Chester Fields 2024 Opening Celebration

Join us on Saturday, July 27 for the Chester Fields 2024 Opening Celebration.

Reception at 1:00pm

Remarks and awards announced at 1:30pm

Guided Tour of ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS led by Curator Elliott Ramsey at 2:00pm

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Chester Fields: Mythmakers is on view at The Polygon July 27 – September 8.

About the Exhibition
Chester Fields is a professionally juried photography exhibition for high school students. Initiated in 2009 and named for The Polygon Gallery’s former home at 333 Chesterfield Avenue, the programme proposes a theme for artists to respond to through an original work of photographic art. This year’s prompt was inspired by the myth-making present in Martine Gutierrez’s ANTI-ICON: APOKALYPSIS, currently on view at The Polygon alongside new, richly storied work by Tau Lewis. The 2024 Chester Fields theme challenged young artists to choose a phrase or sentence from a significant folktale, myth, legend, or other cultural text, and to make an image based on these words.
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Generously Supported By
The Hamber Foundation, Hemlock Printers, and The Lab Vancouver

Media Partner
North Shore News

Banner image: Ashley Watson

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