In parallel with the LaConference on Feminine Desire, 12 clinical psychoanalysts were each given one artwork to analyze without knowing who the artist was. Their written responses are the basis of the exhibition, Vulnerable Pleasures. Curated by Dan Starling.⁠
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Artists + Analysts:⁠
Hana Amani + Hilda Fernandez / Tiffany Law + Erik Larson / Damla Tamer + Sharon Green / Jacob Dyrenforth + Dan Collins / Eknoor Matharoo + Mandana Mansouri / Mahsa Farsi + Marco Antonio Coutinho / Alejandra Morales + Mariana Hernández Urías / Megan Hepburn + Juan Luis de la Mora / Christine D’Onofrio + Cindy Zeiher / Saskia Jetten + Rolf Flor / Jonathan Alfaro + Manuel Outón / Rosamunde Bordo + Francine Danniau⁠
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Reception with a special presentation by Carol Owens, Friday October 17, 8–10pm. Presentation at 8:30pm.⁠
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Gallery Hours: Friday October 17, 3 - 10pm and Saturday October 18, 12 - 6pm

The Gachet Writers Group is a democratically run inclusive writers group that provides space to share stories, receive feedback from peers, take part in writing exercises, and hold discussions. Each session includes time for stream of consciousness writing. Facilitated by Bruce Ray.

Fridays, 10:00am to Noon at Carnegie Community Centre (until Gachet's renovation is completed), 401 Main St, Vancouver, BC V6A 2T7.

Mondays 2-4pm at Gallery Gachet

Community members are invited to drop-in and participate in an open studio environment with facilitators (Alberta), art materials, and snacks. The facilitation is supportive and there to expand artists' material and conceptual repertoire if desired, or simply there to provide a safe space to create artwork and social connections, on their own terms.

Materials available for participants include pastels, acrylic paint, brushes, felt pens, paper, collage materials, and canvases (dependant on availability).