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To celebrate the 400th episode of local comedy podcast Stop Podcasting Yourself, we’re hosting an art show dedicated to Canadian comedians! Art inspired by Canadian comedians and art made by Canadian comedians in honour of Graham Clark and Dave Shumka’s beloved podcast. Artists include: MW Bowen, Andrea Hooge, Erin Gibbs, Exploding Haggis, Alicia Tobin, Emmett Hall, Jacob Samuel, Brent Constantine, Jesse Daniel, Nima Gholamipour, Heather Szilagyi, Cameron MacLeod, Adam Pateman, Aaron Read, with beard paintings from Graham Clark! Oh, and a guerrilla piece by Sean Devlin. See photos on Flickr >

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.

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 on the third Tuesday of the month at Hot Art Wet City 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 >

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.

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.

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.

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.

Official after party at Fox Cabaret

Thanks to What’s Up Hot Dog

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.

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.

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 >