explorASIAN 2019 Featured Listings
Lam Wong Art May 11th Talk: 2:00-2:30pm Tea ceremony and dialogue: 2:30-4:00 pm Join artist, Lam Wong for a talk, tea ceremony and dialogue at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden in Chinatown. We will sit around the tea table, tasting teas, having conversation about tea, eastern philosophy, art and culture. Garden visitors who have … Continue reading
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Canadian Society of Arts Art exhibition: March 7 – April 23, 10 am – 4:30 pm Talk: Jan WallsCalligraphy demonstration: Andrew YangMarch 31, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm The Canadian Society for Asian Arts and Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden, in cooperation with family and disciples of … Continue reading
Vancouver Tagore Society April 276:30-8:30 pm Resonating Metro Vancouver’s cosmopolitan spirit, Vancouver Tagore Society is hosting the 5th Annual Tagore Spring Festival on April 27th. In this multicultural event, artists from different backgrounds would display their traditions and heritages by presenting live music and dance that include violin ensemble, flamenco music and dance, Indian classical … Continue reading
Gallery Bistro Art exhibition: May 1 – 26 The Cradle our Spirit Photo Club, with members in Canada and Japan, exhibits their photographs ranging from landscapes, to abstracts to portraits. Venue: Gallery Bistro, 2411 Clarke St., Port Moody Info: gallerybistroportmoody.com, gallerybistroportmoody@gmail.com, (604) 937-0998 Free Admission Continue reading
UBC Learning Exchange May 25:30 pm – 7:00 pm Please join us for a presentation and exhibit of “boro,” an ancient and artful form of mending from Japan. Learn about the history of Japanese boro and its origins in the frigid and snowy region of northern Aomori. For the last couple of months, our patrons have been … Continue reading
May 4 – 30 An exhibition of the once-hidden photographs of Vancouver’s first Chinese photographer. His lens captured thousands of faces of all skin colours, religions and backgrounds and chronicled a tumultuous period in our city’s early history. Venue: Chinese Cultural Centre, 2nd Floor Gallery, 555 Columbia Street, Vancouver Info: yuchochow.ca, info@yuchochow.ca Free Admission Continue reading
Vancouver Ikebana Association May 411:30 am – 5:30 pm Annual display of Japanese Flower Arranging, demonstrations and workshops. Admission by donation. Workshops will be held by Sangetsu at 12:00 pm, Ikenobo at 2:00 pm and Kado-Sumi at 4:00 pm. Pre-registration recommended. Please send an e-transfer of $20.00 to VIA treasurer rose_scott@telus.net. We will also have … Continue reading
Richmond Art Gallery Artist Tour with Karen TamMay 36:00 pm – 7:00pm Exhibiting artist Karen Tam discusses her research on Chinese Canadian artist Lee Nam and the re-creation of his studio for the Richmond Art Gallery exhibit. Exhibition – Karen Tam: With Wings Like Clouds Hung from the SkyMay 4 – June 30Mon – Fri: … Continue reading
Hapa-palooza; Vancouver Public Library, VAHMS April 24, 6:30 pm Hapa-palooza is proud to present this year’s Mixed Flicks screening of the feature-length documentary, All Our Father’s Relations. The award-winning documentary tells the story of the Grant siblings who journey from Vancouver to China in an attempt to rediscover their father’s roots and better understand their fractured … Continue reading
Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, Vancouver Public Library and Orca Book Publishers May 7, 1:30 pm Author, Mahtab Narsimhan, latest young readers’ novel about a young girl torn between being respectful to her Indian mother, and trying to fit into her new life in Canada. Venue: Room 919, level 9, Programming Space at the Central Library of … Continue reading