Past Events

Apr 11 – Jun 6, 2024 Taking its title from graffiti that appeared on empty/sold Vancouver houses and lots in the 1980s as part of the local anti-gentrification movement, Go Home Yuppie Scum is an irreverent take on the “Welcome to Vancouver” View-Master reels popular in the 1960s to 1980s, which featured 3D images of … Continue reading "Go Home Yuppie Scum—Preston Buffalo"

Mar 4, 2024 | 5:30 – 8pm Hosted by Continental Breakfast & Jas Minh This Monday, March 4, we team up once again with the Carnegie Community Centre to present a very special Drag Bingo, hosted by Continental Breakfast and Jas Minh! Monday night bingo is a much-loved highlight of the Carnegie Centre’s many activities and we’re thrilled to … Continue reading "DRAG BINGO @ Carnegie Centre"

Feb 22 – Apr 5, 2024OPENING RECEPTION: FEB 22, 6 to 8 pmPERFORMANCE by JACK PAGE & THEO BLUE: MAR 16, 2 pm As our community navigates a world of unprecedented environmental and political upheaval – all transpiring against the backdrop of a lingering pandemic –Transmedia Fibres-rooted artist and Indigo Griot Valérie d. Walker has … Continue reading "A Generosity of Abundance—Valérie d. Walker and Jack Page"

Feb 9, 2024 | 9:30pm SUM gallery is proud to be official sponsor for KING SIZED: A Drag King Show! Join us at the Bird House on February 9th, 10pm-2am, for a special King Sized to celebrate SKIM’s 30th Birthday. This show will feature the biggest cast yet, with a majority of Black performers in … Continue reading "KING SIZED—A Drag King Show"

Jan 9 – Feb 2, 2024 Multimedia artist Preston Buffalo joins us at SUM gallery for a four-week artist residency (Jan 9 – Feb 2). During this time Buffalo will develop a number of projects in advance of his solo exhibition in April, including site-specific AR, analogue photography, 3D photography, and projections. In June 2023 … Continue reading "Artist Residency—Preston Buffalo"

Queer Arts Festival + SUM gallery & Carnegie Community Centre present QUEERING THE AIR with Bruno Hubert, piano &  James Meger, bass Thu, Jan 18 | 7pm @ Carnegie Community Centre (Theatre)401 Main St., VancouverFree admission Bruno Hubert & James Meger Join us at the Carnegie Centre for a special performance by jazz virtuosos Bruno Hubert, … Continue reading "Queering the Air — Jazz Night with Bruno Hubert & James Meger"

Queer Arts Festival + SUM gallery & Carnegie Community Centre present QUEERING THE AIR with Sarah Jo Kirsch, soprano &  Indra Egan, piano Thu, Nov 23 | 7pm @ Carnegie Community Centre (Theatre)401 Main St., VancouverFree admission LIFE//LAND::seasons//cycles//connections As the sun’s path shortens, SJ and Indra offer songs to bridge the end of summer to winter … Continue reading "Queering the Air — LIFE//LAND::seasons//cycles//connections"

Stay On It: Music by Julius Eastman SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2023THE ROUNDHOUSE | 181 ROUNDHOUSE MEWS (Pacific & Davie) | Google mapDoors at 7:00PM | Concert starts at 7:30PM featuring:Music on Main All-Star BandKaren Gerbrecht, co-music director, violin;Vern Griffiths, co-music director, percussion;Aram Bajakian, guitar; Paolo Bortolussi, flute; Julia Chien, percussion; Dailin Hsieh, zheng; Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano; Zubin Kanga, piano; Cindy Kao, violin; Saina Khaledi, santour; Colin MacDonald, saxophone; Lisa Cay Miller, piano; Julia Ulehla, vocalsVancouver Youth ChoirCarrie Tennant, artistic director TICKETSSliding scale / … Continue reading "Stay On It: Music by Julius Eastman"

Shake Your Groove Fang: A Halloween Fundraiser Party Oct 26, 2023 | 7 – 9pm SUM gallery (#425 – 268 Keefer St.)Admission: PWYC with a suggested donation of $20 Come shake your groove fang with the Queer Arts fam! QAF + SUM gallery is hosting a Halloween fundraiser party Thursday, Oct 26, complete with drinks, … Continue reading "Shake Your Groove Fang: Halloween Fundraiser"

SUM gallery presents: VOCAL QUEERIES WORKSHOP SERIES with sarah jo kirsch! Sept 10 & Sept 17, 2023 *PLEASE NOTE that this workshop series is now SOLD OUT. The Vocal Queeries workshop series is open to individuals of all ages, backgrounds, abilities, identities, and orientations who want to explore the expansive spectrum of vocal expression and … Continue reading "Vocal Queeries workshop series"

Rojina Farrokhnejad: Gods and Monsters OCT 14 – DEC 1 | 2023 Opening reception: Oct 14, 5 to 7pm Mythology offers us valuable life lessons by illuminating our own human behaviour. In Vancouver-based artist Rojina Farrokhnejad’s solo exhibition entitled Gods and Monsters, Farrokhnejad uses mythological figures like Gods, centaurs, mediators, angels, and demons to explore … Continue reading "Rojina Farrokhnejad: Gods and Monsters"

Queer Arts Festival + SUM gallery is proud community partner for Vancouver Queer Film Festival‘s screening of Shorts: The Coast is QueerAug 17, 2023 | 6:30PMCineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas The coast is queerer than ever! VQFF’s annual showcase of homegrown talent is back with a quartet of shorts exploring trans and nonbinary identities, featuring … Continue reading "VQFF x QAF + SUM presents: The Coast is Queer"