Past Events

2023

 
Featured
Re-centering the Artist: Building Discursive Links Across Galleries
Dec 9
Re-centering the Artist: Building Discursive Links Across Galleries
Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera & Open Studios with Curator Anne Bourrassé and Artist Maru Aponte
Nov 26
Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera & Open Studios with Curator Anne Bourrassé and Artist Maru Aponte
Live From the Studio with Anne Bourrassé, 2023 Paris-Vancouver Curatorial Program Resident
Nov 25
Live From the Studio with Anne Bourrassé, 2023 Paris-Vancouver Curatorial Program Resident
Live From the Studio with Maru Aponte, Griffin x ECU Fellowship Studio Award Recipient
Nov 19
Live From the Studio with Maru Aponte, Griffin x ECU Fellowship Studio Award Recipient
Conversations on Collecting: Embodied Relations of Art Collections
Nov 5
Conversations on Collecting: Embodied Relations of Art Collections
SHIFT: A Virtual Conference on the Ecologies of Fashion, Form and Textile
Oct 21
SHIFT: A Virtual Conference on the Ecologies of Fashion, Form and Textile
Many Truths and Other Ways to Rethink Reconciliation with Indigenous Artist Miriam Berndt and Grace Ulu
Sep 30
Many Truths and Other Ways to Rethink Reconciliation with Indigenous Artist Miriam Berndt and Grace Ulu
COMBINATIONS: An Evening Social for Emerging Collectors with Wil Aballe, Director of Wil Aballe Art Projects
Sep 23
COMBINATIONS: An Evening Social for Emerging Collectors with Wil Aballe, Director of Wil Aballe Art Projects
SHIFT Opening Reception, Jaewoo Kang’s we meet (up/down) and Janet Werner: Sticky Pictures Book Launch
Sep 15
SHIFT Opening Reception, Jaewoo Kang’s we meet (up/down) and Janet Werner: Sticky Pictures Book Launch
Open Studio and Book Launch
Aug 27
Open Studio and Book Launch
Live From the Studio with Griffin x ECU STUDIO Award Winner Marion Landry
Aug 20
Live From the Studio with Griffin x ECU STUDIO Award Winner Marion Landry
Working with community: A talk by artist and curator Su Ying Strang
Jul 29
Working with community: A talk by artist and curator Su Ying Strang
Conversations on Collecting: Living with Art, with Andrew Booth, Ann and Marshall Webb, moderated by Dr Karen Tam
Jul 23
Conversations on Collecting: Living with Art, with Andrew Booth, Ann and Marshall Webb, moderated by Dr Karen Tam
Griffin Art Projects Book Launch Presenting Whose Chinatown? Examining Chinatown Gazes in Art, Archives, and Collections and The Great Exchange Project
Jul 22
Griffin Art Projects Book Launch Presenting Whose Chinatown? Examining Chinatown Gazes in Art, Archives, and Collections and The Great Exchange Project
Chinatown 2050, an Online Film Screening and Conversation with Author Amelia Gan and Director Linda Zhang
Jul 16
Chinatown 2050, an Online Film Screening and Conversation with Author Amelia Gan and Director Linda Zhang
Intergenerational Eco-Fashion Workshop with Jaewoo Kang - Part 2
Jul 15
Intergenerational Eco-Fashion Workshop with Jaewoo Kang - Part 2
Intergenerational Eco-Fashion Workshop with Jaewoo Kang - Part 1
Jul 8
Intergenerational Eco-Fashion Workshop with Jaewoo Kang - Part 1
Open Studio with North Shore Studio Award Winner Matilda Aslizadeh
Jun 25
Open Studio with North Shore Studio Award Winner Matilda Aslizadeh
Live From the Studio with North Shore Studio Award Winner Matilda Aslizadeh
Jun 18
Live From the Studio with North Shore Studio Award Winner Matilda Aslizadeh
Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera
Jun 11
Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera
COMBINATIONS Wine and Conversation: An Event for Emerging Collectors with Unit 17's Tobin Gibson
Jun 4
COMBINATIONS Wine and Conversation: An Event for Emerging Collectors with Unit 17's Tobin Gibson
Opening night meet and greet with collectors Grant Mann and David Birdsall
May 26
Opening night meet and greet with collectors Grant Mann and David Birdsall
Open Studio with Miriam Berndt and Phoebe Bei
Apr 30
Open Studio with Miriam Berndt and Phoebe Bei
Alibaba Conundrum Keynote & Panel Discussion
Apr 29
Alibaba Conundrum Keynote & Panel Discussion
Film screening: Edge of the Knife - SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna
Apr 23
Film screening: Edge of the Knife - SG̲aawaay Ḵ'uuna
Live from the Studio with Phoebe Bei
Apr 16
Live from the Studio with Phoebe Bei
Live from the Studio with Miriam Berndt
Apr 9
Live from the Studio with Miriam Berndt
Conversations on Collecting with Yves Pierre-Louis and Hugues Charbonneau
Apr 2
Conversations on Collecting with Yves Pierre-Louis and Hugues Charbonneau
Indigenous Curators' Discussion
Mar 12
Indigenous Curators' Discussion
Film Screening: Those Who Come, Will Hear
Mar 5
Film Screening: Those Who Come, Will Hear

