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Wed, Oct 1, 7pm - APERTURE WEST LECTURE - Presented by Hank Willis Thomas, photographer, discussing identity and image in his work. Free at the Henry Auditorium. Tickets available at the Henry Admission Desk. iNapoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt, begins Sept 24, seating is limited. Go to www.henryart.org or phone (206)543-2281. Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts, 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 1, 7:30pm - LECTURE - Presented by Li Chuang, Symbolism in Chinese Folk Art. Go to www.aggv.bc.ca or phone (250)384-4101. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St, Victoria, BC. [Sep 08]

Thurs, Oct. 2, 7pm - LECTURE - He Tuporo Teretere: People severed from their land have no direction - A Maori Tribute to the late Michael Ames - Dr. Paul Tapsell, Chair of Maori Studies and Åcademic Dean of Te Tumu, School of Maori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies at the University of Otago, New Zealand will lecture, using the highly personal example Pukaki, his carved ancestor. Dr. Tapsell will illuminate Michael Ames' lasting contribution to the understanding of the significance of cultural property to indigenous peoples. The lecture is free. Takes place at Robson Square Theatre, 800 Robson St, Vancouver, BC. For information go to www.moa.ubc.ca or go to 604-822-5087. Presented by the UBC Museum of Anthropology. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 2, 7:30pm - LECTURE - Donald Luxton will speak on the relationship between heritage architecture and sustainability, includiing examples featured in the Building Green exhibition. Go to www.donaldluxton.com. Surrey Arts Centre/Surrey Art Gallery, 13750-88th Ave, Surrey, BC. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 2, 8pm - PUBLIC FORUM - Althea Thauberger, Carrall Street. Artspeak will host a public forum to discuss the Sept 30 event. Panelists will include the artist, community members and 3 writers who have been invited to attend the performance and write about their experience for the publication, including Annabel Vaughan and Jerry Zaslove. For information go to www.artspeak.ca. Artspeak, 233 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Sat, Oct 4, 1-2pm - PANEL DISCUSSION - Discussion with Joseph Rossano and friends. Included in Museum admission, at the Museum of Glass Theatre. Go to www.museumofglass.org. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA. [Sept 08]

Sat, Oct 4, 2pm - GALLERY TALK - Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt, presented by J. David Markham, author, historian, executive vice-president of the International Napoleonic Society. Admission is free. For more information go to www.fryemuseum.org. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Sat, Oct 4, 6:30pm - ARTIST'S LECTURE - Lecture by Master Artist Jan Harrell in the Pratt Studios. Go to www.pratt.org or phone (206)328-2200. Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S Main St, Seattle,WA. [Sept 08]

Sat, Oct 4, 6:30pm - GALA DINNER & ART AUCTIION - The Contemporary Art Gallery's 20th Annual Gala Dinner and Art Auction, a benefit for the Contemporary Art Gallery's 2008-2009 exhibition season. Tickets $250 or $225 for members at The Vancouver Club, 915 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC. For information call 604-681-2700 or go to www.contemporaryartgallery.ca. [Sept 08]

Sat, Oct 4-Sun, Oct 5 - EVENT - 4th Annual Drift, a local arts and culture festival taking place along Vancouver's Main St in artists' open studios and participating local shops, cafes and restaurants. Work by established and emerging local artists include ceramics, painting, sculpture, photography, woodcarvings, collage, mixed media, glass works, jewellery, film, clothing design, textiles and multi-media compositions. For more information go to www.thedrift.ca. [Sept 08]

Sun, Oct 5, 2-3pm - LECTURE - A lecture and slide presentation by Anu Penttinen, visiting artist. Included in Museum admission, at the Museum of Glass Theatre. Go to www.museumofglass.org. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 9 7pm and Fri, Oct 10, 11am - ART HISTORY LECTURE - Presented by Rebecca Albiani, art historian at the Frye. Mutulated Masterpieces - Look hard at Rembrandt's "Night Watch" or Valazquez's "Rokeby Venus". Can you see the assassin's scars? What drives people to stab a Poussin, throw acid at a Durer or take a hammer to Michelangelo? Is there a method to their madness? Tickets on a space available basis at the Auditorium door, first-come, first-served, the day of the lecture. $10 non-members, $6 members/seniors/ students/teachers/artists. Go to www.fryeart.org/pages/calendar.htm or phone 206-622-9250. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Feb 08]

