Punk icon Joey Shithead handed Hall of Fame star
Lit up by gaudy signage outside Granville Street’s pop fashion retailers, a crowd paid tribute Thursday to Vancouver punk hero Joe Keithley as he was awarded a[…]
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Instagram photo group becomes a part of Vancouver promotions
VANCOUVER – When Glenda Ollero moved to Vancouver six years ago, she connected with like-minded people over a love of photography, through a then little-known app called Instagram.[…]
UBC professor returns to Doctor Who
A University of British Columbia professor has gone from being a fan of the iconic British television series Doctor Who to directing some of its biggest episodes in[…]
On the road with aspiring Vancouver folk rockers The River and the Road
Far from the nearest major city, bands in Vancouver looking to break out have no choice but to take their shows on the road. One such aspiring group is[…]
Indie gallery carves its place in Vancouver’s art scene
The GAM Gallery in Vancouver is a labour of love gone right. Five years ago, four young friends had an idea to create a new kind of art space.
Storytelling leaps from the page to Vancouver park
A new art project is bringing storytelling off the page and into the streets of one Vancouver neighbourhood. The Active Fiction Project allows participants to discover chapters of[…]
Coast Salish designer brings native art to mainstream fashion
Seated behind a colourful display in downtown Vancouver’s upscale Holt Renfrew department store, Tyler-Alan Jacobs painstakingly threads minuscule beads onto a tiny pair of pink moccasins. A number of[…]
Persian cultural legacy on display in North Vancouver
For the first time an exhibit in North Vancouver features the arrival stories of Iranian Canadians as the largest immigrant population on the North Shore. The oral history[…]
Local art rentals come to Vancouver
Vancouverites can now rent art from local artists. ArtsAlly, a new service which launched in early November, allows users to browse their collection online, learn about the artists and[…]
Battle of the bands finds rhythm in new venue
A battle-of-the-bands that has been a launching pad for local artists since the 1980s is getting back to its rowdy roots after a move away from its longstanding[…]
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