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The fine lines between matronly and whore: our interview with Rosea Lake, the Vancouver artist behind viral picture “Judgments.”

We posted an image a few days ago on our Facebook page by a young Vancouver-based artist, Rosea Lake that has received a lot of attention. It has been liked over 120 times and shared over 140 times on our page alone, and this is just the tip of the iceberg, as this image has gone viral on Reddit and other websites.

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The Sobey Art Award

A winner will be announced tonight, November 16, 2012 at MOCCA in Toronto. The shortlist is; Garth Moore, Jason de Haan, Derek Sullivan, Raphaelle de Groot, Eleanor King

 

Eastside Culture Crawl

Open studios, galleries and artist run spaces....

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Understanding auction season

The arts sections in Canadian papers get filled up twice a year with live auction build-up in the weeks leading up to the auctions and subsequent coverage after the fact. ‘Consignor, ‘buyers premium,’ and ‘at the hammer’ are the phrases you will read over and over again in the descriptions of the sale, but auctions can be confusing and a little overwhelming if you’re unfamiliar with the art market.

Below is some basic etiquette,...

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On Thursday, October 4th, Vancouver’s oldest gallery, The Art Emporium had its first opening reception in 20 years. Hundreds of visitors have since come to the show and have given rave reviews.

"What an amazing show! So beautiful and inspiring I actually had the chills."

- Vancouver Artist, Sarah Gee

The Art...

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A new pop-up shop will be open in Gastown from July 27 to 29. Gather (1 West Cordova Street) will feature 20 local designers, eight creative workshops, and the launch of PopCycle Tour, a moving art installation that features neon bikes and popsicles.

Organized by the creators of Cargoh, Gather will feature everything from clothing and wearable accessories, to food, home furnishing and most importantly…. art!

The art featured will come from five Canadian artists (which...

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photo by: RickChung.com

after a long wait, summer is finally here in vancouver! 

This weeked the...

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