From August 29 through October 10, Burrard Arts Foundation invites the public to attend the galleries newest free art exhibitions. The three new art exhibitions will open at Burrard Arts Foundation (BAF), the visual arts nonprofit and gallery located at 258 East 1st Avenue. BAF’s Residency Program has produced two of the exhibitors; abstract painter…
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The Dance Centre Announces 2020-2021 Season
The Dance Centre has revealed a 2020-21 season adapted to the COVID-19 era with digital and small-scale live events. The season will feature a diverse range of dance from different genres. Fall events including the annual Scotiabank Dance Centre Open House and Discover Dance! series will be online, with live events for small audiences resuming in…
Vancouver Comic Arts Festival opens online.
Since 2012, the Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (VanCAF) has presented a two-day celebration of comics, however due to current restrictions, the Festival initially cancelled the 2020 edition. After regrouping and adapting, the 2020 Vancouver Comic Arts Festival has moved online. Joining forces with Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF), Dartmouth Comic Arts Festival (DCAF), Festival…
Arts Club goes Digital
As COVID-19 closures last longer, the Arts Club Theatre Company is the latest Vancouver cultural institution to change gears. This week the theatre company introduced Arts Club: Digital Edition, filled with online content streaming videos, Zoom workshops, behind-the-scenes content, and more, all from your sofa. In this age of physical distance, The Arts Club is…
Tune In TONIGHT – Virtual Drag Show – West Coast Edition
With the closure of most bars, clubs and cabarets due to COVID-19 restrictions, the self-employed queer artists who grace the stages are facing a difficult financial situation. It’s a drag but these artists are taking matters into their own hands, putting on their faces and giving up a show to remember – Virtual Drag Show…
#CanadaPerforms – in your Living Room
The National Arts Centre in Ottawa is Canada’s home to some of the country’s most creative artists. Through each of its disciplines, the NAC Orchestra, Dance, English Theatre, French Theatre, Indigenous Theatre and NAC Presents programs. Centre strives to live up to its motto: “Canada is our Stage.” As with all Arts programming across the…
Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements, Comes to SUM Gallery
SUM Gallery, is welcoming a new exhibition, “Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements”, opening February 1, 2020. Curated by the queer arts collective, Love Intersections, “Yellow Peril” is a visual art exhibit inspired by the Chinese Five Elemental forces, seized by the urgent tensions between Queer Chinese diasporic identities. The exhibition features a collection of multichannel…