This week, we experiment drawing dark values using both graphite and charcoal. This is the last of three activities that will be used to create your own zine publication during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, October 3rd 2020. Advance registration for Kids First programming can be done by…

In the first of series of videos introducing the artists of Third Realm, Curator Davide Quadrio profiles Jompet Kuswidanto, Paola Pivi, and the Xijing Men collective, while delving into the multi-layered themes of the exhibition. Third Realm is on view now until November 8.   Image: Scott Massey, Install view of Third Realm.

On September 12, curator Davide Quadrio hosted an introduction to Third Realm, exclusively for Gallery Members. This in-depth presentation, which provides an overview of the exhibition, is now available online. Third Realm is on view at The Polygon Gallery September 4 to November 8. Image: Apichatpong Weerasethakul, The Field, 2009, mural print, courtesy…

This week, we continue learning how to draw value by looking at Japanese comics or manga. This is the second of three activities that will be used to create your own zine publication during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, October 3rd 2020. Advance registration for Kids First programming…

Heman Chong is a Singapore artist, curator and writer whose work is located at the intersection between image, performance, situations and writing. His practice can be read as an imagining, interrogation and at times intervention into infrastructures. His installation of a million business cards scattered on the floor in Third…

This week, we explore the differences in cultural gestures by drawing your hand using graphite. This is the first of three activities that will be used to create your own zine publication during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, October 3rd 2020. Advance registration for Kids First programming can…

The Polygon is excited to welcome the community back. Please review the measures we have implemented for the safety of our community. The gallery is now open Wednesday 10am to 5pm, Thursday 10am to 8pm, Friday to Sunday 10am to 5pm. Admission is by donation, courtesy of BMO Financial Group.…

 In this episode, curator Davide Quadrio is in conversation with curator and writer Farah Wardani about contemporary art in Asia and The Polygon's current exhibition Third Realm. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. Follow us on Instagram for more content from this…

Here are a few hockey team logo designs made by our visitors during the in-house Kids First programming that took place on Saturday, July 25th.

The following instructions will introduce you to calligraphy, which is one of the activities that will be used to create your own zine publication during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, September 5th 2020. Registration for Kids First programming can be done by emailing s.bernard@thepolygon.ca.  Our new Covid-19 plan…

The following instructions will help you improve the composition of your silhouette photography during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, August 15th 2020.

In this episode: a conversation between two professional archivists that was inspired by the launch of our new chapbook, co-published with Information Office, about the early history of the local Chilean community.

Here are a few hockey team logo designs made by our visitors during the in-house Kids First programming that took place on Saturday, July 25th.

The Polygon Gallery is pleased to present a group show of contemporary art from across East and Southeast Asia.

Calling photographers, filmmakers, and visual storytellers! This is an opportunity to create photographic or video work on the theme of “Land as Teacher and Knowledge Keeper”, through exploratory workshops with contemporary Indigenous artists.

The following instructions will help you improve the composition of your silhouette photography during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, August 15th 2020.

In this episode, The Gallery's Assistant Curator Justin Ramsey is in conversation with Little Chamber Music artistic director Mark Haney, and composer Rita Ueda about the upcoming musical program Human Shadow Etched in Stone.

Explore object-based photography produced with sunlight during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, August 15th 2020.

Here are a few hockey team logo designs made by our visitors during the in-house Kids First programming that took place on Saturday, July 25th.

Parallels 02: North Valparaiso documents the history of Chilean communities that formed on the North Shore in the 1800s, decades before North Vancouver’s official incorporation in 1907.

Learn to design your own hockey team logo during our in-house Kids First programming on Saturday, July 25.

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The Polygon is pleased to launch a new series of chapbooks, Parallels. Parallels engages our specific context, both as a place and the programs we generate.

Learn to design your own hockey team logo during our in-house Kids First programming on Saturday, July 25th 2020.  Our new Covid-19 plan is meant to ensure a safe experience for all. Registration for Kids First programming can be done by emailing s.bernard@thepolygon.ca. INSPIRATION To continue our exploration of good…

Learn to design your own hockey team logo during our in-house Kids First programming on Saturday, July 25th 2020.  Our new Covid-19 plan is meant to ensure a safe experience for all. Registration for Kids First programming can be done by emailing s.bernard@thepolygon.ca. INSPIRATION To celebrate the reopening of our…

In this episode, a conversation between photographer Mark Ruwedel and art historian John O'Brian. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. Follow us on Instagram for more content from this episode. Banner Image: Mark Ruwedel, Devil's Golf Course, 1996. Episode Art: Mark Ruwedel, Lake Manix,…

