Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver

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CAG is a non-profit public art gallery dedicated to the research, exhibition, education & documentation of contemporary visual art.
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Open Tuesday to Sunday 12 pm → 6 pm
Admission always free The Contemporary Art Gallery promotes knowledge and understanding of contemporary visual art through:

Initiation and promotion of exhibitions, publications, learning and outreach programs presenting work mad

e by both Canadian and international artists

Development of dynamic and committed relationships between art, artists and audiences that support and contribute to a diverse community

Playing a key role in the cultural life of Vancouver and British Columbia

Offering access to everyone

Informative and engaging resources on visual arts

Establishment of the City of Vancouver Art Collection of 3,000 works of art which are circulated in public spaces throughout City buildings and loaned for exhibition to museums and galleries

Reading | Ser Serpas18 APR · 12:00 PM⁠ Please join us for a poetry reading by Ser Serpas on the occasion of her exhibiti...
04/10/2026

Reading | Ser Serpas
18 APR · 12:00 PM⁠

Please join us for a poetry reading by Ser Serpas on the occasion of her exhibition “rent.”
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Registration for this event is encouraged; tickets are free.

https://cagvancouver.org/event/reading-ser-serpas
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Photo: James Bantone
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1. A portrait of Ser Serpas, dressed in a black top and denim jeans, sitting on a velvet gold-toned sofa. Her long black hair partially shadows her face as she gazes down with a somber expression.
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2. Text that reads “Reading: Ser Serpas.⁠ April 18 at 12 PM” over a lemon yellow and ivory background.⁠⁠]

Our spring exhibitions open next week!Ser Serpas: rentDouglas Watt: Mayor of the VillageRafik Greiss: Public Image⁠⁠Plea...
04/07/2026

Our spring exhibitions open next week!

Ser Serpas: rent
Douglas Watt: Mayor of the Village
Rafik Greiss: Public Image
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Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, Apr 16, 7 pm → 9 pm. All ages welcome. Cash bar.⁠

https://cagvancouver.org/visit
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Images:⁠ ⁠
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1. Ser Serpas, Untitled, 2026. Courtesy of the artist; Maxwell Graham, New York; LC Queisser, Tbilisi and Cologne; and Karma International, Zurich.
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2. Douglas Watt, studio image, 2026.

3. Rafik Greiss with Ser Serpas, By the Highway 17, 2023.
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1. A painting of a human figure on roughly cut canvas, rendered in a muted palette of browns and greys.
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2. A hand holds up a scale architectural model produced from everyday materials.

3. A black-and-white photograph of a figure bending to grasp the corners of a rectangular mirror, their long hair covering their face and reflected on the mirror’s surface. The figure stands on the side of a street with passerbys visible in the background.
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4. Text that reads, “Opening Reception: Spring 2026. April 16. 7 pm until 9 pm” over a light turquoise and grey background.⁠]

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠Abbas Akhavan presents Before Night Falls (2000)⁠Thursday, March 19, 7:00pm...
03/31/2026

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠
Abbas Akhavan presents Before Night Falls (2000)⁠
Thursday, March 19, 7:00pm⁠
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For his contribution to Previously Viewed, a series of artist-curated film screenings at CAG this spring, Abbas Akhavan has selected Julian Schnabel’s 2000 film Before Night Falls. ⁠
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“I first saw Before Night Falls in 2001 in the company of an unrequited love. The memory holds strong, as does the texture of the film and the writings of Reinaldo Arenas.” ⁠
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Registration for this event is encouraged; tickets are free.

https://cagvancouver.org/event/screening-abbas-akhavan-presents-before-night-falls-(2000)
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Image: © 1995 New Line Cinema.⁠
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1. A person dressed in a pink headband, ruffled lavender top and blonde wig strides forward, as though towards the camera. Another figure, wearing a simple white T-shirt and dark pants, follows a few paces behind.⁠
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2. Text that reads, “Abbas Akhavan presents Before Night Falls (2000), March 19 at 7:00 PM” over a lemon yellow and ivory background.]

