QUEERING THE COAST
Join us on May 27th at 1pm at Branscombe House for Queering The Coast. What might it mean to bring queer perspectives to the places where land and water meet? Join Other Sights for a new Foreshore conversation between two coastal scholars. Natasha Fox is a postdoctoral scholar with the Cascadia Copes Hub at Oregon […]
HIRING FLEET PROJECT MANAGER
Other Sights is hiring a project Manager for FLEET Project as we move into the construction of the first mobile studios for the FLEET. FLEET is a creative approach to complement the community’s ongoing efforts to build more studio opportunities for artists. Responding to the loss of arts and culture hubs across Vancouver, FLEET is […]
The Language the Land Remembers
Join us on May 6th, 2023, at 2pm at the Blue Cabin for a talk by Salia Joseph and Faith Sparrow-Crawford from Host Consulting entitled The Language the Land Remembers. This is the first session for Other Sights’ Foreshore Immersive , a conversation series that will run over 2023-2024. The Language the Land Remembers speaks to a re-ordering of […]
FORESHORE IMMERSIVE
The foreshore describes the land along the edge of a body of water that is repeatedly submerged and revealed by the tide. It is a region of constant flux and unclear jurisdiction.It is the wet part of the beach. Generating questions, confluence, and aggregation inspired by the conditions of the foreshore, Other Sights’ past project foreshore […]
Coastal Camera Obscura III
Donald Lawrence who worked with Other Sights in 2017 to create Coastal Camera Obscura is producing a third iteration his obscura in partnership with the Comox Valley Art Gallery. COASTAL CAMERA OBSCURA III Created by Donald Lawrence, a floating camera obscura in the waters surrounding Pelxqikw and K`ómoks — Goose Spit and Comox — is […]
FLEET – PHASE II RECOMMENDATIONS
From November 2022 to February 2023 FLEET working group hosted four half-day sessions with members from the Host Nations on unceded Musqeuam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh territories. Participants included emerging Indigenous artists and students, established artists, designers, teachers and community members. Many thanks to those who joined in helping to further define FLEET’s direction. Below are […]
Bioplastics workshop Branscombe House
Join Blue Cabin Floating Artist in Residence Michelle-Marie Letelier on Saturday April, 22 from 1-4pm for a Bioplastics workshop at Branscombe House on Musqueam, Kwantlen and Tsawwassen territories. Register Here. About the workshop On Saturday, April 22, join current Blue Cabin artist in residence Michelle-Marie Letelier as she leads a hands-on session at the historic […]
MOBILITY DEVICE FILM AVAILABLE
Other Sights is pleased to present a short film about Carmen Papalia ‘s Mobility Device performance from October 2021. (subtitles available and a version with audio and pre-show descriptions also available) ABOUT MOBILITY DEVICE Mobility Device is a collaborative performance where Carmen Papalia replaces his detection cane with a marching band that serves as his […]
Blue Cabin Resident Michelle-Marie Letelier
In March the Blue Cabin welcomed Michelle-Marie Letelier. Residency: March 24 – May 4, 2023 Michelle-Marie Letelier is a Chilean artist and researcher based in Berlin. Her multidisciplinary work orchestrates transformations of ‘natural resources’, alongside extensive wide-ranging, interdisciplinary research into the sea-landscapes where their exploitation and speculation take place. Through her work, she blends different epochs, […]
FLEET Consultations
From November 2022 – February 2023, FLEET working group hosted four sessions with members from Musqueam, Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh and Urban Indigenous communities. Participants included emerging Indigenous artists and students, established artists, designers, teachers and community members. Relating the scale of a small studio was important to these sessions as we discussed FLEET studio needs, design […]