2022

 
Featured
COMBINE 2022: A Conversation on Collaboration
Dec 11
COMBINE 2022: A Conversation on Collaboration
COMBINE Art Fair Reception
Dec 8
COMBINE Art Fair Reception
ReMIX History Film Series - Screening II with Director Q+A
Dec 4
ReMIX History Film Series - Screening II with Director Q+A
Live from the Studio with Lacey Jane Wilburn - Virtual Artist Talk
Nov 27
Live from the Studio with Lacey Jane Wilburn - Virtual Artist Talk
Curators’ Talk: Missla Libsekal and Clelia Coussonnet
Nov 25
Curators’ Talk: Missla Libsekal and Clelia Coussonnet
Live from the Studio with Clelia Coussonnet
Nov 20
Live from the Studio with Clelia Coussonnet
ReMIX History Panel II: Allegories of the Present
Nov 13
ReMIX History Panel II: Allegories of the Present
Virtual Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera with Q+A
Nov 6
Virtual Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera with Q+A
Wetland Project Book Launch and Panel Discussion
Oct 29
Wetland Project Book Launch and Panel Discussion
ReMIX History Panel I: History Does Not Repeat Itself
Oct 23
ReMIX History Panel I: History Does Not Repeat Itself
Curator’s Conversation: Perspectives on the Work of Stan Douglas
Oct 2
Curator’s Conversation: Perspectives on the Work of Stan Douglas
On Truth and Reconciliation: Artist James Harry discusses his newest project with SOS Children's Village BC
Sep 30
On Truth and Reconciliation: Artist James Harry discusses his newest project with SOS Children's Village BC
ReMIX History Film Series - Screening I
Sep 25
ReMIX History Film Series - Screening I
Live from the Studio with James Harry
Aug 21
Live from the Studio with James Harry
Live from the Studio with Kyla Gilbert
Aug 14
Live from the Studio with Kyla Gilbert
Live from the Studio with Parvin Peivandi
May 22
Live from the Studio with Parvin Peivandi
Live from the Studio with Karen Zalamea
May 15
Live from the Studio with Karen Zalamea
Chats & Chews
Apr 24
Chats & Chews
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul: A Panel on How Collecting Begins with Griffin Art Projects’ Adjunct Curator, Dr. Karen Tam
Apr 24
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul: A Panel on How Collecting Begins with Griffin Art Projects’ Adjunct Curator, Dr. Karen Tam
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul Film series: Aggie curated and moderated by Griffin's Adjunct Curator Dr. Karen Tam
Apr 10
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul Film series: Aggie curated and moderated by Griffin's Adjunct Curator Dr. Karen Tam
Live from the Studio with Shoora Majedian
Apr 3
Live from the Studio with Shoora Majedian
Live from the Studio with Osvaldo Castillo
Mar 27
Live from the Studio with Osvaldo Castillo
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul Film series: Herb & Dorothy 50 x 50 Curated and moderated by Griffin's Adjunct Curator Dr. Karen Tam, followed by Q & A with Director Megumi Sasaki
Mar 20
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul Film series: Herb & Dorothy 50 x 50 Curated and moderated by Griffin's Adjunct Curator Dr. Karen Tam, followed by Q & A with Director Megumi Sasaki
Conversations on Collecting with Grant Mann and David Birdsall
Mar 13
Conversations on Collecting with Grant Mann and David Birdsall
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul Film series: Herb & Dorothy curated and moderated by Griffin's Adjunct Curator Dr. Karen Tam
Mar 6
From the Eye Straight Down to the Soul Film series: Herb & Dorothy curated and moderated by Griffin's Adjunct Curator Dr. Karen Tam
Virtual Curator’s Tour With Lisa Baldissera
Feb 27
Virtual Curator’s Tour With Lisa Baldissera
Live from the Studio with Aileen Bahmanipour
Feb 20
Live from the Studio with Aileen Bahmanipour
Live from the Studio with Bill Burns
Feb 17
Live from the Studio with Bill Burns
Artist Talk with Esteban Pérez
Jan 16
Artist Talk with Esteban Pérez
The Something Garden
Jan 15
The Something Garden