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠gabi dao presents A Useful Ghost (2025)⁠Saturday, March 28, 7:00pm⁠⁠For the...
03/31/2026

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠
gabi dao presents A Useful Ghost (2025)⁠
Saturday, March 28, 7:00pm⁠
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For their contribution to Previously Viewed, a series of artist-curated film screenings at CAG this spring, gabi dao has selected A Useful Ghost (2025).⁠
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“Director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke exemplifies how cinema can be fresh, humorous and a very necessary, contemporary political critique in our time of escalating fascism and oppression.”⁠
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Registration for this event is encouraged; tickets are free.

https://cagvancouver.org/event/screening-gabi-dao-presents-a-useful-ghost-(2025)
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Image: © Cineverse.⁠
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1. In an empty warehouse, a person stands in front of an object with a red cylindrical body and long white tube arching out of its top. The person is bowing their head and staring at it.⁠
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2. Text that reads, “gabi dao presents A Useful Ghost (2025), March 28 at 7:00 PM” over a lemon yellow and ivory background.]

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠Faye HeavyShield presents Of Mice and Men (1939)⁠Thursday, March 26, 7:00pm...
03/31/2026

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠
Faye HeavyShield presents Of Mice and Men (1939)⁠
Thursday, March 26, 7:00pm⁠
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For her contribution to Previously Viewed, a series of artist-curated film screenings at CAG this spring, Faye HeavyShield has selected Of Mice and Men (1939).⁠
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“Everything and nothing specific about (the memory of) seeing this film as a child, though thinking of it here, I would call it an experience of birth and after-birth.”⁠
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Registration for this event is encouraged; tickets are free.

https://cagvancouver.org/event/screening-faye-heavyshield-presents-of-mice-and-men-(1939)
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Image: Of Mice and Men (film still), 1939.⁠
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1. Two figures lean against a large tree branch. One looks at the other, his eyebrows raised with a grin. The other figure responds with a stoic expression.⁠
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2. Text that reads, “Faye HeavyShield presents Of Mice and Men (1939), March 26 at 7:00 PM” over a lemon yellow and ivory background.]

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠Ser Serpas presents Lake Mungo (2008)⁠Tuesday, March 24, 7:00pm⁠⁠For her co...
03/31/2026

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠
Ser Serpas presents Lake Mungo (2008)⁠
Tuesday, March 24, 7:00pm⁠
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For her contribution to Previously Viewed, a series of artist-curated film screenings at CAG this spring, Ser Serpas has selected Lake Mungo (2008).⁠
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“[The film’s] cyclical uncertainty, the sense of retreading gestures rather than resolving them, feels aligned with how I think about exhibition making, not as closure, but as the re-enactment of a rehearsed tragedy or farce, where value lies in the repetition itself.”⁠
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Registration for this event is encouraged; tickets are free.

https://cagvancouver.org/event/screening-ser-serpas-presents-lake-mungo-(2008)
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Image: © Lions Gate Home Entertainment.⁠
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1. Resting against the edge of a circular table, a pair of wrinkled hands clasps the hand of someone younger. The scene is dimly lit.⁠
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2. Text that reads, “Ser Serpas presents Lake Mungo (2008), March 24 at 7:00 PM” over a lemon yellow and ivory background.]

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠Christine Sun Kim presents Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)⁠Saturday, March 2...
03/31/2026

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠
Christine Sun Kim presents Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)⁠
Saturday, March 21, 7:00pm⁠
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For her contribution to Previously Viewed, a series of artist-curated film screenings at CAG this spring, Christine Sun Kim has selected Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).⁠
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“I was eight when Who Framed Roger Rabbit came out, and it had a big impact on how I tell stories and look for connections.”⁠
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Registration for this event is encouraged; tickets are free.

https://cagvancouver.org/event/screening-christine-sun-kim-presents-who-framed-roger-rabbit-(1988)
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Image: © 1988 Touchstone Pictures.⁠
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1. A figure clothed in black squeezes the neck of a large, animated rabbit. The rabbit wears red overalls and a startled expression. The figure in black wears spectacles, a bowler hat, and a nefarious smile.⁠
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2. Text that reads, “Christine Sun Kim presents Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), March 21 at 7:00 PM” over a lemon yellow and ivory background.]

