WESTERN FRONT – 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction

Description:

Western Front’s 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction featured a live auction, musical performances by Róisín Adams and Kef, floral arrangements by Vivienne Bessette, and a catered dinner by Tayybeh. Proceeds from the auction supported Western Front’s year-round art and music programs.

The auction featured works by Aileen Bahmanipour, Jesse Birch, Steven Brekelmans, Vanessa Brown, Rydel Cerezo, Raven Chacon, Roxanne Charles, Barry Doupé, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Maggie Groat, Elisa Harkins, Tom Hsu, Lili Huston-Herterich, Brian Jungen, Glenn Lewis, Derek Liddington, Myfanwy MacLeod, Kate Metten, Miko Revereza, Chick Rice, Hannah Rickards, Scott Rogers, Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Sriwhana Spong, Vincent Trasov, Nicole Kelly Westman, and Yaloo.

A preview of the reception was held on March 4, 2020, with the exhibition on view from March 4 to March 6, 2020.

Presented with support from A&B Partytime Rentals, Browning & Company, Buy-Low Foods, Chernoff Fine Art, St. Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery, and Whistler Brewing.

The gallery showcases a large framed photograph of a series of arranged sculptural objects in a grid. A thin blue metal sculpture is on a white plinth.

Guests in formal attire fill Western Front’s foyer and are crowded together in conversation. The tightly packed crowd gives the room a busy, social energy.

In the foreground, a guest in a navy suit stands in front of an artwork on the wall, reading a printed programme and holding a glass of wine. Other guests fill the gallery.

Tayybeh staff work at a counter in the Western Front kitchen. Trays of small appetizers sit in the foreground. The staff are in mid-task, and the kitchen looks busy.

Dining tables set with fine tableware fill the Grand Luxe Hall. Guests are seated or standing and mingling. Dried flower arrangements hang on the walls.

Róisín Adams is seated playing a vintage Wurlitzer electric piano dressed in formal attire with her head bowed toward the keys.

Sylvain Sailly and Mari Fujita speak to the audience, holding sheets of paper. They have friendly facial expressions, and Róisín Adams, seated in the background, is laughing.

Guests seated at a long dining table in the Grand Luxe Hall applaud. The focus on the hands emphasizes the shared celebratory moment.

Shannon Gagnon wears white gloves and showcases a round red ceramic disc with carved designs that is being auctioned. She smiles as she looks towards seated guests.

Rebecca Wang holds a framed photograph for auction while Hank Bull speaks into a microphone to address the guests.

Seated at a table, a guest raises a bidding paddle with other guests responding to the moment.

A close-up of a guest with a raised bidding paddle. Other guests are blurred around them against a warm background.

Hank Bull stands at a microphone with one hand holding the auction programme and the other raised mid-gesture.

Hank Bull stands at a microphone, pointing his finger and holding a programme. Next to him is Susan Gibb, the executive director of Western Front.

A wide view of the audience in the Grand Luxe Hall, with many guests raising bidding paddles in an exciting moment.

The musical ensemble Kef performs, comprised of a guitarist, double bass player, and violinist.

Captions:

47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, installation view, Mar 4 – 6, 2020. Photo by Angel Lynne.
47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, installation view, Mar 4 – 6, 2020. Photo by Angel Lynne.
Visitors at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction preview (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Tayybeh staff in the Western Front kitchen (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction in the Grand Luxe Hall (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Róisín Adams performing at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction in the Grand Luxe Hall (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Sylvain Sailly and Mari Fujita at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction in the Grand Luxe Hall (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Shannon Gagnon at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Rebecca Wang and Hank Bull at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Audience at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Audience member at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Hank Bull at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Hank Bull and Susan Gibb at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction in the Grand Luxe Hall (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.
Kef performing at the 47th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction (2020). Photo by Angel Lynne.

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Western Front is a non-profit artist-run centre in Vancouver.

We acknowledge the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations as traditional owners of the land upon which Western Front stands.