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Vancouver’s Asian Canadian community will be hosting their annual literary event, literASIAN, from Sept. 21–25. The theme, History and Memory, will be presented through a series of panels, workshops and book launches from 18 knowledgeable and respected authors, including Jean Barman, Paul Yee and Joy Kogawa. Paul Yee, author of many works inspired by growing…
Kashif Pasta and Shyam Valera of Dunya Media have hit it big with their entry into Telus’ StoryHive entitled ‘Welcome to Surrey’. StoryHive is a community powered funding program for new content creators. The annual competition welcomes applicants from Alberta and B.C. to take part in creating their own web series. The winner in each…
Vancouver Cantonese Opera chose the challenging musical Reunion at the Moon Pavilion and artistic director Rosa Cheng hopes the accessible and engaging work resonates with local audiences. The opera will be performed at the Michael J. Fox Theatre in Burnaby(Sept. 16, 7 p.m.). Reunion at the Moon Pavilion is a love story that had been…
Italian-Canadian poet Diego Bastianutti and Italian photographer Jon Guido Bertelli have combined their works to shine a spotlight on the stark contrasts of Vancouver. They have focused on illustrating the humanity that revolves around the Downtown Eastside and the stories of its inhabitants. The exhibit opens on Sept. 10 at the Italian Cultural Centre –…
With two exhibitions currently showing in Vancouver, Dutch artist Mirjam Linschooten and Canadian artist Sameer Farooq say it’s a blend of research, asking questions, engaging in dialogue and working together. The exhibition features a mix of installation, photography, design and writing. Farooq says White, Steel, Slice Mask which is on display in the windows of…
An opportunity has risen in Vancouver to learn and experience the food and culture of the Hakka people of Taiwan. This year’s TAIWANfest (Sept. 3–5), alongside the Vancouver Taiwan Hakka Association, sheds light on a people’s history with their Experience Hakka program. Since 1990, TAIWANfest has been raising awareness to Taiwanese history and building communities…
The Nahualli Folklore Society will be one of many groups performing at the Richmond World Festival to showcase Mexican culture. Lily Cazares is one of the founders of the non-profit organization. She says that the society started after she met several other dancers who wanted to create a group to perform dances from the more…
The Seriousness of Play, an exhibition of the unique art that is Haida Manga and created by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas will be on display until Oct. 2 at the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art. Haida Manga is a combination of iconographies and frame lines from the culture of the North Pacific Indigenous peoples along…
Leon Lee never expected to become a filmmaker, but an article from an independent Chinese language newspaper started it all. After reading a story in the local media about forced organ harvesting, information he says he could never have learned about in China, he realized that independent media were crucial to a strong and free…
In the Richmond Art Gallery’s latest exhibit, The Transformation of Things, local artists collaborate to explore Chinese art heritage in a modern Western landscape. Paint, calligraphy and sculpture illustrate the movement of the human imagination in the natural world. For Victoria-based artist Rick Leong, this show began over a year ago when Richmond Art Gallery…
While Portugal shares similarities with other Latin countries in Europe such as Italy and Spain, Sandra Medeiros says it is unique in its own right – Portugal winning this year’s Euro Cup certainly helps. “You usually don’t hear a lot about Portugal or its events in the city – it’s so nice because Portugal gets…
Métis artist and scholar Dylan Miner will let plants tell their part of the story in an art exhibition that will focus on traditional First Nations medicine. Michif – Michin (the people, the medicine) will open on August 5 at 6 p.m. in Gallery Gachet and occupy the space until August 28. Although the show…
The Powell Street Festival celebrates its 40th anniversary on July 30th and 31st with festivities honoring Japanese-Canadian heritage. In collaboration with design students in Germany, a BCIT undergrad trio draws inspiration from Japanese carp-shaped windsocks for their winning structure, The Koinobori. This year, Bing Thom Architects (BTA) presented students of design and architecture with a…
