Artist-In-Residence: Haruko Okano
October 21 – December 14, 2019 — Artist Haruko Okano‘s residency at Centre A, titled Homing Pidgin, introduces visitors to words and phrases she recovered from a hybrid trade language that was developed and spoken by early settlers during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Pidgin on the west coast incorporated snippets from Chinese, South […]
Everything is a façade
September 6 – October 26, 2019 — Public Reception: September 19, 2019, 6 – 8 PM | Remarks: 6:30 PM — Everything is a façade, featuring works by Tom Hsu and Lin Xin, is an exhibition that draws on impulsive (yet deliberate) gestures and decisions in the vernacular through digitization and reimagination. […]
(dis)location (dis)connect (dis)appearance
June 20 – August 10, 2019 Curated by Diane Hau Yu Wong, Centre A’s 6th Annual Recent Graduates Exhibition focuses on intergenerational relationship gaps, specifically on the loss of language and the resulting erosion of cultural knowledge transfer between generations. Artists: Aaniya Asrani Olivia ChanCheyenne Rain LeGrande Reyhan YazdaniLan “Florence” Yee Curator: Diane Hau Yu […]
Samson Young: It’s a heaven over there
February 23 – June 4, 2019_ It’s a heaven over there is the first solo exhibition in Canada by celebrated Hong Kong artist Samson Young. Situated in a cavernous gallery in a pink walled, neon-lit, 1980s era shopping mall in Vancouver’s ever gentrifying Chinatown, this multimedia installation originates from Young’s archival research on Won Alexander Cumyow, […]
Sun, Sweat, Skirt, Fan
Sun, Sweat, Skirt, Fan Ho Rui An Curated by Natalie Tan September 8 – 29, 2018 Opening Reception: September 7, 2018 | 7-10pm Tropicopolitan Objects (performance lecture): September 14th 2018, 6:30pm Lead Patrons: Anndraya Luui and Denis Walz This exhibition takes place on the unceded Coast Salish territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. […]
I know you are but what am I
I know you are but what am I Jessica Chu, Alanna Edwards, Aghigh Gougani and Andi Icaza-Largaespada, Candice Jee, Tse Chun Sing, and an eating performance with Olivia Chow Curated by Joni Cheung June 28 – July 28, 2018 Opening Reception: June 27, 2018, 7-9 pm Composting Workshops by Candice Jee: July […]
Sammy Chien | New Media Residency
From May 1st to May 16th, we will be welcoming Sammy Chien as the inaugural artist-in-residence at Centre A’s new media gallery. During his time at Centre A, Chien will be working on research and development for a solo interdisciplinary new media performance piece, W(e)aves. This work will investigate migration, race and gender politics, transcultural […]
Two Films + a Talk with Trinh T. Minh-ha
March 15 and 16 | The Cinematheque (1131 Howe St. #200, Vancouver) Join us for a very special program with Trinh T. Minh-ha: Centre A and The Cinematheque, with support from SFU David Lam Centre and SFU Institute for the Humanities, welcome renowned Vietnamese-born artist, writer, and scholar Trinh T. Minh-ha for a special two-night […]
Centre A Expansion: Our New Home
Welcome to the new Centre A: We’re excited to announce Centre A’s move to a 3300 sq ft space on the 2nd floor of the Sun Wah Centre in Vancouver’s Chinatown. This move more than doubles the size of our current facilities! With a renewable 10+10+10-year lease on this new space, Centre A will make […]
Wishy-Washy Bodies
An exhibition by Bigo Curated by Mijoo Park Opening Reception: Friday, Oct. 27, 7 to 10 pm Participatory performances every Saturday at 4 pm In Wishy-Washy Bodies, artist Bigo interrogates the agency of the body and the boundaries of our corporeal existence. Her works probe the ways we delineate the body, from units of measure, […]
