Anastasia Scherders
Articles by Anastasia Scherders

Podcasts deliver diverse programming to community radio listeners
April 13 2015 Cover StoryIn the last decade, podcasting has redefined broadcasting for radio stations, producers, hosts and listeners alike. For community radio stations, which offer exceptionally diverse and niche …

The ancient village of the Musqueam First Nation
February 9 2015 CultureVancouver is not a new city, and a series of exhibitions titled c’əsnaʔəm, the city before the city seeks to challenge this misconception about a region that has been occupied for 9,000 years. …

A portrait of the artist as an exile
January 12 2015 ArtIn his latest exhibition, Crossed, Vancouver-based artist Ahmad Tabrizi shares a unique form of portraiture and visual poetry, where the complexities of language, expression and identity overlap with…

The unlimited curiosity of artist Shimabuku
December 8 2014 ArtJapanese artist Shimabuku is remarkably curious. And through his highly imaginative artistic practice, he makes the familiar and mundane seem fascinating, humorous and strange. For Shimabuku, it is …

Making art to recollect and reconcile past traumas
November 17 2014 ArtAlthough Vancouver-based artists Kelly Gough and Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo have contrasting histories and artistic practices, they share common ground. Gallery Gachet’s current exhibition, …

Black Strathcona places history in the palm of your hand
November 3 2014 CommunityWelcome to Strathcona’s East Side, which – for six decades – was Vancouver’s first and only black neighbourhood. It is a vital part of Vancouver’s history that many are unfamiliar with; but…

Plains Cree artist paints life in full colour
October 20 2014 ArtNo story is black and white, especially not for Plains Cree artist George Littlechild. Known for his colourful paintings and distinct pop art style of portraiture, Littlechild’s newest work is on …

Dive beneath the surface at VIFF
September 22 2014 Cover StoryThis year, the Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) will present three documentaries …

Digital images and imagination: Constructing new identities and geographies
August 25 2014 Art Azawad Libre!, (Space), 2012, digital print on paper. | Photo courtesy of the artist.
Azawad Libre! New Media and Imagined …

Haida Gwaii artist draws beautiful lines and crosses cultural and artistic boundaries
July 7 2014 ArtThe 2014 Indian …