The Western Front is 40! Anniversary Open House
Join us for the first of many anniversary celebrations. Instant Coffee will be in attendance, and Scrivener’s Monthly, our “periodical that talks”, presented in Jacob…
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The Archive is a categorized and filtered collection of every event that has ever taken place at Western Front we have a record for, spanning as far back as 1973. In addition to events, you'll find residencies, audio/video clips and other forms of documentation.
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Variety Show Television
A FREE two-part presentation on artist’s experimental television practices. Part 1: Show Talk will feature a rare opportunity to see highlights from European artist-run television…
A Wake for Patrick: A Celebration of the Life and Work of Patrick Ready
Join us for a celebration of the life and work of artist, writer, inventor and long-time Western Fronter, Patrick Ready (1947 – 2012). There will…
Acoustic Cartographies
Free Admission The result of a dynamic collaboration between undergraduate students from UBC’s Geography department and the sonic environment of Vancouver, Acoustic Cartographies is a…
New Star Books Firebombing Benefit
A reading to celebrate New Star’s defiance of the March 7, 2012 firebombing. Organized by Clint Burnham with readings by George Stanley, Larissa Lai, Roger…
Songs for a Better Future
Songs for a Better Future at the Western Front is the third chapter of an ongoing project where the artist Matei Bejenaru works with pre-exsisting choirs…
Conversations
The Contemporary Art Gallery and the Western Front present two new videos featuring dialogues between Eli Bornowsky and Elizabeth McIntosh. The videos were produced in conjunction with…
YouTube Play – A Project with YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum
Western Front is pleased to announce our role as affiliate in YouTube Play, an online initiative developed by YouTube and the Guggenheim Museum. As an…
Art’s Birthday 2010
Noise, performance and experimental music with Soressa Gardner, Prophecy Sun, Glaciers, and Stephen Lyons’ new group French for Sled Dogs. Art’s Birthday is an annual…
Sonic Playground – Residency at the Roundhouse Community Centre
Sonic Playground Residency at the Roundhouse Community Centre October 7, 2009 – July 4, 2010 Western Front New Music is pleased to bring Sonic Playground…
Art’s Birthday Jubilation 2009
Western Front presents a fluxus-style framework for gathering, exchange and jubilation: A screening of selected video works by the legendary Robert Filliou, followed by a…
Sonic Playground 2008
admission: free with admission to Children’s Festival Look for the SONIC PLAYGROUND tent at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival, Vanier Park Daytimes May 12 –…
Researcher in Residence
Heather Keung is an emerging artist and curator from Toronto, Ontario who graduated from OCAD in 2003 from the Integrated Media program. Her artistic and…
Sonic Playground
An afternoon of sound exploration for everyone! People of ALL AGES are invited for an afternoon of live music and sound making. No musical experience…
Occupation Series
SERIES EVENTS Occupation 1: The Molecules & Michael Vincent February 2, 2007 8PM Occupation 2: Circus Maximus February 24, 2007 8PM SERIES DESCRIPTION Our 2006-2007 season…
Crunk at the Front dance party
Nathan Johnson and Julien Roy admission: Tickets: $5 / FREE for Western Front Members DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sideliners beware: you may be lured onto…
Telephone, 20 Questions and Other Guessing Games
admission: Tickets: $12/10 A collaboration spanning two cities over 13,000 km apart, Telephone puts a modern technological twist on a classic campfire game. Navigating through…
Chironomy
Klaus Filip, François Houle, Giorgio Magnanensi, Miya Masaoka and Burkhard Stangl Admission: $10/$5. Free for Western Front Members. Doors at 1:30pm. Live stream at 2pm.…