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The Program Assistant will work closely with the Director/Curator to develop and executive a curatorial project with accompanying publication. In addition to this project, they will work closely with the Project Coordinator, the Board of Directors, visiting curators, and participating artists to coordinate the gallery’s exhibitions. This is an opportunity not only to learn about the inner workings of an artist-run centre, but to do so through the development of an autonomous project with support of an established organization.

Visit our table at the Vancouver Art Book Fair from 18 to 20 October 2019 at Emily Carr University of Art + Design. We'll be launching a new publication to accompany Fermenting Feminism, and will bring a selection of our more recent publications and a new edition of tote bags! 

Access will be closed until mid September.

Access will be closed until mid September. Katie and Yasmine are busily preparing for our fall exhibition, PLOT projects, submissions review, and forthcoming fundraiser—taking time for beaches, picnics, summer walks, and studio days where we can. Have a safe and relaxing summer, and we'll see you in September!

Access will be closed until mid September. Katie and Yasmine are busily preparing for our fall exhibition, PLOT projects, submissions review, and forthcoming fundraiser—taking time for beaches, picnics, summer walks, and studio days where we can. Have a relaxing summer, and we'll see you in September for the opening reception of Fermenting Feminism!

Access Gallery is currently accepting proposals for review. Deadline is 15 August for fall review. Visit Submissions for full information.

On behalf of Access Gallery, I'd like to wish the best of luck to Catherine de Montreuil as she leaves her role as Projects Coordinator. Since beginning at Access in January 2017, Catherine has shown generous dedication to the stability of the organization, and to the rigour of our programming. Her organizational knowledge helped to guide our collective work through a period of transition between Kimberly Phillips and I as Director/Curators.

We're thrilled to launch our new website, thanks to brilliant and patient work by Morgan Rogers and the team from Co&Co. Our new site allows us to share more images of our exhibitions, and provides easy navigation between exhibitions, PLOT initiatives, events, and news! We're continuing to populate our most recent archive so you'll soon be able to read curatorial texts from past projects. Enjoy browsing our site, and let us know if you find any bumps along the way.

Access Gallery's 2019 AGM took place in the Nellie Yip Quong room of the Vancouver Public Library, nə́c̓aʔmat ct Strathcona Branch of the Vancouver Public Library on Thursday 20 June 2019 at 6PM. Members and Board members reviewed the past year’s programming, operations, accomplishments, and challenges, and discussed Access’s exciting direction for the upcoming year. Following the meeting, we headed to MacLean Park to enjoy the last of the evening.

The Summer Program Assistant will work closely with the Director/Curator, the Project Coordinator, the Board of Directors, visiting curators, and participating artists to coordinate the gallery’s exhibitions, and execute a series of discursive projects.

Duration: 6 hours/day, 5 days/week for 11 weeks
Start and end date: 4 June to 20 August 2019 (or as soon as possible)
Rate of pay: $21.00/hour
Language: Fluent in English

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Winter closure from December 20, 2017 to January 2, 2018

On behalf of Access Board Members and staff, we thank our artists and supporters for another fantastic year! We wish you and your communities a safe and warm end to the year and a joyful beginning to the next. We'll catch up with you in the new year!

The Board of Directors is thrilled to announce Katie Belcher as incoming Director/Curator of Access Gallery! Currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Belcher will join Access full-time in October. In the interim, Belcher will work with the gallery and board part-time as she completes several exciting projects on the East Coast.

March 28, 2017
For immediate release

Kimberly Phillips, Director and Curator of Access Gallery for the past four years, has announced her departure, to take effect late July 2017. The Board of Directors congratulates Kimberly on her new position as Curator of the Contemporary Art Gallery, which she will assume this coming August.