For the summer course Communication 295: The Culture of Advertising, students at Capilano University were challenged to create a work of “brandalism,” adopting visual strategies of commercial marketing to raise awareness of social, cultural, or environmental issues. To think about intervening in advertisements, they drew inspiration from The Polygon Gallery’s…

In this episode, The Gallery's Chief Curator Helga Pakasaar is in conversation with art patrons Claudia Beck and Andrew Gruft. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. Follow us on Instagram for more content from this episode. Banner image Xavier Miserachs, El Piropo a…

  Beginning Thursday, June 18, The Polygon's main floor gallery will reopen with The Canucks: A Photo History of Vancouver's Team. The rare photos on view span decades, beginning in the 1950s and ’60s when the Vancouver Canucks played in the Western Hockey League, through the team’s franchising with the National…

 On this episode, a conversation between two ethnobotanists: Cease Wyss and her daughter Senaqwila Wyss. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. Follow us on Instagram for more content from this episode. Images courtesy of Cease Wyss T’uy’t’tanat-Cease Wyss is an interdisciplinary artist,…

We will not be releasing an episode of The Polygon Podcast this week, as the voices that matter most are the ones calling for urgent and overdue change. We urge you now to join us in listening to, and taking to heart, the message being widely shared: that racist discrimination…

The Polygon Gallery exhibits photography and media art, emphasising contemporary Canadian work within the context of historical and international art. Operating as Presentation House Gallery for 40 years, the organization presented more than 300 exhibitions and earned a reputation as one of Canada’s most adventurous public art institutions. In November…

All Members are invited to the Annual General Meeting for the British Columbia Photography and Media Arts Society (operating as The Polygon Gallery) taking place on Monday, June 22 at 4:30pm. The 2019 Annual Report and Audited Financial Statements will be presented during the AGM. If you are a Member,…

 On this episode, The Polygon Gallery’s manager Diane Evans and curator Faith Moosang are in conversation about the life and work of photographer C.D. Hoy. The gallery mounted the exhibition First Son: Portraits by C.D. Hoy in 1999. All C.D. Hoy photos courtesy Barkerville Historic Town www.barkerville.ca You can…

Photography was developed by scientists and inventors in the 1830s who explored ways of fixing images to different materials. The principles of pinhole photography, however, have been observed for millennia. This week, we will be exploring the most basic of these optical principles by transforming an entire room into a…

We exist because of you and your support, and now more than ever we need you This is a call for your help, at a time when you can DOUBLE the impact of your gift. If you can, please support The Polygon Gallery’s work with a donation today. Thanks to the…

This week’s podcast features The Polygon’s Director Reid Shier in conversation with architects Patricia and John Patkau. Patkau Architects, founded in 1978 by this wife-husband team, recently won their nineteenth Governor General’s Medal in architecture for the design of The Polygon Gallery. Patricia and John have won numerous other awards,…

Collagraphy is a simple, fun printmaking method where you assemble textured materials onto a rigid surface, glue them in place to create a design, and then transfer that design onto onto paper with paint or ink. Step 1: Gather Materials Textured items (i.e. felt, yarn, macaroni, popsicle sticks, plants... use…

On the latest episode of The Polygon Podcast, Justin Ramsey, the Gallery’s Assistant Curator, is in conversation with Dorothy Dong, Tiffany Pai, Sally Sapinski, and Asalah Youssef—all Chester Fields 2020 finalists from Fort Langley Fine Arts School. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. Chester…

Last week, we made shadow puppets and a mini-theatre for them to perform in. This time around, we'll learn some advanced techniques to make the puppets more dynamic 🤸🏻 Step 1: Gathering Materials Construction Paper Pen Knife/Scissors Tape/Glue Popsicle Sticks/BBQ Skewers Round head fasteners Step 2: Designing the Puppet Our…

 On the third episode of The Polygon Podcast, The Globe and Mail's Western Arts Correspondent, Marsha Lederman, is in conversation the Gallery's Marketing Manager, Michael Mann. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. Marsha Lederman is the Western Arts Correspondent for The Globe…

Getting tired of streaming television? Stage your own adventures with a shadow puppet theatre! Inspiration Puppeteers performing 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘯, Ratchaburi Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, 2019. Photo: John McMahon Lotte Reiniger, 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘈𝘤𝘩𝘮𝘦𝘥, video still, 1926, 1h 21m Step 1: Gather Materials All you need to build a basic…

On the second episode of The Polygon Podcast, The Gallery's Director Reid Shier is in conversation with chef Dave Gunawan of Ubuntu Canteen. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. David Gunawan is, above and beyond all else, the paterfamilias at Ubuntu Canteen. He…

