World as Tripod
World as Tripod World as Tripod brings together new works by Vancouver based artists: Casey Wei, Lauraine Mak, and Jaewoo Kang. The exhibition will run from September 13 to November 15, 2025, and will be accompanied by a curated film screening hosted by DIM Cinema at The Cinematheque, as well as a public artist talk […]
Portals
PORTALS Presented in partnership with the 2025 Queer Arts Festival and curated by Diane Hau Yu Wong and Mark Takeshi McGregor, this group exhibition explores “portals” as catalysts for change—points of departure that invite reflection on identity, migration, and the possibilities of reimagined worlds via the works of six Vancouver artists: Arkah अर्ख, Evan Matchett-Wong, Sena […]
Takatuf: from Salish Seas to Palestine
Takatuf: from Salish Seas to Palestine Presented in partnership with Centre A, The Vancouver Black Library, and The Burnaby Art Gallery, this group exhibition features the work of 22 emerging artists from the West Bank. After nineteen months of one of the most brutal genocides of contemporary history, through the use of the Western weaponry […]
umbrage
umbrage umbrage ŭm′brĭj noun Offense or resentment. Shadow or shade. Trees or foliage affording shade In umbrage, three artists use the concept of shade/shadow and storytelling to reoccupy multiply colonized times and spaces. Afuwa, jaz whitford, and Nina Yañez use ritual and recreation to storytell trauma and joy, centreing nonlinear ways of being and surrounding […]
TechniCowlour
Concept and creation by: elika mojtabaei + Aryo Khakpour In collaboration with: Alanna Ho ellis cheadle Jaewoo Kang SF Ho A The Biting School Production Co-produced by battery opera Co-Presented by vAct and Centre A _ January 18 – March 15, 2025 Opening: January 18, 5 – 8 PM; Featuring a free 20-min performance performed […]
Silver Jubilee: Holiday Art Auction & Market
Centre A is excited to announce the opening of our Holiday Art Auction and Market! This year’s theme is Silver Jubilee, which marks the 25th anniversary of the accession of Centre A to the rank of public art gallery, starting from our humble beginnings as an artist-run centre. Hopefully we will celebrate our next […]
48th Annual Powell Street Festival at Centre A
August 3 – August 17, 2024 Opening: August 2, 5 – 8 PM Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM, and Sunday August 4 – Centre A is pleased to present three concurrent exhibits as part of the 48th Annual Powell Street Festival, which highlight the breadth and depth of Japanese Canadian […]
Lacunae: The spaces that could be
Lacunae: The spaces that could be Phoebe Bei, Kaila Bhullar, Rawan Hassan – July 11 – July 27, 2024 Opening: July 11, 5 – 8 PM Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM – Centre A is proud to present Lacunae: The spaces that could be, a group exhibition by Phoebe Bei, Kaila […]
and when you return, we will talk again
and when you return, we will talk again Bharat Choudhary, Kamesh Bhardawaj, Pahul Singh – Curated by Gulmehar Dhillon April 11 – May 24, 2024 Opening: April 11, 5 – 8 PM Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM – The act of migration involves departing from one’s place of origin to […]
Unseen Garden
Unseen Garden Chris Hamamoto & Federico Pérez Villoro – Curated by Diane Hau Yu Wong March 1 – March 29, 2024 Opening: March 1, 5 – 8 PM Gallery Hours: Wednesday to Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM – “The relationships between images and language are in a process of being computationally established due to […]
