0 a r t s I Ay Presentation House Gallery Wed - Sun 12 - 5 & Thurs nights till 9. Admission is pay-what-you-can. Visit PHG's web site at www.presenationhousegall.com. 604.986.1351 A l a i n P a i e m e n t : Living t o A p r i l 4, 2 0 0 4 A l a i n Paiement is o n e of the m o s t exciting artists w o r k i n g in Q u e b e c today. His projects are synoptic views of m u n d a n e architectural spaces, such as apartments, bakeries or squats. Instead o f t h e mythic heavens, Paiement s h o w s us a d o w n w a r d v i e w of w o r l d s that are familiar t o us, b u t stranger t h a n fiction. T h e largest of the w o r k s is 11 meters l o n g . Artist talk: Sat Feb 2 p m at the Gallery. 28® Seymour Art Gallery 4360 Gallant Ave, Deep Cove 604.924.1378 www.deepcovebecom/seymourartgallery ANTAR71CA Tania Gleave M a r c h 1-28 A n exhibition of both visual a n d interpretive interest. Two-dimensional w o r k s depicting b o t h realistic a n d abstract images, incorporating mixed media, hand pulled prints, collage, paint a n d photographs. "Visitors B o o k " a n d artifacts collected during Gleave's adventures in Antarctica. O p e n i n g reception: M a r c h 9,7-9 p m 1860 Marine Dr, West Van 604.913.6781 V a n g e Broassard To M a r c h 27 A n exhibrtion of original m i x e d m e d i a acrylics. Illuminations of Being: the Dalai Llama's M e s s a g e M a r c h 30-April 18 M e m b e r s only p h o t o g r a p h i c exhibition o f 8 x 1 0 i m a g e s relating t o a n interpretation relating t o the exhibition title. Non-juried. Galleries f r o m Sunshine Coast, W e s t Vancouver, B o w e n Island a n d V a n c o u v e r participating. O p e n i n g reception M a r c h 3 0 . French Connections M a r c h 2-14 A n exhibition of m i x e d m e d i a artwork by instructors of T h e S u m m e r S c h o o l for the Arts, Montaigut-Le-Blanc, France: Kiff T h e Story o f Harrison April 5 - M a y 8 A retrospective s h o w c a s i n g m o r e t h a n 4 0 drawings, paintings a n d prints by o n e of Canada's most beloved artists, Ted Harrison. Designed especially for children, this out-standing exhibrtion promises t o b e a colourful feast for the eyes. Ferry Building Gallery 1414 Argyle Ave, West Van 604.925.7266 810 West 21 S t North Van st VX March A H o l l a n d , Paul D e g g a n , Rick M c D e r m a i d & Francois Richarder Back t o the LANDscape March16-April4 Acrylic paintings o n board by Brian Rommer. D E V O T I O N : Tibet's Inner PathA p r i l 6-22 Scott Plumbe: m i x e d media paintings. April 1 3 , 7 - 9 p m : 77oef: Pilgrimage, rite and j · j h CrtyScape Community Art Space 335 Lonsdale Ave (between 3 & 4*) rf Common Jim Park Ground April 20-May16 Recent graduate of Emiry Carr, represented by Diane Ferns, Jim Park's w o r k consists of large paintings of city a n d rural j u x t a p o s e d in the s a m e canvas. A n u p a n d c o m i n g artist t o w a t c h . O p e n i n g reception: April 2 7 . The Graffiti Co. Art Studio and Gallery 171 East 1"St 2-Floor, North Van Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat 1:30pm-6:30pm 604.980.1699 or www.graffiticoart.com F r o m a Distance: Perspective o n Landscape M a r c h 9-31 2 D non-traditional takes o n the landscape genre. North Shore International Film Series All films screen @ 7 pm Park 8i Tilf ord Cineplex Odeon Theatre Tickets @ North Vancouver Community Arts Council 335 Lonsdale 604.988.6844 Falling A n g e l s M a r c h 10 A dazzling portrait of love and l o n g i n g , delusion a n d eccentricity, o r a w a r f o u g h t o n t w i n battlefields of t e e n a g e confusion and a wildly dysfunctional family life. Director Scott Smith will be in a t t e n d a n c e for Q & A following the screening. Elling M a r c h 31 Based o n a N o r w e g i a n novel, 604.903.3798 www.artist4kids.com Gallery Hours: Mon-Fri 3:30 - 5:30 pm, Sat/Sun 12-4 p m 1 9W a Gallery Hours: Wed - Sat 12 - 5 , Sun 1-4 604.988.6844 nvartscouncil2@telus.net »4.337. Chaos Beyond the Art of Illumination: The C o n t e m p o r a r y A r t o f Iran t o M a r c h 21 This international exhibrtion explores the contemporary artwork of Iranian painters, w h o s e w o r k has evolved from Iran's artistic traditions of miniaturism a n d religious depiction through a process of negotiation a n d a c c o m m o d a tion. The exhibit features 4 5 artists f r o m the Society of Iranian Painters. Buddhist Festivals. Slide show i n d u d i n g images o f the Saga D a w a Festival in W e s t e r n Tibet. The Altered Landscape A p r i l 10 t o M a y 30, 2 0 0 4 A t o u r i n g exhibition f r o m the N e v a d a M u s e u m o f A r t presents the ' N e w Topographies' g r o u p exhibition. In addition t o w e l l - k n o w n New Topographies p h o t o g r a p h e r s s u c h as Robert A d a m s , Lewis Baltz, Frank G o h l k e , M a r k Klett, a n d Richard M i s r a c h there is also w o r k by fifteen 2nd-generation ' N e w Topographies' artists, including Barbara B o s w o r t h , Marilyn Bridges, M a r k R u w e d e l a n d Sharon Stewart. Elling relates the " o d d couple" misadventures of t w o charming misfrts h o p i n g t o find their place in society. 12 M a r c h I A p r i l