Special Events
Zine Night with Ho Tam and Friends
Fri Jul 12, 2024 | 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Annex Workshop
Ho Tam, with background installation view of his work
Welcome to Zine Night!
Zine Nights invite adults to gather and explore their creativity by creating and self-publishing a DIY magazine, also known as a zine. This series of programs will include in-gallery activations, musical performances, talks and an exhibition show-and-tell.
The second Zine Night will take place on Friday, July 12 and will include a zine-making workshop and an artist talk by Ho Tam, followed by a show-and-tell presented by Jonathan Middleton of Vancouver Art Book Fair.
This series of programs is presented in conjunction with the exhibition Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines.
Find out more about the upcoming events in this series »
Schedule of Events | July 12
5:30–8:30 PM, In the Annex Workshop
Facilitated by the Gallery’s knowledgeable Art Educators and designed by artist Sonja Ahlers, this workshop will begin with a short zine demo. Participants are invited to create a small zine while mingling and listening to music.
Artist Ho Tam, whose work is on view in the exhibition Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines, will give a short artist talk. He has also prepared a playlist for the evening.
All zine-making materials will be provided.
This event is free and offered on a drop-in basis. Advanced registration is recommended.
6:15 PM, 2nd Floor
Join Jonathan Middleton of Vancouver Art Book Fair for a spotlight tour of the exhibition Copy Machine Manifestos. He will discuss the power of self-publishing and the upcoming book fair, returning to Vancouver from July 26 and 27, 2024.
Free for Gallery Members or with admission.
5–8 PM, Gallery Lobby
On Friday evenings between 5 and 8 PM, the Gallery Lobby transforms into a relaxing lounge where members and visitors can enjoy a drink before or after their visit to see the exhibitions.
Ideas and Experiences Members receive one free drink, PLUS a discount on their second. Visitors who have purchased an admission ticket that day will also receive one free drink.
Please note that Access Pass Holders are not eligible to receive a complementary drink.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Ho Tam is a Canadian artist whose practice spans video, photography, painting, drawing, graphics and print media. His work often concerns mass media representations of race and identity politics. He has exhibited in galleries and film festivals across Canada and internationally. Tam was born in Hong Kong. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from McMaster University and a Master of Fine Arts from Bard College. He also attended the Whitney Museum Independent Studies Program. Tam’s video work has received various prizes and awards, including the Best Documentary at Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival and the Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at OutFest, Los Angeles (both for Books of James, 2006). In the past ten years, Tam has been focusing on his independent publishing practice under the imprint Hotam Press.
The artist would like to acknowledge that he resides on the unceded, occupied, ancestral and traditional homelands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlí”lwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.