a r t s I ^XytYe July Presentation House Gallery W e d to Sun 1 2 - 5 and T h u r s n i g h t s till 9. A d m i s s i o n is p a y - w h a t you-can. Visit PHG's housegall.com. 604.986.1351 web site at w w w . p r e s e n a t i o n - S e y m o u r Art Gallery 4360 G a l l a n t A v e , D e e p C o v e Gallery hrs:10 a m - 5 p m 7 days a week 604.924.1378 gallery H o r i z o n Lines - the paintings www.deepcovebc.com/seymourart- Versatile Diversified @ North Vancouver District M u n i c i p a l Hall July 8 - Sept 2 C h a n g e H a p p e n s , Life C o n t i n u e s , O l d Images Die a n d t h e N e w is Incorporated. S e c o n d Story A r t G r o u p , a c o l l a b o r a t i o n o f 12 N o r t h S h o r e visual artists, are saluting the o l d Versatile Shipyards structures o n the N o r t h Vancouver w a t e r f r o n t w i t h a collection of varied i m a g e s in r e m e m b r a n c e of a landmark a n d an industry t h a t s h a p e d m a n y lives. Studio2 Gallery 102-814 W . 1 5 t h St. 8! Fell 604.990.4301 W e s t V a n c o u v e r Museum & Archives 6 8 0 1 7 t h St., W e s t V a n Gallery hours: T u e - S u n 11 a m - 5 p m 604.925.7295 GENERATIONS - 1955 to 1975 A r t a n d A r t i s t s in W e s t Van J u l y 3 - O c t o b e r 15 T h e 6 0 s a n d 7 0 s w e r e a time o f i n t e n s e e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n in t h e a r t s o n t h e W e s t Coast. W e s t V a n c o u v e r artists played i m p o r t a n t r o l e s . Generations 1955 to 1975 p r e s e n t s t h e stories o f 2 3 a r t i s t s ' lives a n d i n s p i r a t i o n s w h o w e r e living a n d w o r k h e r e a t t h e time Artist i n c l u d e : K i n g Anderson J o a n B a l z a r , M a r y B l a z e , Tom Cavelti, M a d e l e i n e Chisholm, W a y n e E a s t c o t t , J a n e Fawkes, M a r y Frazee, D a w n Germyn, E l d o n Grier, Tarn Irving, Daniel I z z a r d , Z o l t a n Kiss, Shirley L e g a t e , M i e n e k e M e e s , Peter M e e s , Sally M i c h e n e r , Margery Powell, Kathy Robertson, A r n o l d S h i v e s , S y l v i a Tait, E l i z a b e t h S m i l y , K a r l Stittgen. G u e s t c u r a t e d by Ingunn Kemble. O p e n i n g reception, J u l y 3, 3 - 5 p m . W e a r your best 60's o u t f i t ! Silk P u r s e G a l l e r y 1570 A r g y l e A v e , W e s t Van G a l l e r y H o u r s : T u e s - Sun, 12 n o o n t o 5 p m . 604.925-7292 P a i n t i n g t h e t o w n red... July 1 3 - 2 5 C a p i l a n o C o l l e g e Illustration a n d Graphic Design grad s t u d e n t s p r e s e n t a n exhibition of paintings celebrating Vancouver's unique urban a n d natural settings. Opening R e c e p t i o n : July 1 3 , 6 - 8 p m J u s t Press T h e i r B u t t o n : A H i s t o r y o f P h o t o g r a p h y in the Comics to A u g u s t 1 Just Press Their Button c h r o n i c l e s 1 5 0 years o f p h o t o g r a p h y as r e p r e s e n t e d in c o m i c s a n d t h e i r graphic precursors. 2 0 0 examples of o r i g i n a l g r a p h i c s i n t h e exhibition cover the period 1 8 5 0 - 2 0 0 0 a n d are j o i n e d by o r i g i n a l c o m i c s a r t w o r k by 3 V a n c o u v e r c o m i c s artists. CityScape Community Art Space 335 L o n s d a l e A v e (between 3rd & 4th) G a l l e r y H o u r s : W e d - Sat, 12-5, S u n 1-4 604.988.6844 nvartscouncil2@telus.net Salmon Tales J u l y 1 5 - S e p t . 18 Lee B e n s t e d a n d o t h e r artists explore h u m a n / nature relationships by focusing o n the annual return of wild salmon t o t h e i r rivers. Opening of Ross M u n r o t o J u l y 11 Ross M u n r o paints l a n d s c a p e s that are full of a calm energy, dramatic serenity and u n c o m m o n beauty. His p a i n t i n g s a r e s t r o n g and simple, using broad subtle w a s h e s in v i b r a n t c o l o u r e d a c r y l i c s . T h e W e s t C o a s t is a n inexhaustible source of inspir a t i o n t o M u n r o , as a n artist. Expressions through Parkinson's J u l y 12 - A u g u s t 8 T h i s e x h i b i t i o n is o r g a n i z e d b y D o n S. W i l l i a m s , a d i r e c t o r of t h e S e y m o u r A r t Gallery, a n d a p e r s o n w h o lives w i t h P a r k i n s o n ' s . T h e r e is life a f t e r Parkinson's a n d t h e multimedia works exhibited will s h o w c a s e a r t i s t s w h o live w i t h Parkinson's. There will be w o r k s h o p s , demonstrations and talks O p e n i n g Reception Tuesday July 1 3 , 7 t o 9 p m Historical Iranian Textiles 8i t h e W o r k o f F a r i b a Mirzae A u g u s t 1 0 - S e p t 12 This e x h i b i t i o n features historical textiles a n d c o s t u m e s f r o m Iran a n d w i l l be contrasted w i t h t h e w o r k s of Fariba M i r z a e w h o d r e w her inspiration f r o m these textiles. O p e n i n g r e c e p t i o n Tissu July 2 - 3 0 Artists Katherine Soucie a n d C h a n Tao explore culture a n d t e c h n i q u e t h r o u g h textiles, featuring t a p e s t r y , w e a v i n g , dyeing a n d surface design. Opening reception July 8, 1 - 9 pm. Impermanence August 1-30 Dafne Blanco and Maria Lobo. Mixed Media works. O p e n i n g r e c e p t i o n A u g u s t 5, 7-9 pm. r e c e p t i o n , July 1 4 , 7 - 9 p m . Ferry B u i l d i n g G a l l e r y 1414 A r g y l e A v e , W e s t V a n 604.925.7266 W a t e r R u n s T h r o u g h It A u g u s t 17 - S e p t 4 W o r k s by Vicki English, A l a n Maples, Veronica Roth, Helen Smyth. IDEARTS GALLERY #219Lonsdale Q u a y M a r k e t 123 C a r r i e C a t e s C o u r t 604-987-0369 www.idearts.ca <http://www.idearts.ca> Sat - T h u r 1 0 a m - 6 p m Fri 1 0 a m - 8 p m The July Legend of the 2-31 E m b r o i d e r y Picture The Incredible C h i n e s e Treasures of T o d a y A u g u s t 2 - 31 12 July I A u g u s t