On the first episode of The Polygon Podcast, Audain Chief Curator Helga Pakasaar is in conversation with artist Jonah Samson. You can listen with the player above or iTunes, Spotify, and  Google Podcasts. About the Artist Jonah Samson is a self-taught artist who works primarily with found photographs, often collected…

The Polygon Gallery presents The Canucks: A Photo History of Vancouver’s Team, a series of photographs looking back on the history of the Vancouver Canucks. These rare photos span decades, beginning in the 1950s and ’60s when the Canucks played in the Western Hockey League, through the team’s franchising with…

The Polygon is very happy to share wonderful news from the Vancouver Foundation: its Community Response Fund that launched last month to support heroic frontline agencies who are saving lives during the Covid-19 crisis has expanded to support arts and culture organizations. Cultural groups are the bedrock of the communities…

Join us in creating hearts for seniors! You can brighten the day for people who are among the most impacted by COVID-19. For the next several weeks, The Polygon Gallery will be collecting hearts to send to senior residences in our community. After you've finished your creation, please email a…

Gain a new perspective by exploring photography from a different angle. Create a unique photo backdrop before lying down to animate your floortrait! Inspiration Step 1: Gather Props Look around your home for paper, paints, crayons, pens, fabric, costumes, and sports equipment. You can print images from your computer, cut…

Combine a photoshoot or illustration with old-school collage techniques to create a contemporary take on portraiture! Inspiration Step 1: Gather Materials Ask an adult where you can look around your home for magazines or newspapers to cut up. Other materials could include fabric pieces, wrapping paper, buttons, and food packaging…

Our thoughts are with everyone’s well-being during this uncertain and challenging time. It is our goal to continue to bring art into your lives, and we hope you will check in with us regularly to see what’s new on the digital front.  We look forward to welcoming you back in…

I hope this finds you, and all those close to you, safe and well. This is a grave time, and on behalf of everyone at The Polygon, I want to express my sincere appreciation for your ongoing support and to those who have reached out in solidarity as we weather…

While closed, The Polygon will be curating weekly programming online. We hope this provides inspiration during these difficult times and reaffirms that the voice of artists, now more than ever, is a vital one. ⁠Follow us on Instagram as we'll be sharing the images from each exhibition there before anywhere…

For the well-being of our visitors, our staff, and our community, The Polygon Gallery is now closed. We will continue to monitor developments of the Covid-19 outbreak and regularly reassess our response in light of public health recommendations. The exhibition Third Realm, slated to open March 31, is postponed, as…

Dear visitors to The Polygon, The well-being of our visitors and staff is of primary importance, and we at The Polygon have taken some steps in light of the emergence of COVID-19. The Polygon’s approach to managing this situation is guided by evidence-based information from the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority,…

  The Polygon Gallery Captures History of Photography through Food in Canadian Premiere of Feast for the Eyes Summer blockbuster exhibition explores the role of food in culture, society, and politics in works by Nobuyoshi Araki, Nan Goldin, Cindy Sherman, and more VANCOUVER, BC — The Polygon Gallery presents the Canadian premiere of the…

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Monday, June 24, 2019 at 6 pm at The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Court North Vancouver, BC  V7M 3J4 Everyone welcome. The Polygon Gallery Members are eligible to vote. Click here for Official Notice: 2019 AGM

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Press release for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation Basketball: Photographs by Alana Paterson

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We are delighted to announce that the exhibition Chester Fields: Bring To Light has been extended and will be on view until June 10. Come and visit The Polygon's youth photography program, engaging high school students from around the Lower Mainland. Inspired by the inaugural exhibition N. Vancouver, this year's theme challenged emerging…

Throughout summer 2018, during the North Vancouver’s Shipyards Night Market, The Polygon Gallery will remain open late on Friday nights every week until 9pm. Visitors can see the Gallery, Shop and Bookstore as part of the evening family experience in Lower Lonsdale! Note: excludes July 20. Image: © Bridget Braun, 2017

The Polygon Gallery 2018 Annual General Meeting Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 6p.m. at The Polygon Gallery 101 Carrie Cates Court North Vancouver, BC  V7M 3J4 Everyone welcome. The Polygon Gallery Members are eligible to vote.  

Patkau-designed facility will be Western Canada’s largest photography-focused gallery, inaugurating its new Lower Lonsdale home with an exhibition that takes North Vancouver as its inspiration. VANCOUVER, BC – After almost three decades of planning and expectation, a world-class architectural and artistic landmark will be added to Vancouver’s North Shore with the opening of …

The Polygon Gallery’s First Night Gala and Art Auction was a grand success, raising $800,000 and bringing the capital campaign very close to its achievement. Major thanks to event Chair Stan Douglas, who set a very high bar for us as we move into our new home. Thanks to TD…