Upcoming

FANTASY ISLAND
February 19 - March 15, 2010
Victoria, with its legislature buildings lit up like the castle from the opening sequence of the Wonderful World of Disney, provides a perfect backdrop for ideas around fantasy and the unreal. This group exhibition will showcase the work of Victoria-based artists whose work delves into the fantastical and the romantic while alluding to a darker subterfuge.
Opening reception, Friday, February 19 @ 7:30 pm
Curator/artist talk, Friday, February 19 @ 8 pm

ODES OF MARCH BOOK SALE
Saturday, March 20, 10 am - 5 pm

ALTERED STATES
March 26 - April 5, 2010
A series of paintings and photographs by Anne Marie McPartlin that question the existence, context, and intent of the subjects they feature. With an emphasis on architecture and discarded items, the work highlights ideas of deterioration, abandonment, and eccentricity. This is work that Anne Marie completed during Independent Studies courses with d bradley muir and Wendy Welch.
Opening reception, Friday, March 26 @ 7:30 pm
Artist talk, Friday, March 26 @ 8 pm

Independent Studio Program GRADUATION EXHIBITION
April 11-26, Opening Sunday, April 11, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
The Slide Room Gallery is pleased to host the first graduates of the Vancouver Island School of Art's new Independent Studio Program: Irma Argyriou, Kumiko Fujinami and Jillian Player.

VISA OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, April 17, noon to 4:00 pm

SPRING AHEAD
Friday, April 30 & Saturday, May 1, 2010
Small scale artwork by VISA students and community on sale for $50. All work is 6" x 6" and ready-to-hang. Think ahead and buy your Christmas presents early!
Sale takes place Friday evening from 7:30 - 9 pm and on Saturday from noon - 4 pm.
Cash and carry. Refreshments and snacks will be available on the Friday evening opening reception.

PEDESTRIAN COLOUR
May 7 - 31, 2010
Robert Rauschenberg coined the phrase, Pedestrian Colour in the interest of capturing ‘a general no-colour,’ comprised of the populist pageantry of found objects, but also base materials like soot or gold and ‘accidental’ colours, like commercial paint ‘mistints.’ This exhibition seeks to treat Rauschenberg’s term as the starting point for an investigation into broader social implications of such an aesthetic. If conventional aesthetics acknowledge ‘local’ colour, Pedestrian Colour is both rooted in everyday experience, yet ‘anti-local,’ floating in a Limbo of unbaptized babies and nameless sensations. Focussing on younger artist’s whose aspirations have been less firmly minted in the economy of the art world, Pedestrian Colour is the monopoly money of aesthetic territoriality, a currency with its own provenance, earned and spent between inverted commas of art and life.
Curator: John Luna
Opening reception, Friday, May 7 @ 7:30 pm
Curator's talk, Friday, May 7 @ 8:00 pm

Diploma of Fine Arts GRADUATION EXHIBITION
June 5 - June 28, 2010
The graduating exhibition of the 2010 Diploma of Fine Arts students' work. This year's exhibition will feature the work of Maureen Calkins and Laura Feeleus.
Opening reception, Saturday June 5, 4:00 to 6:00pm
Director's comments @ 4:30 pm

ARTIST RESIDENCY FOR JULY AND AUGUST
Are you looking for a place to do artwork with your peers and receive weekly feedback from a mentor? Spaces are available on a weekly or monthly basis. Contact school to find out more information.

FACULTY EXHIBITION
September 10 - October 4, 2010
Current work of the instructors at the Vancouver Island School of Art will be the focus of this exhibition.
Opening reception, September 10 @ 7:30

MAILMANIA 4
October 8 - November 8, 2010
A sequel to the abundant and eclectic Mailmania 3 exhibition of January 2009.
Opening reception, Friday, October 8 @ 7:30