Where to Catch Live Music and Theatre This Spring
The Lower Mainland supports the arts in a big way, offering world class performances in a variety of venues. Here’s where to visit and what to see. Tickets go fast, so secure your seats soon. By Catherine Dunwoody Shadbolt Centre for the Arts in Burnaby’s Deer Lake Park hosts the upcoming Legally Blonde the Musical […]
March 2024 Arts and Culture Events
March brings a reviving creative energy well worth coming out of hibernation for! This month brings plenty of artistic variety to shake off the last gasp of winter. Traditional Indigenous storytelling through comic art at Bill Reid Gallery, a collection of 700 700 LP record covers that make up a historical painting at Polygon, or […]
Aporia (Notes to a Medium) at Morris and Helen Belkin Gallery
Through large-scale experiential works, installations, film, sculpture, textile works, and painting, Aporia (Notes to a Medium) at the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery explores multiple themes that teeter between contrasting ideas: real and pretend uncertainty, delusion and reality, the past and the future, and doubt as a space for critical reflection and as a […]
Vancouver’s Outdoor Gallery “Platforms: Nine Places for Seeing”
Did you know that Vancouver has its very own outdoor art gallery? Platforms: Nine Places for Seeing spans several unexpected public locations including billboards, SkyTrain stations, plazas, transit shelters and the windows of well-known cultural institutions. It is the first time that the Platforms program, run by the City of Vancouver, has been dedicated to […]
8 Family-Friendly Art Programs in Metro Vancouver
Are you on the lookout for enriching and memorable family experiences in and around Vancouver? Get ready to embark on a journey where creativity knows no bounds and imagination takes centre stage! Here are eight family-friendly art activities that not only promise hours of enjoyment but also nurture your child’s creativity, boost their confidence, and […]
See Vancouver in a New Light with Winter Arts Fest
The 2024 Winter Arts Festival has arrived with more reasons to venture out and explore the city’s creative side! Kicking off in Vancouver on February 22 – 27, the Winter Arts Fest brings multimedia artists together to blanket the skyline with vibrant colour and light. Every event and installation brings a new opportunity to see […]
Sign Artist Cody Swinkels Finds Beauty in the Details
Even if you don’t recognize artist Cody Swinkels by name, chances are you’re likely familiar with his work. As a sign designer and painter, Swinkels gives his clients the glory of having their names in the bold print. Using walls, windows, and sandwich boards (even the sides of boats) as his canvases, his distinct lettering […]
Gathie Falk: Revelations and the Meaning Behind Everyday Objects
Gathie Falk: Revelations takes us on a reflective journey into the significance and reality of our experiences with everyday objects. Known for her range as an artist, the exhibit features an incredible display of multi-media installations, sculptures, and paintings highlighting important yet mundane pieces of life. Strolling through the Audain Art Museum exhibit, you’ll notice […]
Discover 6 Artists with Pennylane Shen of Dazed and Confucius
Say hello to Pennylane Shen. An accomplished artist consultant, curator, and educator who has been a driving force behind the global art consultancy firm, Dazed and Confucius, since 2011. With a commitment to prioritizing strong conceptual foundations and identity building, Dazed and Confucius places paramount importance on the quality of the artwork itself. Pennylane works […]
Untangling Cultural Hair Rituals at Surrey Art Gallery
For many cultures, hair offers a connection to deep, long-standing traditions. With un/tangling, un/covering, un/doing on now at the Surrey Art Gallery, ten artists from across Canada explore that concept and offer their own stories for how different hair stylings can act as personal expression, a tether to family and ancestors, or in some cases, […]
IceBear: Bringing Visions into Reality
IceBear, also known as Chris Johnston, is a First Nations artist from Chippewas of Nawash (Cape Croker) in Ontario. IceBear embraces constant “exploration and experimentation,” viewing his art as a lifelong adventure. Over his career, his work has evolved from a graphic, contemporary abstract style that combines forms and shapes of traditional Ojibway art, to […]
Intersecting Orbits: Michael Morris and Joan Balzar at Griffin Art Projects
Griffin Art Projects presents Intersecting Orbits: Michael Morris and Joan Balzar, an exhibition that shines a new light on the dynamic West Coast art scene of the 1960s and 1970s. Co-curated by Lisa Baldissera and David MacWilliam, the show delves into the work of Joan Balzar (1928 – 2016) and Michael Morris (1942-2022), who were […]