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Hosted by the Kimoto Gallery, Lori Motokado will have her first solo show of watercolours on paper. Created with muted colours and very fine brushwork, her works have an endearing quality. Photographs are copied with endless patience and loving care, each telling a story of longing for a time when the things we used were…
Knocking on the door in other parts of the world can be a pleasurable experience as the visitor beholds and traces the intricate designs on a door knocker. Alireza Jahanpanah, architect and photographer, has researched and photographed door knockers in Iran for 25 years. Jahanpanah’s Iranian Door Knockers project is on display (June 10 –…
While the untrained eye may not be able to spot the differences, Japanese kimonos come in a wide range of styles for different occasions and seasons. As warmer weather approaches, kimono instructor Fumiko Horan will offer a workshop at the Nikkei Centre focused on the yukata, a type of casual summer kimono. “When you wear…
Starting on June 20, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre will host a vast and beautiful collection of mingei, handcrafted arts from Japan. Mingei, meaning “arts of the people”, is handmade, inexpensive art often bought by tourists in Japan. Kokeshi dolls, Daruma dolls and Maneki-Neko, or Lucky Cat, are all mingei, and are all…
Terry Sasaki, a Japanese artist and craftsman, practices his artistry by creating a fusion of traditional Japanese sensibilities with Western techniques and craft materials from throughout Asia in order to produce a wide range of visual media and wearable art. Sasaki will be hosting his latest exhibit, A Journey through Flows and Currents at the…
Young, innovative entrepreneurs are at the forefront of the vibrant gaming industry that has been flourishing over the last decade in the Lower Mainland. Among them is Jeffrey Jang, who was the recipient of the 2015 BCBusiness top 30 under 30 award. His expertise with illustration and design has grown over the years through freelancing…
Jade is at the centre of Circle of Life, a documentary film by Andrew B. Matheson, which will have its free film premiere at the Baumont Studios on May 28 in honour of B.C. jade day. Characterized by its sheer strength and durability, the stone holds many physically and spiritually important qualities. Organized by the…
From 1933 to 1974, Portugal was ruled by the Estado Novo, the authoritarian regime of Prime Minister António de Oliveira Salazar, which censored creative expression and government criticism while promoting its own version of folk art. The 1974 Carnation Revolution overthrew the Estado Novo, and ushered in a period of unrestricted creativity, providing a climate…
Dimasalang III International Artist Group exhibition, Kalayaan (freedom), is on until July 4 at the Surrey Arts Centre. Dimasalang founder Sofronio Ylanan Mendoza, known by Sym, leads the display. Sandie Gillis, author of Sym – The Power of Life and Struggle, volunteers for the Dimasalang International Artists Group and organized the event. An inspirational history…
Local artists Shamina Senaratne and Christie Lim have collaborated to create an exhibit that showcases their textile creations. Senaratne’s work for the Evergreen Cultural Centre exhibit, Here and Through and Back and Through, began with a line that she says looped back on itself. “It was an image that wouldn’t leave me. It spoke to…
To some extent, photographer Greg Girard is drawn to the contradiction between the surface of a city and what the underlying reality might be. He explores this idea in his exhibit Richmond/Kowloon featured at explorASIAN at the Richmond Art Gallery. “A reality might reveal itself through various cracks that might appear, both figuratively and literally,…
The Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF) brings together thousands of people to celebrate comic art every year. Run by the Vancouver Comic Arts Association, a non-profit organization that aims to connect the community with local comic artists, VanCAF fuels the expanding comic fanbase in Vancouver Shannon Campbell, president and event coordinator, explains that there is…
On May 23 at the Alan Emmott Centre in Burnaby, the Vancouver Ikebana Association (VIA) will kick off a celebration of its 50 years in existence with a one-day show by the Japanese Consulate General. Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, is an art steeped in history in both Japan and Vancouver. According to…
