2022 at the Vancouver Art Gallery Library & Archives

Vancouver As some of you know, Chief Librarian Jane Devine Mejia moved to UBC as Co-op Education Manager for the School of Information in early December and Library Technician Joanna Spurling is preparing for retirement in 2022, after more than 20 years at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The Library and its staff have been an integral part of the … Continue reading →

Book Club meets June 18th

A quick reminder that the ‘Reading Art’ Book Club next meets on Tuesday, June 18th. For details and to register before the deadline of Friday, June 14th, please visit our webpage.

Save the date – Book Club meets June 18th

The next ‘Reading Art’ Book Club evening will take place at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 from 6 – 7.30 p.m. The Gallery is open until 9 pm, with entry by donation. The chosen book is The Beautiful and the Damned: A Portrait of the New India by Siddhartha Deb, paired … Continue reading →

Book Club registration now open

The ‘Reading Art’ Book Club will meet again on Tuesday, April 2. To register, please email library@vanartgallery.bc.ca with the subject line: ‘Book Club registration’ by Friday, March 22. The chosen book for our next meeting is The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay: A Novel,  by Michael Chabon. Copies are available at the Vancouver Public … Continue reading →

Save the date – Book Club meets April 2

The next ‘Reading Art’ Book Club evening will take place at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 from 6 – 7.30 p.m. The Gallery is open until 9 pm, with entry by donation. Please stay tuned for the chosen book and exhibition. We will open registration in early March.  

Another successful Library Book Sale!

A big thank-you to everyone who turned out to support our @VanArtLibrary annual book sale last month. We raised over $2,400 in support of our unique collections and found new homes for hundreds of used art books. See you next year!  

Only 8 more days ’til our Book Sale!

Library staff and volunteers are busy preparing for our annual Book Sale, taking place Saturday, September 22 and Sunday, September 23 from 10-5 in the Vancouver Art Gallery lobby. There will be lots of collectible used books and exhibition catalogues, art magazines and out-of-print titles for art enthusiasts, all at bargain prices. We’ll be there … Continue reading →

Book Club registration is now open

The next ‘Reading Art’ Book Club evening will take place at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 6 – 7.30 p.m.  To join us for this free event, please register online before September 7. Details of the chosen book and related exhibition are on our Book Club page. Take a look … Continue reading →

Save the date – our next Book Club evening is September 11

The next ‘Reading Art’ Book Club evening will take place at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 from 6 – 7.30 p.m. The Gallery is open until 9 pm, with entry by donation. Stay tuned for the book choice and further details soon!  

Book Club registration now open

The next ‘Reading Art’ Book Club will take place at the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 from 6 – 7.30 p.m. The Gallery is open until 9 pm, with entry by donation. Our selection for May is The Marriage of Opposites by Alice Hoffman. This novel is paired with the exhibition A … Continue reading →