Solid Liquid Ether was a site-specific dance piece choreographed by Heather Myers at a recently opened aquatic centre designed by HCMA. Photo: Black Rhino Creative
HCMA Artist-in-Residence Program
Since 2014, HCMA has hosted six Canadian artists at its studio for periods of several months each. The Artist-in-Residence Program provides the opportunity for participants to pursue their artistic research, take advantage of resources at the HCMA studio and collaborate with the studio on projects.
Katherine Soucie experimented with circular knitting looms during her residency. Photo: HCMA
Each artist is financially supported by HCMA with a materials budget and honorarium. HCMA aims to work with artists who look at relationships, connections, human interactions, human potential, social potential and social space?areas that their architectural team wants to explore in greater depth. HCMA?s first artist in residence, Julien Thomas, developed and constructed The Faraday Café?a Vancouver coffee shop designed to repel wireless signals. Photographer Krista Jahnke, the next artist, constructed a portrait of Vancouver that reorganized Vancouver landmarks into a new configuration. The resulting mural, A Stable World That Will Last Forever, was displayed at the Olympic Village SkyTrain Station from January to April 2015.
When HCMA moved to its current location, it sought a memorable first installation for its new rotating lobby gallery. Artists Michael Rozen and Scott Sueme were invited to...