Date/Time
Date(s) - November 15, 2013
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location
Maurice McElrea Place
Categories No Categories
- Friday, Nov. 15 – 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Saturday, Nov. 16 – 11:00AM to 6:00PM
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Sunday, Nov. 17 – 11:00AM to 6:00PM
Union Gospel Mission opens Eastside Culture Crawl gallery to feature art created by DTES residents; partners with Pivot and PHS
From November 15 to 17, the amenities room of Union Gospel Mission’s Downtown Eastside (DTES) housing complex will be transformed into an art gallery. Participating as part of Vancouver’s Eastside Culture Crawl, the gallery will feature works from UGM’s two flagship art programs, which are taught by prominent local artists, as well as works from PHS’s The Window Community Art Shop, and Pivot Legal Society’s Hope in Shadows calendar project. The exhibition is entitled, “Uncovering Vision.”
Also exhibited will be works from UGM’s Women’s Centre program, Art from the Heart, and The Window Community Art Shop. Art from the Heart is a program initiated and supported by international artist Pamela Masik, where art therapists help women voice their feelings through art and work through them in a constructive way. The Window is a non-profit social enterprise showcasing art created and sold on the DTES. The Window sells thousands of hand-crafted items and involves more than 150 local artists.