Tours

In October 2009, the Gallery will re-launch the complimentary gallery tour program. (Please note that private guided and group tours by advance reservation are still available---see link below).

For additional information on the new complimentary tour program beginning October 2009, please email pprograms@vanartgallery.bc.ca.
Photo: Tomas Svab, Vancouver Art Gallery

Group Tours

 Click here for information about private guided and group tours.

New Gallery Tours

 Starting October 18, 2009, the Gallery is launch new complimentary tours, which are free with paid Gallery admission.

NEW GALLERY TOURS
Photo: Kyla Bailey

BROWN BAG TOUR
(30 min)
The Gallery noon serves up hour exhibition and brown bag lunches fromn the Gallery Café. (pre-order lunch, call 604-688-2233. Charges will apply).

BUGGY TOUR
(1.5 hours)
Parents and small children in strollers are welcome for these special exhibition tours and discussions.

CRIT NIGHT
(1.5 hours)
Take an active role in looking at work through discussion based on the “crit” format ,

EARLY MORNING HISTORY TOUR
(1.5 hours)
Extended tours and discussions give solid grounding in the events and contexts that shape the exhibitions.

EXHIBITION TOUR
(1 hour)
An overview of one exhibition with specific attention to key works.

HOT SPOT
(30 min)
This focused discussion spotlights a specific artwork or artist.

STAFF PICK
(30 min)
Gallery staff reveal trade secrets, that provide insight into the making of an exhibition.

October schedule

November schedule

December schedule

Special Exhibition Tours

Affording an exciting opportunity to hear directly from artists, collectors and curators. All special exhibition tours take place at the Vancouver Art Gallery and are free with Gallery admission. Join exhibition curators, artists and visiting scholars for tours through Gallery exhibitions.
September Tuesday, September 22, 7pm
Two Visions: Emily Carr and Jack Shadbolt
Curator's Tour / Ian Thom / In the Gallery
Join Ian Thom, Senior Curator/ Historical., for a guided tour of the exhibition.
Free with Gallery admission
Two Visions
October Tuesday, October 6, 7pm
From the Collection: Is Only the Mind Allowed to Wander
Curator's Tour / Grant Arnold / In the Gallery
Join Grant Arnold, Audain Curator of British Columbian Art, for a guided tour of the exhibition.
Free with Gallery admission
From the Collection: Only the Mind is Allowed to Wander
Tuesday, October 13, 7pm
Scott McFarland
Curator's Tour / Grant Arnold / In the Gallery
Grant Arnold, Audain Curator of British Columbia Art, tours the exhibition.
Free with Gallery admission
Scott McFarland
Tuesday, October 27, 7pm
Stan Douglas: Klatsassin
Curator's Tour / Bruce Grenville / In the Gallery
Join Bruce Grenville, Senior Curator, for a guided tour of the exhibition.
Free with Gallery Admission

Stan Douglas: Klatsassin
November Saturday, November 14, 2pm
Owen Kydd
Artist Talk / Owen Kydd / In the Gallery
Vancouver-based artist Owen Kydd discusses his video installation and artistic practice.
Free with Gallery Admission.

NEXT: Owen Kydd
Tuesday, November 17, 7pm
Expanding Horizons
Tour / John O'Brian / In the Gallery
John O’Brian, renowned art historian and author of Beyond Wilderness: The Group of Seven, Canadian Identity, and Contemporary
Art, speaks on landscape, Canadian art history and national identity.
Free with Gallery Admission

Expanding Horizons
Saturday, November 28, 2pm
Scott McFarland
Tour / Harry Jongerden / In the Gallery
Garden Director for the Van Dusen Botanical gardens Harry Jongerden expands on the West Coast gardens in Scott McFarland’s work.
Free with Gallery Admission

Scott McFarland
December Saturday, December 5, 2pm
Scott McFarland
Tour / John Atkin / In the Gallery
Civic historian and author John Atkins expands on the social, architectural and urban histories hinted at in the garden vistas of Scott McFarland’s work.
Free with Gallery Admission
Scott McFarland