The Battle of the Brush is a live painting competition where multiple teams of artists compete in a time-limited competition before their spontaneous collective works are displayed and voted on by local art lovers and people in attendance. How does it work?A group of artists are placed into multiple teams where they will blend their … Continue reading →

Preserving the legacy | Telling the story A new opera by Madeleine Thien • Alice Ping Yee Ho • Paul Yeestarring Spencer Britten • Vania Chan • Erica Iris HuangDerek Kwan • Starring Matthew Li • Emma ParkinsonMary Chun, music director and conductor • Desdemona Chiang, stage director City Opera Vancouver’s new opera is a story … Continue reading →

Artist Statement The work I have curated is explorative and is a reflection of the natural environment and the ever-changing subject matter that surrounds me. With photography and paintings, I try to capture the beauty within the subtleties of life by striving to transform the mundane. The nature of the west coast has found a … Continue reading →

You can make a difference for a lifetime. Join Planet Smile & make it happen. We need your support. Vietnamese below/Tiếng Việt bên dưới About this event We are hosting this dinner to raise funds to further develop comprehensive and sustainable programs for cleft lip and palate (CLP) treatments. Every year, more than 3,400 children … Continue reading →

At the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on August 13, 2022 at 7:30pm, listen to a voice you have never heard before. Songs from the Himalayas: it’s not just the sound of nature – listening to the songs of Ansa. GaRangDengZhen (Zen) rang is like crossing to the ancient Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, the sacred GangRenBoQie snow mountain and … Continue reading →

My Painting Technique Gilding and miniature are visual arts, the original and traditional art of the Eastern world that has a very long history. The design of these designs has principles and formulas that are executed and each design has 12 stages of painting, engraving and gilding. In some of my works, I use 24 carat original … Continue reading →

This event aims to bring the Uyghur and Vancouver Muslim community together to build global solidarity. About this event Co-sponsored by SFU’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, David Lam Centre, Centre for Comparative Muslim Studies, Department of Sociology and Anthropology and supported by SFU’s School for International Studies and UBC’s Department of Asian Studies … Continue reading →

About Sandeep Johal Sandeep Johal is a Canadian visual artist whose practice engages drawing, collage, textiles, and large-scale murals. Through her Indo-folk feminine aesthetic, she confronts themes of bleakness, despair and ugliness with their dissonant opposites: brightness, hope and beauty. Johal’s work typically centers around the stories of women and while she highlights female suffering in its many … Continue reading →

JOB DESCRIPTION:  explorASIAN Festival Coordinator Position The Festival Coordinator (FC) position is a part-time position that involves managing the administrative and operational tasks of VAHMS and explorASIAN Festival. The FC is the sole employee of VAHMS and reports directly to the President of the Board. Averaging 20 hours per week with extended hours leading up … Continue reading →

When asked what art is, not all will first say food, cuisine and cookery. But, food and cookery is an art form like many others. It plays with your senses, maybe even more senses than any other kind of art. On top of that, food just like art has the ability to communicate the values … Continue reading →