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ECU 100: Open Studios, a limited podcast series celebrating Emily Carr University's 100th year as an institution. We go beyond the walls of our campus to visit with ECU graduates and faculty.

In this episode, "Peripatetic Studio" we return to the historic studios at 188 West 3rd Avenue, that we revisited in our first episode, "Paintbox," to speak with another of its founding members, Ian Wallace as he prepares for a show at Catriona Jeffries that is now on until November 7.

As an artist, Ian Wallace has received the Audain Art Prize and recognition from the Governor General's Awards, the Order of Canada, and l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Ministry of Culture, among others. In this episode, we look at Ian Wallace's interest in representing life in the studio, in works like In the Studio.

We also look at the impact he has had on our community through his teaching. Or Gallery co-founder Laiwan Chung described him as "feeding young minds like mine with boundless possibilities of imagination centered in world-opening ideas all presented with a humble and modest approach of the non-spectacular," and we actually have an award for teaching at Emily Carr called The Ian Wallace Award for Teaching Excellence.

Ian Wallace's studio is a place where he has worked and taught. You'll also find a drum set there. Listen to the end to learn more about U-J3RK5, the post-punk band Ian Wallace co-founded with artists Rodney Graham, Jeff Wall, Kitty Byrne, Colin Griffiths, Danice McLeod, Frank Ramirez, and David Wisdom.

This episode was written, edited, recorded, and produced by Robin Mitchell Cranfield and Jefferson Aladé. This series was made without the use of artificial intelligence.

Our theme music is "Play Me" by Kim Gordon.

Our transition music within the episode is "A Rainbow Arches Over Flamingoes Wading in a Lagoon," written by Jen Yakamovich and Elijah Holstein.

Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!

ECU 100: Open Studios, a limited podcast series celebrating Emily Carr University's 100th year as an art and design educational institution. We go beyond the walls of our campus to visit with ECU graduates and faculty.

In this episode, "Paintbox," we visit the historic studios at 188 West 3rd Avenue. This former warehouse was leased by ECU in the 1980s as a temporary space for senior students and then taken over by faculty, along with local and visiting artists. Since 1987, it has served as a studio space for artists including Stephen Shearer, Ron Terada, Brian Jungen, Geoffrey Farmer, and Ian Wallace.

To find out what life at 188 West 3rd is like, we speak with current studio members, artists, and current and former ECU faculty Renée Van Halm on carrying oil paintings home on the bus as a teen, painting and ceramics, and becoming an ingénue again in her 70s (5:30); Landon Mackenzie on managing domestic and studio life, mentoring younger artists, and preparing for her current show at Evergreen Arts (15:20); Emily Hermant on making work for her show at the Vancouver Art Gallery and knowing when it's time to leave the studio (43:40); and Diyan Achjadi on creating the right workspace, experimenting, and creating in an open space with other artists (46:20). We also speak with recent Emily Carr University graduate David Macgillivray on creating paintings at a large scale, the difference between working on campus and moving into a studio, and being a studio assistant (35:05).

This episode is named after the colourful facade of ECU's campus, created by Landon Mackenzie and Ben Reeves as a public art project.

This episode was written, edited, recorded, and produced by Robin Mitchell Cranfield and Jefferson Aladé. This series was made without the use of artificial intelligence.

Our theme music is "Play Me" by Kim Gordon.

Our transition music within the episode is "A Rainbow Arches Over Flamingoes Wading in a Lagoon," written by Jen Yakamovich and Elijah Holstein.

Chapters

00:00 Clip of artist Renée Van Halm on life in the studio

00:41 Introduction

5:30 Renée Van Halm

15:20 Landon Mackenzie

35:05 David Macgillivray

43:40 Emily Hermant

46:20 Diyan Achjadi

54:55 Credits