VAFF celebrates its 25th edition this year from November 4 to 14, with a bigger and better festival to commemorate this milestone year! For the first time ever, VAFF is going to be a hybrid affair taking place over 11 days and counting. The extended festival kicks off with 4 days of in-person events (November 4-7), followed …
This fall, join the Burnaby Village Museum for an interactive online sessions to learn about the history of Japanese Canadians in Burnaby. Celebrations of Life and Love: Ceramic Works of Thomas Kakinuma Tuesday, October 12, 7:00pm, 1.5 hours Online via Zoom: https://burnaby-ca.zoom.us/j/61158635276 Debra Sloan focuses on the life and work of UBC professor and Burnaby …
Artist Statement My subject matter is greatly influenced by where I am and places I long for. Drawing and designing has always been a way for me to understand and grow closer to a subject through exploration, research and problem solving. By interpreting Gastown in a stylized manner, I must ask myself what are the …
we the same is a play inspired by true events. In 1979 a Vietnamese family, a mother with six young children separated from their father on the sea, flee Communist Vietnam by boat, surviving pirate attacks, typhoons, shipwreck, starvation and more. The story weaves between past and the present, memory and truth, adventure and fantasy, secrets …
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The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is especially grateful to the Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Vancouver for inviting VAHMS to its thematic cultural and creative economy promotional program named “A Quick Journey to Indonesia: Discover its Uniqueness.” The event showcased the rich and diverse culture of Indonesia, such as delicious cuisine, … Continue reading
The Vancouver Ikebana Association will be presenting the 2021 Fall Show on October 10 from 10:30-4pm. Japanese style floral arrangements will be artistically displayed in the main hall of the Nikkei Cultural Centre on Thanksgiving Sunday. Demonstrations will take place by master instructors between 12:30-3:30pm. The event is open to anyone, and admission is by donation. … Continue reading
September 30, 2021 marks the inaugural National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada as well as Orange Shirt Day. The latter is an Indigenous-led grassroots commemorative day that dates back to the Commemoration Project and Reunion events that took place in Williams Lake, BC in May 2013. On that day, Phyllis Webstad, a Northern … Continue reading
Uzume Taiko celebrates Culture Days 2021 with two specially filmed Performance Events and an Interactive Virtual Taiko Drumming Workshop suitable for all ages! The two 40-minute Performance Events capture the taiko drummers up close and personal in the intimate Taiko Studio setting. Join us for a potpourri of powerful drum beats, rhythmic precision and choreographed … Continue reading
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
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun + Lam Wong (王藝林) Sept 23 to Dec 23, 2021Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden LOOK TOWARDS THE SUN is an artistic exchange between Lam Wong, a Chinese Canadian diaspora artist from Hong Kong and Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, an artist of Cowichan and Syilx First Nations ancestry. All living beings and spirits … Continue reading
Artist Statement My artistic journey began with the learning of Chinese brush painting in 1994 as I looked for a new aspect of life related to my roots. I was inspired by this art form using unique brush strokes in its expression of nature. From there, I explored with other media such as encaustic, acrylic, … 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