Vancouver! Jackie Im and I, Aaron Harbour, the editors of Art Cards SF, spent about five days in Vancouver (two free ones and three at a conference about ‘Institutions by Artists) and are a bit behind as we try to sort through what we saw. Something will be written about this experience, but to summarize:

Vancouver is a great city for the arts, with a long, proud history of artist run spaces who keep very good archives and histories, something our Bay Area needs to do a better job of. There is a strong focus on arts publishing which is exciting as well. Though I was led to this or that exhibition coinciding with the conference, things I wandered into at the advice of friends (artist Lauren Marsden, who runs DECOY magazine, where much writing on our trip will also appear) such as a library speakeasy Solder and Sons. A visit to Vancouver is highly recommended, though I missed the Bay Area's fantastic food.

Curiously Direct Picks

Here’s the trouble, I can recommend heartily some of the Vancouver shows, but missed this week’s round of openings. I do recommend making it to the show at Queens Nails opening Saturday, I like where this is going, with work by Kate Bonner, Christine Ancalmo, and Cybele Lyle, all of whose work we like.

Advance Warning

We the Art Cards editors are curators, and will be participating in the Miami NADA art fair. To help us get there, we will be conducting an art auction, likely November 2nd. It will be fun and full of good work for sale with the proceeds going 100 percent to the artists. Information to follow soon, but so far we've quite an exciting group of participating artists.

Wednesday:

+ An My LÊ, Dinh Q LÊ, Khvay Samnang, NGÔ Đình Trúc, PHAN Quang, Phunam, TRẦN Minh Đức, Uudam NGUYEN, Vandy Rattana, VÕ An Khánh "Poetic Politic: A Sàn Art exhibition" curated by Zoe Butt at Kadist Art Foundation

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+ Lecture: "Wattis Small Talk with Will Rogan" at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)

Friday:

+ Chris Lux, Dane Johnson "Eating Out of the Drain" at The Popular Workshop

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+ Michael Arcega "Baby and the Nacirema" at Luggage Store Gallery

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Saturday:

+ Christine Ancalmo, Cybele Lyle, Kate Bonner "I like where this is going" curated by Bob Linder, Julio Cesar Morales at Queens Nails

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Monday:
+ Lecture: "Visiting Artist Lecture: Gabi Ngcobo" at Worth Ryder Art Gallery (UC Berkeley)

Wednesday, October 17

+ An My LÊ, Dinh Q LÊ, Khvay Samnang, NGÔ Đình Trúc, PHAN Quang, Phunam, TRẦN Minh Đức, Uudam NGUYEN, Vandy Rattana, VÕ An Khánh "Poetic Politic: A Sàn Art exhibition" curated by Zoe Butt at Kadist Art Foundation Mission District: 3295 20th Street, at Folsom Street, Free, 6-9pm

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"Settling the Score with Joe Loya and Artists' Reception 2 of 3 for Making a Scene" at Southern Exposure
Mission District: 3030 20th Street , free, 6-9pm

+ Lecture: "Wattis Small Talk with Will Rogan" at CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts (Kent and Vicki Logan Galleries)
Potrero Hill: 1111 Eighth Street, Free, 7-8pm

Thursday, October 18

Screening: Chris Kenneally "Side by Side" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
SOMA: 701 Misssion Street, at Third Street, YBCA Screening Room, $10 Regular/ $8 YBCA members students, seniors, teachers FREE for YBCA:You, 7:30pm

Christian Davies "Me, I'm OK" at J. Rusten Furniture Studio
Mission District: 2815 23rd Street, 7-10pm

Victor Cohen Stuart "Victor Cohen Stuart: painting" at Slate contemporary
Oakland: 473 25th Street, floor 1, Free, 5-7pm

Friday, October 19

Cara Levine "Cumulus" curated by Aline Dargie at Make Hang
North Beach: 450 Green Street, floor 1, 6-9pm

+ Chris Lux, Dane Johnson "Eating Out of the Drain" at The Popular Workshop Downtown: 1173 Sutter Street, floor 1, Free, 6-10pm

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+ Michael Arcega "Baby and the Nacirema" at Luggage Store Gallery Civic Center: 1007 Market Street, floor 2, 6-8pm

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Saturday, October 20

Artist Talk: Steven Gelberg "Steven Gelberg: Luminous Nudes" at Robert Tat Gallery
Downtown: 49 Geary Street, floor 4, Free, 2-4pm

Jill Sylvia "Tulipomania" at Eleanor Harwood Gallery
Mission District: 1295 Alabama Street, at 25th Street, Free, 7-10pm

+ Christine Ancalmo, Cybele Lyle, Kate Bonner "I like where this is going" curated by Bob Linder, Julio Cesar Morales at Queens Nails Bernal Heights: 3191 Mission Street, Free, 8-10pm

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Screening: "Home Movie Day at the Exploratorium" at Exploratorium
Marina District: 3601 Lyon Street, 12-3pm

Open Studio: David Ensign, David Patchen, Herb Dang, Kazuki Takizawa, Lynn Holman, Marty Shaw, Renee Anderson, Richardo Norte, Robin Rumphreys, Steve Roseman "ArtSpan Open Studiods @ Public Glass" at Public Glass
Hunters Point: 1750 Armstrong Street, Free, 11:00am - 6:00pm

Workshop: Kyle Durrie, Moveable type truck "Moveable Type Truck- A Mobile Letterpress Truck-demos and more" at Marion and Rose's Workshop
Oakland: 9th Street 461, floor 1, free, 1-4pm

Panel Discussion: "Keeping Time" curated by Lauren Davies at Kala Art Institute
Berkeley: 2990 San Pablo Avenue, free, 2-4pm

Workshop: Carol Koffel "Slip Slabs Ceramic Workshop" at Richmond Art Center
Richmond: 2540 Barrett Avenue, member $45, non-member $55, 1-4pm

Monday, October 22

+ Lecture: "Visiting Artist Lecture: Gabi Ngcobo" at Worth Ryder Art Gallery (UC Berkeley)
Berkeley: 0 Kroeber Hall, corner of Bancroft Way and College Avenue, 102 Wurster Hall, UC Berkeley, Free, 7:30pm-9pm

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? = Opening not confirmed - check site for updates.