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 Exterior of the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery | |
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Former name | UBC Fine Arts Gallery |
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| Established | 1948 |
| Location | 1825 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 |
| Coordinates | 49°16′05″N 123°15′22″W / 49.26816°N 123.25623°W |
| Type | Art Gallery |
| Director | Scott Watson (curator) |
| Curator | Lorna Brown |
| Architect | Peter Cardew |
| Website | belkin |
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia, on the campus of the University of British Columbia. The gallery is housed in a building designed by architect Peter Cardew which opened in 1995.[1] Cardew received a RAIC gold medal for the building's design in 2012.[2] It houses UBC's growing collection of contemporary art as well as archives containing objects and records related to the history of art in Vancouver.
The Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery mounts 4 to 7 exhibitions of art per year by nationally and internationally known artists and works from the collection are showcased annually in a thematic exhibition. The Belkin Art Gallery also creates small scale traveling exhibitions for circulation within Canada and collaborates on large scale international exhibitions.
Admission to the gallery is free.[3] An estimated 13 percent of the Gallery's collection is from women artists and an annual edit-a-thon was launched at the gallery to create articles on more of those women on Wikipedia in 2017.[4]
- ^ Cardew, Peter. Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2009-06-02.
- ^ "Canadian Architect RAIC Gold Medal (June 2012) by IQ Business Media - Issuu". issuu.com. 2016-02-14. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Lee, John (January 1, 2010). Walking Vancouver: 36 Walking Tours Exploring Spectacular Waterfront, Dynamic Neighborhoods, Hip Hangouts, and Tasty Di. Wilderness Press. ISBN 9780899975405 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Wikipedia edit-a-thon raises awareness for female artists". The Ubyssey.