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Open Word, vol 1, iss 2

Available Now! | Print

The 2nd issue of this free broadsheet offers literary and visual arts collaborations by Hiromi Goto + Erica Isomura & Sarah Jim + Lucas Glenn.

Crossing Paths : Blazing Trails

May - September, 2023 | Online

Five monthly roundtables that centre the actual creative process of artists - how does one create? Instead of trying to fix a broken system, let’ redesign it!

Fifty Years on This Land

September 15, 2022 through 2023 | Gallery, online, offsite

Acknowledging and contemplaating what it means to be in operation for 50-years on this land, lək̓ʷəŋən Traditional Territory.

In Relation Limited Series Podcast

Listen Now! | Online

A limited series podcast about art, hospitality and guest-host relations within Open Space, amongst its contributors, communities and beyond.

Upcoming

Out & About

January through July, 2024

Out & About is a series of Coffee Chats, Artist Talks, and Workshops at the Open Space Studio and temporary location (750 Fairfield Rd). This program will be a way for Open Space to continue to be an active community organization and partner while the physical location is under renovations.

On the Land

Ongoing | Gallery, exterior

A collaborative mural by Dahlila Charlie, Uumati Kisoun-Inuarak ( ᐆᒪᑎ), Eli Gloor, and mentor Jesse Campbell.

Listening-With

April and May 2024 I Off site programming

Listening-With is a project coordinated by settler artists on behalf of Open Space Arts Society and taking place April and May 2024. It is intended to respectfully create space and time to consider how we listen, specifically within the territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən and the W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.

Access Renovations

We are installing an elevator!

Gallery & Office Closed - November 2023 through May 2024

Open Space is embarking on an exciting development in the management of our 510 Fort St facility and our ability to accommodate folks into the space.

Until it Swells

Opening Fall 2023 | Gallery, exterior

A public artwork by Camille Georgeson-Usher prioritizing of local plant life that takes space back from invasive species.