Northern Ireland based artist Theo Sims' Candahar Bar is a detailed recreation of an Irish public house, named for a street in Belfast and based on that city's now defunct Blackthorn Bar. Part sculpture, part theatrical stage, The Candahar is an artwork that is also a functioning bar, open to the public and staffed in collaboration with two Belfast bartenders who act as unscripted performers. The project fuses the authentic with fantasy, spectacle with stage, and at its heart acts as a catalyst for conversation, debate and dialogue — and a pint here or there.
During the sixteen days of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, Presentation House Gallery is staging The Candahar as a locus for social interaction and the host site for an ambitious series of nightly events — musical programs, theatrical presentations, performances and dialogues, both scripted and unscripted. Programmed by author Michael Turner, as well as by invited guests, including Winnipeg artist Paul Butler, the Candahar will feature an extensive and diverse series of events by local and international visual artists, musicians, writers and more.
Dates:
February 12 to February 28, 2010
(see schedule for February 26)
(see schedule for February 27)
(see schedule for February 28)
CANDAHAR BAR FURNITURE SALE
Times:
The Candahar Bar will be open 12pm to Midnight
Location:
Offsite in the PTC Studio, 3rd Floor
1398 Cartwright Street
Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
Admission:
Daytime $5 / Evening $10 at door
Beginning 8 pm nightly unless otherwise noted.
February 12 Opening Night
Rebecca Belmore (7pm) / Ensemble Sisyphe / Jeremy Shaw DJ
February 13
Nicolaus Schafhausen / The Left / Adrian Buitenhuis DJ
February 14
From Russia, With Love by The Here & Now (featuring ex-cub Lisa Marr)
February 15
Writers Research I
with Lee Henderson / Allport Trio
February 16
Nardwuar's Video Vault: Olympic Edition (7pm) / Brian Johnson/John Korsrud/Ron
Samworth/Stefan Smulovitz
February 17
Or Gallery presents Clamour & Toll, curated by Eli Bornowsky
Featuring:
C/R/I/T/I/C/S
Absurdus
Josh Rose
Christian Nicolay & Ya-chu Kang
February 18
Paul Butler Presents / kick evrything / Adrian Buitenhuis DJ
February 19
Skeena Reece / Cranfield & Slade Riot Songs / Adrian Buitenhuis DJ
February 20
Hello World (record release) / Adrian Buitenhuis DJ
February 21
Thursdays Writing Collective (2pm) / Althea Thauberger (8PM)
February 22
Writers Research II
with Timothy Taylor / Gregory Betts (7pm)
Murray Siple will screen his NFB film Carts of Darkness
February 23
Nardwuar's Video Vault (7pm) / Campfire Canada featuring Ivan Coyote & Pat
Brayden, Ron Hynes and Neil Eustache
February 24
London: 1969-1966 David Wisdom / Thee Tadpoles Maximum R&B perform Fresh Cream / Stephen Murray DJ
February 25
Maria in the Shower / The Shilohs / Stephen Murray DJ
February 26
Rodney Graham Band / Tim Lee DJ
February 27
Christine / Peter Culley DJ
February 28 Last Call
Featuring Ensemble Sisyphe's Clock, Elizabeth Bachinsky & Alex Leslie, Clint Burnham, Jeff Derksen, Peter Dickinson, Ken Lum, Anu Sahota, Trevor Boddy & Matthew Soules
/ Stan Douglas DJ
The Candahar Bar is presented with the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad
Generous support has been received by Grouse Mountain, Whistler Brewing, Whistler Water, British Columbia Arts Council Unique Opportunities Program, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Culture Ireland and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, Northern Ireland.
Nicolaus Schafhausen is presented as part of the UBC Curatorial Lecture Series. It is organized by the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery in collaboration with the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory; the Museum of Anthropology; and the Department of Anthropology; with the support of the Audain Endowment for Curatorial Studies; and the Faculty of Arts at The University of British Columbia. This talk is presented in collaboration with the Walter Phillips Gallery, Visual Arts at The Banff Centre.