Wenjie Shen
Articles by Wenjie Shen
Education with a touch of empathy and compassion
June 10 2019 International Photo by Colin J McMechan
In Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, Alim Fakirani met with a local teacher during his …
ROOM 2048: a threatened language and culture
April 3 2017 CultureRoom 2048, the latest multimedia dance theatre piece produced by Vancouver-based interdisciplinary arts company Hong Kong Exile, explores the realities facing the Cantonese diaspora.
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Education with a touch of empathy and compassion
March 20 2017 CommunityIn Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania, Alim Fakirani met with a local teacher during his work at the Aga Khan University-Institute for Educational Development. Although from different …
Amazon rainforest: recognizing the rights of nature
March 6 2017 ArtAmazonia – The Rights of Nature, the Museum of Anthropology at UBC’s (MOA) …
An artist’s prickly journey
February 20 2017 ArtLanguage is not only important for survival but is …
Everyone should live in Vancouver at least once
February 6 2017 Verbatim Photo par hans-johnson, Flickr
I have been in Vancouver for a year and a half or so. I grew up in Shanghai, the biggest city…
Artists break down communication barriers through comedy
February 6 2017 ComedyVancouver choreographer Tara Cheyenne …
Musician spreads freedom through past vibrations
January 23 2017 Culture Khari Wendell McClelland recreates music from the Underground Railroad. | Photo by Andrew Jeffrey
In hopes of finding freedom…
Making peace with Aboriginal history through art
January 9 2017 ArtTunics of the Changing Tide, a painting by First Nations artist Marianne Nicolson, has transformed the Dzawada̱’enux̱w Nation’s history and story into artwork. Nicolson’s work will be …
Watercolour artist brings the North Shore to life
December 5 2016 ArtNorth Vancouver Waterfront At Night (Detail), a watercolour by Mohammad Reza Atashzad.| Photo courtesy of Mohammad Reza …