March 1988 Planetofthe Arts vol.3no.5 Appropriated Vocabulary As recorded in Japan -c. 1987 “Orphe Designed Japan Three people very an intimate friends. We are Great. The inspiration” Earl's Lunch box 7) | vy ne (on sweat pants) a Wee = bee = s V ” wood v = “Heart Ps . - : adolescent beat is Preg ST; your love item with ones heart beating fast spreads” (shirt) Se “timetide wage your battle Pandora § against nasty season Lunch Find new in the traditional world” Box (jacket) v Ny ts “CANDY ANN your passions are important. Earl's f) have fun. Juneh inspiration.” box (t-shirt) = av =e “UNDER THE THUBM agen ESORR: =< active person masterly lifestyle the merit of ceangeless quality impressive” (jacket) Neve Have an apple - “we love best jeaning life Jeanshopland USA” (store sign) Carmen Rosen Proposals for Future Development of the Vancouver Art Gallery The primary direction of these proposals is to move the people who are most directly concerned with the visual arts in and out of the art gallery more often. These are your artists, teachers, collectors and students of the visual arts. These are the people who will bring others to the art gallery and win many new friends to the beautiful world of the visual arts. The students of art today, in most cases, will be the support of the Vancouver Art Gallery tomorrow. Permanent Collection The permanent collection is full of holes and needs a lot of work. The people of Vancou- © ver need to see good examples of what was important in the world of visual art in the past, before they can grasp and appreciate what artists are doing today. Copious amounts of energy should be put in a program to encour- age collectors to donate their art to the art gallery. Important works needed should be identified and sponsors located. Firms as well as individuals should be encouraged to donate important works of art like Degas and Goya, and appropriate recognition given to the firm in perpetuity. All important visual works of art in British Coulumbia should be catalogued and shows arranged from these collections. This campaign to improve our permanent collection could get help from many directions in Vancou- ver, the same way the Vancouver Aquarium acquired new marine fish after their disaster. A solid permanent collection would do wonders to educate the people.of Vancouver in the world of visual art.. Visual art must be seen in the flesh to be apppreciated. It is impossible to do it justice or really understand it in any other way. The Annual Juried Fine Arts Show For British Columbia Artists This was, and still could be, a very impor- tant show in the Lower Mainland, providing a very important link to B.C. artists. There is much controversy with a show of this nature, but | insist that it is healthy controversy; at least people are talking visual art, good or bad. Evermon’s Vision Shows of this nature are catalysts for all kinds of visual art activities, activities that would revolve around the Vancouver Art Gallery. Local talent would be seen in an impressive environ- ment and bring renewed interest to B.C. artists. This kind of exhibition always brings renewed interest in the art gallery and puts it on the cutting edge of visual art conversation. Open- ings connected to these shows have always been important, popular and controversial to the art community; they also act as touchstones to the artists of British Columbia. The Use of Video to Promote Visual Art and the Vancouver Art Gallery Video is a very powerful visual tool that could be used to publicize and record the activities of B. C. artists in conjunction with the art gallery, not unlike how video is used for reporting sports activities in British Columbia. A video department could be created to record and report on what is happening in the art world of B.C. With good contacts, working with television stations, this visual information could be fed into the heart of B.C. homes. Operating out of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the main objectives of this new department would be education and documentation, as well as reporting on and publicizing the visual arts. Future Shows Future shows would be geared in two major directions: shows that educate in the visual arts and shows that are visually exciting. Visual illiteracy is rampant in Vancouver and must be addressed . In this land of so many leisure activities, it will take good ideas to bring people into the art gallery. Gallery Environment The gallery should be filled with art work. Every space should be utilized to its best advantage; there should be no dead spaces as there are now. There should be more places for people to sit and enjoy works of art. Looking at art can be hard work and one needs time to appreciate it. Option: tiny bit of chicken, fish or meat. Sauté Gallery Restaurant The gallery restaurant should be a place for artists to meet and exchange ideas. There are many ways this could be done. With encourage- ment, it could become a hub for artists and the art community. One way to enhance the environment would be to have rotating shows by local artists on display here. Vancouver has never had a restaurant meeting place like this for artists. Gallery Shows For Local Artists Two small galleries in the Vancouver Art Gallery would be for showing local artists of B.C., with