Thurs, Oct 9, 7:30pm - ARTIST'S TALK - London-based artist Rosalind Nashashibi will present a talk on her work showcasing 3 interrelated 16 mm film works. Each film invokes conceptions of masculinity while quietly observing spaces defined by male ethos'. Takes place at Emily Carr University, 1399 Johnston St, Vancouver, BC. For information go to www.presentationhousegall.com or phone 604-986-1351. Presentation House Gallery, 333 Chesterfield Ave, North Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Fri, Oct 10, 7:30pm - ARTIST'S LECTURE - Presented by Richard Misrach, who will discuss work from Richard Misrach: On the Beach, which hones in on our delicate relationship to the sea. Lecture at University of Washington Kane Hall, Roethke Auditorium. $10 Henry and Photographic Center Northwest Members, $12 student/senior, $15 general. Gallery viewing to follow. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com or 1-800-838-3006. Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Faye G. Allen Center for the Visual Arts, 15th Ave NE and NE 41st St, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Sat, Oct 11, 2pm - GALLERY TALK - Empire, presented by Robin Held, chief curator and director of exhibitions and collections. Admission is free. For more information go to www.fryemuseum.org. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Sun, Oct 12, 2pm - ARTIST'S TALK - Mary Kim will discuss her exhibition Monstrology. Go to www.britanniacentre.org. Britannia Art Gallery, 1661 Napier St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Wed, Oct 15 - PANEL DISCUSSION - Aboriginal Housing and the Right to the City. Details TBA. For information go to www.gachet.org. Gallery Gachet, 88 E Cordova St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 16, 6:30pm - LECTURE - How Envy Killed the Crafts Movement: An Autopsy in Two Parts, Writer and craft historian Garth Clark will present a paper examining how aesthetics, economics and art envy have "killed" the crafts movement., followed by an exended conversation with the audience. Free. For information go to www.museumofcontemporarycraft.org. Pacific Northwest College of Art, Swigert Commons, 1241 NW Johnson St, Portland, OR. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 16, 7:30pm - LECTURE - Presented by Dr. Jordan Paper, The Spirits are Drunk: Wine in Chinese Religion. Go to www.fryeart.org/pages/calendar.htm or phone 206-622-9250. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Feb 08]

Sun, Oct 19, 2pm - ARTIST'S TALK - Hella Keese will discuss her exhibition Free Flow. Go to www.britanniacentre.org. Britannia Art Gallery, 1661 Napier St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Sun, Oct 19, 12pm orientation, 1-5pm event - PUBLIC DISCUSSION EVENT - TentEvent: Generating Exchange, an opportunity to engage in open-ended discussions about contemporary art practices. Can we acknowledge new forms of agency, as expressed within feminism and other interrogations of oppression, that depend on interaction and exchange, and recognize the possibility for developing autonomous or collective artistic practices through a process of engaged discussion? The "Open Space" method, designed to maximize opportunities to generate and share ideas among a group of participants within a non-hierarchical structure will be used. Participation is free but advance registration is required: makiko.hara@centrea.org. For information go to www.centrea.org. Centre A, Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art, 2 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Sun, Oct 19, 2-3pm - LECTURE - A lecture and slide presentation by Ellen Sollod, visiting artist. Included in Museum admission, at the Museum of Glass Theatre. Go to www.museumofglass.org. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 23, 6:30pm - LECTURE - The Lure of the Orient in German Romantic Imagination, presented by Diana Behler, professor, Dept of Germanics, University of Washington. Admission is free. For more information go to www.fryemuseum.org. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 23, 7:30pm - ARTIST'S TALK & EXHIBITION TOUR - Victoria-based contemporary artist Yoko Takashima on his exhibit Blend, exploring ideas of sensuality, embodiment, domesticity and maternity through photography, installation and new media. Go to www.aggv.bc.ca or phone (250)384-4101. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St, Victoria, BC. [Sep 08]

