arts Presentation House Gallery W e d - Sun, 12 - 5 & T h u r s d a y n i g h t s till 9. A d m i s s i o n is pay-what-you-can. Visit PHG's w e b site at www.presenationhousegall.com 604.986.1351 U n d e r W a t e r Sea Jack G o l d s t e i n S e p t 16 - O c t 2 4 Fantasy Writing on the Walls S e p t 17 - O c t 10 CityScape C o m m u n i t y Art Space r f September I ^XylYe Malcolm Lowry through the Eyes of A n d r z e j Brackoniecki S e p t 1 3 - O c t 17 T h i s e x h i b i t i o n is a c o l l a b o r a tion between the Deep Heritage Society a n d Seymour A r t Gallery h i g h lighting the w o r k s of Andrzej Brackoniecki. The Heritage Society will provide Cove F e r r y B u i l d i n g Gallery 1414 A r g y l e A v e n u e West Vancouver 604.925.7266 U r g e n t 2 n d C l a s s : The Art of Nick Bantock renowned S e p t 7-26 Internationally a u t h o r a n d a r t i s t , Nick B a n t o c k , w i l l d i s p l a y his p a i n t i n g s a n d d r a w i n g s in h i s f i r s t -ever e x h i b i t i o n of a r t w o r k a t t h e Ferry Building G a l l e r y . T h e e x h i b i t i o n will o p e n S e p t e m b e r 7 t h , 71 0 p m , w i t h a g a l a reception a n d b o o k launch by R a i n c o a s t B o o k s o f Nick's much-awaited "Urgent2nd C l a s s " . F o l l o w i n g o n the 335 Lonsdale A v e (between 3 12 - 5, S u n & 4*) G a l l e r y H o u r s : W e d - Sat, 1-4 nvartscouncil2@telus.net 604.988.6844 Under Water Sea Fantasy, This exhibition features work p h o t o g r a p h s , artifacts a n d a video about Malcolm Lowry. R e a d i n g s in t h e gallery b y Trevor C a r o l a n , Paul a n d A u d r e y Grescoe, Poet Peter Richards, a n d writers f r o m the North Shore Writers Association. Opening Reception: Sept 2 1 , 7 - 9 p m West Vancouver Museum & Archives 6 8 0 1 7 t h St., W e s t V a n Gallery hours: Tue 11am 5pm 604.925.7295 Sun b e g u n in 1 9 8 3 , w a s f i n i s h e d shortly before Goldstein's d e a t h i n 2 0 0 3 . In t h i s s h o r t film, footage of natural p h e nomenon - underwater life, volcanic eruptions, a lunar e c l i p s e - is m o n t a g e d i n t o a c o m p e l l i n g spectacle in a flow of appearing and disappearing energies. (See p g 2 1 ) DMT Jeremy Shaw Sept 16-24 V a n c o u v e r artist J e r e m y S h a w (aka M a r c h 21) interprets t h e y o u t h subcultures rave, s k a t e b o a r d a n d hiphop/grafitti - that he participates in. His n e w video i n s t a l l a t i o n , DMT, watches the subjects high o n t h e h a l lucinogenic drug D M T and attempting to describe the out of body experience. Studio2 Gallery 102-814 W . 1 5 t h St. 8 < Fell 604.990.4301 Shining Silence that incorporates text, s y m bols, or images, t o convey a message directly o r t h r o u g h a combination of these elements. Opening Reception: Thursday Sept 16, 7 - 9 p m Digital A r t T o d a y O c t 15 - N o v 6 T h i s e x h i b i t i o n f e a t u r e s 11 artists e x p l o r i n g t h e b o u n d aries o f digital p a i n t i n g today. O p e n i n g Thursday Oct14, Reception: 7 - 9 pm p o p u l a r h e e l s o f Griffin & Sabine a n d The Artful D o d g e r , B a n t o c k o n c e more w i l l thrill his readers...and t h i s t i m e h i s v i e w e r s with his i m a g i n a t i v e a n t i c s . This f a m o u s a r t w o r k w i l l be available for purchase, and s i g n e d c o p i e s o f U r g e n t 2nd C l a s s w i l l b e a v a i l a b l e as well S e y m o u r Art Gallery 4 3 6 0 G a l l a n t A v e . , Deep Cove G a l l e r y h r s : 10 - 5, 7 d a y s a week. 604.924.1378 www.deepcovebc.com/ seymourartgallery Historical Iranian Textiles & t h e W o r k o f Fariba M i r z a e A u g u s t 10 - S e p t 12 This exhibition features historical textiles a n d c o s t u m e s f r o m Iran w h i c h c o n t r a s t t h e w o r k of Fariba M i r z a e textiles. M i r z a i e d r a w s ration f r o m her Persian itage a n d colours of t h e Iranian l a n d s c a p e . S h e o f t e n incorporates materials such as c o r n h u s k s a n d t r e e bark into her work. whose inspiherw o r k is i n f l u e n c e d b y t h e s e GENERATIONS - 1955 t o 1975 A r t a n d A r t i s t s in W e s t V a n t o O c t 15 The 6 0 s a n d 7 0 s were a time of intense experimentation in t h e a r t s o n t h e W e s t Coast. West artists p l a y e d Vancouver important V a n c o u v e r T e x t i l e Guild S e p t 28 - O c t 17 On Oct Location 19 - N o v 7 r o l e s . Generations - 1955 to 1975 presents 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 tions w h o w e r e living a n d w o r k here at t h e t i m e . Balzar, M a r y Blaze, Toni Cavelti, Madeleine Chisholm, W a y n e Eastcott, Jane Fawkes, M a r y Frazee, Dawn G e r m y n , E l d o n G r i e r , Tarn Irving, D a n i e l Izzard, Z o l t a n Kiss, Shirley L e g a t e , M e e s , Peter M e e s , Michener, Margery Mieneke Sally Powell, Artist include: King A n d e r s o n , Joan P h o t o g r a p h y b y Brian Craw, Francine D r o u i n , John H e n d r y , J u n g i N a g a n o , Doug Williams. S e p t 1 - 31 A t w o m a n exhibition featuring small w o r k s o n paper by M a r k Korff a n d oil paintings o n c a n vas by M a r e k S z c z p i k . O p e n i n g reception Sept 9, 7 - 9 p m . Kathy Robertson, Arnold S h i v e s , S y l v i a Tait, E l i z a b e t h Smily, Karl S t i t t g e n . Guest curated by Ingunn Kemble. 12 S e p t e m b e r I O c t o b e r