Statement of Care
Other Sights for Artists’ Projects considers the aesthetic, economic, and regulatory conditions of public places and public life. The Statement of Care is a commitment from Other Sights for Artists’ Projects towards how we do this work. Intentions towards developing the Statement of Care began in 2020 following conversations among the producer team (Lorna Brown, […]
Reflections and Refractions Along the Citified Shore
October 2nd, 2024 at 6 PM FLEET: Granville Island 1425 Anderson St, Vancouver Walk and reflect together along the waterfront places so impacted by colonial industrialization, urbanization, and ‘place making’ on these Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh lands and waters. What assumptions can we read from the ways these lands and waters have been treated, shaped, decided […]
HIRING GENERAL MANAGER MATERNITY LEAVE
Other Sights is hiring! Please consider joining the Other Sights team as our General Manager. This is a 1-year maternity replacement contract, part-time at 24 to 28 hours per week. About the Role Other Sights is recruiting for a contract position (24-28hrs/week). The contract would run from August 1, 2024 to July 25, 2025. Reporting […]
Intertidal Kinning Festival
August 2, 3, 9, 10 & 11 Intertidal Kinning: Celebrating & Protecting the Fraser EstuaryThe Fraser Estuary is a vital ecosystem that sustains a diverse array of marine and land-based species, including humans. Recognizing the importance of caring for this precious and endangered place, this event series aims to celebrate the estuary’s splendor, encourage diverse […]
PURCHASE A SOVEREIGN WATERWAYS PRINT
Sovereign Waterways, centres the values, relations and visions of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) artists. Each of the three large-scale artworks installed on the Blue Cabin and Residency Deckhouse originated from a sketch and/or digital design by Chase Gray, Jonas Jones and Calvin Charlie-Dawson. As a way of celebrating the origins of each […]
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS FOR FLEET
FLEET STUDIO ELEVATION DESIGNS, 2023 Construction for FLEET Mobile Artist Studios One and Two begins at the end of the month on Granville Island. The build site is located on Granville Island behind Granville Island Brewery, come and say hellow, and stay tuned for more updates on this project in the coming months.
SOVEREIGN WATERWAYS PRINT EDITION LAUNCH
All three Sovereign Waterways artworks installed, Calvin Charlie-Dawson’s salmon and roe, Jonas Jones spinning blue orcas, and Chase Gray’s Salish wooly dogs. Other Sights and the Blue Cabin invite you to celebrate Sovereign Waterways, a project that centres the values, relations and visions of xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) communities. Each of the […]
Everything Exists in Darkness
Join us on October 11 for Session IV of Foreshore Immersive: Everything Exists in Darkness. In the search for answers around the climate emergency, everything exists in darkness. It is a matter of shining the torch in the right direction. Scottish-Métis artist and researcher Jen Rae along with Aboriginal Australian artists Kamara Bell-Wykes and Claire […]
FRASER ESTUARY RADIO LAUNCH
At the end of August, 2023, Fraser Estuary Radio was launched online. This is a 24 hour program of audio curated by FERC Sustainability Scholar Viola Provost that is part of Other Sights’ Currents and Waves Platform. Fraser Estuary Radio explores the critical importance of this waterway in sustaining all life in the region. Playing […]
Listening to the Estuary
Join us on August 26th for Session III of Foreshore Immersive: Caring for Whales, Protecting from Floods and Listening to the Estuary. In this session, Fraser Estuary Research Collaborative (FERC) scholars, Tirath Dave and Kim St. Pierre will discuss their current Fraser Estuary related research and work. Over the past few months, Kim St. Pierre […]
