Hong Kong pro-democracy movement through an artist’s lens
“As the Chinese government puts more measures and efforts into silencing its people in Hong Kong or elsewhere, we over here have the privilege to speak up and with this privilege we have a …
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April 12 2021 Art Farahnaz Samari, artist taking inspiration from the city
Farahnaz Samari’s series, Living on the edge, is inspired by and an ode to the city of Vancouver. | Photo courtesy of Farahnaz Samari
It has been more than 25 years since Iranian-Canadian …
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March 22 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - An Indigenous healing connection to the land
Suicide among Canada’s Indigenous people is disproportionally higher than in the non-Indigenous population according to a survey done by Statistics Canada (2011–2016). Less well known are the …
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March 22 2021 Culture Let’s go: Skoden Indigenous Film Festival
Carr Sappier, SFU School for the Contemporary Arts (SCA) film grad, says the Skoden Film Festival revolves around the Truth and Reconciliation Act but that there are also a variety of themes beyond …
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March 22 2021 Culture Violation: Seamless blend of genres
Photo by courtesy of Pacific Northwest Pictures
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March 22 2021 Culture From violin to viola and beyond
Marina Thibeault, a UBC School of Music professor and Juno Award-nominated violist, will be performing a selection of pieces from Canadian-based women and non-binary composers Ana Sokolović, Dorothy…
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March 8 2021 Community Cultural Spotlight - Coast Mental Health honoured as one of B.C.’s Top Employers
Despite a challenging year for the healthcare industry, Coast Mental Health (CMH), a registered charity, was named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2021.
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March 8 2021 International The Great Derangement - A call to action on climate change
“Climate change is the most important issue of our times,” says Indian writer Amitav Ghosh.
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March 8 2021 Culture Celebrating resilience through performing arts
Dakhka Khwaan Dancers. | Photo by Simon Ager
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March 8 2021 Culture Arno Kamolika - An unlikely Bharatanatyam dancer
“Dance is an expression of community, and the performer brings something to the performances based on their experiences,” says Arno Kamolika.
A Bangladeshi-Canadian architect-turned-dancer, …