Art Connects was convened in response to the temporary closure of museum spaces due to the COVID-19 global health pandemic. A new series of online gatherings were brought together that encouraged dialogue and connection in the era of physical distancing.

Launched in March 2020 at the Vancouver Art Gallery and is ongoing.

Selected Performances

April 24th, 2020  Art and Humour | Ese Atawo and Courtney Mayes

June 12th 2020  A Lexicon of Gestures | Evann Siebens

July 3rd 2020 Quaranteen Dreams | April de la Noche Milne and karla monterossa

August 7th 2020  Phasmahammer | Justin Shoulder

Selected Online Talks

April 10th 2020 The Kinaesthetics of Nature and Durational Sculpting | Howie Tsui and Diana Freundl.

April 21st 2020 How Can Museums be Spaces for Healing | Regan Pro (Seattle Art Museum), Abby Chen (Asian Art Museum), and Melissa Karmen Lee

April 28th 2020 What is Live | Stella Lochman, SFMOMA

May 5th 2020  Preserving the Collection in times of Crisis | Tara Fraser, Vancouver Art Gallery

May 12th 2020  On Artists Run Centres and Physical Distancing | Jonathan Middleton

May 26th 2020 Artist Talk: Ken Lum

May 29th 2020  Art and Health | Aaron Levy

June 16th 2020 The Founding of Yishu Journal | Sheng Zhengtian and Keith Wallace

August 20th 2020  Local Colour | Tarah Hogue and Zool Suleman

September 3rd 2020  Rethinking Design Histories in British Columbia and Beyond | Michael Prokopow and Michelle McGeough