openings rotating every two or three weeks. Showing local artists in the Vancouver Art Gallery stimulates and educates Vancouver- ites to the quality of B.C. talent. Too many people in Vancouver buy their art in the States not knowing what is in their own back yard. The activities associated with these openings would have many more people coming and going; the best publicity the art gallery can have is by word of mouth: artist to friend, collector to collector, and so on. Craft Shows Every two years or so, there should be a local crafts show. This show would be not unlike the juried fine arts show that takes place every year. Access Well known artists and people in art schools or universities studying art should be aiven acard for free access to the art gallery. Proof of their studies or reputation would be required. Artists and art students need to visit the art gallery often; it is part of their work and studies. These are the people who will spread the word as to what is happening here. The art gallery should work with art schools and university art programs whenever possible. Many art museums have their own visual art schools and make access to art as convenient as possible. These students are the future patrons of the art gallery; the future art commu- nity. Bob Evermon Appropriated Vocabulary As recorded in Japanc. 1987 “*Orphe Designed Japan ‘Three people very an intimate trends. Earl’ s Lunch box Planetofthe Arts vol.3no.5 March 1988 We are Great. The inspiration” (on swoat pants) “Heart adolescent beat Is your love item with ‘ones heart beating fast spreads” (shin) “timotide wage your battle against nasty season Find new in the traditional world” Gackt) “CANDY ANN your passions are important. have fun. Inspiration.” (shir) “UNDER THE THUBM. active person masterly lifestyle the morit of coangoless quality Impressive” (acket) love best jeaning life ‘Jeanshopland USA” (etore sign) ‘Carmen Rosen Proposals for Future Development of the Vancouver Art Gallery ‘The primary direction of these proposals is ‘0 move the people who are most directly concerned with the visual ats in and out of tho at gallery more often. These are your artists, teachers, collectors and students ofthe visual ais. These are the people who will bring others to the art gallery and win many new friends to the beautiful world of the visual ats. The. ‘students of at today, in most cases, wll be the ‘support of the Vancouver Art Gallary tomorrow. Permanent Collection ‘The permanent collection is full of holes and needs a lot of work. The people of Vancou- vver need to see good examples of what was important in the world of visual art in the past, bbofore they can grasp and appreciate what atists are doing today. Copious amounts of energy should be put in a program fo encour- ‘age collectors to donate their art to the art gallery. Important works needed should be idontified and sponsors located. Firms as well a individuals should be encouraged to donate important works of ar ike Degas and Goya, ‘and appropriate recognition given tothe frm in ‘perpotuity. ll important visual works of art in British Coulumbia should be catalogued and ‘shows arranged from these collections. This ‘campaign to improve our permanent collection ‘could get help from many directions in Vancou ver, the same way the Vancouver Aquarium ‘acquired new marine fish after their disaster. A ‘oid permanent collection would do wonders to ‘educate the people.of Vancouver in the world of visual ar. Visual art must be seen in the flesh to be apppreciated, It is impossibie to do it lustice or really understand it in any other way. ‘The Annual Juried Fine Arts Show For British Columbia Artists This was, and stil could be, a very impor- tant show in the Lower Mainland, providing a ‘very important ink to B.C. artists. There is much ‘controversy with a show ofthis nature, but | insist that itis healthy controversy; at loast ‘people are taking visual art, good or bad. Sorry Earls [Nees ea vean Evermon’s Vision ‘Shows of this nature are catalysts for all kinds of visual art activtos, activities that would \couver Art Gallery. Local talent would be seen in an impressive environ- tment and bring renewed interest to B.C. artists. ‘This kind of exhibition always brings renewed interest in the art gallay and puts iton the Cutting edge of visual ant conversation. Open- lings connected to these shows have always ‘been important, popular and controversial to the at community; they also act as touchstones to the artists of British Columbia ‘The Use of Video to Promote Visual Art and the Vancouver Art Gallery Video is a vory powofl visual tool that could be used to publicize and record the activities of B.C. artists in conjunction with the at gallery, not unike how video is used for reporting sports activites in British Columbia. A Video department could be created to record and report on what is happening in the art world of B.C. With good contacts, working with tolovision stations, this visual information could be fed into the heart of B.C. homes. Operating ‘out of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the main ‘Objectives ofthis new department would be ‘education and documentation, as well as reporting on and publicizing the visual ars, Future Shows Future shows would be geared in two major