We’re hiring again! CAG is looking to welcome a new member to our team: TD Assistant Curator of Programming. ⁠For a full...
03/21/2026

We’re hiring again! CAG is looking to welcome a new member to our team: TD Assistant Curator of Programming.
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For a full job description and details on how to apply. Application deadline: April 6, 2026 at 12pm PDT.⁠

https://cagvancouver.org/about/opportunities
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[Image description: Text that reads “We’re hiring” over a pink and grey background.]

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠March 19 to 28, 2026⁠⁠This spring, the Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased ...
03/19/2026

Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series⁠
March 19 to 28, 2026⁠
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This spring, the Contemporary Art Gallery is pleased to present a series of artist-curated film screenings at the gallery. Inviting five artists from CAG’s recent and upcoming programming to present films that have been formative to their thinking and practice in some way, each screening is a one-night-only event centered on a single feature-length work.⁠
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Thursday, March 19⁠
Abbas Akhavan presents Before Night Falls (2000)⁠
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Saturday, March 21⁠
Christine Sun Kim presents Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)⁠
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Tuesday, March 24⁠
Ser Serpas presents Lake Mungo (2008)⁠
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Thursday, March 26⁠
Faye HeavyShield presents Of Mice and Men (1939)⁠
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Saturday, March 2⁠
gabi dao presents A Useful Ghost (2025)⁠
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Tickets to all screenings are free. Registration is encouraged; RSVP links for each screening are available on our website. ⁠
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Screenings will be held in CAG’s B.C. Binning Gallery, which is wheelchair accessible. All films will be presented with closed captioning.⁠
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https://cagvancouver.org/exhibitions-and-events
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1. Text that reads, “Previously Viewed: Artists’ Screening Series, March 19 to 28” over a lemon yellow and ivory background.⁠]

Our galleries are closed for installation as we work on our spring 2026 exhibitions with Ser Serpas, Douglas Watt and Ra...
03/19/2026

Our galleries are closed for installation as we work on our spring 2026 exhibitions with Ser Serpas, Douglas Watt and Rafik Greiss. We look forward to reopening Friday, April 17!⁠

https://cagvancouver.org/exhibitions-and-events/upcoming
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[Image description:⁠ A pink and grey graphic with black text that reads, “Closed for installation.”⁠⁠]

Last call! We’re in the final weeks of “Sojourner Truth Parsons: Louise” and “Charles Atlas: Hail the New Puritan.” The ...
02/19/2026

Last call! We’re in the final weeks of “Sojourner Truth Parsons: Louise” and “Charles Atlas: Hail the New Puritan.” The last day to visit these exhibitions at CAG is Saturday, February 28, 2026.⁠
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We’re open Tuesday to Sunday, 12 pm to 6 pm. Admission is always free. Tap the link in our bio for directions, accessibility info and more.⁠
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1. Charles Atlas, Hail the New Puritan (exhibition view), 2025, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography.⁠
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2. Sojourner Truth Parsons, Louise (exhibition detail), 2025, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver. Photo: Rachel Topham Photography.⁠
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1. Black vinyl text appears on a white gallery wall introducing the exhibition “Charles Atlas: Hail the New Puritan.” Beyond the wall, a large screen illuminates a dark gallery. A figure dressed in black appears on the screen against a colourful background.⁠
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2. Black vinyl text on a white gallery wall introduces the exhibition “Sojourner Truth Parsons: Louise.” Inside the gallery, a dark blue carpet and multiple paintings are visible.⁠]

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Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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