Miradas Alternas Curator's Talk
On January 20, curator Andrea Sánchez Ibarrola gave an online talk about the exhibition Mirada Alternas.
Read MoreHuman Shadow Etched In Stone
Enjoy the entire performance of Human Shadow Etched in Stone.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Mask Making Kits
The Polygon Gallery is currently adapting the delivery of our Kids First Saturdays programming in order to best ensure the safety of all its family participants. As such, our activity for January will soon be available in The Polygon Gallery Store as a take-home 'Mask Making Kit', with the necessaries…
Read MorePress Release: Winter 2020/21 Exhibitions At The Polygon
The Polygon Gallery is pleased to present A pot lid for the sky, Everything Leaks, and Miradas Alternas from December 10 to February 7, 2021.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Monoprinting Kits
The Polygon Gallery is currently adapting the delivery of our Kids First Saturdays programming in order to best ensure the safety of all its family participants. As such, our activity for December will soon be available in The Polygon Gallery Store as a take-home 'Monoprinting Kit', with the necessaries to…
Read MoreA Screening With Lu Yang
An online discussion with Lu Yang that took place on November 24, 2020 that delves into the Shanghai-based artist’s yet-to-be-released video game The Great Adventure of Material World.
Read MorePress Release: The Polygon Gallery Unveils The Holiday Shop
Expanded retail experience focusing on local vendors launches for the gift-giving season Vancouver, B.C. (November 24, 2020): For the first time, The Polygon Gallery, in North Vancouver’s Shipyards District, has transformed its main floor into a beautifully decorated and carefully curated, holiday shopping destination. Open Wednesday to Sunday, until January 3, 2021,…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Monoprints Ii
This month, we continue exploring new ways to print, this time using black fabric ink and the human body. For anyone visiting the gallery from December 4th 2020 to January 10th 2021, download and print this 'Seek and Find' document before your visit, to help you look closer at the…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Monoprints
This month, we continue exploring new ways to print, this time using black fabric ink and textiles. For anyone visiting the gallery from December 4th 2020 to January 10th 2021, download and print this 'Seek and Find' document before your visit, to help you look closer at the artworks in…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Third Realm Results Iii
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.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Making Faces Iv
This week, we go over the last steps to creating a mask using coloured media. This is one of the activities, along with making your own zine publication, taking place during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, November 7th 2020. Advance registration for Kids First programming can be done…
Read MoreApichatpong Weerasethakul - October Rumbles
The Polygon is delighted to offer a virtual screen of a remarkable short film by the highly-acclaimed Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul.
Read MoreAlvin Li - Hong Kong 2098
Once Fish is an excerpt from Four Cautionary Tales of a Future Asian Metropolis, co-written by Alvin Li and Julian Junyuan Feng, published by e-flux Architecture. This story grew out of ongoing research into the history of terraforming in Hong Kong, in preparation for an upcoming exhibition Liquid Ground at…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Making Faces Iii
This week, we continue learning how to make different masks by drawing with coloured media. This is the third of three activities, along with making your own zine publication, taking place during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, November 7th 2020. Advance registration for Kids First programming can be…
Read MoreExcerpt From Human Shadow Etched In Stone
On August 6, 2020, The Polygon Gallery and Little Chamber Music presented Human Shadow Etched In Stone to mark the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. The performance, with 42 distanced and masked string players, began at 8:15am with an audience of 2: Hiroshima survivor Sachi Komura Rummel and her husband Charles.…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Making Faces Ii
Let's continue making different paper faces by drawing with coloured media. This is the second of three activities that will be used to create your own mask and zine publication during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, November 7th 2020. Advance registration for Kids First programming can be done…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Making Faces
This week, we discover the fun of making faces by drawing with coloured media. This is the first of three activities that will be used to create your own mask and zine publication during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, November 7th 2020. Advance registration for Kids First programming…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 13 Featuring Davide Quadrio And Xin Wang
In this episode: a conversation between Third Realm curator Davide Quadrio and writer and art historian Xin Wang.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Third Realm Results Ii
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.
