See North Shore Beauty Through the Lens of Chinese Ink Painting
By Song Xianjun In North America, lemon chicken is one of the most popular dishes in Chinese restaurants, and in a certain sense, it represents the taste of Chinese food. However, the truth is that in China, you’d need help finding this dish in local restaurants. When traditional Chinese culture is interpreted through the lens […]
Video: Meet Holly Mitchell, Whistler-Based Abstract Painter
Holly Mitchell is a British-Canadian abstract painter working in Whistler. Throughout her work, Holly takes inspiration from nature and how the changing seasons alter her surroundings. Using lush colours and textures, Holly creates a rich emotional palate for her audience. Her canvases convey a tranquillity that welcomes pause and reflection as if you were experiencing a […]
Step into an Interactive Graphic Novel with “For: Ze”
By Paula Burrows Preventing textile waste and promoting sustainability have become priorities for many in the fashion industry, prompting the question: how else can we change the established but archaic system? Innovators in the industry are currently challenging the traditional format of cycling through collections and runway shows and, instead, experimenting with new ways of […]
Video: Meet Jeanette Kotowich, Local Dance Artist and Choreographer
Jeanette Kotowich is a dancer and choreographer living on the West Coast of BC. Here she shares insights into the process of her work. Jeanette Kotowich is a multi-discipline dance artist and choreographer born in Treaty 4 territory Saskatchewan, living and working in the Ancestral and unceded Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) əl̓ilw̓ətaʔɬ/ (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) territories, […]
‘Apparition Room’ Celebrates 50 Years of Western Front
By Natasha Ponda Apparition Room, the ongoing exhibition celebrating 50 years of the Western Front gallery, pools digitized works from their archives to showcase pieces made by over 50 artists. This is an exhibition for the senses, where the meditative gallery space melds colour, sound and movement. For the duration of this landmark show, the intimate […]
March Arts and Culture Events
Despite the cold snap, Metro Vancouver is gearing up for warmer weather and longer days as Daylight Savings approaches. Here are just a few of the things you can expect as the frost melts and arts across the city “spring” into a new season. *Cover photo: In-progress painting by Matt Bowen for Habitual, opening at […]
9 Pieces of Public Art You Might Not Know About
By Miret Rodriguez As the curator of the Metro Vancouver art program, Curated Tastes, I often take people to museums, galleries, and artist studios to explore public and private art in the city. While it’s a curated experience, I give my guests the opportunity to discover things, and be surprised, as if they were exploring the […]
The Audain Art Museum Brings Rembrandt to Whistler
By Harriet Goodwin The touring exhibit ‘The Collectors’ Cosmos’ has paid a visit to the Audain Art Museum in Whistler! This once-private collection of prints was accumulated over 40 years by two doctors from Montreal, Drs. Jonathan Meakins and Jacqueline McClaran. It was recently donated to the National Gallery of Canada, and in so doing, […]
Exploring Burnaby’s Art Galleries and Museums
By Madison Smart If you’re new to the area, Metro Vancouver has some truly fantastic museums and galleries. Interesting arts and culture spaces are never too far, and always make for reliable creative outings.But if you’re feeling a bit overwhelmed with which direction to set off in, a route through Burnaby is a surefire way […]
Panjabi Garden Celebrates a Love of Language
On view now at the Surrey Art Gallery, Keerat Kaur’s Panjabi Garden invites you to enter the lush growth of a cultivated language.This striking exhibition examines how many minority communities are pressured to abandon their native vocabulary and embrace an English one once arriving in Western countries.For the language of her own culture, Panjabi, Kaur creates an […]
aBIOTIC Filters Water Through A Digital Lens
By Kristin Lim Recently opened at New Media Gallery, aBIOTIC is an impressive experiential exhibition that brings together three international artists exploring the mysterious behaviours of water. The installations use sound, light, technology, physics and chemistry to investigate and manipulate elements. The works on view include The Long Now by Cologne-based Verena Friedrich; Sky by Paris-based collective Labofactory; and Infra/Supra by Reykjavik-based Finnbogi Pétursson. […]
“Guilty as Skin” Creates An Important Dialogue With Viewers
The current exhibition at The Gallery at Queen’s Park, “Guilty As Skin,” is a brave call to action against the systemic racism of our justice system. Artist Crystal Noir brings vulnerability and strength to her sculptures and canvases by showing black identity in relation to the continued oppression by the police and those in positions […]