The Chan Centre for Performing Arts at UBC, in collaboration with Musqueam present Come Toward the Fire, September 17-18. The new festival is a Indigenous-led celebration of creativity, brilliance, culture and community leading up to this year’s Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. A mix of free and ticketed events,…
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Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art hosts Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery.
From September 22nd, Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art is presenting the Canadian premiere exhibition of Sho Sho Esquiro: Doctrine of Discovery. On view until June 5, 2022, the solo exhibition by award-winning designer, artist, and activist Sho Sho Esquiro showcases meticulously crafted couture gowns, raw textiles, paintings and photographs to celebrate the beauty,…
Talking Stick invites audiences to the Spring Awakening
As the 20th Anniversary of the Talking Stick Festival continues for 2021, Full Circle: First Nations Performance invites audiences to join in online to celebrate and keep communities connected throughout the 4 seasons of this year: winter, spring, summer, and fall. Following on from The Winter Lodge: Sitting with our Ancestors, Talking Stick invites audiences to the…
20th Anniversary Talking Stick Festival, now playing online.
2021 marks the Talking Stick Festival’s 20th anniversary, inviting audiences to join in online to celebrate and keep communities connected throughout the 4 seasons of this year. Festival organizers call to all four directions and all relations to gather around four fires in each season: winter, spring, summer, and fall over the entire 2021 theatrical…
In The Beginning: A Cultural Sharing, is part of Heart of the City Festival
As part of the 2020 Downtown Eastside, Heart of the City Festival, now on until November 8th, The Firehall Arts Centre and Vancouver Moving Theatre are presenting – In the Beginning: A Cultural Sharing – from Wednesday, November 4th to Saturday, November 7th. Five cultural sharing events will take place over four days including; Over…
MOA at UBC reveals Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience
The Museum of Anthropology (MOA) at UBC has reopened after its months-long COVID-19 closure with new safety protocols and timed-entry tickets. This week, MOA is preparing for their upcoming exhibition, Kent Monkman’s timely Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, on display from August 6, 2020 to January 3, 2021. Curated by Monkman — a Canadian artist of Cree…
Explore with North Shore Culture Compass
While self-monitoring and social distancing have been added to our lexicon, you can still get outside to enjoy a walk. Take in the sights, or some public art, and you don’t have to stay 6 feet away from it either. To help you find public art of interest, North Van Arts recently launched the North…