WESTERN FRONT – 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction

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Western Front’s 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction featured a live auction, performances by Vancouver-based musicians Marina Hasselberg and Wallgrin, and a catered dinner and cocktails by Hawksworth Restaurant. Proceeds from the auction supported Western Front’s year-round art and music programs.

The auction featured works by Stephanie Aitken, Derya Akay, Deanna Bowen, Colleen Brown, Cathy Busby and Garry Neill Kennedy, Fabiola Carranza, Dana Claxton, Alessa Cohene, Patrick Cruz, Lucien Durey, Ellie Epp, Jeneen Frei Njootli, Christopher Lacroix, Khan Lee, Glenn Lewis, Sharon Lockhart, Kelly Lycan, Liz Magor, Donato Mancini and Eli Horn, Cameron McLellan, Hazel Meyer, Michael Morris, Nicole Ondre, Other Sights for Artists’ Projects and Justin Langlois, Lola Storey, Theo Terry, Howie Tsui, Tania Willard, and Michelle Weinstein.

A preview of the works was held on March 1, 2019.

Presented with support from Hawksworth Restaurant, A&B Partytime Rentals, Chernoff Fine Art, Browning & Co, St. Hubertus & Oak Bay Estate Winery, Whistler Brewing, Odd Society Spirits, Fonseca, Taylor Fladgate, and Buy Low Foods.

Staff from Hawksworth Catering wear black aprons and prepare food under a white tent outside the Western Front main entryway.

A row of artworks including framed images, sculptures resting on shelves, and hanging textiles wrap around the grey walled corner of a gallery, all fixed at the same eye level. Warm spotlights light the space, reflecting casting faint shadows onto the walls and wooden flooring.

Artworks including framed images, a sculpture resting on a shelf, and a sculpture elevated by a plinth wrap around the grey walled corner of a gallery, all fixed at the same eye level. Above a string of framed images is another image with white text reading AN UNREGULATED PUBLIC MAKES INCONVENIENT DEMANDS over a black background.

Western Front staff stand in a line to pose for a group photo in the Western Front gallery.

Two patrons read from a paper featuring an image of the yellow and pink floral collage hung on the wall in front of them in the Western Front gallery. A textile work hangs from a curved stick in the corner of the gallery to their left side.

Patrons read from papers and look at the framed artworks hung in the Western Front gallery. A work to their left features a blue tinted image reminiscent of a cyanotype print of two people standing and tenderly holding one another.

A large crowd dressed in formal wear fills the Western Front lobby and engages in lively clusters of conversation.

Marina Hasselberg plays the cello in a black strapless gown while in front of a projection that reads Western Front Art Auction 2019.

Shelly Rosenblum speaks in the Grand Luxe Hall in front of gala attendees seated at dinner tables. Streamers and greenery hang from the ceiling and a projection behind Rosenblum reads Western Front Art Auction 2019.

Caitlin Jones speaks into a microphone in front of a projection reading Western Front Art Auction 2019 with plant bouquets hanging above her head. She wears a red long sleeved top and matching red lipstick.

Gala attendees are seated around wine bottle and glass covered tables in the Grand Luxe Hall while Caitlin Jones speaks under a spotlight at the rooms edge.

Hank Bull turns towards a woman wearing traditional Punjabi clothing and red open-toed heels holding a framed artwork with gloved hands. He speaks into a handheld microphone and reaches his other hand holding a folded stack of papers towards the framed work.

Tegan Wahlgren plays the violin into a microphone beneath a warm spotlight in the Grand Luxe Hall. She wears a cream blouse and dark green skirt as she stands barefoot near foot pedals beside the microphone stands base.

Tegan Wahlgren vocalizes into a microphone while scrunching her eyes and nose tightly together. She wears a cream blouse and dark green skirt and rests a violin on her shoulder, holding both its base and bow in one hand by its neck.

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Hawksworth Catering preparing for the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019. Photo by Angel Lynne.
46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, installation view Mar 1 – 2, 2019.
46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, installation view Mar 1 – 2, 2019.
Carrie Helm, Allison Collins, Simranpreet Anand, Pablo de Ocampo, Aram Bajakian, Caitlin Jones, Meghan Latta, and Ben Wilson at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
Lorna Brown and Cornelia Wyngaarden at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
Visitors at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction reception in the Western Front foyer, Mar 2, 2019.
Marina Hasselberg performing at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
Shelly Rosenblum at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
Caitlin Jones at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
The 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction in the Grand Luxe Hall, Mar 2, 2019.
Simranpreet Anand and Hank Bull at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
Tegan Wahlgren performing at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.
Tegan Wahlgren performing at the 46th Anniversary Gala and Art Auction, Mar 2, 2019.

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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.