Events & Guided Tours
The West Vancouver Art Museum offers a wide range of programs, including public talks and workshops, school programs, and art camps.
Exhibition
Rabbit Lane: Douglas Coupland
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In 1998, Douglas Coupland published Girlfriend in a Coma, a work of fiction that traces the lives of a group of friends from their teenage years through to middle age. Set in West Vancouver, the story centres around Karen McNeil, who falls into a coma that lasts 17 years. When she awakens, the friends come together once again to face an impending apocalypse. The novel, which weaves deftly between literary genres, comes with a moral and a warning.
FREE
Curatorial Tour
Rabbit Lane: Douglas Coupland
2 pm
Join us for a free in-person curatorial tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, Rabbit Lane: Douglas Coupland.
Registration is not required. Visitors are welcome to drop in to this tour.
FREE
Curatorial Tour
Rabbit Lane: Douglas Coupland
10 am
Join us for a free in-person curatorial tour of the West Vancouver Art Museum’s current exhibition, Rabbit Lane: Douglas Coupland.
Registration is not required. Visitors are welcome to drop in to this tour.
FREE
Workshop
WVAM Family Art Project
12—4 pm
On the last Saturday of every month, the WVAM Family Art Project invites families to drop in to the museum’s activities room for a free afternoon art workshop. All art supplies are provided.
This workshop is generously supported by the West Vancouver Foundation.
Registration is not required. Visitors are welcome to drop in to this program.
FREE
Exhibition
A Twist of the Rules: The Architecture of Paul Merrick
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A resident of West Vancouver for six decades, architect Paul Merrick has had a significant hand in shaping the skylines of West Vancouver, Vancouver, Victoria, and far beyond. He studied architecture at UBC and worked initially with Ron Thom at Thompson, Berwick and Pratt. Becoming Practice Chair there, he designed significant residential and commercial projects, such as Cathedral Place, in Vancouver.
FREE
West Coast Modern Week
Panel Discussion with the West Coast Modern League
7—9 pm
Location: The Polygon Gallery
Cost: by donation
Tickets: available soon
This in-person panel discussion will be presented with the West Coast Modern League, as part of our West Coast Modern Week programming. Panellists will feature a multi-disciplinary group of design experts who will critically contextualize the relationship between mid-century West Coast Modernism and contemporary architectural and design practices in order to further analyze whether West Coast Modernism was a historical movement or if it is still relevant in practice today.
FREE
West Coast Modern Week
West Coast Modern Week Film Screening
7:30—8:45 pm
A West Vancouver Art Museum and Kay Meek Arts Centre Co-presentation
Location: Kay Meek Arts Centre, Grosvenor Theatre
Cost: Adults $15; seniors/students $12
Tickets: In-person,available here; online streaming, available here.
FREE
West Coast Modern Week
Cocktail Party at a Private Residence
7—9 pm
It's time to party with cocktails and canapés poolside!
Celebrate West Coast Modern Week and the 16th annual West Coast Modern Home Tour: the West Vancouver Art Museum is delighted to welcome you to a cocktail party at a private West Vancouver home, designed by BattersbyHowat Architects.
Tickets: available here, or call 604-925-7270 and quote #124822 to register
FREE
West Coast Modern Week
Annual Barry Downs Lecture Series: “The B.C. Idiom” Revisited: Contemporary Domestic Architecture in the Age of Upheaval
7:30—8:15 pm
A West Vancouver Art Museum and Kay Meek Arts Centre Co-presentation
Location: Kay Meek Arts Centre, Grosvenor Theatre
Cost: Adults $25; seniors/students $22
Tickets: In-person, available here; online streaming, available here.
FREE
West Coast Modern Week
The 16th Annual West Coast Modern Home Tour with After-party
12—6 pm
Location: West Vancouver
Time: Tour 12–4 p.m.; After-party 4–6 p.m.
FREE
West Coast Modern Week
West Coast Jazz with the Cory Weeds Sextet
2—3:15 pm
Location: West Vancouver Memorial Library, Rooftop Garden
Time: 2–3:15 p.m. (doors open at 1:30 p.m.)
Cost: Free
More info: Visit the library's website
FREE