2021

 
Featured
Live from the Studio with Natis & Dion Smith-Dokkie
Jun 19
Live from the Studio with Natis & Dion Smith-Dokkie
Hives of Catalytic Exchanges Mini Conference
Dec 12
Hives of Catalytic Exchanges Mini Conference
COMBINE Panel Discussion
Dec 5
COMBINE Panel Discussion
Live from the Studio with TanTan Hong
Nov 21
Live from the Studio with TanTan Hong
Live from the Studio with Mollie Burke
Nov 7
Live from the Studio with Mollie Burke
Conversations on Collecting with Patrik Andersson and Dr. Zenon Trylowsky, hosted in partnership with CASV
Oct 24
Conversations on Collecting with Patrik Andersson and Dr. Zenon Trylowsky, hosted in partnership with CASV
Curators Tour with Patrik Andersson
Oct 10
Curators Tour with Patrik Andersson
OFFICE WORK: KIM KENNEDY AUSTIN / RYAN QUAST / NEIL WEDMAN
Oct 2
OFFICE WORK: KIM KENNEDY AUSTIN / RYAN QUAST / NEIL WEDMAN
Live from the Studio with Lebogang Mogul Mabusela and Wezile Mgibe | The Bag Factory,Studio Artists | The Worldings Virtual Residency Exchange
Sep 5
Live from the Studio with Lebogang Mogul Mabusela and Wezile Mgibe | The Bag Factory,Studio Artists | The Worldings Virtual Residency Exchange
Live from the Studio with Nura Ali and Pebofatso Mokoena | Virtual residents | The Worldings Virtual Residency Exchange
Aug 29
Live from the Studio with Nura Ali and Pebofatso Mokoena | Virtual residents | The Worldings Virtual Residency Exchange
Live from the Studio with Xwalacktun and Josephine Lee | Griffin Art Projects, Studio Artists | The Worldings Virtual Residency Exchange
Aug 22
Live from the Studio with Xwalacktun and Josephine Lee | Griffin Art Projects, Studio Artists | The Worldings Virtual Residency Exchange
CHAT & CHEWS
Aug 21
CHAT & CHEWS
CHATS & CHEWS
Aug 7
CHATS & CHEWS
Live From the Studio with Emily Neufeld
Jul 25
Live From the Studio with Emily Neufeld
Live From the Studio with Ali Ahadi and Babak Golkar of the Alibaba Conundrum: "What is to be alibaba-ed?"
Jul 18
Live From the Studio with Ali Ahadi and Babak Golkar of the Alibaba Conundrum: "What is to be alibaba-ed?"
Worldings: A Virtual Conference
Jul 9
Worldings: A Virtual Conference
Worldings: A Virtual Conference | Preview Event! Hosted by Karen Tam
Jul 4
Worldings: A Virtual Conference | Preview Event! Hosted by Karen Tam
Virtual Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera 
Jun 27
Virtual Curator’s Tour with Lisa Baldissera 
Collecting in the Time of Covid, Session 2 with VivianeArt and David Krut Projects
Jun 13
Collecting in the Time of Covid, Session 2 with VivianeArt and David Krut Projects
Collecting in the Time of Covid, Session 1 with Latitudes Co-Directors Roberta Coci and Lucy MacGarry
May 30
Collecting in the Time of Covid, Session 1 with Latitudes Co-Directors Roberta Coci and Lucy MacGarry
Live From the Studio with Alannah Clamp
May 8
Live From the Studio with Alannah Clamp
Documenting Chinatown: a conversation with Morris Lum and Suzanne Girard
Apr 25
Documenting Chinatown: a conversation with Morris Lum and Suzanne Girard
Whose Chinatown? A Virtual Conference
Apr 10
Whose Chinatown? A Virtual Conference
Chinatown Speculative Futures with Linda Zhang
Mar 28
Chinatown Speculative Futures with Linda Zhang
Identity & Cultures of Resistance in Printed Media with Gord Hill, Rachel Lau, Jenny Lin and Cole Pauls
Mar 21
Identity & Cultures of Resistance in Printed Media with Gord Hill, Rachel Lau, Jenny Lin and Cole Pauls
Live from the studio: Chase Keetley
Mar 20
Live from the studio: Chase Keetley
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain with Karen Cho
Mar 14
In the Shadow of Gold Mountain with Karen Cho
Live from the studio: Navarana Igloliorte
Mar 13
Live from the studio: Navarana Igloliorte
Printmaking with Marlene Yuen
Mar 7
Printmaking with Marlene Yuen
In Chinatown with Stephanie Chong and Bryce Quan
Feb 28
In Chinatown with Stephanie Chong and Bryce Quan

