Featured Programs & Events
The Ferry Building Gallery creates and offers art lectures, tours and programs which reflect the cultural diversity of the North Shore community and provide a range of enriching experiences.
Painters' LandingApril 1 - October 31 Painters’ Landing is a unique opportunity for the public to watch artists while they create artwork outside in the Ambleside area. The artists will also exhibit and sell their work on site. Cost: $55/month |
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Art History: Artists-Muses: Promises & Perils Part 1October 21 Women who were famous artists’ muses had access to the art world, yet their participation in it as equals was often obstructed by gender stereotypes. This illustrated lecture explores the life, work and relationship of sculptor Camille Claudel and Rodin. Cost: $15 Register at 604-925-7270 (course #60218) or REGISTER ONLINE. |
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Ultimate Traveller: Impressions of Uganda & RwandaOctober 23 Uganda boasts the most varied safari circuit in Africa. The lush mountain forests of Bwindi protect the world's largest remaining population of mountain gorillas, many of which have become habituated to tourists. Cost: $15 Register at 604-925-7270 (course #60208) or REGISTER ONLINE. |
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Art Sundays: Remnant and Retake with Niloofar MiryOctober 27 Explore the technical and conceptual aspects of Miry's work in her series Remnant & Retake, with a focus on its philosophical and historical references to culture, land and the juxtaposition of the ancient and the contemporary. Held in the gallery. Free admission, no registration required. |
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Art History: Artists-Muses: Promises & Perils Part 2October 28 In this illustrated lecture you will learn about the fascinating lives and work of fashion model and photographer Lee Miller and Man Ray and Surrealist photographer, painter, and poet Dora Maar, must of Picasso. Presenter: Sandra Seekins, MA, art historian, Capilano University. Cost: $15 Register at 604-925-7270 (course #60220) or REGISTER ONLINE. |
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Ultimate Traveller: Impressions of MadagascarOctober 30 Madagascar is often referred to as the eighth continent and the island’s legendary uniqueness is best reflected by its plethora of amazing lemurs, colourful chameleons, many endemic bird species and a fascinating array of endemic flora, all of which combine to make for a truly exceptional photo s Cost: $15 Register at 604-925-7270 (course #60209) or REGISTER ONLINE. |
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The Mapmaker's Soul: Captain Vancouver's Journals from an Indigenous PerspectiveJanuary 30 Coast Salish artist Wade Baker and Mary Tasi recently published an important book called The Hidden Journals: Captain Vancouver & His Mapmaker. Cost: $15 Register at 604-925-7270 (course #60210) or REGISTER ONLINE. |
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