Sat, Oct 25, time TBA - TALK & PANEL DISCUSSION - Critical Media: Interventions in the Public Sphere, talk by Omid Memarian and panel discussion with Deborah Campbell and Sean Condon. For information go to www.gachet.org. Gallery Gachet, 88 E Cordova St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Sun, Oct 26, 2-3pm - CONVERSATION - Martin Blank will discuss his work. Included in Museum admission, at the Museum of Glass Theatre. Go to www.museumofglass.org. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA. [Sept 08]

Tues, Oct 28, 7pm - ARTIST'S TALK - Jer Thorp, one of Glocal Project's lead artists will discuss his working process as it relates to the field of generative and computer software art. He will also discuss his involvement in the 2005 REMIXX.sur.RE and current Glocal projects. Go to www.glocal.ca. Surrey Arts Centre/Surrey Art Gallery, 13750-88th Ave, Surrey, BC. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Oct 30, 7pm - LECTURE - Napoleon's Egypt: Invading the Middle East, presented by Juan Cole, professor, Dept of History, University of Michigan. Admission is free. For more information go to www.fryemuseum.org. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

  NOVEMBER

Sat, Nov 1, 1-3pm - PANEL DISCUSSION - Presented by artists Derek Beaulieu, Clint Burnham, Kristina Lee Podesva and Nick Thurston on The Poetics and Politics of Erasure. Takes place at SFU Gallery, Room AQ3003. For information go to www.sfu.ca/gallery. Simon Fraser University Gallery, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC. [Sept 08]

Sun, Nov 2, 2-3pm - LECTURE - A lecture and slide presentation by Bertil Vallien, visiting artist. Included in Museum admission, at the Museum of Glass Theatre. Go to www.museumofglass.org. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA. [Sept 08]

Wed, Nov 5, 1pm - LECTURE - Presented by Dr. Jordan Paper, Folk Art and Chinese Rituals: Homes, Temples, Funerals. Go to www.aggv.bc.ca or phone (250)384-4101. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St, Victoria, BC. [Sep 08]

Thurs, Nov 6, 7pm - ARTIST'S LECTURE - Artists Mauricio Dias and Walter Riedwig will discuss their work. Admission is free. For more information go to www.fryemuseum.org. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Nov 13, 7:30pm - ARTIST'S TALK - Presented by Don Jean-Louis on his exhibit Silver Works, works from 1985 and 1986 as part of his ongoing visual investigations of phenomenological experience, in conversation with Lynda Gammon, Visual Arts, UVic. Go to www.aggv.bc.ca or phone (250)384-4101. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St, Victoria, BC. [Sep 08]

Sat, Nov 15, 6-9pm - OPEN HOUSE - IGNITE! A free evening of artist demonstrations, studio tours and a chance to meet staff, instructors and local artists. Go to www.pratt.org or phone (206)328-2200. Pratt Fine Arts Center, 1902 S Main St, Seattle,WA. [Sept 08]

Sun, Nov 16, 2-3pm - LECTURE - A lecture and slide presentation by Corban Walker, visiting artist. Included in Museum admission, at the Museum of Glass Theatre. Go to www.museumofglass.org. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Nov 20, 7:30pm - CURATOR'S TOUR & DISCUSSION - Presented by Paula Swart, Curator of Asian Studies at the Vancouver Museum, Rice is Life. Go to www.aggv.bc.ca or phone (250)384-4101. Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 1040 Moss St, Victoria, BC. [Sep 08]

Sat, Nov 22, 2pm - GALLERY TALK - Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt, presented by Jill Rullkoetter, Frye deputy director and director of eduction and visitor experience. Admission is free. For more information go to www.fryemuseum.org. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Thurs, Nov 27, 7pm - ARTIST'S TALK - Presented by Monaco-based photo-journalist Nick Danziger, Blair at War, a photo documentation of Tony Blair's inner political circle while it considered its options in the lead-up to the Iraq War. Takes place at SFU Vancouver Campus, Room 7000. For information go to www.sfu.ca/gallery. Teck Gallery, 515 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

