Centre A: Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
Centre A's logo
Location within Vancouver
Former name
Vancouver Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
Established
February 23, 1999
Location
205-268 Keefer Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6A 1X5
Type
Public Art Gallery
Website
www.centrea.org
Sona Safaei-Sooreh, Revolving: a family tale, 2021, installation view at Centre A, Vancouver, curated by Henry Heng Lu. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
49°16′53″N123°06′17″W / 49.28139°N 123.10472°W / 49.28139; -123.10472Centre A (Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art) is a non-profit public art gallery in Vancouver committed to the research, production, presentation and interpretation of contemporary Asian art. It is the only public gallery in Canada dedicated to contemporary Asian and Asian Diasporic visual art practices.[1] Founded in 1999 by Hank Bull (Founding Director), Zheng Shengtian[2] and Stephanie Holmquist,[3] the centre has been led by a board of directors with respected members of the community consisting Milton Wong, Joanne Louie Mah, Joe Wai and Anndraya Luui.[3] Over the years, a number of curators and directors contributed to the success of the gallery, such as Sadira Rodrigues, Alice Ming Wai Jim, Makiko Hara, Haema Sivanesan, Tyler Russell, and Henry Heng Lu. Centre A is a registered charity.
Centre A was originally located at 849 Homer Street, near the Vancouver Public Library's central branch. It then moved to 2 West Hastings Street, in the Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.[4] During this time Makiko Hara was Curator. In 2013, under the direction of Haema Sivanesan, Centre A relocated to Chinatown at 229 East Georgia Street.[5][6] Over the years, the centre has exhibited a number of notable Canadian and international contemporary artists, such as Yoko Ono, Lida Abdul, Abbas Akhavan, Young-Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Hajira Waheed, Ali Kazimi, Lani Maestro, Kyohei Sakaguchi, Jim Wong-Chu, and Samson Young. Recently (2017-2018), Centre A moved to its current 3,300 square foot location at the Sun Wah Centre at 268 Keefer Street.[4][7]
^Sandals, Leah. "Centre A Launches New Space & Program in Vancouver's Chinatown". Canadian Art. Canadian Art. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^Chiang, Chuck (November 2, 2015). "VAG Appoints Advisors to focus on Asian Art". The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^ ab"Centre A: About Us". Centre A. Centre A. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
^ ab"After years of relocation, Vancouver's Centre A art gallery establishes a longterm home in Chinatown". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2017-12-08. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
^"Centre A Launches New Space & Program in Vancouver's Chinatown". Canadian Art. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
^Griffin, Kevin (2018-10-22). "Central Library raises banners and Tyler Russell leaves Centre A". Retrieved 2019-04-18.
^"Centre A gallery welcomes new curator Henry Heng Lu". Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly. 2019-07-10. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
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