june 29 2010
Friends of The Modern Woman
Drawings by Degas, Renoir, Toulouse-
Lautrec and Other Masterpieces from the Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

  january 20 2010
Behind the Scenes at the
Vancouver Art Gallery

A unique and exclusive behind the scenes tour of the Vancouver Art Gallery.

  october 20 2009
Gordon Smith Teaching Collection of Canadian Art
A private visit focusing on the women artists in The Gordon Smith Teaching Collection which includes some of Canada's greatest artists.

  JULY 30 2009
Seven Days in the Art World
Friends of NMWA-Canada teamed up with the Whistler Reads book club and an informed panel to discuss Sarah Thornton’s latest book about the contemporary art world.

  July 8 2009
Vermeer, Rembrandt and the Golden Age of Dutch Art Masterpieces from the Rijksmuseum
A private guided tour with a professional staff animateur who brought history and perspective to the collection and focus on a rare work by a woman artist, Vancouver Art Gallery.

  november 2008
An Unexpected Life:
Diane Farris, Art Dealer

Diane Farris discussed her life as a gallerist, Diane Farris Gallery.

  OCTOBER 2008
WACK—Art and the Feminist Revolution
Presentation by Daina Augaitis, Chief Curator, Vancouver Art Gallery and a private tour.

  SEPTEMBER 2008
Unfiltered
An exhibition of the work of Grace Gordon Collins, YoYo Gallery.

  SPRING 2008
Women to Watch
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. Women to Watch exhibition. In collaboration with the curatorial staff of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the works of Canadian photographers Karin Bubas, Liz Magor, Kelly Woods and Jin-Me Yoon were presented to the curator of NMWA, who selected Jin-Me Yoon’s video, “As It Is Becoming (Seoul, Korea)” as one of 10 pieces in this exhibition of international works at the Museum from April–June, 2008.

  JANUARY 2008
Georgia O'Keeffe-Nature and Abstraction
Lecture and a private tour at Vancouver Art Gallery.

  october 2007
Creating Ballet
Simone Orlando of Ballet BC talked about her new piece and the collaboration with artist Tiko Kerr, hosted by St John Knit Boutique, Hotel Vancouver.

  june 2007
Cultural Capital of Canada
How this designation influenced the cultural redevelopment plans for West Vancouver—Mayor Pamela Goldsmith-Jones, Ferry Gallery Curator Ruth Payne, and Culture Officer Cathie Matheson.

  may 2007
Introduction to NMWA
Introduction to NMWA by NMWA representatives from Washington D.C., hosted by Buschlen Mowatt Gallery.


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