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Thank you for joining us at the West Vancouver Memorial Library for the BIG IDEAS event last Friday!⁠⁠This inspiring con...
06/19/2026

Thank you for joining us at the West Vancouver Memorial Library for the BIG IDEAS event last Friday!⁠
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This inspiring conversation between curator Pantea Haghighi and acclaimed architect Venelin Kokalov touched on the formative experiences that shaped Kokalov’s life and career. From studying architecture and growing up in Bulgaria under the guidance of his master builder father to immigrating to Vancouver and spending 14 influential years working alongside Bing Thom, Kokalov reflected on the personal and professional journey that led to the founding of Revery Architecture. The conversation also offered insight into the studio’s creative process, the ideas, and inspirations that continue to shape its vision, and the core principles that define its approach to architecture.⁠
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𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, guest-curated by Adele Weder, will still be shown at the West Vancouver Art Museum until July 18. This exhibition is generously supported by the Patterson Rozee Family Foundation.⁠
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Events and Tours: LINK IN BIO⁠
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.⁠
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"She built a house for herself. Unfortunately it turned out to be a masterpiece."⁠⁠𝘌.1027: 𝘌𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 ...
06/18/2026

"She built a house for herself. Unfortunately it turned out to be a masterpiece."⁠
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𝘌.1027: 𝘌𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘢 is the story of Irish interior designer and architect Eileen Gray, a frequently overlooked icon of modern design, and her struggle for recognition in a restrictive, male-dominated field. ⁠
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Watch this film at the Kay Meek Arts Centre during West Coast Modern Week. ⁠
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Date: Thursday, July 9, 2026⁠
Time: 7–9 p.m.⁠
Location: Kay Meek Arts Centre⁠
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Tickets: ⁠LINK IN BIO⁠
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Presented in partnership with ⁠
Generously supported by The Compelling Opportunities Fund ⁠
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Presenting Sponsor:⁠
British Pacific Properties ⁠
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Event Sponsor:⁠
The Compelling Opportunities Fund, West Vancouver Foundation ⁠
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Partnering Institutions:⁠
Kay Meek Arts Centre ⁠
North Shore Heritage ⁠
West Vancouver Memorial Library ⁠
The Polygon Gallery ⁠
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Media Sponsors:⁠
Stir ⁠
UBC SALA ⁠
Mod Traveler ⁠
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Week Sponsors:⁠
⁠Ambleside Dundarave Business Improvement Association ⁠
Botanica Design ⁠
Iredale Architecture ⁠
Coast Consignment ⁠
LaStella ⁠Winery ⁠
Le Vieux Pin Winery ⁠
Varshney Capital Corp. ⁠
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In-kind Sponsors:⁠
the white space co. ⁠
We Are Proper .are.proper⁠
West Coast Modern Homes ⁠
Savoury Chef ⁠
Limelight Floral Design ⁠
Architecture Building Culture ⁠
Arthur Erickson Foundation ⁠
⁠THE EDIT. ⁠
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𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘪𝘥-𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴⁠ ⁠⁠Friday, June 19–Sunday, July 26 ⁠⁠...
06/17/2026

𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘌𝘹𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘔𝘪𝘥-𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴⁠ ⁠
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Friday, June 19–Sunday, July 26 ⁠
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To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the West Vancouver Art⁠ Museum’s annual West Coast Modern Week, this concurrent exhibition revisits the 2006 exhibition that⁠ inspired the home tour. Presented in partnership with the West Vancouver⁠ Memorial Library, the displayed pieces explore the⁠ post-war, mid-century modernism of West Vancouver⁠ architecture, highlighting the works of prominent local⁠ architects of the era. Through the lens of photographers⁠ Selwyn Pullan and John Fulker, 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘥𝘨𝘦 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 features a curated⁠ selection of architectural photographs alongside a display of⁠ 𝘞𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘏𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 magazines, both drawn from the⁠ museum’s collection. ⁠
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Curated by Isaac Vanderhorst and Lukas Tschan.⁠
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Image: Phillips House designed by Barry Downs, 1957. Photographed by Selwyn Pullan, 1960.⁠
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Join us for a guided tour of our current exhibition, 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, led in Farsi.⁠⁠Date: Satu...
06/16/2026

Join us for a guided tour of our current exhibition, 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, led in Farsi.⁠
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Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026⁠
Time: 2–3 p.m.⁠
Location: West Vancouver Art Museum ⁠
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This exhibition is generously supported by the Patterson Rozee Family Foundation.⁠
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This exhibition is on view until July 18, 2026. ⁠
Events and tours: LINK IN BIO⁠
Gallery hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.⁠
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⁠Installation photo by Blaine Campbell⁠.⁠
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Enjoy a glimpse into the beautiful Fells House, which is part of our upcoming West Coast Modern Week Home Tour.⁠ It was ...
06/13/2026

