Moe Kirkpatrick

I am not a philosopher.

I wanted to write you a story.

The signs — a piece called “WUNISKA,” meaning “arise” — are just one part of the Hatch Gallery’s latest exhibition, Together: Communities of Healing. The exhibition was made in collaboration with the Sexual Assault Support Center (SASC). Together is the second collaboration between the Hatch and the SASC, following last March’s Healing Fires.

While most of these statements emphasized the privilege of institutions such as art museums and galleries, they also lacked clarity — specifically around what actions institutions will take to combat systemic racism in either the short or long term.

Here’s an overview of what is open, what exhibitions are currently running, and their COVID-19 safety protocols are.

A huge print of David Bowie’s self-titled album cover. Neon tubing installed inside the frame of a painting. A tube-shaped sculpture made of suspended rice paper. What do these all have in common? The fall exhibition lineup for the Vancouver Art Gallery.

Envision was the first job I got after changing my name and starting testosterone. I knew I could pass as cisgender for short periods, but I had no idea how to talk to cis men as a cis man.

A Future for Memory seeks to emphasize survivorship and recovery efforts, looking towards nature as an example.

“We want you to be part of the interaction and feel like you’re socializing instead of making it a passive experience,” said Saeed.