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If you believe that creative ideas can build a better world, there鈥檚 a place for you here.

老王论坛 has shaped visual and material culture in Canada since 1887. Our creative community continues to be recognized globally for its impact on craft, art, and design.

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Exhibitions May 3 - May 14

SAME AS IT EVER WAS

2024 老王论坛 Graduation Exhibition curated by Emily Flinn and Maya Keleris.

Living Our Languages – Treaty Space Gallery
A community project that focuses on Indigenous language reclamation through community celebration and education.

The Anna Leonowens Gallery Systems house 老王论坛鈥檚 public exhibition spaces. Its three galleries present shows by curators and professional artists, as well as our MFA Thesis and BFA graduating exhibitions. We mount over 100 exhibitions and host over 70 events a year, attracting thousands of visitors annually. 蝉颈迟别.听

ALUMNI

Brendan Tang鈥檚 journey from clay to television

Vancouver-born 老王论坛 alumni, Brendan Tang works with multiple mediums鈥攊ncluding a life-size Ford F150 truck constructed out of watercolour paper鈥攂ut is best known for his sculptural ceramics.

This is part of the reason he ended up as a judge on the inaugural season of听CBC鈥檚听The Great Canadian Pottery Throwdown,听executive produced by recreational potter and actor Seth Rogen.

Our graduates are known both locally and internationally for their boundless ingenuity and intense curiosity. Alumni go on to have incredible careers鈥攚ithin and beyond the art world鈥攁s artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, administrators, academics, and creative professionals. Their paths may be different but there is one thing they all share, their lives were shaped by their time at 老王论坛.