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Jan. 01:
ART IN THE CITY MAY 2 - 3 - 4 AT WEST END COMMUNITY CENTRE
HEDY FRY WANTED POSTER
ILLUSTRATED VANCOUVER REFERENCES TO GARY SIM
CHARLES HENRY RAWSON EXHIBITION & SALE IN PENTICTON
UPCOMING CHARLES HENRY RAWSON EXHIBITION & SALE IN PENTICTON
HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS ARTICLE POSTED IN WEST END JOURNAL
"WEST END WOMEN WHO BROKE BARRIERS,
CHALLENGED NORMS AND SHAPED CULTURE"

ART IN THE CITY 2025 NOW SCHEDULED
HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS NEWSLETTER ARTICLE
HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS
ANOTHER NEW YEAR



MAY 2: ART IN THE CITY MAY 2 - 3 - 4 AT WEST END COMMUNITY CENTRE

2025 Art in the City THIS WEEKEND MAY 2-4



APRIL 28: HEDY FRY WANTED POSTER

A friend pointed out this "wanted" poster to me in passing. It is posted on a garbage bin located in Barclay Park, in the 1400-block Barclay Street. I am writing this comment on the actual day of the Canadian Federal election (to be posted tommorow after the dust has settled). Ms. Fry is the Liberal candidate in this riding. In all the years that Ms. Fry has been voted in, I cannot remember anything that she has done for us, other than ride in the Pride parade once a year. Apparently she now lives in Toronto, according to a reporter who seemed to know.

Bizarrely, I actually DID see Ms. Fry campaigning in Vancouver, to my great surprise. I was crossing Robson Street at Denman a few weeks ago and was accosted by a couple of youngsters waving Liberal election material. I swatted them away, and cut diagonally left to avoid what seemed like the epicenter of their activities ... Ms. Fry herself! Crikey, a little old lady with very spindly legs in shiny black hot pants, working the corner. It is time to retire!

On the same topic, I met friends for lunch at the Denman Mall a few weeks ago, and when I arrived they asked if I had been accosted by a couple of men in the lobby who were claiming to be collecting 100 signatures so that Ms. Fry could actually be nominated. My friends thought that this was suspicious (since the election had already been called), although the men were standing outside Fry's constituency office (closed at the time, it being Sunday). I hadn't seen them, but later asked a friend who had been helping with the campaign. They said that it was true, and that Ms. Fry's office was so disorganized that they were collecting the required signatures, cough, quite late.



APRIL 22: ILLUSTRATED VANCOUVER REFERENCES TO GARY SIM

I happened to look at the Illustrated Vancouver website this morning, and noticed one article that had a "tag" with my name. So I clicked on it, and found that there are a number of tagged articles that include references to me, and my lectures, events, and artwork. The screen capture image shows one of the tagged articles for my Zoom lecture to the Alcuin Society. Thank you very much!

Gary Sim tags on Illustrated Vancouver



MARCH 25: CHARLES HENRY RAWSON EXHIBITION & SALE IN PENTICTON


Photographs courtesy 4th Meridian, Penticton

The exhibition of historic watercolour paintings by Charles Henry Rawson (1870 - 1948) is on display now at 4th Meridian in Penticton. The exhibition is planned to be up for the next month. The people at 4M have done a wonderful job of matting and framing the pictures and presenting them in an attractive curated space. See news item below for address and email contact.



MARCH 1: UPCOMING CHARLES HENRY RAWSON EXHIBITION & SALE IN PENTICTON

This will be a very interesting exhibition of historic watercolour paintings by Charles Henry Rawson (1870 - 1948). They are a curated selection from a number of works that came directly from his family in the United States. None of the paintings were framed, and 4th Meridian has been busy matting and framing them. They are dated from the 1920s to the 1940s, and include scenes of Hope, the Hope-Princeton Highway, Similkameen, Penticton, Vernon, Kootenay Lake, and a lovely early view of Crescent Beach in the summer.



FEBRUARY 28: HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS ARTICLE POSTED IN WEST END JOURNAL

The Editor of the West End Journal liked my article on historic artists of the West End of Vancouver when it was posted by the Vancouver Historial Society in February. I offered to write an expanded version of the article for the West End Review, they liked the idea, and the article will be published on-line on March 1, 2025.

LINK TO EXPANDED ON-LINE ARTICLE



FEBRUARY 18: "WEST END WOMEN WHO BROKE BARRIERS, CHALLENGED NORMS AND SHAPED CULTURE"


Installation photo by Gary Sim

"The West End is rich with history and interesting facts, but little is known about the women who grew up in this neighbourhood over a hundred years ago and had the courage to break with tradition and follow their passions. This display features Elsie MacGill (Aeronautical Engineer and Feminist), Vancouver Amazons Women’s Hockey Team and Agnes Martin (Artist). All of these women made major contributions to engineering, sports and art. We hope you enjoy reading their stories."

EXHIBITION INFORMATION & INSTALLATION PHOTOGRAPHS



FEBRUARY 16: ART IN THE CITY 2025 NOW SCHEDULED

Art in the City returns to the West End Community Center on May 2 - 3 - 4, 2025. Friday May 2nd will be the opening night reception, with the show also open for viewing on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. This year the Sun Run is being held the week prior to Art in the City, so there will be no road closures on Sunday, which considerably reduced the number of visitors last year. I will be exhibiting new artwork created in the past year, as well as some "old favorites" from previous work. Artist Ken Pattern will be returning again, and for the first time well-known artist and author Michael Kluckner will also be attending. Hope to see you there!



FEBRUARY 15: HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS NEWSLETTER ARTICLE


Screen capture from VHS newsletter

After I gave my talk for the West End Seniors Network at Barclay Manor on Jan. 10, it was suggested that I write an article for the Vancouver Historical Society's newsletter. After a bit of emailing back and forth, I produced an 800-word article, and provided a few images for consideration. Happily, the Editor used all of the images. Please click on the link below to access a pdf file of the newsletter:

VHS February 2025 newsletter



JANUARY 10: HISTORIC WEST END ARTISTS

This was an interesting subject for a lecture, in fact there was so much information that I kept adding and subtracting images and information to the powerpoint presentation. I ended up with 120 slides, which resulted in a rather intensive talk. I also put together a sheet of information for the attendees, which included a list of artists mentioned, a list of buildings and addresses noted, and a list of online resources for further study.

Since almost all artists that I mentioned have a biography file in BC Artists, I also put together a web page with links to those biographies for easier reference:

Historic West End Artists



JANUARY 1: ANOTHER NEW YEAR


Solstice Spiral

Best wishes for a happy and successful New Year to all visitors to my website.

2025 will hopefully be a good year, including the following events:
     West End Living Library - Historic Artists of the West End, January 10
     Art In The City, West End Community Center, May 2 - 3 - 4
     Solo exhibition at the West End Community Center, July - August
     Alcuin Society Wayzgoose at Vancouver Public Library, October or November

2024 was another good year for my artwork, I created 12 limited edition prints, 6 large drawings, and 1 large digital print on canvas. I sold 39 artworks at events including Art in the City and the exhibition of relief prints at Vancity Credit Union. Lost Lagoon Frames at the Denman Mall is now representing my artwork, and has made the first sale already!

I did an extensive amount of input into BC ARTISTS. I will AGAIN try to finish LOOKING FOR MAUD, my biography of early Vancouver artist Maud Rees Sherman and her family, her life, and times. I have essentially been working on that since 1996, and I need to finish it. I made good progress on it last year, not so much writing as an extensive amount of research.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with BC ARTISTS, and to everyone who purchased or expressed interest in my artwork.



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