About

Membership Information

The Vancouver Art Guild was created by and for visual artists. Membership is maintained at 32 to facilitate organization of activities and meetings allowing members a greater opportunity for meaningful interaction. Members are required to fully participate in the activities and organization of the Guild, have a solid grounding in composition, mediums, techniques, colour theory and be an active painter.

Benefits of membership include:

Access to art classes, workshops, lectures, tours and trips.
Opportunities to exhibit and sell artwork.
Attendance at Guild events and meetings.

The inaugural membership is $125 which includes a one-time initiation fee. After the first year the annual membership fee is $25.

The Guild keeps a record of those interested in joining. When a vacancy occurs they will be invited to submit an application. A short-list of the most qualified applicants will then interviewed by the membership committee. If you want your name & email address kept on file, please email: info@vancouverartguild.com

Non members are invited to participate in the Guild facilitated West Point Grey Community Centre, 'Painter's Art Studio', on Wednesday afternoons at the Jericho Hill Centre. See "Education Events" Page.

Community and Charitable Activity

Scholarships

Each year the Guild, in conjunction with Opus Framing & Art Supplies, provides scholarships for as many as four Vancouver secondary school graduates, chosen for their artistic excellence and acceptance into post secondary Fine Art Studies. One of these Scholarships is awarded in memory of Michael Saya-Moore, long time Guild member, and made possible through a fund established with the Guild by Michael's family and friends in 2007

2011

The recipients this year are Ruby Yen Ting Wang from Lord Byng Secondary and Mary Seto from King George Secondary. The Michael Say-Moore Scholarship was awarded to Rosrena Wong from Sir Winston Churchill Secondary. Ruby will continue her studies toward a BFA in the Carnegie Mellon University School of Art, Mary will study at the California College of Art in San Francisco and Rosrena is off to the Rhode Island School of Design.

Softness of Triangles, Ruby Wang

Mary Seto

Previous Recipients

2010 - Charlotte Lee, of Prince of Wales Secondary, Diane Quach of Windermere Secondary and Marchel B. Eang of Lord Byng Secondary.

2009 - Cheryl Loh of Windermere Secondary, Claire Hsu and Warren Cheng, both of Lord Byng Secondary.

Auctions

A number of Guild members donate paintings to Auctions, for example: the BC Association for Community Living Silent Auction, "A Reason to Care Art Sale" and the Annual Wesbrook Preschool Live and Silent Auction.

Vancouver Alternative Schools Annual Art Show

Fran Alley, founding member of the Guild and the VSB Head Teacher for the Spectrum Alternative Program, organizes the Vancouver Alternative Schools Annual Art Show in April at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver. Two Guild members assist Fran as the judges of the art work submitted in various categories by students from all the Alternative Art Programs in Vancouver.

Officers

Pat Vickers, President
Carol Carr, Vice President
Irene Walsh, Vivian Bevis, Co-Secretaries
Gwynneth Moriarty, Treasurer
Karen Brumelle, Past President

E-mail us at info@vancouverartguild.com for more information.