2020

Featured
KIDS: Snail Mail Art Kits
Dec 13
KIDS: Snail Mail Art Kits
Garry Neill Kennedy EIGHTEEN DRAWINGS Virtual Book Launch
Dec 13
Garry Neill Kennedy EIGHTEEN DRAWINGS Virtual Book Launch
Live with Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler moderated by David MacWilliam
Dec 6
Live with Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler moderated by David MacWilliam
Open Studio with Kelly Lycan
Nov 29
Open Studio with Kelly Lycan
The Mill: Live Director’s Talk and Q/A with David Craig
Nov 15
The Mill: Live Director’s Talk and Q/A with David Craig
Remembering Harbin Gate with aiya哎呀
Nov 8
Remembering Harbin Gate with aiya哎呀
Posters: November 1965-April 1986, Lawrence Weiner book viewing with Cathy Busby
Nov 5
Posters: November 1965-April 1986, Lawrence Weiner book viewing with Cathy Busby
Live with Martha Wilson
Oct 25
Live with Martha Wilson
MOVING THINGS THERE TO HERE Virtual panel
Oct 18
MOVING THINGS THERE TO HERE Virtual panel
Open Studio with Lindsay McIntyre (Online)
Aug 29
Open Studio with Lindsay McIntyre (Online)
Open Studio with Taryn Sheppard (Online)
Aug 22
Open Studio with Taryn Sheppard (Online)
Open Studio with Karen Tam
Mar 28
Open Studio with Karen Tam
Karen Tam’s Moveable Feast: A Tasting Tour of North Vancouver’s Most Interesting Chinese Restaurants
Mar 21
Karen Tam’s Moveable Feast: A Tasting Tour of North Vancouver’s Most Interesting Chinese Restaurants
Dr. Peter’s Legacy: film screening and conversation
Mar 14
Dr. Peter’s Legacy: film screening and conversation
Censorship, Sexuality and Resilience: Revisiting Paul Wong’s “Confused Sexual Views”
Mar 7
Censorship, Sexuality and Resilience: Revisiting Paul Wong’s “Confused Sexual Views”
Open Studio with Emilie Crewe
Feb 29
Open Studio with Emilie Crewe
Reading the Contemporary Art and Culture Talks: Emilie Crewe
Feb 28
Reading the Contemporary Art and Culture Talks: Emilie Crewe
Luke Fowler’s Electro-Pythagorus: A Filmic Portrait of Martin Bartlett
Feb 21
Luke Fowler’s Electro-Pythagorus: A Filmic Portrait of Martin Bartlett
The Rage To Live: The Queer Film Legacies of David Wojnarowicz and Marlon T. Riggs
Jan 30
The Rage To Live: The Queer Film Legacies of David Wojnarowicz and Marlon T. Riggs
Burnt Dust
Jan 10
Burnt Dust
 

