Past Exhibition
BIG IDEAS: Responding to Public Art
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The BIG IDEAS exhibition is a collection of artwork that was created through the Vancouver Biennale’s school outreach program. Students were challenged to view the large-scale art installations on display throughout the city as a starting point for creativity and learning.
Students reflected on the BIG IDEAS (or underlying messages) that were presented by the installations and responded to them through a variety of media, from painting and collage to photography and ceramics.
The artwork on display here was created by students in grades 10, 11 and 12 and draws inspiration from eight of the Vancouver Biennale installations, exploring important BIG IDEAS such as freedom of expression, making the ordinary extraordinary and immigration and settlement.
Participating schools: Argyle, Carson Graham, Churchill, Lord Byng, King George, Magee, Mulgrave, Prince of Wales, Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Sentinel, Sir Charles Tupper, Vancouver Technical and West Vancouver Secondary.
Presented in partnership with Vancouver Biennale.
This exhibition is sponsored by Boeing with support from the BC Arts Council, the Province of British Columbia, the Vancouver Foundation and Canadian Heritage.
Missed the opening? Read all about it and see some photos on facebook. (While you're there, give ArtStarts a "Like"!)
Take a spin through the completed exhibition.
Take a peek behind the scenes at the installation process.
Explore past exhibitions in our Exhibition Archive.
