In Picnic For a N(n)ervous System, Von Coffin and Warren Neidich estrange processes of attention, sense-making and cognition. Critically engaging with emerging theories of the embodied, embedded, enacted and extended mind, the artists use painting, neon and sculpture to activate uncommon neural pathways, modulating our world-making capacities towards the emergence of diverse neural architectures—and, correspondingly, a smorgasbord of modes of thought.

July 11–September 27, 2025

Mga Kwento - Many Stories:
Sunday September 7th from 5:00 - 8:00 PM at the K'emk'em'elay healing garden 117 E Hastings St

Join us for an evening of ‘kuwentuhan’ (sharing stories) at the Ke'kemkemelay Healing Garden at 117 E Hastings St. Kuwentuhan is an Indigenous Filipino storytelling method that invokes Kapwa (shared self) through sharing our individual stories and forming them into a collective that represents our history, cultural values and wisdoms. In the wake of the Lapu Lapu tragedy, we invite those affected to move through moments of darkness and into the light through an evening of multisensory play, poetry, storytelling & film. 

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 (Kat & Indigo), 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).