THE FUTURE IS FLOATING
The future is floating: an on the water exchange Curated by Vanessa Kwan Residency Dates: January 13-26, 2020 2017-2020 the future is floating website Other Sights in partnership with Sydney Festival and Tribal Warrior presented the future is floating in January, 2020. Canadian and Australian artists were brought together in a two-week-long exchange residency speculating […]
Other Sights in Sydney
The Future is Floating is a collaboration with SydFest in Australia. In early 2018, two Other Sights producers were Curators-in-Residence at Sydney Festival. Work continues on this project with Other Sights again visiting the festival in 2019 bringing along two Canadian Indigenous Artists in Residence. Time spent in Sydney in 2019 will result in the creation of new works and an […]
THE FORESHORE LISTENS: EVENT PHOTOS
Thanks to everyone who attended The Foreshore Listens Audio Zine Launch, and the Sea Legs audio listening and walking tour with Sarah Moore. Here are some snapshots that were taken during the event.
THE FORESHORE LISTENS: SEA LEGS
Join urbanist Sarah Moore on an hour-long walk and mobile listening party that considers the stories and spaces of False Creek, from fertile tidal flats to its current state. Sea Legs is one of a series of podcasts based on and informed by The Foreshore Sessions.
DISRUPTING ACCESSIBILITY BARRIERS
Join Other Sights, Carmen Papalia and a panel of community voices to discuss accessibility and inclusion. Help set a new precedent for criticality in the area of accessibility in Vancouver. Join the movement!
THE FORESHORE LISTENS: AUDIO ZINE LAUNCH
Join Other Sights and the community of The Foreshore for a special event launching a suite of multi-textured podcasts based on and inspired by The Foreshore Sessions.
The Future is Floating 4
As a lead up to the launch of the Bomford’s Deadhead (working title) , a floating sculpture commissioned by Other Sights and Presentation House Gallery, Other Sights’ Communication Office presents the first of a series of conversations about building structures, imaginary, physical or social, at the artists’ GNW studio.
In the research phase of this project the Bomfords initiated a discussion with Geoffrey Carr about his insight into the relationship between the built environment and colonial power on the west coast. For this event, Carr will present some of his research and insight into the authority implicit in the design and construction of residential schools. A discussion between Carr and the Bomfords will follow.
The Future is Floating 3
As a lead up to the launch of the Bomford’s Deadhead (working title), a floating sculpture commissioned by Other Sights and Presentation House Gallery, Other Sights’ Communication Office presents the first of a series of conversations about building structures, imaginary, physical or social, at the artists’ GNW studio.
The Future is Floating 2
Founder and Director Claire Doherty discusses the origins and the future of Situations, a commissioning and research program based at the University of West England in Bristol and their current project, Nowhereisland, a large-scale public art project conceived by artist Alex Hartley and commissioned as part of the UK Cultural Olympiad 2012. This island, originating from the Arctic, will journey around the south west region of England this summer, stopping at ports and harbours as a visiting ‘island nation’. Accompanied by its land based Embassy, its six-week journey will finish in Bristol on the 9th September 2012.