Contemporary Art Gallery - Members Bulletin

	We hope that you are enjoying the summer! As an advocate of the Contemporary Art Gallery we would like to thank you for your support. In order to keep you up-to-date we are introducing this new quarterly newsletter. Highlighting some of the many things happening at the CAG, we aim to bring you news of what to look forward to.


	Jürgen Partenheimer, The Archive - The Raven Diaries Vancouver Electronic Ensemble for Vancouver New Music Festival Opening on Thursday, September 11, The Archive - The Raven Diaries will be the first solo exhibition in Canada of work by acclaimed German artist Jürgen Partenheimer. Reflecting the diversity of the artist’s practice, the exhibition will comprise of works on paper, text, printmaking, ceramics and sculpture, much of it produced in Vancouver in spring 2014 during his residency as the Audain Distinguished Artist-in-Residence, hosted by Emily Carr University of Art + Design. As part of the exhibition at the CAG, two ceramic vessels will be presented in the Koerner European Ceramics Gallery at the Museum of Anthropology. In October Vancouver Electronic Ensemble will create a special improvised performance as part of the Vancouver New Music Festival. Musicians will be scattered across the gallery rooms, as sound, light and colour flow throughout the building creating an abstract sonic environment in response to Partenheimer's particular form of poetic abstraction. READ MORE Jürgen Partenheimer, The Archive - The Raven Diaries, September 12 to November 9, 2014. Performance by Vancouver Electronic Ensemble: Monday, October 6, 7pm, free.

New Publication: Jurgen Partenheimer - The Archive

In anticipation of his exhibition, this book, designed in close collaboration with the artist, sheds light on various aspects of Partenheimer’s multifaceted oeuvre and features contributions from historians, philosophers and poets including Petra Maria Meyer, Rudi Fuchs, John Burnside and Ann Carson. Published by Distanz Verlag, Germany. Available in the CAG Bookshop and online for $50.

CAG at Telus Gardens

In June, the CAG was selected to develop a permanent art work in the new Telus Garden building. In response, the CAG will begin an intensive program for youth with support from local Vancouver artists and filmmakers, culminating in the development of a collaborative photographic and multi-channel video installation to be launched in the summer of 2015.

New Edition | Love Letter 1/20/2009 - Kay Rosen

For Rosen, words are both subject and material. Playing with their visual representations through meticulously considered typography, colour and layout, she employs puns, anagrams and vernacular phrases to create visual connections which examine the structures of language as well as our encounters with it. This elegant offset print is produced in an edition of 100. Price $200. PURCHASE HERE.

Radio Partnership with CJSF 90.1 FM | Spoken Word

We are pleased to announce a partnership with CJSF 90.1FM radio. The Simon Fraser University radio station has joined forces with CAG learning to bring our popular talks program to the airwaves. Listen here to an excerpt of an interview and artist talk with Maryam Jafri and CAG Curator Jenifer Papararo, originally broadcast on Tuesday, June 1. MORE ABOUT CJSF.


	Four CAG exhibiting artists featured in 'Top 29 Artists to Watch' Brendan Fernandes, Marie Lorenz, Erin Shirreff and Julie Dault have been named as four of the twenty-nine art stars you should be watching - click here for the slideshow. Both Brendan Fernandes and Marie Lorenz participate as artists-in-residence at the CAG Burrard Marina Field House Studio. Erin Shirreff's solo exhibition Pictures in Spring 2013 was the first presentation dedicated exclusively to the artist’s film and video work. In May 2015 we will present an exhibition of recent work by Julia Dault. A complementary exhibition of Julia Dault's work will be presented at The Power Plant, Toronto, from 20 September 2014 - 4 November 2015. A joint publication is forthcoming with Black Dog Publishing.


	Night School a big success! This summer the CAG launched a program for new collectors and contemporary art enthusiasts. As an introductory contemporary art program that was intentionally accessible and engaging, Night School combined discussions that thematically brought the history of CAG exhibitions to life. Four lectures were hosted by guest instructor Lee Plested followed by hugely popular studio visits with important artists from Vancouver including Steven Shearer, Germaine Koh, Geoffrey Farmer, Elizabeth Zvonar, Stephen Waddell and Liz Magor. Alongside its curriculum, a passport of local events and openings provided an expanded perspective on the Vancouver art scene, and an opportunity to build a greater exposure to and appreciation for art production in the city. Look out for the second edition of Night School in fall 2014!

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