Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
with guests Sophie Buddle, Ben McGinnis & Ben Mills
August 21, 2015

 

Come Draw With Alicia Tobin and get some of her patented* comedic critique of your 5-minute drawings (*not actually patented). Then enjoy the stand-up comedy of her special guests Sophie Buddle, Ben McGinnis and Ben Mills. Come draw with us! Supplies provided. No talent necessary.

Come Draw with Me
Kyle Bottom’s Comedy Bucket
with guests Erica Sigurdson, Ross Dauk, Gavin Matts & Chris James
August 14, 2015

 

Comedy Bucket is the only show in town where comedians are guaranteed to talk about what’s on your mind. Everyone who attends this show will receive a slip of paper, on which they can write anything… anonymously. You don’t sign it, no one looks at it. Straight into the bucket it goes and what comes out is comedy gold… hopefully. A talented crew of jokers will attempt to perform comedic alchemy, right before your very eyes. Whatever you’re thinking about, whatever crosses your mind. Write it down and see what happens. The best comics. The best laughs. Monthly at Hot Art Wet City.

Kyle Bottom's Comedy Bucket
Vancouverite: A Comedy Show
August 8, 2015

 

Brent Constantine with special guest cohost Jacob Samuel hosts Vancouverite, a comedy show featuring funny stories about what adjusting to Vancouver has been like, from some of the best Vancouver comedians, including Padraic Coffey, Jake Adams, Toby Hargrave, John Cullen, Kate Belton, Charles Haycock and Ben Darson.

Vancouverite

Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School
SPECIAL EDITION
with Jessabelle Thunder from LA
August 5, 2015

 

Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School is what happens when a simple question is asked: why can’t figure drawing be sexy? Part art class, part cabaret, join us for this SPECIAL EDITION for 3 hours of drawing and decadence! drsketchyvancouver.com for more info. Join the Dr Sketchy’s Facebook page to keep up to date and see pics >

Dr Sketchy Jessabelle
Alicia Tobin’s Come Draw With Me
with guests Adam Pateman, Ryan Gunther & Ivan Decker
July 24, 2015

 

Come Draw With Alicia Tobin and get some of her patented* comedic critique of your 5-minute drawings (*not actually patented). Then enjoy the stand-up comedy of her special guests Adam Pateman, Ryan Gunther and Ivan Decker. Come draw with us! Supplies provided. No talent necessary.

Come Draw with Me
The 3rd Annual
Boobies & Wieners: Ménage à trois
October 2–24, 2015

 

Boobies & Wieners is back for a third year featuring immature and explicit nude art from almost 100 artists, including some great work from a few American guests. If there’s anything Vancouver loves, it’s dirty art! ADULTS ONLY! VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED!

Photos from the show on Flickr > (you may have to login to Flickr to view)

Featuring: Two Dimes, Sabrina Elliott, Tina Lugo, Shary Contrary, Megan Magdalena and Nomi Chi. Plus submissions from Aaron White, Adrian Syrja, Aleshia St. Cyr, Alex Stewart, Amelia Smart, Amy Tom, Andrea Mueller, Andrea Tucker, areml, Becky Nguyen, Ben Z Cooper, Bronwyn Schuster, Cameron MacLeod, Christina Kruger-Woodrow, Corey Hardeman, Dallas Cleghorn, Dezi Raider, Dox Thrasher, Erica Lapadat-Janzen, Erin Gibbs, Flavia C, Gabriella Anderson, Hailie Beaulieu, Jack Morris, Jackson, James Lloyd, Jane Q Cheng, Jessica Blaquiere, Jim Cummins aka I, Braineater, John Shigeta, Joseph Wu, Josh Swanson, Kait Middlemiss, Karlene Harvey, Kathleen McGiveron, Kathryn Lancashire, Katy Springer, Kay Slater, Kelly Baker, Ken Forster, Kiah Mortison, Kirsten Hatfield, Klaus Pinter, Lara Hjorthey, Lauren Thu, Mandy Lau, Marc Junker, Marina LeClair, Maritza Louis, Megan Majewski, Melissa Eden, Michael Wong, Nicole Steen, Payal Bansal, peenspussiesandpostits.tumblr.com, Peg-leg, Rachael Wada, Rhandi Sandford, Rianne Keel, Robin Bougie, Sara Wilson, Sarah Baker, Sarah Judge, Sasha, Sheri Alexander, Stephanie Arnot, Susan Knight, Terby Wonder, The Gypsy Mermaid, Vince Hemingson, and Zox.

In addition to the main show, we’re hosting mini-exhibit Art or Bust. Curated by artist Jenn Brisson, breast casts of nine breast cancer survivors are turned into works of art. The were sold in a silent auction and raised $490 with 100% of those funds given to Rethink Breast Cancer. Artists: Nicole Steen, Brianne Tweddle, Mark Illing, Jenn Brisson, Michael Markowsky, Candice Roach, Tajah Fatima Olson, Leilani the Artist, and Jeny Cassady.

