, art historical references in… instagram.com/p/CAoEDFLBCJo/…

Affective Transmissions: Revisiting The Broadcast Tapes of Dr. Peter with Filmmaker David Paperny This week, we explore The Sodomite Invasion’s main themes of activism, care, and HIV/AIDS through the lens of public… instagram.com/p/B_8QwI9h1J7/…

Speak to Me: Curator and Artist Vignettes: including interviews and time at home with curators and artists from our recent and upcoming projects, this series begins with guest curator, Lorenzo Fusi's The Sodomite… instagram.com/p/B_qoeMzBaMJ/…