Awake from your hibernation and join us at grunt gallery for an EARLY Winter Solstice party.

Shine up your dancing shoes, shake the snow off your favourite party-wear and get ready for our annual get-together. We invite you to celebrate the winter season with grunt’s friends, supporters, community members and artists.

This year’s festivities includes a screening of a new video by artist Francois Roux. Born and raised in France, Roux interned at grunt gallery in 2012 and later exhibited a project entitled H20 Cycle. Make sure you arrive to the party early so you can take part in a solstice-inspired game developed by LEAGUE. LEAGUE is a group-based project, facilitated by artist Germaine Koh, that works with community members to create new games and sports (http://germainekoh.com/league/blog/). Hiphop artist, Ostwelve (Ron Dean Harris) will be keeping the beat with a DJ set at this year’s party. A long-time friend of grunt, grunt first met Ostwelve through the Beat Nation project.

We’ll provide an array of snacks to nosh on but feel free to bring an appetizer that you fancy to the party.

This year’s gathering should not be missed!

Event Info:

The Winter Solstice comes early this year at grunt, taking place on Thursday December 19th (rather than the 21st). Stop by anytime from 7-11pm. Please know that the event is family friendly; you’re more than welcome to bring your little ones. There is no cover/admission to this event.

Add the Facebook Event here

If 300 grunt supporters give $50, we will reach our goal of raising $15,000 for the grunt gallery Legacy Fund.

We have raised $2,730 so far, we need 245 more supporters to give towards this campaign. Make a long-lasting impact to the arts, contribute to the sustainability of grunt gallery.

Donate at the Vancouver Foundation website.

Want to learn more? Visit our event on Thursday November 14 (7pm-9pm) at grunt gallery.

Position Title: Curator of Community Engagement

Location: grunt gallery
Reporting to: Program Director and Operations Director
Start and End Date: January 6 to December 5, 2014
Hours: 20 hours/week with a flexible work schedule.
Rate of pay: $22/hour

General Description of the Position:

The Curator of Community Engagement works with board, staff, contractors, volunteers, and membership to develop contacts and strengthen relationships between the grunt and grunt’s partners in the community. This is a professional position that reports to the Program Director and Operations Director at grunt gallery.

The Curator of Community Engagement is a planner, implementer, and relationship builder who is responsible for developing grunt’s community plan. They are also responsible for developing strategies around retention and recognition of donors, audience members, volunteers and other grunt communities, as well strategies for outreach. The Curator of Community Engagement will take advantage of grunt’s strengths in order to build strong, long-term and loyal relationships with audience members and the community.

Application Deadline: Sunday, November 24 @ 5:00pm

Interested in applying?

Read the entire job description here.

LINKS

>>Donate to the Legacy Fund
>>Listen to CarSick

Read grunt’s 2013 campaign letter here!

Donate to grunt gallery at our Vancouver Foundation page.

You will receive a tax receipt for your donation.

This beautiful GIF was created from images taken of TRAPEZ which occurred at New Forms Festival in mid-September.

On Thursday Sept 12th, Josephin Böttger and Sergej Tolksdorf performed alongside projections with a project entitled DYNAMO LINES. Read a short interview with Josephin over at CiTR’s website.

Claiming Space: Voices of Urban Aboriginal Youth will feature Aboriginal Youth telling their own stories through visual and performance art and social media. The exhibit asks, what does it mean to be an urban aboriginal youth?

DEADLINE NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Want to apply? Click here to read all the details.

LINK to BC Culture Days: http://culturedays.ca/en/2013-activities/view/51d5d53d-072c-4789-9e3a-69614c4a89be

Come on down to grunt gallery on

Saturday September 28th

at 1pm for a casual chat with Glenn Alteen, grunt’s programming director and co-founder.

Want to learn more about how an artist-run centre programs their exhibition schedule?
The background of how grunt first got started?
Tips on submitting art proposals to Vancouver-based Artist-Run Centres?

Pull up a seat, grab a cup of coffee and join in on the conversation.

Specialty coffee drinks will be available just outside grunt gallery from THE BEAN BUGGY, a local food/coffee truck. Check out their menu here: http://www.thebeanbuggy.com/menu.htm

Look forward to seeing you there!

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/447726612010851/

Please be advised that the Annual General Meeting of the Visible Art Society (dba grunt gallery) will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 7:00pm at grunt gallery

#116 – 350 East 2nd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5T 4R8

Members will be meeting for the following purposes:

1. To receive the March 31, 2013 Audited Financial Statements

2. To receive the Directors’ Reports

3. To elect the Society’s Officers

All members of the Visible Art Society are invited to attend. Only those members with paid membership dues will be eligible to vote. Membership dues must be paid by Wednesday, October 2 @ 5:00pm

We hope you’re having a fantastic summer!

grunt gallery spent our holiday vacation working on an exciting new project entitled,Mamook Ipsoot. In July, we brought Dutch artist Desiree Palmen to Vancouver to work on this project with 7 local Aboriginal Youth. The  over several weeks to find a place in the city that is meaningful to them. The project involved the youth and the artist working to camouflage paint the youth into their chosen landscape.

We are now working on a publication filled with vibrant photos, power quotes from the participating youth and an overview of how this project evolved. This project is a wonderful opportunity to consider how Aboriginal youth relate to their city. It’s a way for the youth to explore their connection to their surroundings and affirm their presence.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 to print this publication, you can help by donating to ourIndiegogo campaign. Your contribution can turn this project into a legacy, ensuring that the impact will last for year’s to come.

Visit our Indiegogo campaign page for more details and a list of gifted perks that you could receive for giving to this initiative!

Campaign URL: http://igg.me/at/mamookipsoot/x/480025