A collection of drawings from our monthly Dr Sketchy’s Anti Art School will also be up as part of the show. Host Shary Contrary brings in some of her favourite sketches from Aaron White, Ed Chee, Kim Parker and Vince Smith. Why can’t figure drawing be sexy? Part art class, part cabaret, join Dr Sketchy’s on the third Tuesday of the month at HAWC for 3 hours of drawing and decadence! drsketchyvancouver.com for tickets and info.
Dr Sketchy's Anti Art School

Official after party at Fox Cabaret
Fox Cabaret

Thanks to What’s Up Hot Dog
What's Up Hot Dog

Boobies & Wieners 3
Kyle Bottom’s Comedy Bucket
with guests Dan Willows, Jacob Samuel, Alicia Tobin & Toby Hargrave!
July 17, 2015

 

Comedy Bucket is the only show in town where comedians are guaranteed to talk about what’s on your mind. Everyone who attends this show will receive a slip of paper, on which they can write anything… anonymously. You don’t sign it, no one looks at it. Straight into the bucket it goes and what comes out is comedy gold… hopefully. A talented crew of jokers will attempt to perform comedic alchemy, right before your very eyes. Whatever you’re thinking about, whatever crosses your mind. Write it down and see what happens. The best comics. The best laughs. Monthly at Hot Art Wet City.

Kyle Bottom's Comedy Bucket
12th Annual HOT ONE INCH ACTION
September 26, 2015
featuring the art of 50 artists reproduced on limited edition 1″ buttons

 

Conceived by Jim Hoehnle and Chris Bentzen in 2004, Hot One Inch Action is the original, one-night only show of button art and social interaction from Vancouver, BC. The tiny art of fifty different artists is reproduced on one inch buttons. These limited edition buttons are displayed on the gallery wall and the audience is offered the opportunity to buy randomly selected buttons in mixed bags of five for $5. Didn’t get the button you want? Trade with the people around you… how bad do you want that button?! That’s when the hot action starts.

See hotoneinchaction.com for complete details.

Artists in the show include: Aaron Carlson, Aaron White, ali moubarak, Allison Tanenhaus, April Milne, Baby Bear, Brian Bredonia, Brian Quan, Cang Nguyen, Chelsea O’Byrne, Christel Chan, Cole Pauls, Danielle Borisoff, David Vegt, Dawn Lo, Dezi Raider, Dusan Postolovic, Earthstar Jai Smith, Flavia C, Hazel Cheng, Heather Curtis, Helen Tsoi, J-Ray, Jackson Smith, Jaclyn Lord-Purcell , Jacqueline Simpson, James Maxwell, Jane Q Cheng, Jenn Brisson, Kathy Lea Moyou , Katherine Miller, Katie Moerman, Kelly Black, Kirsten Hatfield, Laura Bonnie McIntosh, Mandy Lau, Maree Fletcher, Mari Ono, Marina LeClair, Megan Bennett, Megan Majewski, Oliver Hine, Robyn Marshall, Sarah Baker, Sean Moxley , Serena ‘Binky’ Inman, Sherri Rogers, Steve Rolston, The Gypsy Mermaid and Wayne Hoecherl.

Hot One Inch Action
RECEIPT
September 10–25, 2015

 

A collaborative between Hot Art Wet City and Mark Brand’s Catalog, this show examines our relationship between art, value and cost in connection to our spending habits while dining and drinking. Receipt pairs artists’ work with actual receipts from dinners and weekend benders as sale pricing.

We’re fascinated by the disconnect between things we value and what we readily spend on a weekend. Every show we have is met with a price barrier conversation but our consumption of food, drugs and alcohol has never been higher. We want to draw that direct line and have people support the incredible artists in our city before they move away to more embracing cities.

Artists: Ali Bruce, Jeff Wilson, Jay Senetchko, Arleigh Wood, Jeremiah Birnbaum, Sean Karemaker, Andrea Hooge, Ilya Viryachev, James Knight, Colin Moore, Drew Young and Caroline Weaver.

See photos from the show >


RECEIPT

Naked Girls Reading presents
Naked Girls at the Movies
June 18, 2015

 
Naked Girls Reading presents… Naked Girls at the Movies. Host Vanity Feral is joined by her guests Misty Greer, Nite Mare and Riannaconda as they read from books made into movies.

Naked Girls Reading is the perfect unique live event: a monthly nude literary salon featuring readings by local burlesque luminaries, professional librarians, authors and other Naked Girls. Guests to the salon are invited to sip a drink and listen with their eyes wide open as full-frontal literature meets fine art in the intimate setting of Hot Art Wet City. See photos from past shows on the Naked Girls Reading Vancouver Tumblr >

“What did you get up to last Friday night? If you answered anything other than ‘went to Naked Girls Reading,’ you lose.” NBC New York

“Great literature stripped bare” Entertainment Weekly

“It did what a great reading should.” Elle.com

“After the first thrill of the initial disrobing, the pleasure of seeing beautiful women undressed fades besides the sense of intimacy achieved from someone bearing both their body and their soul at the same time. It was a remarkable experience.” Tor.com

Readers’ Choice Nominee, “Best NSFW Night 2012” Time Out New York

Naked Girls June 2015
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