Vancouver Art Gallery announces Institute of Asian Art

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      The Vancouver Art Gallery is launching a new initiative focused on Asian art, including a senior curatorial position and an international advisory council.

      As part of the Institute of Asian Art, the gallery will also dedicate permanent space to Asian art in its new, expanded facility planned for West Georgia and Cambie streets.

      “With dedicated curatorial leadership and the support of an international network of advisors, the Institute of Asian Art will be an important resource for our community, stimulating new dialogue and further strengthening the ties between Vancouver and the Asian Pacific region,” Vancouver Art Gallery director Kathleen Bartels said in a news release.

      Two exhibitions of Chinese art will be featured at the gallery in the coming weeks, and additional programming focusing on contemporary Chinese art is planned for this fall and next year. In 2016, the gallery will launch a major exhibit on contemporary art from India.

      According to the gallery, the new institute will have a particular focus on visual arts from China, India, Japan, and Korea.

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      Hazlit

      Oct 17, 2014 at 6:52am

      Cool, now please don't forget HISTORICAL art as well. Vancouver needs to get over its obsession with the local and contemporary. By the way, how about some historical European art as well?

      Ning Alcuitas

      Oct 17, 2014 at 11:31pm

      A welcome initiative!