233 Carrall St
Vancouver BC V6B2J2
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12PM to 6PM
Artspeak is an exhibition and programming space encouraging dialogue between contemporary visual art and writing. Artspeak is committed to intersectional participation and exchange.
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Workshop
Feeling Film: Writing Programme Notes for Public Audiences
May 9 2026 11am-2pm
rsvp to info@artspeak.ca
This workshop will explore the felt practice of writing film programme notes and synopses. Participants will consider how to narrate moving-image works in relation to their aesthetic, thematic, environmental, and cultural conditions, inviting audiences to inhabit a pliable opening between the work and the world.
Facilitated by writer and film programmer, Nataleah Hunter-Young.
Dr. Nataleah Hunter-Young (she/they) is a writer, scholar, independent film curator, and consultant. At the University of Toronto, Nataleah is Assistant Professor of Black Creative Practice and Arts Management in the Department of Arts, Culture and Media (UTSC) with a graduate cross-appointment to the Cinema Studies Institute (UTSG). Between 2021 and 2024, Nataleah was International Programmer responsible for feature selections from Africa and Arab West Asia at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Having supported festival programming at TIFF since 2017, she has also programmed with Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Durban International Film Festival, Reelworld Film Festival, and Toronto Outdoor Picture Show. Born and raised in Toronto, her writing has appeared in C Magazine, the Journal of Visual Culture, Jump Cut: A Review of Contemporary Media, Criterion Channel’s The Current, Public: Art | Culture | Ideas, The Conversation, Xtra, and Canadian Art, among other publications.
Spring Fundraiser
Bodega Basement Sale
Spring is in the air—and so is a fresh way to support curatorial work
Join us for the Bodega Basement Sale, a one-of-a-kind fundraiser in support of Artspeak’s Curator in Residence Program. Browse a curated mix of gently used gallery fixtures, unique housewares, and unexpected finds, all priced to move and ready for a second life.
This year, we’re raising $2,500 to directly support emerging Vancouver-based curators—investing in the development of new voices, critical perspectives, and experimental practices within the city’s arts ecology.
Shop in person or snag pieces through our Instagram Stories. Every purchase makes a meaningful impact. Come dig, discover, and contribute.
🗓️ April 23–26, 2026
📍 Artspeak + Instagram Stories
💫 Affordable treasures. Meaningful impact.
Special Presentation
Christopher Outten (b. 1993, Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamian artist currently based in Vancouver, Canada, where he is pursuing an MFA at Simon Fraser University. His interdisciplinary practice explores diasporic identity through painting, sculpture, sound, and performance. Central to his work is the alter ego Kettle Man, a recurring figure that allows him to examine vulnerability, transformation, and the complexities of Black embodiment.
May 18- 30 2026
Off-site
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Off-site is located at 320 Carrall St Vancouver and made possible by the generosity of the Cheeky Proletariat. If you are interested in exhibiting in the offsite please email info@artspeak.ca. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
May 27 2026 - August 31, 2026
Curated by Jade Ariana
Why Does Prey Sound Like Pray, and Why Does Worship Sound Like Warship?
Amelia Rodriguez (b.1999) is a visual artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Rodriguez holds a Bachelor of Fine Art from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and attended Studio H residency in Sooke, British Columbia (2024), THIRDSPACE residency in Toronto, Ontario (2025). Rodriguez has exhibited in multiple cities across Canada including Calgary, Vancouver, and Toronto. Her work has been published in Subo Art Magazine (Portugal), FERAL (Asheville, NC), Capsule Community (New York, Toronto), SemiPermeable Press (Vancouver, BC), and Àflots Magazine (Montreal, QC).