THE VANCOUVER MUSEUM PRESENTS
“CONTEMPORARY CRAFT IN BC: EXCELLENCE WITHIN DIVERSITY”
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CRAFTS ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
In Full…The Vancouver Museum invites you to experience contemporary craft in the
Craft Association of British Columbia’s (CABC) newest exhibition, Contemporary Craft
in BC: Excellence within Diversity, presented at the Museum from February 7 to April 6.
Celebrate the diversity of over ninety BC artisans using mediums of fibre, glass, wood,
metal, ceramic and mixed media to create vibrant pieces with West Coast flair.
“This is the largest fine craft exhibition in British Columbia that features a broad range
of mediums and artists,” said Yvonne Chui, CABC Executive Director. “Excellence
within Diversity celebrates the technical skill and creative excellence required by the
craft makers to create pieces that are a combination of function and aesthetics. Some
of our artists are people who have had previous careers as doctors, nurses, teachers
and engineers or recent graduates of art and design colleges and have been drawn to
become craft artists to express and comment on identity, place and social issues. Craft is all around us and has been
produced for centuries. The exhibit celebrates how ordinary objects made by hand can be extraordinary.”
Artists featured in the exhibit are inspired by the natural environment, cultures around the world, current events, science,
history and architecture. This exhibit promises to be filled with unique, one-of-a-kind pieces created by makers who have
reached the peak of their creative skills. Photographs are available of the exhibit pieces and an e-catalogue will be
available by February 7 at www.cabc.net.
The exhibit is open during regular Vancouver Museum hours: TUESDAY through SUNDAY, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm,
THURSDAYS 10:00 am - 9:00 pm, Closed MONDAYS. Tickets are available at the Vancouver Museum, 1100 Chestnut
Street in Vanier Park. General admission is $11, students and seniors $9, youth $7, and children’s admission is Free. For
more information visit www.vanmuseum.bc.ca or www.cabc.net.
Events at the Vancouver Museum for Excellence within Diversity are as follows:
• February 1st, from 7pm to 9:30pm, ExtraOrdinary Gala Celebration, with emcee Sheryl MacKay from CBC’s
Radio One’s North by Northwest. Tickets are $50 available through the CABC 687-6511 or email
craft2007@cabc.net. Funds raised support the CABC’s commitment to provide exhibitions, opportunities and
educational programs for craft makers and the public.
• February 7th from 7pm-9pm, Private Opening Reception for artists and invited guests.
Upcoming:
• Green is the New Black Wearable Art Fashion Show, presented by the Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts,
Sunday, March 30th at 2:30pm. For tickets contact the fibreEssence Gallery at www.fibreessence.ca or 604-
738-1282, or the Vancouver Guild of Fibre Arts at www.vgfa.org.