#GVEAFUKPOPUP @ thisopenspace
friendly artists, a pretty venue, & strong, engaging work.
Photography by Sarah Faye Bernstein As a Gastown resident, I’ve always wondered about the space formerly known as the Chinatown Experiment, currently being rebranded to thisopenspace. I’m so happy I brought myself there! It’s a beautifully lit and welcoming venue. I went on Saturday, September 6th to check out work by Celine Simpson, Andrew Briggs, […]
Victory Square Block Party 2014
CiTR Radio and Music Waste present a winning end of summer party
Photos by Sarah Faye Bernstein This year’s Victory Square Block Party involved great weather, and all things precious to human kind: pizza, friends, bands, raffle prizes, dogs, Nardwuar sightings, and cute kids. Click through the gallery to get a glimpse of the day!
Sounds Under the Stars
Sunset Terrace continues their inclusive, experimental evenings with Sounds at Sunset, session three
Photography by Alisha Weng Text from event posting, by Soledad Munoz Sunset Terrace is proud to present session three of Sounds at Sunset “a series of outdoor experimental electronic music performances and sound/art explorations” curated by Soledad Munoz. Sounds under the stars with audio-visual installations and performances by Jaymes Bowman youngbraised.com & Chad Thiessen Daniel […]
Over Under Over Under
A Repetitive Review of a Pattern Show
Words by Brit Bachmann + Photography by Jon Vincent Ragay As the sun descended in the West, orange beams streamed through the security bars on the windows of Red Gate, casting a skewed checkerboard shadow on the gallery floor. While this was definitely happenstance, I considered it an unofficial curatorial statement for Over Under Over Under, a […]
Celebrations of Change
Tuning in at the Queer Arts Festival
Words and photos by Jen Kennedy On August 1, I attended the Queer Arts Festival’s “I Sing the Body Electric: Walt Whitman & the Beat Generation.” It is only one of the many performances out of three weeks of shows and workshops celebrating queer arts, culture and history through dance, music, theatre, literature, workshops, and […]
Hey Kids, Let’s Put-on a Show!
Theatre director Sarah Faye Bernstein stages a mini-masterpiece in her living room.
Words by Mark Jacobs Photos by Harley Spade We belong in show business. We gotta start young so we can get some steel in our backbone. Well, gee, we’re developing. You couldn’t teach us a trade: we’ve GOT one. And you couldn’t do without it… Oh, we’re only kids now, but someday we’re gonna be […]
Dusk Dances Dazzle in Downtown’s Portside Park
Feeding the cultural vibrancy of the city
Words by Jen Dunford, Edits + Photos by Kendra Archer, Edits by Kaylin Metchie With festival season upon us, there is never a dull moment in Vancouver’s city parks. The weekend of July 4-6 was no exception with the 20th national anniversary of Dusk Dances, an eclectic outdoor dance festival that features a fusion of […]
Fort Talks: Memories, Mythologies, and Astronauts
The personal stories of Sean Karemaker
VANDOCUMENT presents: Fort Talks Memories, mythologies, and astronauts: the personal stories of Sean Karemaker hosted by Celesse McCarthy Sean Karemaker, one of the nicest guys in town, is also a fascinating visual artist. His work is a deeply personal exploration of life’s pitfalls and peaks, told through a graphic novel style of writing and illustration. […]
ISSUE Magazine Summer Launch at Unit/Pitt
Photographed by Sarah Faye Bernstein I stopped by the ISSUE Magazine summer launch party at Unit/Pitt. Guests and writers were greeted by Editor-in-Chief Brynn McNabb, who cheerily sold the new copies of ISSUE 2, vol 3, Summer 14 for $5.00. Unit/Pitt’s current show, On the Wall x Behind the Wall (curated by Sylvana D’Angelo and […]
Reuse, Recycle, Reverberate
Society's consumerist, materialistic culture dynamically explored in dance/music/sewing collaboration
Vancouver dance artist Kelly McInnes has teamed with musician Ben Brown and international musical sewing artist Lisa Simpson to create Mine Agente, an unique piece “which explores and magnifies our society’s consumerist, materialistic culture using what we wear as the main focus.” McInnes has been working on ‘mine‘ in different capacities for the past two […]