Accountability and Care
Acknowledgement In recognition that our work takes place within the shared, unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, we are guided by their leadership in care for the land, air and water. We are committed to ongoing, respectful relationship with communities by continuous learning, honouring protocols, and foregrounding cultural […]
HIRING FLEET GENERAL MANAGER
Other Sights is hiring a General Manager for FLEET Mobile Artists Studios, an innovative project that brings studios on wheels to areas of Metro Vancouver. The FLEET General Manager is a creative planner, implementer, and relationship builder who is responsible for developing this new initiative in conjunction with multiple and diverse communities across the Lower […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]