Join us online or in person for VAHMS 2023 AGM where we will reflect on our 2022 year, and present our vision for the explorAsian 2023 Festival. This is a hybrid event, where attendees can join online, or in person at Pasta Polo: 2754 Barnet Hwy, Coquitlam, BC V3B 1B9. If you’re interested in attending in person, …
Artist Statement For many years I had an innate yearning for sketching. Like a walled fortress, fear of failure and apprehension kept me at bay because it takes courage to draw. Failure is not the opposite of success but rather a stepping stone to success. There can be something good to be said of a …
We’ve partnered with the Arts Club Theatre Company to let you know about their important new play, Forgiveness. Experience the power of Forgiveness. Based on the acclaimed memoir by Mark Sakamoto, Forgiveness is the powerful story of his family’s harrowing experiences during World War II. Ralph, Sakamoto’s maternal grandfather, was a Canadian soldier of European descent who …
Artist Statement Michelle Sound’s work explores personal and familial narratives with a consideration of Indigenous artistic processes. Her works explore cultural identities and histories by engaging materials and concepts within a contemporary context. Through utilizing such practices as drum making, caribou hair tufting, beadwork, painting and photography, her work highlights that acts of care and …
Artist Statement Through illustration and comics I explore personal investigations and commemorations into grief and memories, the humor of everyday narratives, and issues of identity and family. I often work off of my own poetry, physical diaries, and digital record-keeping. I’m interested in collaging and preserving daily moments, managing my passionate love affair with the …
We are thrilled to share that CultureBrew.Art (CBA) is officially OPEN! With its national searchable database of Indigenous and racialized artists who work in the performing, literary, and media arts, CBA is an essential resource for anyone wanting to find and collaborate with BIPOC artists, as well as BIPOC artists wanting to find and connect …
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
From everyone here at the explorASIAN team, we would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all of our partners, supporters, attendees, and contributors who made our 2022 festival such a success. This year was the first time since 2019 that we were able to safely offer in-person programming, and it was such a … Continue reading
Etsu & Arts Etsu began studying traditional Japanese monochrome brushwork at age of eight. In high school she began studying with a famous calligrapher and continues till today. Along the way she discovered that she could marry traditional and contemporary art by adding colour to the monochrome style, which led to creating her own painting … Continue reading
Ain’t no party like a 5X Blockparty! This festival is back on June 11th with some of the hottest, boldest, most fiercest names in the game. Featuring Jasmine Sandlas, The PropheC, Khanvict, AR Paisley, Robyn Sandhu, Gurtêj, Aanam, REHMA, Shreea Kaul, TBM, Ikky and so much more. Check out our conversation with Harpo Mander, the General … Continue reading
Artist Statement: There is a great contrast in the experience of being in a city – between those who have a home, and those who don’t. For most people, there is always the luxury of relaxing in the park or taking a stroll down the block, enjoying the city. However, for some, like those in … Continue reading