Enjoy a glimpse into the beautiful Fells House, which is part of our upcoming West Coast Modern Week Home Tour.⁠ It was designed by Ron Thom in 1958 and thoughtfully renovated by D'Arcy Jones Architects in 2025.⁠
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Thom's design emphasizes the connection to the natural landscape, contrasting the rocky outcropping of the site with sharp angles, but artfully maintaining an interplay of features, nestling the house into the rock.⁠
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D’Arcy Jones Architects repaired both the structure and cedar cladding to ⁠
maintain the original character of the house, that had fallen into disrepair. The ⁠
character and detailing that Thom had intended for the 1966 addition ⁠was added back and continued on a new low-slung addition.⁠ This move, along with updating the windows, remains in keeping with the principles of Thom’s architecture, integrating the natural outdoor space into the home. ⁠
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Photos: ⁠
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Tickets ON SALE. ⁠
Visit ⁠LINK IN BIO for details.⁠
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Enjoy a glimpse into the beautiful Fells House, which is part of our upcoming West Coast Modern Week Home Tour.⁠ It was ...
06/13/2026

Enjoy a glimpse into the beautiful Fells House, which is part of our upcoming West Coast Modern Week Home Tour.⁠ It was designed by Ron Thom in 1958 and thoughtfully renovated by D'Arcy Jones Architects in 2025.⁠
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Thom's design emphasizes the connection to the natural landscape, contrasting the rocky outcropping of the site with sharp angles, but artfully maintaining an interplay of features, nestling the house into the rock.⁠
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D’Arcy Jones Architects repaired both the structure and cedar cladding to ⁠
maintain the original character of the house, that had fallen into disrepair. The ⁠
character and detailing that Thom had intended for the 1966 addition ⁠was added back and continued on a new low-slung addition.⁠ This move, along with updating the windows, remains in keeping with the principles of Thom’s architecture, integrating the natural outdoor space into the home. ⁠
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Fells House⁠
D'Arcy Jones Architects⁠
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Photos: The White Space Co | Architectural Photographer⁠
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Tickets ON SALE. ⁠
Visit ⁠LINK IN BIO for details.⁠
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of 𝘏𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵 𝘐, the historic United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in Vancouver....
06/11/2026

Today marks the 50th anniversary of 𝘏𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵 𝘐, the historic United Nations Conference on Human Settlements in Vancouver. The events of summer 1976 included art, workshops, and speeches by activists and thought leaders of the time.⁠
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One of the pavilions hosting 𝘏𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵 𝘐 was designed by Arthur Erickson and featured a canopy of hand-painted papier-mâché panels. ⁠The environmentally friendly structure was located on the north plaza of the former courthouse, which is now the Vancouver Art Gallery.⁠
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⁠"I wanted a pavilion to demonstrate something to visiting delegates and I got a brain wave: that it should be recycled waste from a basic BC product. The first thing I thought of was paper. Four paper shells, six hyperbolic paraboloids made of five laminations of old newspaper reinforced with one of cotton, like cheesecloth, were simple and built by schoolchildren. The paper tubing for the edges caused us lots of trouble."⁠
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Images and quote from 𝘚𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴: 𝘈 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘶𝘳 𝘌𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘰𝘯, 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵 (1981) by Edith Iglauer. Book graciously gifted to the West Vancouver Art Museum's collection from the Estate of Jessie Binning. ⁠
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Start them young and let them dream!⁠⁠Our school programs foster the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture...
06/10/2026

Start them young and let them dream!⁠
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Our school programs foster the understanding and appreciation of art, architecture, and design with children and youth. In art and architecture classes and camps, the participants are encouraged to explore, experiment, and share the fun of learning about art by engaging with our exhibitions.⁠
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The current exhibition 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘙𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, guest-curated by Adele Weder, particularly invites hands-on activities for students, who produce their own sketches and models. Together, we share the value of promoting future talents.⁠
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This exhibition is generously supported by the Patterson Rozee Family Foundation.⁠
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Events and Tours: LINK IN BIO⁠
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.⁠
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The West Vancouver Art Museum is excited to welcome a new Assistant Curator to our team!⁠⁠Melanie Kage is an emerging ar...
06/09/2026

The West Vancouver Art Museum is excited to welcome a new Assistant Curator to our team!⁠
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Melanie Kage is an emerging arts administrator and writer based in East Vancouver. Her academic background lies in language, literature, and culture, with a BA from Mannheim University in her home country Germany, an MA from Linköping University in Sweden, and a PhD from the University of British Columbia. She worked as a university instructor, translator, and copywriter, before pivoting to the visual arts sector. After gaining practical experience at art fairs, film festivals, and art promotion and marketing agencies, she joined WVAM as a Gallery Attendant in 2025. As Assistant Curator, she's now managing our gallery operations, volunteers, and programming.⁠
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