221A Artist Run Centre is a non-profit organization that produces exhibitions, talks, workshops, and publications to support and facilitate dialogue between contemporary art and design.
News:
- Jun 13, 2010 – 221A AGM 3. Joji Fukushima joins Board.
- Feb 23, 2010 – 221A Board returns from retreat to Nelson.
- Nov 29, 2009 – Emilie Madill joins 221A Board.
- Oct 3, 2009 – 221A to host Helen Pitt Gallery in early 2010.
- Oct 1, 2009 – ‘Fluid Space’ studios re-introduced.
- Nov 23, 2009 – Board expands, adding two – Jeffrey Werner and Zarah Ackerman.
2009-2010 Board of Directors:
- Brian McBay, Executive Director
- Oliver Li, Treasurer
- Kyle Duske, Director
- Michelle Fu, Director / http://michellefu.ca
- Chris Robson, Director
- Jeffrey Werner, Director / http://jeffwerner.ca
- Emilie Madill, Director / emiliemadil.com
- Joji Fukushima, Director / jojifukushima.com
Support:
Our organization is funded primarily by private donors who share a vision to provide qualitative space for the development, education and exploration of ideas and material arts. 221A Artist Run Centre Society is a registered non-profit incorporation under the BC Society Act.
We would like to acknowledge the generous support of:
Emily Carr University of Art and Design
Vancouver Review Magazine
Wall decals provided by Surface Collective
Walrus
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Thank you for your Support!
The story:
221A Artist Run Centre (formerly, NOART Vancouver Artist Collective) started in 2005 by students at Emily Carr Institute who had a desire for a participatory space to share ideas, work, and resources. The major function of the organization at this time was to hold a monthly one-night exhibition at Emily Carr Institute called the ‘Pact’, a sporadic thinking/creating/sharing event fueled by copius amounts of food, music, and local publications. In 2007, the organization became a legal non-profit incorporation. The introduction of a dedicated space in Chinatown (February 2008) altered the activities of 221A to the new opportunities it presented.
Above: In the beginning (February 2008), Photo by Dan Kim.
Above: April 2008.
Above: Halving by Joji Fukushima, April 4th, 2009.
Above: Looking outwards, Feb 2010 (Lydia Fu)
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