The Ear |gallerygachet arts journal | december 2009 issue release

Gachet Publications is pleased to announce its inaugural arts and literary journal. The Ear is published three times a year by Gachet Publications, an arm of Gallery Gachet. Its mandate is to provide a space for marginalized, professional artists to publish their work. Each journal will feature literary and visual contributions; stories, poems, essays, photography, drawings and paintings. This issue’s theme is “atypical perspectives”, a celebration of work that looks at reality through diverse perceptions.

Contributors of the issue include: Bonitto, Sharon Burns, Daniella Campirano, C. Clarke, Delazzra, Bernadine Fox, Afuwa Granger, Taralee Guild, matthew heinz, Peter Lojewski, Laurie Marshall, Quin Martins, W. N. (Bill) Pope, Vicki Rae, Bruce Bryon Ray and Karen Ward. Biographical for each artist is available on our website, www.gachet.org.

Gallery Gachet is a collectively-run arts exhibition, studio, and presentation space located in
Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Community. Gallery Gachet is unique in Canada. We believe
art is a means for survival, self-expression and health and as such provide professional artists
marginalized by mental health illness, trauma, or abuse experience with opportunities to exhibit,
curate, perform, teach, publish, and develop leadership skills. Members are supported in their
goals for developing sustainable arts practices and careers, while contributing to the artist-run
centre. Through the display of avant-garde art (outsider, contemporary and community-engaged)
and public discourse events, we aim to eliminate stigma related to issues around mental health.

Media contact: Lara Fitzgerald, Programming Director, 604.687.2468
programming@gachet.org
theear@gachet.org