  DECEMBER

Thurs, Dec 4, 7pm - LECTURE - The Production of "Description de L'Egypt", presented by Dr. W. Benson Harer, Jr, adjunct professor, Dept of Humanities (Egyptology), California State University, San Bernardino. Admission is free. For more information go to www.fryemuseum.org. Frye Art Museum, 704 Terry Ave, Seattle, WA. [Sept 08]

Fri, Dec 5, 8pm - BOOK WORK LAUNCH - A Number of Things, presented by Micah Lexier, a colouring book that presents some of the artist's favourite conceptual artworks as well as some related objects having to do with counting and measurement. For information go to www.artspeak.ca or phone 604-688-0051. Artspeak, 233 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC. [Sept 08]

Sun, Dec 21, 2-3pm - LECTURE - A lecture and slide presentation by Doug Jeck, visiting artist. Included in Museum admission, at the Museum of Glass Theatre. Go to www.museumofglass.org. Museum of Glass, 1801 Dock St, Tacoma, WA. [Sept 08]

  CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Member Participation Call - Capital Arts Festival 2008 (CAF 2008) is a Canadian regional event which is administered and produced as a business organized initiative. Supporting heritage, arts and culture, CAF 2008 is exclusive to practicing professional artists who live and work in southern Vancouver Island with events in dance, music, literary, performing and visual arts.Participants are responsible for their own program development and venue procurement with all members keeping 100% of their ticket proceeds and/or merchant revenue. Open to professional and semi-professional arts groups and related arts businessses who have events planned for Oct and/or Nov 2008. For information visit www.capitalartsfestival.ca and click "Guidelines for Member Participation". Presented by Heaven-on-Earth Marketing and Image Management Co and in conjunction with a broad range of support from the business community. [May 08]

NEW - CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - The Maple Ridge Art Gallery invites submissions from artists/artisans from all disciplines/media for the One 4 One juried exhibit and sale. Seeking varied submissions of oiginal works in fine art without restriction on size/subject/theme and in the range of $100-200. Deadline is Oct 4/08. For information contact 604-467-5855, gallery@mract.org or go to www.theactmapleridge.org. [Sept 08]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - The Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science welcomes exhibition proposals from artists and curators. Proposals should include a one-page artist's statement or curatorial premise., CDs, DVDs, slides or photographs of proposed work or works-in-progress, indication of previous work with documentation of all images of works, previous exhibition catalogues, curatorial writing and recent exhibition reviews, an updated curriculum vitae and a self-addressed, stamped envelope (if you wish your materials to be returned). The gallery is divided into two exhibition areas. For further information contact 250-365-3337 or email info@kootenaygallery.com. [Apr 08]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - 4Culture & Public Art Calls List - A list compiled by Public Art 4Culture provides basic information about current Public Art Calls to Artists as well as current public art opportunities from fellow agencies. Please note: each Call may have specific eligibility requirements including geographic restrictions. Go to www.4culture.org [Feb 08]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - Artist Trust post events occuring in Washington State that feature Artist Trust grant recipients and EDGE graduates. For information go to www.artisttrust.org. [May 08]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - The WhiteHouse Backpacker Lodge in Nelson is inviting local artists looking for a space for exhibitions. Since participating in Artwalk as a gallery this summer, the WhiteHouse Backpacker Lodge has decided to become a gallery for local artists on an ongoing basis. Contact WhiteHouse Backpacker Lodge, Glenys Mayer, 816 Vernon St, Nelson, BC V1L 4G4, www.white-house.ca [Nov 07]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – For information about the Creative Residences and Workshops at the Banff Centre visit: www.banffcentre.ca/va or contact the Office of the Registrar, Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca Tel: (403)762-6180, 1-800-565-9989 Fax: (403)762-6345 [May 05]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – VIDEO SCREENING SERIES - if you have any video or film projects that you would like to submit for consideration for screening please send or drop-off a VHS screening copy to: Cinevic Society of Independent Filmmakers, Xchanges Screening, c/o Passia Pandora, 2022 Douglas St, Victoria, BC V8T 4L1, Tel: (250)389-1590 [Nov 04]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Art Gallery of Greater Victoria requests submissions from artists and curators for THE LAB, a contemporary art space for presenting challenging and dynamic experimental projects.We welcome all forms of media, performance as well as innovative museological projects that involve the Gallery's permanent collection and engage with the site itself. Go to aggv.bc.ca for complete details, criteria and deadline. [Aug 04]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Dunlop Art Gallery - ongoing, no deadline. Forward SASE, CV, slides to: Curator, Dunlop Art Gallery, Regina Public Gallery, P.O. Box 2311, 2311-12th Ave, Regina, SK, S4P 3Z5. [Sept 00]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Art in Motion invites artists to publish their own open-edition prints. The prints are distributed in over 75 countries to galleries, boutiques, designers and leading home decor and art retailers. For more info visit www.artinmotion.com or call 1-866-523-2631. [Sep 05]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Canadian Art Prints invites artists to send samples of work in the form of slides, transparencies, photographs or good quality colour reproductions. Artwork is licensed for products such as wallpaper, puzzles, postage stamps, placemats, etc. New work is reviewed every 6-8 weeks. Submit artwork with SASE to: Production Development Dept., Canadian Art Prints, Inc., #110-6311 Westminster Hwy, Richmond, BC V7C 4V4. Visit www.canadianartprints.com or phone 1-800-663-1166. [Sep 05]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Seattle, WA and STart Roster – Sound Transit's Public Art Program - STart, has established a commissioned artist roster. This is an open call for artists of all media and experience levels to apply and commissions are offered on a project need. Deadline: ongoing. Info at www.soundtransit.org/working/art/howto.asp. [Apr 07]

