We are just a month away from the 12th annual BC Culture Days. The 2021 celebration of arts and culture features a line up of free and interactive creative events hosted by artists and cultural organizations from across B.C. and Canada from September 24 to October 24, 2021. Through 2021 Culture Days, themed – RE:IMAGINE…
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5X Festival Invites Audiences to #ComeTogether
After more than a year of keeping apart, 5X Fest invites audiences to #ComeTogether this September as one family – to connect, to celebrate, to create magic … together! 5X’s 2021 festival is preparing a pandemic-friendly line up with 60 performers and 30 artists over 14 days, at multiple festival venues, covering music, visual art,…
Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts storms back for a 6th year.
This weekend, the South Asian Arts Society’s sixth annual Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts, comes online from August 1 – 31. “In 2016, we launched the Monsoon Festival of Performing Arts to provide South Asian artists with a platform on which to showcase their creative work, and to share their talents with a broad audience. This year…
VAG Art Connects, Vancouver & Manila Together.
This Thursday, May 13, the Vancouver Art Gallery continues its Art Connects, series of online gatherings encouraging dialogue and connection in these times of physical distancing. Streamed on the the Vancouver Art Gallery Zoom channel, this next special talk features artist Ralph Escamillan, fashion historian Gino Gonzales and textile designer Carlo Reporen Eliserio sharing the history and everlasting significance of piña…
Shop Local via Amazon
While we all know that it’s better to shop local and shop small, some people are still going to shop with a big online retailer, especially if we’re trying to limit our outings during the pandemic. You can still make the decision to support local businesses if you must use your Amazon account to shop…
Wrap Up Buy Local Week – By Buying Local
This is BC Buy Local Week, but that does not mean shopping local isn’t important every day of the year.We all know that this has been a very difficult year on everyone, especially on our smaller and medium local businesses. Covid-19 have meant many entrepreneurs have had a difficult time making end-meet due to restrictions…
Support Museums & Galleries on Cyber Monday
When you’re shopping online this Cyber Monday, there’s a great way to find unique gifts, many of them from local artisans, and support your local Museum or Art Gallery while you’re doing it. With restrictions limiting visitors, the local Arts institutions are not welcoming the admissions that they usually see coming through the doors. Many…