2019

Featured
Decolonizing Design: Open Studio with Sierra Tasi Baker
Dec 5
Decolonizing Design: Open Studio with Sierra Tasi Baker
Reading the Contemporary: Art and Culture Talks with Griffin Art Projects with Mary Tasi and Wade Baker
Nov 28
Reading the Contemporary: Art and Culture Talks with Griffin Art Projects with Mary Tasi and Wade Baker
Conversations on Collecting
Nov 21
Conversations on Collecting
Open Studio with Sara-Jeanne Bourget
Nov 9
Open Studio with Sara-Jeanne Bourget
Reading the Contemporary: Art and Culture Talks with Griffin Art Projects with Lam Wong
Oct 24
Reading the Contemporary: Art and Culture Talks with Griffin Art Projects with Lam Wong
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Oct 12
Gardens and Wilds: Indigenous Walking Tour & Workshop
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Oct 5
Public Art Walking Tour on the History of Spirit Trail With Mary Tasi and Wade Baker from Sky Spirit Consulting
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Sep 28
Family Day and North Vancouver Culture Days
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Sep 26
Reading the Contemporary: Art and Culture Talks at the Library with Griffin Art Projects with Sara-Jeanne Bourget
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Sep 14
MONSOON Artists Roundtable
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Sep 13
Katie Ohe and curator Katherine Ylitalo in Conversation
Griffin Art Projects Family Day: Postcards
Aug 17
Griffin Art Projects Family Day: Postcards
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Aug 10
Tea Ceremony Performance with Lam Wong: MA No.3 - The Silence Between Sounds
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Jul 6
Person/ne Forum: Ethics of Care
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Jun 27
Conversations on Collecting: Acts of Care in Collecting
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Jun 22
Curator's Tour with Lisa Baldissera
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Jun 15
Tea Ceremony Performance with Lam Wong: MA No.2 - The Stillness Between Movements
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May 11
Open Studio and artist talks with residency artists Janet Werner and Adrian Norvid
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May 11
Proximities: Dialogues with artists from Person/ne
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May 10
Tea Ceremony Performance with Lam Wong: MA No.1 - The Space Between Objects (Wu/Mu)
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Apr 6
Reading: George Bowering, Daphne Marlatt, Maria Hindmarch, Fred Wah from TISH
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Mar 30
Reading: Travis O’Brian ‘Raven with Robin's Egg’
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Mar 30
Touch Change, Open Studio and Performance Event with Zoe Kreye
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Mar 9
Poets Theatre Workshop
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Mar 2
We Are Here, A Roundtable Discussion on Mapping, Cosmology and Worldmaking
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Feb 27
An Evening with Artist Mahdyar Jamshidi
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Feb 23
Reading: Mackenzie Ground, Rhoda Rosenfeld and Fenn Stewart organized by Catriona Strang
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Feb 16
Reading: Andrea Actis, Danielle LaFrance and Dorothy Trujillio Lusk
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Feb 9
Reading: Tiziana La Melia, Judith Penner and Renee Rodin
 

2018

Featured
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Dec 8
Reading Group: Performativity as Technique of the Self
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Sep 15
Exhibition Tour with Corrie Jackson
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Aug 18
Dark Matters: Performative Lectures by Randy Lee Cutler and Marina Roy
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Aug 11
Performance by Guadalupe Martinez
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Aug 11
Black Origins: Frank Stella’s Black Paintings
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Jul 28
Zeros and Ones: Reading Group with Steven Cottingham
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Jul 28
Curator Tour with Lee Plested
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Jul 21
Aesthetic Contemplation with Tea
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Jul 14
Exhibition Tour in Farsi
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Jul 7
Denzil Hurley Artist Talk
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Jun 30
Amber Frid-Jimenez and T’ai Smith discuss Burning Ballet Méchanique
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Apr 28
Earth Day - Wetland Restoration Program
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Mar 31
Aesthetic Contemplation with Tea
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Mar 23
Mario Asef - Artist in Residence
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Mar 17
Griffin Art Projects For Children
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Mar 3
Curator’s Tea & Tours: Pantea Haghighi
 

2017

Featured
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Dec 9
Burnt Offering
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Nov 24
Local Designer Jewelry Event
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Jul 22
Catalogue Launch
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Jul 15
Indigenous Plant Diva Walking Tour
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Apr 22
Michael Bauer in Conversation
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Apr 2
Lewis Baltz Panel Discussion
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Mar 11
Through Weight
 

2016

Featured
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Nov 18
KITCHEN MIDDEN | Artist Talks with Marian Penner Bancroft and Michael Morris
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Nov 4
Annual Tribute to the Arts
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Sep 11
NO BIG PICTURE | Book Launch
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Jul 23
NO BIG PICTURE | Curator’s Tour
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Jun 4
Portals and Improvisations
Surrogates | RBC Collectors Panel
May 10
Surrogates | RBC Collectors Panel
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Jan 16
WOOSH | Curator’s Tour
 

2015

Featured
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Nov 7
CASV Site Visit of WOOSH

The Contemporary Art Society of Vancouver will meet at Griffin Art Projects for a tour of our inaugural exhibition.

WOOSH Opening
Sep 26
WOOSH Opening

Griffin Art Projects is a new art space in North Vancouver that showcases contemporary art exhibitions, primarily from private collections.