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[…]
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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[…]
Hopes grow for all-ages venue in Vancouver
Proponents have welcomed a pledge by Mayor Gregor Robertson to support an all-ages venue in Vancouver. But the leading organizer for all-ages music, SafeAmp, says there is still[…]
Prince of pot shut out of Vancouver cinemas
A locally produced documentary about B.C.’s Prince of Pot Marc Emery is only playing in one Vancouver cinema. Citizen Marc is showing in 13 major Canadian cities but not[…]
Big film hits small town B.C.
A small city in north Okanagan is gearing up to host a major Hollywood production starring Academy award winner Anthony Hopkins. Enderby, population of around 3,000, is the main[…]
Toronto group prepares lifeline for Vancouver artists
A Toronto non-profit hopes to bring to Vancouver a method of beating high real-estate prices and creating affordable workspaces for artists. For decades, Toronto Artscape has created affordable real[…]
Art not ads for Vancouver billboard
A billboard in Strathcona has been reimagined as art for the first time in Vancouver as part of a project to introduce contemporary Vancouver artists to the community.[…]
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