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MAD CITY: Legacies of MPA

By Sylwia | Published: January 3, 2018

Exhibition runs until February 25th, 2018 The MPA (Mental Patients Association) was founded in 1971 as a grassroots response to deinstitutionalization and to a crisis in community mental health. Led by former patients and allies, the group initiated many successful social, housing, and employment projects, and in the process challenged the power of psychiatry. MPA […]

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Annual Submission | Process 2017/2018

By Sylwia | Published: December 1, 2017

Submit to Gallery Gachet! New Deadline – January 19th, 2018 Gallery Gachet is currently accepting proposals for our upcoming 2019 exhibition calendar.

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Accept THIS!

By Sylwia | Published: November 2, 2017

2017 Annual Members Show Opening reception at our new location at 9 West Hastings:
 Friday, November 17th, 2017, 6–9pm Exhibition runs:
 November 17th, 2017–December 22nd, 2017 Accept THIS! – Is our spirited invitation to come and see us in a new light.

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Gallery Gachet Rising: A New Chapter

By Sylwia | Published: October 25, 2017

Gallery Gachet is a member-run society operating in the Downtown Eastside, by and for artists living with a mental illness. For 21 years, over half its annual budget was financed by Vancouver Coastal Health, acknowledging its value to the community and the people who run it, as a part of a continuum of mental health […]

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Goodbye Party

By Sylwia | Published: October 25, 2017

Collective submission #9October 23rd, 4-8pm [at 88 East Cordova Street] As Gallery Gachet prepares to move two blocks west we are taking one last moment at 88 East Cordova Street, to gather and share memories with our neighbours, artists and friends. Goodbye 88 East Cordova, Hello 9 West Hastings!

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On the Catwalk!

By Sylwia | Published: October 12, 2017

A fashion show featuring the designs of Shannon Johnson Friday, Oct 27th 7–9pm | EWMA 800 E Hastings (at Hawk) You may have seen Shannon’s designs around the neighbourhood. Her highly stylized cat and flower designs have been featured in the Oppenheimer Park Art show and on T–shirts for DTES community events.

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Meet the Artist

By Sylwia | Published: September 22, 2017

Thursday | October 12th | 6–8 pm Come join us for a casual afternoon of art and conversation. Exhibiting artists will be on hand to walk you through the exhibition, Reflections. Artists will talk about their work and process as the tour moves through the gallery. (This event is part of Homelessness Action Week 2017).

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Murray’s Remembrance

By Sylwia | Published: September 11, 2017

Sunday, Sept 17th, 6–9pm Please join us in celebrating the legacy of Murry Huehn, long time Gallery Gachet member, artist and friend who past away this last Spring. Murray’s passion was his art. It fed his soul. 

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The 10th Annual Oppenheimer Park Community Art Show | Reflections

By Sylwia | Published: August 25, 2017

Exhibition runs: September 8th–October 22nd, 2017 Opening reception: Friday, September 8th, 6–10 pm *part of SWARM 2017 Join the parade with The Carnival Band, from Oppenheimer Park (488 Powell Street)
to Gallery Gachet (88 East Cordova Street) at 5 pm. Fun!

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Drawing with Paper

By Sylwia | Published: August 11, 2017

Gallery Gachet Workshop at EWMA Friday, August 25th | 1–3pm Join us to create images using paper cut outs. Each participant will be provided with paper, scissors and glass frame to display their fished artwork.

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