The Stories of a Lifetime: Sean Karemaker’s Scroll Drawings
Karemaker's solo show at The Gam features his large narrative-based compositions
Photos by Ash Tanasiychuk One of the nicest guys you’ll meet, Sean Karemaker is a gentle giant who creates epic panels of drawings that tell the stories that span entire lifetimes. His drawing style is rough and raw, yet proportionately accurate and approachable. In late July 2013, Karemaker launched a solo show at The Gam. […]
coming from | going to – a night of film and sound
Found footage and minimal sounds mesh for the most peaceful, respectful, and mellow evening party of the summer
Pics & vids by Ash Tanasiychuk On August 8 2013, thick in the heat streak typically unknown to Vancouverites, a group of artists held an outdoor evening screening in the industrial area near Clark Drive & 1st Ave. The event, entitled “coming from | going to – a night of film and sound,” happened in […]
OneLove @ The Cultch
ArtQuake’s two evenings of youth expression explore issues of identity through art and performance
Words by Celesse McCarthy Photos by Jensen Gifford and Ash Tanasiychuk — This year, ArtQuake, in conjunction with The Cultch, hosted OneLove – “a 2-day live arts celebration celebration honouring youth leaders who are using their art to initiate positive change in their communities.” (from artquake.ca) ArtQuake’s goal is to help youth (aged 13-25) capture […]
Eat It @ Dynamo
Exhibit dives face first into a smörgåsbord of deliciousness including garnish hats and titty pops
EAT IT: Food. Sex. Need we say more? Photographer Sheng Ho was there to give us a taste of what was cookin’… “EAT IT is an exploration into our culture’s cardinal relationship with food and sex: Beyond necessity, the consumption for pleasure. The attention we give these bodily pleasures is nothing short of worship, as […]
SoundEscape @ China Cloud
An ethereal yet powerful atmosphere permeates three live music and dance collaborative performances
Words by John Paton For whatever reason, the China Cloud always turns out to be one of my favourite Vancouver music venues. Maybe it’s the discreet entrance-by-stairway, or the vibe of the room itself, which resembles a good friend’s oversized living room. It certainly doesn’t hurt that when I arrived they happened to be playing […]
Vocal Tracts @ WAAP
Intimate yet exquisite premiere evening of mouth/vocal-themed work
Photos and words by Ash Tanasiychuk The night was sweaty. Vancouver was in the thick of it’s hottest and driest summer in recent history. It was also fireworks night, which meant most people were heading to the West End of the city. Yet curiosity got the better of a group of folk took Wil Aballe […]
Two Birds on A Wire and Hoof
An evening of birds and beasts at The Russian Hall
Words by Robert Leveroos It’s an overcast evening of spitting rain. There wasn’t time to go home so I’m quickly stuffing my face at Pizzeria Farina on Main Street. Zydeco plays overhead. A pajama’d man walks out with a balanced stack of 4 pizzas. A couple to my left discusses hitchhiking. A man outside beats […]
Collapsing Opposites @ SASStorino’s
Words by Adrienne LaBelle It’s Saturday night, almost 9pm, and we’re at the corner of Venables and Commercial. Walking up to the old Astorino’s building, you wouldn’t know that there is an all-ages show starting in ten minutes. Partially, because nobody is here yet, not even the opening band. Partially because nobody shows […]
Unlearning Weekenders: 12 Hour Procession & Artists’ Talk
Artists culminate their research with a procession through Vancouver's East Side, across two bridges, to Third Beach, to teach - or unlearn - more than expected
Words by Mariane Bourcheix-Laporte Photos by Ash Tanasiychuk The proposition was, from the start, intriguing: an open invitation to participate in the planning and realization of a 12-hour performance procession through Vancouver. This procession was organized as the closing event of a year-long research project undertaken by artists Zoë Kreye and Catherine Grau. Carried out […]
Six Fest @ 6th & Ontario
East Van community gathers for annual party in the street, complete with potluck, music, dancing... and a wedding!
Photos by Ash Tanasiychuk Six Fest is an annual, free, all day, all ages community event in East Van near Broadway and Main. This was the fest’s third year and featured a huge list of local creative talent, from a ton of musicians: Pitre Therapy Movieland Bushtit Leila Neverland Tyranahorse The Adulthood comedy & music […]