Vancouver, B.C., Canada (February 1, 2022) – Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art welcomes everyone to their first experiential outreach program of the year, The Living Room, which runs from February 4 to May 2022.
About The Living Room
Centre A’s “The Living Room” is a unique exhibition-installation that transforms the gallery space into a furnished living room. By converting the gallery rooms into a (semi-)domestic area, the project aims to challenge and restructure the oftentimes unapproachable space of the contemporary art gallery.
The Living Room hopes to engage with the public in a valuable way by offering a comfortable and safe environment for reconnection and interaction after almost two years of isolation. For the duration of the project, Centre A will host various outreach events and community engagement programs, including, but not limited to, film screenings, recreational activities, and reading groups. All events will follow the COVID-19 public health and safety protocols.
As part of The Living Room, visitors are invited to come relax and watch a series of curated films and videos that will run continuously during the gallery’s operating hours. Centre A also encourages artists, collectives, and other community members or organizations with diverse backgrounds to submit films, video work, and moving images to be considered for screening.
Contact info@centrea.org for more information about the call for submissions and any accessibility needs.
Location & Hours
Unit 205, 268 Keefer Street, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, V6A 1X5, Open Wed to Sat, 12 to 6 PM
Centre A’s Acknowledgements
Centre A is situated in Vancouver’s Chinatown, on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh peoples. We honour, respect, and give thanks to our hosts. Centre A gratefully acknowledges the support of all of our funders, donors, programming partners, and Centre A members.
About Centre A
Centre A is the only public art gallery in Canada dedicated to contemporary Asian and Asian-diasporic perspectives since 1999. Centre A is committed to providing a platform for engaging diverse communities through public access to the arts, creating mentorship opportunities for emerging artists/arts professionals, and stimulating critical dialogue through provocative exhibitions and innovative public programs that complicate understandings of migrant experiences and diasporic communities. In addition to our exhibition space, we house a reading room with one of the best collections of Asian art books in the country, including the Finlayson Collection of Rare Asian Art Books. Subscribe to Centre A’s newsletter here.
