Find Where Langley and Hawaii Intersect with Fort Gallery’s Brewer Beaver Exhibition
The current exhibition at Fort Gallery in Langley, The Brewer Beaver, explores the connection between the historical area and the Hawaiian Islands of all places. Staged by artists Andrea Nunes and Brady Cranfield, the show’s centrepiece is a miniaturized replica of a weathervane that currently resides in downtown Honolulu. If you’re wondering if beavers are […]
Join the 2022 Push Festival
A yearly tradition of live performance and multimedia, this is the 18th season that the fest will be showing off local and international artists alike. This time, Push performances are channelling the collective angst, and anxiety we’ve all been feeling over the last two years, and turning it into something new and inspiring.Spread over two […]
Caught and Captivated by information + impression at Pendulum Gallery
By Jaclyn Hayward Through the hustle, bustle and turbulence of our times, you can still find a sense of calm when you enter the Pendulum Gallery. Juxtaposed by the heart of busy downtown Vancouver, the gallery is surrounded by glass walls emulating boundlessness. Currently, it holds the newest exhibit by Connie Sabo which displays this […]
Jonah Samson / Nothing To Be Done at Macaulay & Co. Fine Art
By Jaclyn Hayward Absurdist loyalists will be drawn to the exhibit title of Nothing to be done while both recognizing it as the start of an infamous play but also as a relatable “vibe” for our times as we live through restrictions and lockdowns. On the pristine walls of Macaulay & Co. Fine Art, Jonah […]
Tuesday Night Art Talks: At Your Home And With An Artist
Written by Natasha Ponda Attend a different kind of Zoom meeting from the ones some of us are used to. Returning with Season 3 of Tuesday Night Talks, the Audain Art Museum combines their impressive permanent collection, the intimacy of an art-centred community, and a little help from the internet, to mould a unique experience […]
Riopelle: The Call of Northern Landscapes and Indigenous Cultures
The Audain Art Museum’s current exhibition, Riopelle: The Call of Northern Landscapes and Indigenous Cultures, is an amalgamation of Québécois artist Jean Paul Riopelle’s (1923-2002) work inspired by exploring Canada’s northern edges. Perhaps best known for the large-scale abstract paintings that brought him acclaim during the 50s and 60s, the pieces on display at The […]
Sankofa at MOA: A Connection Between African Spirit and Diasporic Identity
Written by Natasha Ponda Sankofa: a word of West African origin, conveys the value of connecting your heritage to the present in order to properly face your future. Inspiring the convergence of 100+ objects of art, history, and tradition, the Museum of Anthropology’s current exhibition, Sankofa, morphs into an embodiment of the word itself. West […]
Yoko Ono’s ‘Growing Freedom’ blurs the line between Art, Audience, and Artist
Written by Natasha Ponda Who is Yoko? This defined my initial curiosity walking into the Vancouver Art Gallery. Since I’m one who’s heard the name by way of her relationship to John Lennon, I was excited to get to know, through her work, who this female artist from Japan could be. The answer? It didn’t […]
Burnaby Art Gallery Acquires New Voices and Expands Direction
Cover photo: If Not Now, Then When? By Lucie Chan Written by Natasha Ponda Curation and collection choice is a deliberate practice that gives form to ideas and invites new connections. With eight years in the making, I recently witnessed the result of a mass commitment to a singular mission: to broaden acquisitions that raise […]
The View From Here at SFU Gallery
By Wade Kinley Where do we stand? What do we stand for? And how much of any of it can we stand? These questions are at the heart of the first exhibition at the SFU Gallery in almost two years. The view from here: Collections from the SFU Art Collection brings together pieces from five […]
Eastside Culture Crawl Begins
Cover photo: Tiffany Blaise at Studio One One Six. Shot by Wendy D By Jaclyn Hayward Art and design can call out to us; they can inspire and move us. They can stimulate a little part of our soul that makes us feel things we’ve forgotten, missed, or desired. They can even amplify a message, […]
The New Bobbie Burgers Exhibition Blooms From the Confines of a Pandemic
By Jordan Baraniecki The current Bobbie Burgers exhibition at The West Vancouver Art Museum features striking works created throughout the lockdowns of the last two years. Creating works both on paper and in sculpture, it’s clear that the artist has worked through something that all artists have been struggling with lately, cultivating a creative process […]