TO/FROM BC ELECTRIC RAILWAY: 100 YEARS
September 15 to November 10
Centre A, 2 W. Hastings
Centre A is pleased to present a group exhibition celebrating the historic BC Electric Railway (BCER) building’s centennial anniversary. Addressing the building’s importance to the collective memory of Vancouver, six contemporary artists draw on the neighborhood’s expansive history to consider the building’s significance, with new works by Raymond Boisjoly, Vanessa Kwan, Evan Lee and Cindy Mochizuki. The exhibition also includes selections from Stan Douglas’ series, The Malabar People, seen for the first time in Vancouver, as well as never-before-seen historical photographs of BCER. Co-curated by Makiko Hara, Curator at Centre A, and Annabel Vaughan, Principal of the design firm publicLAB RESEARCH + DESIGN. For more information: www.centrea.org. Regular hours Tues – Sat, 11am – 6pm. Free
REALITY OF THE IDEAL: Art by Wai Yee Chiu and Synn Kune Loh
October 6 to 28
Chinese Cultural Centre Museum & Archives
555 Columbia Street
Born in China, Synn Kune Loh studied cultural psychology in the USA and Canada and studied experimental art at the Ontario College of Art in Toronto. An accomplished painter, Synn Kune’s painting style has evolved from fluidly spontaneous to meticulously accurate. He is exhibiting together with artist Wai Yee Chiu to explore the visual expression of both ideal and reality. An internationally accomplished artist, Wai Yee’s outstanding creativity allows her to master various media, from rice paper to sculpture and installations. For more information: 604-658-8883 or www.cccvan.com. Regular hours Tues – Sun, 11am – 5pm. Admission $3, Tuesdays free
CHINATOWN AND THE DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE
Photographs by Louise Francis-Smith
October 20 to November 8
Chapel Arts upstairs, 304 Dunlevy
Local artist Louise Francis-Smith exhibits photographs that reveal the colour, complexity and contrasts of this vibrant and historic neighbourhood we love: Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside. You can see more of her work online at www.louisefrancissmith.com. Viewing hours vary, Thursday evenings and everyday late afternoon, early evening. Free
AN EXHIBIT INTRODUCING CONFUCIAN THOUGHT
November 6 to December 5
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall
The exhibition panels, created by the Beijing Confucius Temple Museum, introduce key Confucian philosophical concepts in Chinese and English. Leaders in China are studying Confucianism again, a philosophy that spent decades out of favour. Confucius was a man ahead of his time and many of his ideas still have much to teach today. View Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 4:30pm. For more information: 604-662-3207 or www.vancouverchinesegarden.com. Included with regular admission to the Garden.