Hosted by stand-up comic and New Yorker cartoonist Jacob Samuel, comedians Jenny Toews, Levi McCachen, Alain Williams, and John Cullen explore the follies of youth.
Join comedian Alicia Tobin and her special guests Brad Dorion, Ben Mills and Erica Sigurdson for an evening of drawings, laughings, sharings (not too much sharing) huggings (no way, gross), marker sniffing, and friendships. Part comedy show, part art class… well, probably not. No talent required. Supplies provided. Fun times always had. Come draw with us!
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 >
Brent Constantine and Amber Harper-Young present a comedy show featuring some of the city’s best local comedians’ stories about Vancouver, adjusting to life here, and leaving home. Guests this month include Andrew McLachlan, Ross Dauk, Stuart Jones, Alex Biron, Graham Clark and Jane Stanton!
Take a tour through comedian Graham Clark and friend’s Instagram accounts. An experimental free-wheeling evening of comedy based on the best app around.
Remember the Canadian Heritage Minutes? Join Graham Clark as he provides running commentary over those classic bits of Canadiana. Plus, a guest appearance from Alicia Tobin!
Our annual dirty and immature nude art show Boobies + Wieners returns for a fourth year! “Four Play” features Serena Bon-Binky, Gwen D’arcy, Vince Hemingson, Erica Lapadat-Janzen, Gordana Ristic, Aleshia St Cyr, Pandora Young and Nikki Pecasso. Plus, submissions from Aimee Young, Alan Jacques, Alex Stewart, Amelia Smart, Anita Rudakov, Becca Williams, Ben Everyman, Brenna Mackinder, Bret Taylor, Bronwyn Schuster, Cayley Carlson, Chris Bentzen, Christina Wightman, Corinne Leroux, Daniel Audet, Daniel Duncan, Divya Nanray, ER Gott, Flavia, Jean-Paul Langlois, Jennifer Chernecki, Jesse Davidge, Jessica Blaquiere, Jillian Evin, Jim Hoehnle, Jon Gant , Katy Springer, Kay Slater, Kelly Baker, Kimberley Howie, Kirsten Hatfield, Lara Hjorthoy, Maddy Gill, Mandy Lau, Marina LeClair, Mark Konytowski, Meaghan Iverson, Nigel Elliot, Oliver Harley Munsie, Sara Molcan, Sara Wilson, Sean Moxley, Shampoo, Shary Contrary, Sherri Hodder, Sofia Hellstadius, Stéphanie Gagné, Susanna Leu, Tayt Modern, Tim Bauer, Violet Patrich & Siena Locher-Lo, and Zox Svetorovich.
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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 for a silent auction. 100% of funds raised go to Rethink Breast Cancer. Artists: Diego Pacheco, Jenn Brisson, Morgane Billault, Kinsey Deakin, Mia Dungeon, Evie Katevatis, J Lord-Purcell, Ivan Louey, and Bronwyn Schuster.
Flyer art by Nikki Pecasso
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 reproduced on limited edition one inch buttons and sold in random packs 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. hotoneinchaction.com
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Artists: Alex Pelletier, Amanda Weedmark, Amy Tom, Andrea Alcaraz, Andrea Hooge, Box191, Brian Bredonia, Bryce Aspinall, Cam Thorpe, Caprice White, Daniel Duncan, Deniz Bilgin, Dylan Moore, Erika Medina, Ethan Hunt, Flavia, Francis Bantayen, Gabrielle Ng, Hazel Cheng, Heather Curtis , Jackson Smith, Jaclyn Lord-Purcell, Janice Cheng, Jason Beange, Jenn Brisson, Jennifer Chernecki, Karla Monterrosa, Katie Moerman, Kimberly Parker, Maggie Chan, Maia Boakye, Mandy Lau, May Wa Leng, Megan Majewski, Mike West, Morgane Billault, Nigel Elliott, PH Woo, phresha, Sarah Thompson, Sean Moxley, Serena Bon-Binky, Serena Chu, Sidne Marat, Solaleh Kazemi, Tania Hennessy, Taylor Krulicki, Tessa Joyce Riecken, Toxic Treats and Vincent Truitner.
When your mind has gone deep space fishing, what creatures will it encounter? Cosmic Sea features new works from Jenn Brisson, Kristian Adam and Phresha. The nautical and metaphysical theme sets the stage for the many colourful new works by the three artists. Invisible sea creatures, extra-terrestrial ocean babes, jellypurrrs and octophants, magical coral reefs, an army of lollipop licking dolphins floating through the milky way. Oh, and don’t forget…. SPACECRABS! These are just some of the amazing things you soon may witness. Both plants and animals first evolved in the sea. Now they must evolve in space and the deep sea of our minds!
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Jenn Brisson started her art career in Classical Animation working on kids’ TV Shows and films for many moons. All that time drawing cartoons mixed with an interest for the macabre has brought equal parts strange and saccharine to her art. Jenn loves to paint pictures that tell stories and showcase characters that rule in far away places; nature’s mysteries and curious beings that long to learn more about life and the viewer that gazes upon them. These mischievous creatures live upon textured backgrounds made with mixed materials, such as spray paint, stencils and ripped paper. They will draw you in with their hypnotic eyes, soft contours and calming colours, and hope to enchant you so you may dream of other places where magic still exists. Jenn’s work has shown in galleries across Canada and in the US and has also made an appearance in Vancouver’s local street scene. Her work has been published in comics, kids’ novels and various art books, was showcased on CBC’s TV Show “Crash Gallery” and has recently been exploring mural painting. Last year she completed an 8×54′ mural for Downtown Vancouver and has just finished a collaborative 600sf mural in New York City. Currently living in the Vancouver neighbourhood of Mount Pleasant, Jenn continues to chase magic beings and is living life to the fullest.
Kristian Adam is a Canadian born artist. He exhibits regularly throughout Vancouver and in galleries around the world and has been featured in books and television. His paintings often combine themes of nature and invention from the humorous perspective of animals which he refers to as “NymNums.” Dr Seuss’s body of work and a book called the Codex Seraphinianusóbrilliant books filled with surrealistic and organic Rube Golberg-like contraptionsó have helped serve as inspiration to creating his more recent landscapes and devices. Born 1978 in Edmonton, Alberta, Kristian grew up on a small farm near Grande Prairie. Recurring themes of nature in his work are inspired from his childhood living in the country.
Phresha was born with a crayon in her hand. This mischievous child of colour that grew up in Toronto currently resides in Vancouver BC. Her work can be described as vibrant and playful organic flows with seductive female forms and whimsical undertones. Sultry, mysterious vixens are often found frolicking with feral kittens and other wild creatures. Currently, Phresha is focusing on gallery shows, commission work and sampling all the delicious sushi down the coast. “As a visual artist, I am fascinated by the female form, as the embodiment of Mother Nature and her many manifestations. She is the divine goddess, an ethereal warrior, the seductress and the mistress among her many incarnations. A creature of mysterious beauty and allure, she frolicks with whimsical creatures in the planes of my imagination.”
Join comedian Alicia Tobin and her special guests Kevin Lee, Amy Goodmurphy and Gabe Liedman for an evening of drawings, laughings, sharings (not too much sharing) huggings (no way, gross), marker sniffing, and friendships. Part comedy show, part art class… well, probably not. No talent required. Supplies provided. Fun times always had. Come draw with us!
