All content on this site is protected by copyright. The educational resources on this site may be used, reproduced and distributed by instructors for non-commercial, educational purposes without additional permission. Any other reproduction or use of content from this site requires the user to obtain copyright clearance.
Title: Bring your own sleeping bag- The Salvation Army Band
Artist: Michael de Courcy
Date: March 31, 1970
Format: Photograph [fibre based gelatin silver print]
Location: The Michael de Courcy Archive
Size: 12.70 × 10.20 cm
More Information: The Dome Show was Intermedia’s third and final exhibition at the Vancouver Art Gallery taking place from May 19th- May 31st 1970. The unifying structure of the Dome Show was the geodesic dome. Intermedia members were invited to build a dome individually or communally. A variety of art events and community events took place in the gallery and in the geodesic domes. May 26th: ARCHIGOD 2 an experimental event at the Dome Show billed as “Beethoven’s tribute to Vancouver Musicians $1.50 & .75 – Free if you bring a musical instrument. Please bring your sleeping bag” Collection of the artist.
Further Research: The Intermedia CatalogueDiscrete project sites documenting the work of specific artists and collectives in detail.
Essays and conversation providing a context for exploring the Project Sites and Archives.
Video interviews conducted between December 2008 and May 2009 reflecting on Vancouver’s art scene in the sixties.