Metro Vancouver events on August 31, 2018

David Milne: Modern Painting - exhibition

Organized by the Dulwich Picture Gallery and the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in collaboration with the Vancouver Art Gallery, with exceptional support of the National Gallery of Canada. The exhibition is curated by Ian A C Dejardin and Sarah Milroy

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman - exhibition

Emily Carr in Dialogue with Mattie Gunterman unites the work of two women artists practicing in British Columbia in the early twentieth century, presenting the paintings of Emily Carr with approximately thirty photographs by Mattie Gunterman

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Douglas Coupland’s Vortex at the Vancouver Aquarium

Douglas Coupland’s Vortex at the Vancouver Aquarium Event description: Experience acclaimed artist Douglas Coupland’s new radical art installation – Vortex – at the Vancouver Aquarium, an Ocean Wise initiative

Vancouver | Vancouver Aquarium | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Dorothea Lange - exhibition

The exhibition title is borrowed from the idiomatic expression for an anxious state of mind resulting from a prolonged stay in a remote or confined place

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Kevin Schmidt - exhibition

Kevin Schmidt is a British Columbia–based artist whose multidisciplinary practice embodies the do-it-yourself (DIY) sensibilities of an amateur inventor

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Ayumi Goto & Peter Morin: how do you carry the land? - exhibition

Ayumi Goto & Peter Morin: how do you carry the land? is an exhibition that presents the performance art and ongoing collaborations of Ayumi Goto and Peter Morin

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Site Unseen - exhibition

Site Unseen places lens-based works from the Gallery’s permanent collection in dialogue with select loans to explore the way contemporary photographic artists--who start with a documentary impulse to record the landscape - use diverse strategies to create

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 10:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Playland

Vancouver’s favourite amusement park offers thrills for the whole family! Now open daily!

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family

The Fair

It’s not every day you can explore exhibits, enjoy live performances, be thrilled by rides, play games, learn about livestock, shop for treasures, and eat the yummiest food all in one place

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 11:00 am to 11:00 pm | Family

RCMA 2018 - Swing dance Festival

RCMA returns in 2018 with a stellar line-up of talent!

Vancouver | Russian Hall | 7:00 pm to 1:00 am | Festival

Robson Square Night 10: Jive with UBC Dance Club

UBC Dance Club is taking over our last night! End the Summer Dance Series with a Jive lesson!

Vancouver | Robson Square Summer Dance Series | 7:30 pm to 11:30 pm | Dance

Superorganism

A Transatlantic group, who feature Maine, New England-based, Japanese vocalist Orono and a sprawling line up of international musicians / pop culture junkies currently living all under one roof in London’s east end

Vancouver | Imperial Vancouver | 8:00 pm to 11:30 pm | Music

Summer Night Concert Series: Burton Cummings and Band

Burton Cummings is that rare artist who has transcended time, genres and generations with a body of work that continues to resonate with fans both old and new

Vancouver | PNE/Playland | 8:30 pm to 10:00 pm | Music