First Saturday Open Studio with Ron Simmer

As part of the province-wide First Saturday movement, artist Ron Simmer opens his studio—located behind the Vancouver Community Lab—on the first Saturday of every month.

Visitors are invited to stop by, enjoy refreshments, and explore Simmer’s latest projects in a relaxed and welcoming setting. These open studios are an opportunity to meet the artist, learn more about his creative process, and share ideas about art and community.

Simmer values meaningful conversations and sees these gatherings as a way to connect with the public, better understand community perspectives, and explore how public sculpture can address local concerns. Guests may also discover opportunities to participate in future collaborative sculpture projects.

Every minute, one garbage truck of plastic enters the world’s oceans. That is more than eight million tons in one year. As plastic takes centuries to break down, there is an urgent need to address the environmental disaster now poisoning our oceans.

To raise awareness and help educate the public, I am launching ReVision The Art of Recycling - a non-profit society of artists dedicated to saving our environment. ReVision artists create amazing artwork by upcycling waste materials and discarded objects.

This year’s ReVision show on Granville Island kicks off with a reception at Granville Island Gelato and Coffee House, Thursday August 9 from 7 to 10 pm. Come on down for ice cream and coffee, and meet the eleven ReVision artists exhibiting sculptures in the Creekhouse area courtyard, passageways and shop windows.