Vancouver Civic Theatres invites you to join us for a Summer Art Party in the lobbies of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (630 Hamilton Street).
As a part of our free Pride Week programming, this event will include creation stations to nurture your inner artist, a visual art exhibition featuring the work of local artists Brandy Mars and Meesh QX, and vibey beats throughout the evening by DJ Bella Sie.
Our Summer Art Party follows the Summer Sounds concert series, hosted on šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn (650 Hamilton Street) from 4:30pm-7:00pm, with performances by Devours and Parlour Panther.
You can find more information about all of our Summer on šxʷƛ̓exən Xwtl’a7shn free summer programs, here.
About the Exhibition
Brandy Mars – Young and in Love
Young And In Love is a collection of romantic paintings of gay elderly couples. This work challenges the beauty standards of aging as well as depicts LGBTQIA couples in their later years, something rarely seen. The invisible cloak of age is not unlike the cloak that gay people used and still use today to hide being queer. For political and safety reasons, the people in these paintings have had to hide their relationships, often for the entirety of them. The word lesbian in particular has been tarnished and we often forget that the “L” was moved to the beginning of “LGBTQIA” due to the massive support lesbians gave to those suffering during the HIV epidemic. Reclaiming that word and also reclaiming visibility is a true act of Pride. The artist thanks you for visiting her work during Pride season and for giving voice to those who have been silenced for so long.
Meesh QX - Reharmonized
With soft layers of overlapping forms, this series of double exposure photographs explores the chance recombination of imagery through the light-bound chemistry of photography. Double exposure photography layers two distinct images atop one another merging them into a singular composition. By exposing the roll of film twice, the process introduces an element of chance, determining how the images will overlap and interact. For the artist, working with this method has been a delightful way to balance the technical elements of photography with a spirit of playfulness and surprise. This series of photographs was created on the Unceded Traditional Territory of the K’ómoks First Nation, the land also known as Comox, BC.
The exhibition will also feature work by graduates from Vancouver Community College’s Jewellery Arts and Design Program.
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