Metro Vancouver events on April 2, 2020

f-Cell HFC 2020

Two of the most successful hydrogen and fuel cell events, f-cell and HFC join together in Vancouver, Canada – the “cradle of fuel cells”

Vancouver | Vancouver Convention Centre | 8:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Flash Forward Incubator

Student Exhibition and Silent Auction

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 9:45 pm | Exhibition

Window Gallery: Curious?

An exhibition space where artists explore links between community and creativity

Vancouver | Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Emily Carr

This installation in the Gallery’s 1st Floor Rotunda reflects Emily Carr’s direct engagement with and great affection for British Columbia’s landscape—for her, a site of artistic and spiritual inquiry

Vancouver | Vancouver Art Gallery | 9:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition. The Tin Man Was A Dreamer: Allegories, Poetics And Performances Of Power

The exhibition title refers to the Tin Man, a character from the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz who earnestly sets out in search of a heart, only to discover that he has had compassion all along

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

Exhibition: lineages and land bases

The artworks in lineages and land bases address differing understandings of the self and personhood in relation to nature as artists seek to represent their relationships to the world around them

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

Next: Matilda Aslizadeh - Moly And Kassandra

NEXT: Matilda Aslizadeh is part of Capture Photography Festival’s 2020 Selected Exhibition Program

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

Shuvinai Ashoona: Mapping Worlds

This exhibition brings together a selection of drawings created by the Inuk artist Shuvinai Ashoona over the past two decades

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

Watercolour Techniques

In this two-part series aimed at beginners or those looking to refresh their knowledge, Susan will demonstrate watercolour techniques that will make it possible for you to capture an image on paper

Vancouver | VanDusen Botanical Garden | 10:00 am to 12:30 am | Visual Arts

Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries

Drawn primarily from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s collection, Rapture, Rhythm and the Tree of Life: Emily Carr and Her Female Contemporaries focuses on artwork from the first half of the twentieth century by women artists based in British Columbia

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

Exhibition: When the Smoke Clears

When the Smoke Clears, “Interpretations on Normal” is a visual art exploration of Surrey from 4 unique artistic perspectives

Surrey | Beecher Place | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

What We Bring With Us

The works of seven emerging Indigenous artists will be exploring the questions: What does it mean to be a guest in this territory in relation to Indigeneity?

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: Out of Concealment

Out of Concealment will be a solo exhibition featuring the work of Haida artist, performer, activist, and lawyer Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson

Vancouver | Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art | 11:00 am to 5:00 pm | Exhibition

Exhibition: Works by Jenny Hawkins and Mat Holmstrom

This event is free and open to the public!

Vancouver | The Cultch | 12:00 am to 4:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Exhibition: The Artist's Studio is Her Bedroom

Steven Brekelmans, Justine A. Chambers, Brady Cranfield, Maura Doyle, Claire Greenshaw, Leisure (Meredith Carruthers & Susannah Wesley), Annie Macdonell, Erica Stocking, Damla Tamer

Vancouver | Contemporary Art Gallery | 12:00 am to 6:00 pm | Exhibition | Free

Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. Cherry Jam Concert

Kick off the Festival Apr 2-3 with our free noon-hour concert at Burrard SkyTrain station concourse featuring local talent and memorable performances

Vancouver | Burrard Skytrain station indoor concourse | 12:00 am to 1:30 pm | Music | Free

Revival Hour with CBC Music’s “In Concert”

In this CBC Music and Music on Main collaboration, the Revival Hour uncovers long-overlooked composers

Vancouver | Studio One | 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm | Music

International Folk Dancing Drop-in Sessions

Let's Dance! Join us in learning folk dances set to ethnic music from around the world, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere

Surrey | Walnut Road Elementary School | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance

Tommy Emmanuel wsg Joe Robinson

Tommy Emmanuel, AM is an Australian guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known for his complex fingerstyle technique, energetic performances, and the use of percussive effects on the guitar

Vancouver | The Vogue Theatre | 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Music

Entre Nos 2020 Live Tour, Sponsored by HBO Latino, with special guests

HBO Latino’s successful “Entre Nos” comedy series is going on the road for a LIVE 30+ city tour

Vancouver | Rickshaw Theatre | 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Performing Arts

Exhibition - Brad McMurray: Pedestrian. Opening Reception

Brad McMurray: Pedestrian presents works focusing on the idiosyncratic structures and designs of the urban and peri-urban environment

Burnaby | Burnaby Art Gallery | 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm | Exhibition

Boca del Lupo and Museum of Vancouver: Social Docent

What if we could slow down time, and ask a question that would change how we see each other? What if we could see through many lenses? This exhibit creates a space for clarity, curiosity and mindful engagement

Vancouver | Museum of Vancouver | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

An Artistic Fraud production: Between Breaths by Robert Chafe

Well known in Newfoundland as the Whale Man, Dr. Jon Lien during the course of his work pioneered techniques for rescuing whales entrapped in fishing nets saving the lives of over 500 animals

Vancouver | Firehall Arts Centre | 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Neworld Theatre: The Boy in the Moon

Written by Emil Sher, and based on Canadian journalist Ian Brown’s memoir of life with his son, The Boy in the Moon tells a deeply moving story about a family raising a child with a severe disability

Vancouver | The Cultch | 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm | Theatre

Cookies 'n Cream Collective presents: Consensual

Written in 2015, Evan Placey’s Consensual revolves around a British secondary school’s teacher and Head of Year 11 Diane, and a mistake she made seven years earlier: she got too close to one of her unhappy 15-year-old pupils

Vancouver | Performance Works | 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm | Performing Arts

Studio 58 presents FourPlay 2020

FourPlay: New Work by Excited Writers continues a Studio 58 tradition

Vancouver | Studio 58 | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Musical

Compañía Rocío Molina (Spain)

The enfant terrible of Flamenco, Rocío Molina brings her masterwork Fallen from Heaven (Caída del Cielo) to Vancouver

Vancouver | Goldcorp Centre for the Arts | 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm | Dance