{"id":28,"date":"2026-09-07T00:59:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T00:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thecommotion.ca\/?page_id=28"},"modified":"2026-09-07T01:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T01:17:25","slug":"gallery-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thecommotion.ca\/?page_id=28","title":{"rendered":"Gallery News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html lang=\"en\">\n<head>\n<meta charset=\"UTF-8\">\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0\">\n<title>Gallery News \u2014 The Commotion Digital Gallery<\/title>\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\n<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.gstatic.com\" crossorigin>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Fraunces:ital,opsz,wght@0,9..144,300;0,9..144,400;0,9..144,500;1,9..144,400&#038;family=Inter:wght@300;400;500;600&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n:root{--ink:#1a1a1a;--ink-soft:#5c584f;--accent:#9a3d28;--line:#e4e1d8;--pad:clamp(1.25rem,5vw,4rem);}\n*{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0;}\nhtml,body{width:100%;background:#ffffff;color:var(--ink);font-family:'Inter',sans-serif;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}\n.serif{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;}\n.hero{padding:clamp(2.2rem,6vw,4rem) var(--pad) clamp(1.6rem,4vw,2.2rem);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}\n.hero .eyebrow{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-style:italic;font-size:.95rem;color:var(--accent);margin-bottom:.6rem;}\n.hero h1{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,3.4rem);line-height:1.1;margin-bottom:.8rem;}\n.hero .dek{font-size:1.02rem;line-height:1.7;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:64ch;}\n.block{padding:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.8rem) var(--pad);}\n.list{border-top:1px solid var(--line);}\n.entry{padding:2rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);}\n.entry .when{font-size:.82rem;color:var(--accent);letter-spacing:.02em;margin-bottom:.6rem;}\n.entry h3{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-weight:400;font-size:1.5rem;margin-bottom:.7rem;line-height:1.25;max-width:32ch;}\n.entry p{font-size:.98rem;line-height:1.72;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:64ch;margin-bottom:.8rem;}\n.entry p:last-child{margin-bottom:0;}\n.signoff{font-family:'Fraunces',serif;font-style:italic;color:var(--accent);margin-top:.7rem;}\n<\/style>\n<\/head>\n<body>\n\n<div class=\"hero\">\n  <div class=\"eyebrow\">Announcements from the gallery<\/div>\n  <h1 class=\"serif\">Gallery News<\/h1>\n  <p class=\"dek\">Updates on the gallery&#8217;s programming, milestones, and the road from a Vancouver storefront to a digital platform reaching photographers and collectors well beyond the city.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"block\">\n  <div class=\"list\">\n    <div class=\"entry\">\n      <div class=\"when\">Most recent<\/div>\n      <h3>A retirement, after twenty years<\/h3>\n      <p>After twenty inspiring years building Truth and Beauty and The Commotion, Peppa has announced her retirement. It&#8217;s been an amazing ride filled with wonderful experiences, brilliant colleagues, and memories she will cherish forever, and one she is closing with real gratitude rather than regret.<\/p>\n      <p>As The Commotion Digital Gallery concludes its run, heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who has been part of this meaningful endeavour \u2014 the photographers represented, the collectors who trusted the gallery&#8217;s eye, and everyone who showed up for a talk, a workshop, or an opening.<\/p>\n      <div class=\"signoff\">With love, Peppa<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"entry\">\n      <div class=\"when\">Milestone<\/div>\n      <h3>Twenty years, two galleries<\/h3>\n      <p>Truth and Beauty opened its doors in Vancouver in 2005. 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