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HomeGround Festival 2016

By Sylwia | Published: January 28, 2016

February 3th, 4th and 5th at Oppenheimer Park | Drop in art making activities every day 1-3pm For the second year in a row Gallery Gachet will be at the HomeGround Festival, where each year two large tents are set up in Oppenheimer Park, sheltering participants from the rain. During this three day festival, community […]

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Dancing in the Rain Procession

By Sylwia | Published: January 26, 2016

Wednesday, February 3rd  | Meet at Gallery Gachet at 12:30pm* We’re organizing a magical moving procession from Gallery Gachet to Oppenheimer Park for the opening day of the HomeGround Festival! We need your help to carry one of the dazzling umbrellas created especially for this procession.

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Volunteer Orientation Session | NEW DAY AND TIME

By Sylwia | Published: January 15, 2016

Volunteer Orientations/ information sessions take place on the third Tuesday of each month at 3:00 pm. On these dates, Training Sessions will be held at 4:00pm following the orientation. Training Sessions are intended for all volunteers but especially those who may be interested in becoming a member of the Gallery Gachet Collective. Those who are […]

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Dancing In The Rain

By Sylwia | Published: January 7, 2016

Tuesdays: 1-3pm | Jan. 12th, 19th, 26th and Feb. 2nd Come join us! Together, we will plan a procession through the streets. Gearing up for HomeGround Festival 2016, we will plan a magical moving performance from Gallery Gachet to Oppenheimer Park.

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Voices of the Corridors: Repression of the Self, Repression of a Movement, Oppression of a People

By Sylwia | Published: January 1, 2016

Exhibition runs: January 8–Feb 21, 2016 Opening reception: January 8th 6–9pm Repress–To put down by force: subdue; to prevent the natural or normal expression, activity,
 or development of feelings.

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Gallery Gachet Closed

By Sylwia | Published: December 22, 2015

Gallery Gachet will be closed from December 21st, 2015 to January 7th, 2016. We wish you a happy winter solstice and holidays! We will reopen on January 8th, 2016 with Annual Collectives Show  

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Clarence Brear

By Sylwia | Published: December 8, 2015

My Art is My Lifehood: My Art is My Life Achievement. Exhibition runs: December 18th – December 20th, 2015 Opening reception Friday, December 18th,  6-9pm An effort to make an undreamed dream come true for a late bloomer of an artist who sees his art as his life achievement.

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The New Access Consortium Presents: A Collective Audit of the Vancouver Art Gallery

By Sylwia | Published: December 3, 2015

Opening – Saturday November 7th 6-9pm Exhibition runs: Sunday November 8th- December 13th The New Access Consortium is the collective, decentered, non institutional organizational structure initiated by artist Carmen Papalia through which a fluid cast of members are supported in assessing the conditions of access in public and institutional spaces.

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The Talking Cloth: Speaking Truth

By Sylwia | Published: November 30, 2015

Opening – Saturday November 7th 6-9pm Sunday, November 8th – December 13th, 2015 WISH Drop-In Centre Society operates an overnight drop-in for women in street-level survival sex trade. In addition to a broad diversity of programmes, WISH also offers an Aboriginal Women’s Button Group.

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For A New Accessibility

By Sylwia | Published: November 18, 2015

Join us For A New Accessibility, a convergence at Gallery Gachet held in partnership with the Contemporary Art Gallery and artist Carmen Papalia.

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