Queer Arts Festival (QAF) is returning for 2021 with Dispersed – it’s not easy being green, opening July 24, 2021. After a digital-only festival last year, the easing of COVID restrictions allows Vancouver’s premiere artist-run festival to return for its first hybrid format festival. For its 13th year, QAF 2021 Dispersed: it’s not easy…
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Rebranded Eastside Arts Society sows the seeds for Eastside Arts District.
In recognition of its commitment to build and support Eastside artists and arts organizations, the Eastside Culture Crawl Society, has recently rebranded to the Eastside Arts Society (EAS). To support their vision, the Vancouver Foundation has awarded Eastside Arts Society $300,000 over three years—the largest funding gift the society has received in its 25-year history—to…
Who’s On The 2021 Polaris Music Prize Long List?
While most of us were working from home over the last year, some Canadian artists were working hard in the studio to bring fans great new music over the pandemic. Just in time for your summer listening, the Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music, has revealed its 40 album Long List for 2021. Selected…
33rd Dancing on the Edge Festival brings back live dance.
British Columbia’s contemporary dance scene eagerly awaits the return of Dancing on the Edge Festival (DOTE), kicking off July 8th with a live performance by internationally acclaimed Radical System Art/Shay Kuebler at Firehall Theatre. The opening weekend will also include Dumb Instrument Dance, Dreaming of Koi at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Gardens, and other performances outdoors…
BREAKWATER Tackles Youth Mental Health
Now is the time to book your tickets to the latest presentation by Some Assembly Theatre Company and Roundhouse Youth Theatre Action Group (RHYTAG). The companies are co-presenting the world premiere of their new digital play, BREAKWATER, on Wednesday, June 30 at 4pm PT, Thursday, July 8 at 7pm PT, and Sunday, July 11 at…
11th Indian Summer Festival heats up the entertainment
The weather is making us think summer is just around the corner, so too is the 11th Indian Summer Festival (ISF2021), opening June 17th 2021. Vancouver’s ‘festival for the curious mind’ continues its mission to offer daring, multi-arts events bringing together diverse artists and audiences through five weeks of curated events, streaming most Thursdays and Saturdays…
Spring Forward to Vancouver Art Gallery Art Auction 2021
The Vancouver Art Gallery is less than one week away from its 2021 Art Auction | Spring Forward, taking place online June 1 to June 15, 2021. One of the Gallery’s most significant fundraisers, the Art Auction will feature outstanding artworks by renowned local and international artists. Proceeds from the auction go towards supporting the Gallery’s…