Read MoreA Glimpse Into Third Realm
"Each work presented opens powerful doors into artistic and cultural worlds."
Read MoreHolidays At The Polygon Gallery
Large parties may be cancelled this holiday season but there are still creative ways for companies to spread holiday cheer. The Polygon Gallery has created four festive packages, allowing you to spoil colleagues and clients while celebrating the end of a very difficult year. Contact rentals@thepolygon.ca to find out more.…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Drawing Value & Making Zines
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…
Read MoreReading Third Realm
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.
Read MoreCurator Davide Quadrio's Online Introduction To 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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Drawing Value From Manga
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…
Read MoreInstalling Heman Chong's Work In Third Realm
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: The Value Of Gestures
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…
Read MoreCovid-19 Safety Measures In Place
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.…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 12 Featuring Davide Quadrio And Farah Wardani
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Third Realm Results
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.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Calligraphy And Zine Making
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Ink And Wash Painting And Zines
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.
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 11 Featuring The Archivists
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.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Cyanotype Results
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.
Read MorePress Release: Third Realm
The Polygon Gallery is pleased to present a group show of contemporary art from across East and Southeast Asia.
Read MoreResponse: Our Land Narrative
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.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Solar Powered Photography Ii
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.
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 10 Featuring Little Chamber Music
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.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Solar Powered Photography
Explore object-based photography produced with sunlight during our in-gallery Kids First programming on Saturday, August 15th 2020.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Hockey Logo Results
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.
Read MoreParallels 02: North Valparaiso
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.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Hockey Logos Iii
Learn to design your own hockey team logo during our in-house Kids First programming on Saturday, July 25.
Read MoreParallels 01: A Strong Sense Of Place
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.
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Hockey Logos Ii
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Hockey Logos
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 9 Featuring Mark Ruwedel And John O'brian
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,…
Read MoreThe Polygon X Capilano University: Cmns 295
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 8 Featuring Claudia Beck And Andrew Gruft
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Reopens June 18 - New Safety Measures In Place
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 7 Featuring Cease And Senaqwila Wyss
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,…
Read MoreThe Polygon's Response To The Anti-Racism Protests
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…
Read MoreJob Opportunity: Indigenous Curatorial Assistant
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…
Read MoreAnnual General Meeting Notice
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,…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 6 Featuring Faith Moosang On C.d. Hoy
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Camera Obscura
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Gallery Is Your Place - Double Your Impact Until June 15
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 5 Featuring Patkau Architects
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,…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Collagraphs
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 4 Global Warning
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Shadow Play Ii
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 3 Featuring Marsha Lederman
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Shadow Play
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 2 Featuring Dave Gunawan
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Podcast: Episode 1 Featuring Jonah Samson
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…
Read MoreThe Canucks A Photo History Of Vancouver's Team
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…
Read MoreVancouver Foundation Community Response Fund
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Hearts For Seniors
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Floortraits
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…
Read MoreKids First Saturdays: Collage Portraits
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…
Read MoreYou Are Our Community
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…
Read MoreAn Update From The Polygon
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…
Read MoreChester Fields 2020: Global Warning
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…
Read MoreThe Polygon Gallery Is Now Closed
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…
Read MoreCovid-19 Advisory
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,…
Read MoreFeast For The Eyes: Press Release
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…
Read MoreNotice Of 2019 Agm
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
Read MoreThe Lind Prize 2019 Winner Announced – Press Release
View The Lind Prize 2019 Winner Announcement Press Release
Read MoreSḵwx̱wú7Mesh Nation Basketball: Photographs By Alana Paterson – Press Release
Press release for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Nation Basketball: Photographs by Alana Paterson
Read MoreChester Fields: Bring To Light Has Been Extended!
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…
Read MoreSummer Fridays: Open Late Until 9Pm
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
Read MoreNotice Of Agm
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.
Read MorePress Release: $20 Million Investment Sees Former Presentation House Gallery Reborn As The Polygon Gallery
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 …
Read MoreFirst Night
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…
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