With Lunar New Year just around the corner, peoples around the world from different cultures are salivating in their sleep about the delicious foods: jiǎozi, Chinese dumplings resembling antiquated currency; bánh chưng, savory rice cakes from Vietnam; ul boov, Mongolian sole cakes layered in odd numbers. Food and sharing it with family is so important … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: January 2022
Lipont Gallery and YouKnowArts presents Summer
To end their Winter season programming, Lipont Gallery and YouKnowArts present Summer, a solo exhibition by Long Gao. Ironically titled, this exhibition presents a series of artworks depicting summer sunsets and sunrises against the current dark and cold winter weather. The golden metallic hues of the paintings change throughout the day, depending on the weather and personal … Continue reading
Saltwater City: a Story Still Alive 36 Years Later
It’s almost time to kick off Lunar New Year with the new moon on February 1 st . This Lunar New Year ushers in the Year of the Water Tiger: a year full of risk-taking, adventure, and making big changes. But it is also a year for family and nurturing interpersonal relationships. With that comes … Continue reading
AGM Recap and President’s Report
President’s Report My fellow members and friends. It is with great pleasure that I join you today in celebrating our achievements and accomplishments, recognizing our challenges, and looking forward to the amazing work that VAHMS will bring in 2022. If six years ago I had told you that we wouldn’t see each other in person … Continue reading
NOURISH Exhibition at the Richmond Art Gallery
The Richmond Art Gallery is would like you to be part of their virtual cookbook and the upcoming exhibition, NOURISH! In the exhibition, NOURISH, artist duo Mizzonk, and poet/writer Jane Wong reflect on ways we nourish ourselves and others. As part of the exhibition, they invite you to share a favourite recipe on their website. … Continue reading
Interconnected Artist Spotlight: Durrah Alsaif
Artist Statement & Biography Durrah Alsaif is an interdisciplinary artist, who received her B.F.A. in 2017 from Kwantlen Polytechnic University. She has exhibited her work at galleries nationally. Alsaif had a public artwork in Stadium/Chinatown Skytrain station in Vancouver, BC for her work Qimash as part of the Capture Photography Festival in collaboration with TransLink. … Continue reading