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS – Northwest Artist Registry and Juried Artist Registry – The Northwest Artist Registry is now accepting submissions on an ongoing basis. The curated registry features work from artists within the visual, interdisciplinary, video and design/architecture fields. Artists residing within WA, OR, Idaho and BC are eligible to apply. No cost to apply or join. Deadline: ongoing. Info at registry@nwartistregistry.org or www.nwartistregistry.org. [Apr 07]

  OPPORTUNITIES FOR ARTISTS

The Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Science welcomes exhibition proposals from artists and curators. Proposals should include a one-page artist's statement or curatorial premise., CDs, DVDs, slides or photographs of proposed work or works-in-progress, indication of previous work with documentation of all images of works, previous exhibition catalogues, curatorial writing and recent exhibition reviews, an updated curriculum vitae and a self-addressed, stamped envelope (if you wish your materials to be returned). The gallery is divided into two exhibition areas. For further information contact 250-365-3337 or email info@kootenaygallery.com. [Apr 08]

4Culture & Public Art Calls List - A list compiled by Public Art 4Culture provides basic information about current Public Art Calls to Artists as well as current public art opportunities from fellow agencies. Please note: each Call may have specific eligibility requirements including geographic restrictions. Go to www.4culture.org [Dec 07]

PUBLIC ART CALLS LIST – This list compiled by Public Art 4Culture provides basic information about current public art calls to artists as well as current public art opportunities from fellow agencies. Each call may have specific eligibility requirements including geographic restrictions. If you do not want to receive calls for artists or would like to post a call, please contact Willow Fox at publicart@4culture.org [Sept 2007]

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – BANFF CENTRE - Media and visual arts residencies, new works, thematic, self-directed, work study and workshops. Visit: www.banffcentre.ca, E-mail: arts_info@banffcentre.ca.

  WORKSHOPS

Ongoing – Four Day Watercolour Retreat in the Okanagan painting outdoors. Explore colour theory using the triad concept of three primary colours. This course is for beginners and intermediates. Okanagan Art Workshops and Retreats, Diane Estabrook, BFA, Member of the Federation of Canadian Artists. Call toll free 1-866-494-3923 [Apr 05]

Ongoing – Art Workshops for Teachers. Hands-on art workshops designed specifically for elementary teachers. Innovative and fun lesson plan ideas galore! All supplies included. Contact The Richmond Art Gallery, 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond, BC Tel: 604-276-4300 www.richmond.ca [Feb 07]