With this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is excited to present Mooncakes, a children’s book written by Loretta Seto. Mooncakes is the lyrical story of a young girl who shares the special celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival with her parents. As they eat mooncakes, drink tea and watch … Continue reading →

Are you an immigrant or refugee woman interested in writing? September 21 to November 23, 2021 * 10 Meetings * 5:30-8pm at the BMO Theatre Centre Private performance coaching follows * Final performances in January 2022  What will we do? Twelve women will work with Vancouver writer Caroline Adderson to create a 600-word personal memoir about their … Continue reading →

The CanAsian National Digital Platform is being created to improve the representation of Canadian artists of Asian origin on a national scale, while facilitating exchanges between artists as well as with the cultural industry. The project is looking to hear from Canadian Asian Artists to help develop the platform that will be a free one-stop … Continue reading →

To improve the representation of Canadian artists of Asian origin while facilitating exchanges between artists as well as with the cultural industry, a national digital platform is being created. This project is evolving under the supervision of a multicultural, multidisciplinary and pan-Canadian council. Funded with a major grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, … Continue reading →

Asian Persuasion All Stars is a collective of Vancouver-based Asian and non-Asian indie rock musicians who joined forces to combat the rise in Anti-Asian racism in Metro Vancouver during the COVID-19 pandemic. They recently released a cover of the ska classic, “Racist Friend,” originally by the Special AKA in 1984. The song is subtitled “Felix … Continue reading →

Artist Statement I have had a passion for painting, a love of nature and a deep commitment to uplifting humanity, since I was a young child. As I got older, I realized that the world was not always a safe place and it has been crucial to my development as an artist to speak to … Continue reading →

Kimberly Leong is a freelance illustrator, concept artist, and comic artist based in Metro Vancouver. She received her BFA in Illustration from Emily Carr University of Art and Design in the year 2018. Born and raised in Malaysia, she moved to Canada in 2010 and is enjoying her life as an artist. With a strong … Continue reading →

Paul Wong Projects is partnering with the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Art and Leisure, and the Alternative Pride Festival to throw the Pride in Chinatown Garden Party on July 31st. They are styling this event as a late-afternoon early evening “tea dance” with an ambience of music, dance, bar and performances, new tech vibes, and … Continue reading →

Artist Statement: Sigrid Gong is an emerging contemporary oil painter who explores the relationship between spirituality and her Asian heritage. Her vivid colour palette, carefully curated composition, and meticulous detail illustrate a greater sense of depth while simultaneously creating a space for tranquility for the viewer. Although the subject of Gong’s work is chosen with Buddhist  imagery, … Continue reading →

time & place features past works by female Indigenous artists Zoe Cire and Savanna Todd. The works presented explore the artists’ relationship between the earth, history and identity. Explored through various mediums, Cire and Todd foster a shared space where human life and ecological life are interdependent. This symbiotic relationship between people and nature encourages … Continue reading →