PAST EXHIBITION

September 17 through October 17, 2020

Tickets: Free, Timed-entry, Pre-booking essential

The ACT Arts Centre is delighted to host the Vancouver Biennale’s touring exhibition - Weaving Cultural Identities: Threads Through Time.

Explore impressive weavings created by 6 renowned Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh weavers, surrounded by a large Jacquard-woven border.

This exhibition is part of a multi-phase project commissioned and circulated as part of the 2018-20 Vancouver Biennale with touring support from the Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council.

The project invited Indigenous and multi-ethnic weavers to engage in conversations about colonization and the dividing up of stolen land that followed. Featured artists include: Angela George (Squamish and Tsleil Waututh), Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George (Squamish) and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph (Squamish), Debra Sparrow (Musqueam), Doaa Jamal, Krista Point (Musqueam), Mary Lou Trinkwon, Robyn Sparrow (Musqueam), and Ruth Scheuing.

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Planning your visit

Tickets

  • The ACT Art Gallery admissions are on a limited, timed-entry basis. These free admissions must be pre-booked online prior to arrival.

  • Tickets are released one week at a time. Head to our ticket page to book and select the current month for visiting.

  • Arrive promptly for your entry time and line up in a socially-distanced fashion, as directed by signage.

  • Plan to arrive no later than 10 minutes prior to your access time to ensure entry into the building. We regret that early- and late-comers cannot be admitted.

  • Your ticket grants you 1 hour in which to enjoy the exhibition.

  • If you are no longer able to use your ticket to visit The Gallery, please email info@mract.org to release your timed-entry ticket(s) to another patron. Repeated no-shows will lose their ability to book future admissions.

Visitor Code of Conduct

  • Masks Encouraged. Visitors are strongly encouraged to wear face masks inside The ACT. The ACT will not be providing masks to attendees.

  • Travel Light. We cannot provide a coat check at this time, as we cannot handle any belongings.

  • No Outside Food or Drink. Please do not bring outside food and drink into The ACT.

  • Watch for Signs. For your safety, please respect the directional signage throughout The ACT.

  • Please stay home if you or any member of your party is feeling sick in any way.

  • Please keep a two-metre distance from others outside of your party at all times.

  • Please cough and sneeze into your elbow.

  • Please avoid touching surfaces while inside The ACT.

  • Please be respectful of fellow visitors, ACT volunteers, and ACT staff.

  • The ACT reserves the right to deny or revoke entry to the facility to any visitor who does not adhere to any stated policies or code of conduct.

Parking and Access to The Act Arts Centre

  • Tickets Required. Admission to The ACT is limited to current event ticket holders and program registrants.

  • Visitor Protocols. All visitors must follow Visitor Code of Conduct above. Failure to follow these protocols will lead to expulsion from the facility.

  • Step-free access options:

    • Consider using the street level parking by the Haney bus loop.

    • Use the Memorial Peace Park drop-off prior to parking.

    • Park in the underground Parkade and walk up the Edge Street vehicle/pedestrian ramp and walk around the building to the front doors.

  • Elevator Reserved for Mobility Assistance Only. Note that the stairs and elevator from the parkade up into The ACT are closed due to distancing restrictions and are on an as-needed basis for mobility assistance only. If you require mobility access via the elevator, you can book your mobility assistance pass online with your tickets or email info@mract.org to pre-arrange a mobility pass. When you arrive at the parking garage elevator, a staff member will facilitate your access. Only 1 visitor/family group are allowed in the elevator at one time.