hatch gallery

A sculpture of a watermelon with a quarter cut out of it, positioned on a pedestal in the middle of the Hatch. There is a bench and paintings hung on the wall in the background, with a person standing and looking at them.

February 11 cultureFiona Etheridge with Photos by Saumya Kamra

Preserves: A Hatch Art Gallery exhibition that looks forward by looking back

The Hatch Art Gallery’s most recent exhibition may be reflecting on the past, but the conversation it creates is futuristic enough to blast off to Mars with Elon — although I’m not sure the curators would enjoy that journey.

Six wooden chairs in a mostly empty room, with just a couple of black-and-white images on the walls. Wired headphones come down from the ceiling and sit on the chairs.

August 5 cultureElena Massing with Photos by Fiona Sjaus, Illustrations by Emilija Vītols Harrison

Not just aesthetics: How UBC student organizers use creativity as a tool for change

The Hatch Art Gallery has been a campus staple since its opening in the ‘70s, but its focus on activism was somewhat recent — and happened more out of necessity than by choice.

March 12, 2024 cultureElena Massing

Building a sentiment of climate hope with Transformative Solidarities

The climate crisis is best understood from a multitude of perspectives — and what better way to do that than through different art forms?