Current Events and Exhibitions
Settle Down, Not There
Opening Reception: April 17, 6pm–8pm
Exhibition Dates: April 17–June 20, 2026
Gallery Gachet
9 W Hastings Street.
Settle Down, Not There is guest curated by Gachet curator-in-residence Maya Rodrigo-Abdi. The exhibition will feature work from Vancouver artists Vanessa Mercedes Figueroa, Phillip McCrum, Gibson Switzer, and Ian Wallace. Parts of their practices will accompany each other for the duration of this exhibition, ranging from a derelict dreamhouse that has been raised from the dead, to the fractured sounds of voicemails recovered from a disconnected number. The series of separations constructed by these artists allow us to reorient our understanding of Vancouver, seen here as a site of social fragmentation that is predicated on economies of feigned absence.
Artist Talk at Gachet — In Conversation with Gibson Switzer and Ian Wallace (Moderated by Helga Pakasaar)
Friday, May 8th, 6–7pm
Gallery Gachet
9 W Hastings Street.
Join us for an artist talk with Gibson Switzer and Ian Wallace, moderated by Helga Pakasaar, in conjunction with Settle Down, Not There. This conversation will reflect on the legacies of Vancouver photoconceptualism and the continued relevance of staged image-making within the city. Bringing together Wallace’s foundational engagement with the photographic image as both document and constructed surface, and Switzer’s carefully staged, often deadpan scenes that blur observation with subtle satire, the discussion will consider how photography operates between fiction and reality.
Curator Talk at Gachet — Ophelia Zhao in conversation with Maya Rodrigo–Abdi
Friday, May 29th, 6–7pm
Gallery Gachet
9 W Hastings Street.
Join us for a curator talk with Ophelia Zhao, in conversation with Maya Rodrigo-Abdi, curator of Settle Down, Not There. The conversation will offer insight into their respective practices and expand upon the dialogues formed around this exhibition. Bringing together Zhao’s interest in the material and speculative lives of objects, and Rodrigo-Abdi’s focus on the politics of the built environment and systems of viewing, the discussion will consider how a critical curatorial approach can reframe relationships between objects, space, and narrative.
Gachet Writer’s Group
Fridays, 10:30 am –12:30pm
Recovery Café (a program of The Kettle Society)
620 Clark Dr, Vancouver
The Gachet Writers Group is commited to creating space for collective reflection, experimentation, and care through writing. Everyone is welcome—whether you write often or are just beginning.
Drop-In Art Sessions
Tuesdays, 2-4pm
Gallery Gachet
9 W Hastings Street.
Everyone is invited to Gallery Gachet Tuesdays from 2-4 pm to participate in drop-in style art sessions facilitated by Amelia Rodriguez. The facilitator is present to talk through ideas, expand artists' material and conceptual repertoire, or to simply provide space, time, and encouragement to create artwork and social connections on participants' own terms. Materials are provided and include watercolor paint, paper, brushes, and coloured pencils.