Cantonese Opera Artistic Workshop Indigenous Music, Opera & People from South Guangdong There is a long oral tradition of storytelling in China. Muk’yu/muyu (wooden fish) songs, naam yum (southern sound), dragon boat songs and a variety of folk songs have been popular among the ordinary people in South Guangdong for at least over 300 years. … Continue reading →

Breaking Ground Join PIRS for an evening of migrant stories “What would happen if one woman told the truth about her life? The world would split open.” ~ Muriel Rukeyser ● Four women from the Vancouver chapter of The Shoe Project tell their stories of arrival and adaptation — through a pair of shoes. ● … Continue reading →

Join us for an artist talk by Vancouver-based artist Diyan Achjadi, who will present on her public artwork Coming Soon! This is a year-long project taking place throughout Vancouver on the structures that surround construction sites. Each month, a new series of prints made using letterpress, linocut and lithography techniques are installed throughout the city, … Continue reading →

  What Is Shut Up and Write? Shut Up And Write meet-ups place the typically solitary activity of writing into a more social space. The idea is simple: a group of people get together and focus on their own writing, with short breaks to socialise – “No critiquing, exercises, lectures, ego, competition or feeling guilty.” … Continue reading →

To My Unborn Child Wen-Li Chen Hosted by the Richmond Art Gallery Curated by Tyler Russell September 14 – November 10 Talk and Tour with Curator Tyler Russell: September 13, 6-7pm Opening Reception: September 13, 7-9pm Richmond Art Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday, 10am-6pm Saturday & Sunday, 10am-5pm The Richmond Art Gallery is located in … Continue reading →

An Evening with Monia Mazigh and Barâa Arar “Being a person of colour, being a Muslim woman who wears the hijab, or being anyone who identifies publicly with a minority group, that identity becomes politicized by others whether you like it or not.”—Barâa Arar The more one knows about author Monia Mazigh, the more inspiring … Continue reading →

Anna Wong: Traveller on Two Roads August 31-November 3, 2018 Opening Reception: Thursday, August 30, 7pm Canadian master printmaker Anna Wong (1930-2013) was born and raised in Chinatown in Vancouver, BC. In her early twenties, Wong worked at her family’s business, Modernize Tailors. After studying Chinese brush painting in Hong Kong and graduating from the … Continue reading →

Launched in 2013, LiterASIAN is an annual festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing and a community-building initiative of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop (ACWW). The first of its kind within Canada, the festival’s purpose is to promote and celebrate the works of Asian Canadian writers and artists through author readings, panel discussions, and workshop … Continue reading →

Hope-Princeton Roadcamp Legacy Sign Unveiling & Tashme Museum Expansion Opening Fri., Sept. 7, 2018, 11 am Location: Chain up pull-out on Hwy 3, 10 km East of Hope Followed by Ribbon-cutting at Sunshine Valley Tashme Museum & lunch reception If you are interested in bus transportation and or attending, please RSVP Nikkei National Museum Linda … Continue reading →