Museum of Vancouver

The Annual General Meeting of the Vancouver Museum Society will be held on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at the Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut Street, Vancouver, BC at 6:00 pm.

Nominations for elected directors shall be made prior to the annual general meeting by any two members of the Society, in writing, signed by such members, and delivered to the Secretary of the Society at least 30 days prior to the meeting, accompanied by the written consent of each nominee. In order to do so, please forward any such nominations in PDF format to Nancy Noble at nnoble@musuemofvancouver.ca or by mail or courier to the address below by April 30, 2012.

A tour of Art Deco Chic by co-curator Ivan Sayers will follow the meeting. Members Only.

Art Deco Chic: Talk and Tour with Ivan Sayers

***SOLD OUT***

You may not think it to look at them, but the dresses in the Art Deco Chic come with a wealth of stories. Join guest curator Ivan Sayers for an intimate and in-depth tour, and hear firsthand how the clothing of the 1920s and 1930s differed wildly from previous fashions, the back story on why and how the garments chosen for exhibition, and hear about how some of the most important fashion designers in the world are represented.

The garments and accessories on display come from the private collections of Ivan Sayers and Claus Jahnke, as well as from the MOV and other’s collections.

Included with Admission | MOV Members Free

Purchase tickets online: http://artdecochicjune7.eventbrite.com/

**We expect this Talk & Tour to sell out, please purchase your tickets in advance**

The Stanley Cup Riots of June 15, 2011 were a pivotal moment in Vancouver’s civic history.   

A year later, we invite Vancouverites to join us in dialogue with Vancouver playwright Kevin Loring, City Councillor Andrea Reimer, and Vancouver photographer Maurice Li, in this multi-faceted  examination of how the Riots altered our collective conscience, spurred new civic conversations, and changed how Vancouverites see themselves and each other.  That is, we invite you to pause, reflect, and share in a discussion that asks: “Is this Vancouver?”

This roundtable will include a visual street-view storytelling of events by Maurice Li, excerpts from “The Thin Veneer” a play written as Loring’s response to the riots, and policy insights from Councillor Reimer.  A moderated Q&A and closer look at selected boards installed in the MOV Studio will follow.

Date: Friday, June 15
Time: 6:30pm
Cost: Suggested donation $5-10 sliding scale | MOV Members free
RSVP online: http://riotreflections.eventbrite.com

About the panelists:

Kevin Loring is the recipient of the 2009 Governor General’s Award in Drama. "The Thin Veneer" is Loring's response to the 2011 Stanley Cup riot. This profoundly beautiful play investigates who we are as Vancouverites.

Andrea Reimer was elected to Vancouver City Council in 2008. Her appointments include Chair, Standing Committee on Planning and Environment; Greenest City Action Team; Vancouver Economic Development Commission. Andrea is a fourth generation British Columbian who lives right across from her father’s family home at Trout Lake on Vancouver’s east side.

Maurice Li is a Vancouver-based photographer and visual storyteller.  Maurice’s work is informed by his passion for commercial, documentary, and fine art work that focuses on the urban form, cultural narrative, and experiential travel.

In support of the ongoing community planning processes at the City of Vancouver, MOV and Spacing Magazine have partnered with them in order to co-host a series of walking tours in the three areas where planning dialogues will take place: Marpole, the West End and Grandview-Woodland.

Three concurrent walking tours were held as part of the Jane's Walk activities that place in Vancouver on Sunday, May 6. Jane's Walk are yearly, community-led walking tours that take place in neighbourhoods across the worlds in honour of the late urbanist Jane Jacobs.

This free public dialogue is an opportunity for participants, tour leaders, and neighborhood planners to reconvene and share their insights, learnings, and thoughts from their respective neighborhood walks.

The local resident and urban designer from each neighborhood - Marpole, Grandview-Woodlands, and the West End - will recap highlights from their walks, and share brief features that make that neighborhood unique.  City of Vancouver planners will be on hand to answer questions about the specific Community Plan and provide more details about the ongoing process.

Tour Leaders:

Grandview-Woodland: local resident Dan Freeman and urban designer Marta Farevaag.

Marpole:  local resident Jo-Anne Pringle and urban designer Margot Long.

West End: local resident Christine Ackermann and architect Graham McGarva.

RSVP online: http://exploringhomevancouver.eventbrite.com/