Swarm

Swarm is an annual festival of artist run culture organized by the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres . . .

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Thursday, September 8th, 2011

  1. Belkin Art Gallery
  2. CAG
  3. Cutty CAG
  4. Gruntgallery
  5. James Stewart
  6. ON MAIN
  7. Other Sights
  8. Van. Chinese Garden
  9. VIVO Media Arts
  10. Western Front
  11. Gallery Map
  1. Belkin Art GalleryHappy, MFA Grad Exhibition: Joe Bérubé Marilyne Blais Jordy Hamilton Chunping Huang Nick Lakowski Joomi Seo Damla Tamer. 7-10 pm 1825 Main Mall (map) (ics)
  2. CAGKent/Bewick/Herrero opening from 6-9. Then the lights dim and David Wisdom spins for our 40th birthday party 9-11:30 555 Nelson Street (map) (ics)
  3. Cutty CAG'Sea Of Ohsk' solo exhibition and book launch. New work by Scott Kennedy http://t.co/cGaoppg opening 7pm-11pm September 8th (ics)
  4. Gruntgallery"Like a Great Black Fire", Paintings by Rebecca Chaperon. Opening 7-11pm. www.grunt.ca 350 E. 2nd Unit 116 (map) (ics)
  5. James StewartJames Stewart Sculpture @ 5 West Pender St. 6 - 9. www.jamesstewartsculpture.com for pics 5 Pender Street (map) (ics)
  6. ON MAINVancouver/Vancouver, a 2 part exhibition featuring works of 66 artists. Collection of Rick Erickson, curated by Michael Turner 1965 Main Street (map) (ics)
  7. Other SightsGrow, a public art and urban ag project with lead artist Holly Schmidt from 6:30-8:30 Seawallwest Olympic Village (map) (ics)
  8. Van. Chinese GardenVisiting today? Stay for our afterhour exhibit opening party 7-9pm http://ow.ly/6oqZc Strange stories galore, we promise 578 Carrall Street (map) (ics)
  9. VIVO Media ArtsNicolas Boone's 3hr live performance NOTHING HAPPENING and LIQUIDATION a retrospective exhibition. SWARM AFTER PARTY 10pm FREE! 1965 Main Street (map) (ics)
  10. Western FrontJoin us for the opening of Neil Beloufa's exhibition, Glenn Lewis' public work and a screening of video works from the archive 303 E 8th Ave (map) (ics)

Friday, September 9th, 2011

  1. 221A
  2. Access Gallery
  3. ACME Studios
  4. Artspeak
  5. Blim
  6. Cineworks
  7. Fillip
  8. Gallery Gachet
  9. The Gam Gallery
  10. Dynamo142
  11. Motto Vancouver
  12. New Forms Festival
  13. Or Gallery
  14. Other Sights
  15. Red Gate
  16. Shudder Gallery
  17. The Storyboard Label
  18. Project Space
  19. UNIT/PITT Projects
  20. Gallery Map
  1. 221AI <3 CANADA & CANADA <3 ME http://t.co/JW6pTl4 reception Curated by Francisco-Fernando Granados 221 E. Georgia Street (map) (ics)
  2. Access GalleryPast works resurrected at Access! http://t.co/dvlbpB5 opening tonight in our new space 222 E. Georgia! 8pm 222 E. Georgia Street (map) (ics)
  3. ACME StudiosAfter Party feat. live musical guests, dj's and dancing! Cash Bar, No Cover! 112 E Hastings Street (map) (ics)
  4. ArtspeakFinite + Infinite -- An Exhibition in Three Parts -- Dan Graham, Lawrence Weiner/Ian Wilson, Iain Baxter& -- Opening 8pm 233 Carrall Street (map) (ics)
  5. Blim @ Blim www.blim.ca new work by Tangiene Poholko, Linh Ly, and Eva Garcia. opening 8:00pm 115 East Pender (map) (ics)
  6. CineworksThe World Anew: Contemporary Native Film~ Banchi Hanuse, Zoe Hopkins, Terrance Houle, Kate Kroll, Kelvin Redvers and Bear Witness 235 Alexander Street (map) (ics)
  7. FillipBeer Cozy: Swarm after party and book sale. 10pm till late: http://ow.ly/6jlKO 305 Cambie Street (map) (ics)
  8. Gallery GachetThai artist, Vasan Sitthiket opens his new works at 7pm, FREE ALL at Gachet. You have been warned (ics)
  9. The Gam GalleryMarina Glynn's hot-rolled steel sculptures, reception 7-10 PM followed by live music feat. Tishomingo String Band by donation 110 E Hastings Street (map) (ics)
  10. Dynamo142dynamo will be part of swarm again this year! Doors open to the public for Fri Sep9 7-onwards! . music, art & bur 142 West Hastings VCR (map) (ics)
  11. Motto VancouverBack Catalogue: Occasional Papers (London) plus Born in Flames screening and launch. Details to follow 555 Hamilton Street (map) (ics)
  12. New Forms Festivalexhibition artists include Antoine Schmitt, Wikipedia Art, Negativland, Patrick Cruz, ARO, Lief Hall, Hart Snider + more 8-2am (ics)
  13. Or GalleryMatthew Buckingham: Creative Destruction opens tonight at the Or Gallery, 7PM http://t.co/Fzhz7Ln #Swarm12fr 555 Hamilton St (at Dunsmuir) 555 Hamilton Street (map) (ics)
  14. Other SightsGrow...http://t.co/9TiSxqi food sam­ples pre­pared by Alexan­der McNaughton will be served 49.27133 -123.111088 (map) (ics)
  15. Red GateRed Gate Renoviction Revue - an open house infotainment seminar on our ongoing occupation - stop by for an update, 156 W.Hastings 156 West Hastings Street (map) (ics)
  16. Shudder Galleryf for fetish 7-11pm come check it out! 433 Columbia Street (map) (ics)
  17. The Storyboard LabelACID SWEAT LODGE at Interurban Gallery. 8pm onward. Runs Sept 9 - Oct 8. Presented by The Storyboard Label and 01 Magazine 1 E Hastings Street (map) (ics)
  18. Project SpaceOpening Party: Installations by Evenings + Weekends, local and international art publications, cash bar | No cover | 8pm to late 222 E Georgia Street (map) (ics)
  19. UNIT/PITT ProjectsMathew Sawyer: there is no royal road - opens Friday, Sept 9 at 15 E Pender http://t.co/fJ4Vlad 15 E Pender Street (map) (ics)

What is Swarm?

Initiated by PAARC in 1999, Swarm began as an event to mark the launch of Vancouver’s artist-run centre programming season, bringing together events from some of the city’s most vital and innovative contemporary art spaces on a single frenetic evening. Swarm soon grew to a multi-night event, incorporating more and more of the city’s ephemeral artist-run initiatives: small DIY spaces, studios-turned-galleries, roaming public projects, artist collectives, and hybrid projects.

For detailed information on Swarm events or for press images, please contact each centre directly.

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Be Part of Swarm!

Embracing the festival’s viral nature, Swarm 12 makes innovative use of sites like Twitter and Google Maps to dynamically generate this year’s online festival guide. Venue participants are invited to “tag” their events in their Twitter feeds to identify them as part of the Swarm. This website then pulls these feeds into the list of events and generates venue maps. Similarly, gallery-goers are able to offer comments on the Swarm festival by marking their Twitter posts with a #SWARM12 tag.

For complete information on hosting a Swarm event, see the Read Me.

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