Archives — Open Space

1970, Open Space exterior, photograph by Tim Soutar

1971 , Gene Miller in Open Space

1971, Open Space Gallery Interior

1974, "Just Before the Paula Ross Dancers Appeared"

1976, The Blue Caterpillar Studio: Presented through the combines resources of the NFB, Open Space and the community; produced by Peggy Cady. Children aged 11-15 work with group leaders and guest artists to explore media and communications using super-8 film, video, polaroid, and tape recorders.

1977 (Poster) Colour Xerox Exhibition: Chuck Blackhall, Dave Skilling, Tom Gore, Bill Bartlett, Jim Corte, Bob Wilcox, Kerry Kelly, Laird Campbell, Peggy Caddy, Bryan Grison Mary Arnold, Robert Amos, Allan Detheridge, Max Anderson, Andy Graffiti. Artists invited to experiment with Xerox production.

1977, Open Space personnel

1978, Image Bank Postcard Show: Contains 48 cards by 48 artists. Presented by Michael Morris and Vincent Trasov of Vancouver Image Bank.

1978, Stormfront: Collaboration by Rick Thomas, Peggy Cady, Jim Starck, Jim Corte, Ruth Beer and Bill Bartlett. Co-sponsored by Open Space and Eaton's. Artist collaborative kinetic sculpture in the corner window of Eaton's.

1978, Sound Collaboratory: Coordinated by John Celona. Participatory events related to sound exploration involving audience, artist and musician.

1979, Video Collaboratory: Bill Bartlett shows his multi-media work '47 Draculas' which incorporates slow-scan and real-time images.

1979, Space Forms Collaboratory: Coordinated by Ruth Beer. A series of events relating the architecture of the gallery with sculptural forms and installations, featuring Ruth Beer, Carole Sabiston, Catherine Stewart, Marcia Pitch and students of UVic's Visual Arts Department.

1979, Space Forms Collaboratory

1979, Video as a Cultural Metaphor, Chris Creighton-Kelly.

1980, (Poster) Art and Correspondence from the Western Front: The works of five West Coast artists span the decade 1969-1979. Exhibition is comprised of four sections: (1) The Image Bank Correspondence Exchange (2) Vincent Trasov, a.k.a Mr. Peanut (3) New York Corres Sponge Dance School of Vancouver (4) Dr. and Lady Brute Present: Spots Before Your Eyes. Featured artists are Kate Craig, Eric Metcalfe, Michael Morris, Vincent Trasov, and Glenn Lewis.

1982, trunknuts, WHITEHEAD, floater, Peter Shelton. Sculpture exhibition.

1983, Recreation of the Emergency: Wade McGregor and Charlie Fox. A multi-media installation.

1983, Digital Body, Diana Burgoyne performs as part of Locations/National.

1985, Martin Bartlett, Martin and Friends: Live Electronics

1985, Artlink Van

1986, Just Like an Object, Juan Gomez-Perales, Tom Nickson, Joan Wilkinson. Sculpture exhibition. Curated by Nick Brdar.

1986, Objecthood: A Dichotomy, Alan Storey and Randy Anderson. Curated by Daina Augaitis.

1987, Horizontal, Liz Scully. Vancouver artist's series of sculpture centred around "an important position in our lives." The sculptures constructed from the inner workings of mattresses, and other found objects, pulp/paper and acrylic.

1987, Gallery on Wheels: Art by local artists is displayed on bus panels.

1988, Angioblast: Yumie Kono, James Lindsay, Michael Lewis, Gwen Curry, Jim Swain, Arletta Stephens, Philip Willey, Ted Polkinghorne, Geoffrey Gerwig, Donna Kelly, Ian Thomas, Luis Merino. 12 Victoria artists respond to the theme: "love/lack of love." Curated by Suzanne Bessette.

1989, Tremor, Nick Skelton. Multi-media group exhibition curated by Suzanne Bessette.

1990, The Coil That Binds, The Line that Bends, Pam Hall. Installation exhibition. The Coil is a heavy 110 ft. long rope constructed of fishing net from a cod-trap, bound by the artist with polypropylene fishing twine.

1991, Enclosure, Gu Xiong. An installation and exhibition commemorating China's June '89 massacre at Tienanmen Square. The central element in the installation being a barricade running the length of the gallery, made with over 300 bicycles donated by the people of Victoria.

1991, gathering bicycles for Gu Xiong's Enclosure

1992, Here, Today: Susan Point and Ron Green. Point exhibits a series of acrylic paintings and cedar panels; Green exhibits a blanket and screen series. Curated by George Harris.

1992, The October Project: Diana Burgoyne. To commemorate two decades of artistic achievements, curator Gail Tuttle assembles an exhibition of eight artists who reflect the significance of Open Space's contributions to B.C and Canadian art practise.

1992, The End of Nature: Tanya Mars. A performance revolving around science, the environment and women—and their relationship to culture. A combined Visual Arts and New Theatre co-production wit four local artists: Roy Green, Carolyn Mark, Chris Cairns and Jill Swartz. Two free public performances at Beacon Hill Park's baseball diamond.