@artistsinresidencelive
May
2
11:00 AM11:00

@artistsinresidencelive

Studio Tours: This Saturday Sherri Rogers takes us through her sky high home studio and what’s happening in her creative work world now. Jenn Brisson, Alison Keenan and Carol McQuaid share their studios too, and talk about how artists are impacted by this new reality. Join @artistsinresidencelive on FB Saturday at 11am Pacific for the livestream:

https://www.facebook.com/artistsinresidencelive/posts/107646604267210

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Puertas presentation at the Ferry Building; An Artist Collective's Adventure in Mexico
Apr
11
7:00 PM19:00

Puertas presentation at the Ferry Building; An Artist Collective's Adventure in Mexico

Join the participating members of 13fotg as we share a presentation of our latest residency and exhibition, Puertas, in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. We’ll regale you with our tales about how the residency formed, and how we came up with our ideas for the painted doors and enjoyed the experience of painting together. Slide and video presentation will be followed by a Q and A. Hope to see you there!

Course registration necessary: Cost $15. Drop ins welcome, space permitting.

To register: Course #57802, 604 925 7270 / activewestvanrec.ca

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'Puertas' exhibition and residency
Feb
8
to Mar 15

'Puertas' exhibition and residency

Our next collective adventure in early February 2019. Members of the collective will be travelling to San José del Cabo, Mexico to join member Carol McQuaid who lives in the town for part of the year. There we will be painting our inspirations on a series of doors to be exhibited together at local gallery Pez Gordo.

Opening reception will be held Friday, February 8 at 6:00pm. Artists will be in attendance.

The show will be up for a week but doors will be available for viewing on demand following that.

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13 Feet Go Off the Rail with Bare Minimum
Oct
1
to Oct 31

13 Feet Go Off the Rail with Bare Minimum

  • Off the Rail Brewering Company (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Members of the collective will be hanging some of their most recent smaller works at Off The Rail Brewing Co for the month of October. So come inside from the Autumn chill, have a brew or two and get cozy with the ‘Bare ‘Minimum’ creations of these local artists. You might even end up going home with one of them.

Opening reception with artists in attendance is on October 15 6-8pm.

Off the Rail Brewing Company is open Sunday-Thursday 12:00-8:00 and Friday-Saturday 12:00-10:00

 

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Artist Talk & Slideshow: Graniti Murales Project and group mural.
Aug
3
to Aug 12

Artist Talk & Slideshow: Graniti Murales Project and group mural.

  • Ferry Building Gallery, Silk Purse Gallery, Street Party (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

ART SPEAKS SHOWCASE EXHIBITION OPENING Friday, August 3rd 6:00-7:00pm  - Silk Purse Gallery

ART BEAT STREET PARTY Saturday, August 4th, 10:00am - 5:00 pm

ART SPEAKS ARTIST's TALK SLIDESHOW/VIDEO PRESENTATION Sunday, August 5th 3:00-5:00pm - Ferry Building Gallery

13FOTG is honoured to be participating in many ways the during the popular Harmony Arts Festival this August. A display of 10" paintings by members will be on show as part of the exhibition at the SILK PURSE gallery. Some members will also have pieces in the festival GROUP SHOW. West Vancouver's first commissioned WALL MURAL, designed by our member Morgane Billault, will be painted by the group and will be completed in time for the ART BEAT party. Collective members will also be collaborating with participating local retail hosts for the ART BEAT, displaying some of our individual works in the various shops and businesses. We are especially looking forward to sharing our 'Graniti Murales' experience with our SLIDESHOW/VIDEO and TALK at the Ferry Building Gallery. 

www.harmonyarts.ca

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From where we stand. A group exhibition at Port Moody Arts Centre
Jul
12
to Aug 9

From where we stand. A group exhibition at Port Moody Arts Centre

  • Port Moody Arts Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

OPENING NIGHT  Thursday, July 12 6:00 - 8:00pm

ARTIST's TALK EVENING  Thursday, July 19 at 7:00 - 9:00 pm

An engaging exhibition of current works by 13FOTG members in various mediums curated by Janice Cotter. The exhibition will also include a display of the group's finished mural images from the Graniti Murales residency, a video/slide show and artist talk/tour and a group scrapbook of memories and inspirations from Sicily. 

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Parker Art Salon
May
25
to May 27

Parker Art Salon

  • 1000 Parker Street Vancouver, BC, V6A 4B9 Canada (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Three participating 13FOTG members Deb Bakos, Tannis Hopkins and Lori Popadiuk will be exhibiting new works at this fun 3 day art salon held in the large warehouse of artists' studios 1000 Parker Street. Tickets for the lively 'collector's night' opening on Friday night available through the website. There will also be a silent auction and a small art wall with partial proceeds going to Anxiety BC. In addition to the hall displays, artists will open their studios on Saturday and Sunday. 

Please have a look at the web site to find out more.

Source:: http://www.parkerartsalon.com/

 

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Artist Talk & Slideshow: Graniti Murales Project
May
19
2:00 PM14:00

Artist Talk & Slideshow: Graniti Murales Project

Please join the members of our Collective, '13 Feet Off The Ground' to see and hear the story of our Artist Residency in Graniti, Sicily that took place in October of 2017.

We will recount our adventure as we project images from our time there. It will be followed by a Q&A.

The Lipont Art Centre is located across from the Aberdeen Canada line skytrain station.

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Graniti Murales:13 Feet Off the Ground exhibition at Luppolo
May
1
to Jun 29

Graniti Murales:13 Feet Off the Ground exhibition at Luppolo

OPENING NIGHT Wednesday May 2, 7:00-9:00pm. Artists will be in attendance.

A group show by the collective with pieces created from our individual experiences in Graniti, Sicily. Each artist will be showing 1-2 original artworks and there will be a display about the residency featuring images of all the finished murals. 

Luppolo Brewing Co. Fine craft brews and Italian appetizers will be available to purchase while sharing in our Sicilian experience. 1123 Venables St, Vancouver.

 

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Sep
21
5:00 PM17:00

Life in Colour – Angela Gooliaff

Join Angela Gooliaff on Thursday, September 21st from 5-8pm for the opening of Life in Colour. There will be colour markers waiting for you to colour 8-feet high and 75-feet wide worth of mural.
Presented by Hemlock Printers, you will explore keystone species in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems through a giant interactive colouring book mural.
The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is located at 2212 Main Mall, UBC, Vancouver. 
The show runs from September 16th, 2017 until February 18th, 2018.
Control your own story through colour by colouring fun things like lions, zebras, tigers, sharks and even butterflies!
 http://beatymuseum.ubc.ca/events/event/beaty-nocturnal-life-in-colour-opening/

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Aug
12
12:00 PM12:00

Vancouver Mural Festival

Come out and meet the Artists of 13 Feet off the Ground at the 2017 Vancouver Mural Festival. We'll have a booth where we will be talking about our Residency, Graniti Murales,  this Fall in Sicily, Italy. We will have art, jewelry and clothing for sale, an interactive mural and we'll be there to answer any questions you may have.

Be sure to ask about our Contest where we will be selecting the art of 3 Instagram followers and bringing their art with us, to be mounted on an exterior wall in the town of Graniti. Share some Canadian love with the people of Sicily!

 

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