Residency Preview Exhibition: 2020 RESIDENTS *Cancelled*

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BAF, "2020 Emerging Talent Program," 2020

With growing concerns around COVID-19 ("coronavirus"), we have decided to cancel the media event planned for Wednesday, March 18th, and its accompanying group exhibition. The BAF team and select artists will remain available for interviews via email or phone. 

While we are excited to promote the upcoming year of programming, the health and safety of our team and community is our top priority, and the cancellation of this gathering is a proactive measure of extra caution. 

Unfortunately, we will also be postponing our next Opening Reception, which was scheduled for April 2nd, until large gatherings have been determined safe again by the Canadian government. Although the situation is evolving rapidly, our current plan is to resume regular opening hours on Thursday, April 17th.

We thank you for your support of our organization and during this uncertain time!

Vancouver is a city where the space, time and financial resources needed to create art can be scarce, and these limitations can place constraints on artists, preventing their work from reaching its full potential. The BAF Residency program was created to help artists overcome these barriers, providing dedicated space, time, and funding in order to facilitate work that otherwise may not be realized.

BAF is thrilled to announce the following emerging artists as 2020 Residency recipients, and are excited to enable them to develop and share their work with the public:

Jackie Dives, Katie So, Cara Guri, Russna Kaur, Michael Edward Miller, Eli Muro, Annie Briard, Sandeep Johal.

Common themes in the work of those selected include identity, mental health, physical perception, and the digital experience. The above artists will work out of BAF’s on-site studios for ten weeks, following which their work will be exhibited in BAF’s gallery space.