An intriguing new exhibition on Vancouver’s North Shore is inviting you to rediscover the world around you and reconnect with simple materials, like glass, plaster, and wool. ?What Matters! brings
By Mark Shelling [Editor’s note: In light of recent developments, many arts and cultural organizations in BC have closed or have cancelled upcoming performances to help slow down the spread
[In Vancouver’s historic Chinatown, across from markets piled high with dried goods and and a bakery that would be easy to pass by unnoticed (if it wasn’t for out-the-door line-ups)
Photograph by Mike Wakefield Originally from France, the visual artist Sandrine Pelissier has been living in North Vancouver for the past 18 years. She is an active member in her
Art galleries and museums across BC are working to make their programming more accessible: and that means inviting children and families to participate in the fun. Next time you’re planning
By Wade Kinley Up a steep narrow staircase, just off Pender street in Vancouver’s Chinatown neighbourhood is the one-time offices of Bestway Travel. Its modest sign still hangs over the
Investigation of Things, a new exhibition on now at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Vancouver, takes a look at how we look at the world around us.
Photograph by Yunuen Perez Vertti Grant Withers is a husband, dad and photographic visionary living in Burnaby. Shooting since he was a teenager armed with his father’s Pentax SLR, he
With 2020 in full swing, it’s time to start filling your calendar with culture. Here’s a list of events and goings-on that you can attend with your Valentine, or your
You don’t always have to take a trip to a museum or gallery to enjoy local art. New Westminster has done a wonderful job of curating temporary and permanent public
Photo: Xuuya XiisGid | Yaahl Xigid| Raven Stretched OutLED lightbox with transmounted lightjet duratrans, 2017 The majority of the pieces in this solo exhibition feature Haida artist, Terri-Lynn Williams-Davidson, using
Checking out inspiring local and international art and artists doesn’t have to break the bank. There are plenty of free (or almost free) exhibitions all over the West Coast. We’ve
Emerging out of a courtyard in downtown Vancouver is a hidden gem of a gallery with large skylights framed by terracotta archways; just some of the remaining architectural features of
Gordon Duggan brings a world of experience to New Media Gallery in New Westminster. And that’s not said lightly. An award-winning designer, theorist, curator, teacher and somewhat accidental activist, Gordon
In an intimate exhibition at the Burnaby Art Gallery curated by Emily Dundas Oke, six indigenous artists explore the way stories reverberate through our modern, shared world. Voices from the
2020 is upon us and, with it, a likely stretch of inclement weather. Luckily, the cold months are no deterrent for culture makers in BC, for there are more than
The museums and galleries of West Coast Curated exist on the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, Kwikwetlem, Qayqayt, Stó:lō and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. No
Andrea Mueller is a contemporary Canadian artist, painter and art instructor living in the mountain village of Whistler. Inspired by the energy of the town and people that visit and
Dorothy Doherty is a contemporary mixed media artist living and working in Vancouver. Involved in visual arts her entire adult life, she works in a variety of media, including painting,
Photo credit: Trace Exhibition: Arnauld Colcomb & Bertrand Planes It was just a ten-minute ferry ride off the coast of Vancouver Island. Another ordinary everyday commute for hundreds of passengers
As we dash through the calendar towards the holidays, the struggle to find a well-suited and thoughtful gift for everyone on your list likely isn’t getting any easier. If you’ve
