*2nd Showing on Salt Spring Island
"The film focuses on what might be the largest art forgery scam in Canada, related to renowned Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau." - CITYNEWS
LOCATION: Steffich Fine Art
3103-115 Fulford Ganges Rd
Thursday October 24
Doors @ 7PM
"Award-winning director Jamie Kastner presents There Are No Fakes, a journey into the largest art fraud scam in Canadian history. Musician Kevin Hearn of the Barenaked Ladies buys a painting, Spirit Energy of Mother Earth, attributed to Norval Morrisseau, the Ojibway founder of the Woodland School of Art. But Hearn begins to have doubts about the painting’s authenticity, and winds up suing the gallery that sold it to him. In short order he finds himself in the middle of a feud between two factions, each claiming to be the true defenders of Morrisseau’s legacy. Questioning the authenticity of Hearn’s painting throws into doubt some 3,000 Morrisseau attributed works worth $30,000,000. Epithets are slung, suits and countersuits pile up, rocks are thrown through gallery windows…" - theag.ca
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An exclusive evening inside Parker Street Studios with one of Vancouver’s most beloved contemporary painters.
Each November, Vancouver’s Eastside Culture Crawl transforms the city’s East End into a vibrant maze of open studios, creative workshops, artist talks, and behind-the-scenes explorations. This year marks the 29th annual Crawl, a celebration of visual arts that draws tens of thousands of art lovers to the iconic neighbourhoods surrounding Strathcona, Clark Drive, and the Waterfront.
But before the crowds arrive, before the weekend buzz fills the four floors of Parker Street Studios, Canadian artist David Wilson is offering something exceptionally rare:
A quiet, private collector preview of his newest body of work.
And we’re inviting you inside.
