The impulse to make connections between objects is a nearly universal experience. Artists are always in dialogue with their predecessors and peers, and they often make astute curators.

1:1 Artists Select is a new initiative that invites artists to select a work from the Vancouver Art Gallery’s extensive collection to be displayed in dialogue with their own work.

The initiative is imagined as a single collection artwork in dialogue with a single artwork by the invited artist, displayed in the Forecourt of the Gallery. By engaging an often-underused area, we forefront art and artists and spotlight the collection for visitors as soon as they enter the Gallery. This initiative supports artistic dialogues across time and geography and will provide fresh perspectives on the permanent collection while engaging local artists to participate in the life of the museum.