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"The Something Garden," 2022

The Something Garden

Paper-Clay Sculptures by AFK’s Studio Art Academy Participants

Asha Calaminus, Julian Castagno, Aisling Crowley, Isobel Dick, Maxx Findlay, Emilia Hale, Willa Inouye, Beatrice Kenny, Kimowin Lavallee, Joshua Ma, Evelyn McCammon, Liam Neill, Sadie Peets, Sawyer Reichelt, Francesca Simpson, Amber Taylor, Lilli Tomalin, Joanna Wei and Kat Zerbes.

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Griffin Art Projects is delighted to be kicking off the new year with a special two-day exhibition titled The Something Garden, featuring the works of thirteen North Vancouver high school students in grades 10 – 12. Through the use of recycled materials and the consideration of the juxtaposition of organic and non-organic forms and concepts, these paper-clay sculptures suggest elements of the natural world as much as they do the surreal. This exhibition has been organized in collaboration with Artists for Kids Studio Art Academy as part of Griffin Art Projects’ Youth Mentorship Program. 

The works in this exhibition were produced under the mentorship and guidance of the recent graduate of Emily Carr University of Art and Design’s MFA program, TanTan Hong, who completed a six week residency at Griffin Art Projects in October and November of 2021. TanTan, whose practice and research concern  “microorganisms, memories, and world building, connecting the in-between spaces of fictional and historical landscapes birthed by American imperialism” was the recipient of Griffin’s Emily Carr University Education & Outreach Fellowship. TanTan worked with students from AFK’s Studio Art Academy over the course of three sessions, facilitating artmaking workshops and a studio visit.

Griffin is thrilled to continue our partnership with Artists for Kids, whose program offers students the opportunity to develop a personal portfolio each year, increasing confidence in their abilities as artists.  Exploration of drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture provide students with a variety of artistic processes, culminating in yearly exhibitions of their work. Intensive studio/classroom work, visits to artists' studios and post-secondary institutions equip students with an understanding of the skills and commitment required to pursue the visual arts in a post-secondary setting. Exposure to a variety of artists during each school term adds to the richness of students' experiences in the AFK Studio Art Academy. Students gain an understanding of trends in contemporary Canadian art and career elements required of successful studio artists.

Virtual Artist Talk with Esteban Perez | January 16th | 1PM

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Join artist Esteban Pérez for a virtual artist talk, hosted live over Zoom, to learn more about his practice as well as his experience as the inaugural artist in residence at the Similkameen residency, an off-site residency located in BC’s interior.

During his residency, Pérez focused on two ideas: noise as time, and the reversibility of time. For both ideas, he was interested in deconstructing sound and video within a given space in order to create an evolving sensorial landscape. Through the exploration of sonic and video mapping, Pérez questioned the rigid geometries of time and space.

Esteban Pérez (b. 1992 in Quito, Ecuador) graduated from Emily Carr University of Arts + Design with an MFA degree in 2021. His work has been part of exhibitions such as ‘Radical Reworlding’ (AHVA Gallery UBC, 2021"), ‘Triplete’ (No Lugar, 2018), and Premio Brasil (Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, 2017), and, in 2019 he had his first solo show ‘Transitory’ (Más Arte, 2019). In 2020, he was the recipient of The Audain Travel Award in Vancouver. In the same year, he won the 2nd Place Award in RAW, and MFA online exhibition, organized by the University of Montana, USA. He was selected for the Premio Brasil - Arte Emergente (CAC), an award funded by the Brazilian embassy in Quito for the promotion of Emerging Artists. He was a resident at the Satellite Residency program at the Shumka Centre for Creative Entrepreneurship in 2021.