Summer BBQ Fiesta of Music at The Media Club
Four Local Bands Rock the Excitement of a Pacific Coast Summer
Words by Lucia Misch Pics by Faber Neifer Walking through the zealous warmth of Saturday night towards the Summer BBQ Fiesta at the Media Club, it was impossible to miss the mass of BC Place, sitting like an engorged anemone one block south of the much smaller venue. Rumbling cheers of white noise burst intermittently […]
Interview with Debbie Krull, Traditional Mother and Community Unity Celebration Organizer
Creating A Place For Our Stories To Be Shared
written by Ash Tanasiychuk We acknowledge that Vancouver is located on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples. Following the initial launch of the Community Unity Celebration, (photodocumented by VANDOCUMENT’s Alan Derksen here), VANDOCUMENT’s Ash Tanasiychuk met with one of the Celebration’s main organizers, Debbie Krull, to discuss who she is, where she’s […]
Community Unity Celebration
The launch of a new, outdoor and inclusive event in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside aims to build community "by defeating and challenging the legacy of isolation and segregation by creating space in the outdoors for cultural sharing"
Photos by Alan Derksen We acknowledge that Vancouver is located on unceded Indigenous land belonging to the Coast Salish peoples. On Friday afternoon from 11am-4pm, an ambitious project held it’s inaugural event in the Downtown Eastside. The Community Unity Celebration is a community-initiated, community-led group that aims to strengthen Vancouver’s DTES by coming together to […]
Bradley Messer’s Wood Art
Finding strength in the "weak" spots of wood extends the stories of the characters in our lives
Words and photos by Yvonne Chew On a Monday afternoon, while photographing a Music and Movement (improvisational music and dance) session organized by Ben Brown at the China Cloud Gallery, I noticed that the art work around the room was made from wood. A large piece of art that sat on the wall behind the […]
Adhesif Clothing Company
VANDOCUMENT's Yvonne Chew reconnects with sustainable fashion designer Melissa Ferreira at Car Free Day
Words and photos by Yvonne Chew At Car Free Day on Main Street last Sunday, I was happy to find Melissa Ferreira, designer and owner of Adhesif Clothing Company. Melissa is a face from my past who I have been following in the local Vancouver fashion scene since I met her in 2008 at Vancouver […]
Peak Performance Project 2013 Launch Party
Annual band competition kicks off at Fortune Sound Club with performances by The Boom Booms, Dear Rouge, and Dominique Fricot
The 2013 edition of the Peak Performance Project officially launched this week and VANDOCUMENT was invited to document the action. Our sharpshooter Sheng Ho mixed with the crowds at Fortune Sound Club and shot this gallery, encompassing the entire night, from The Top 20 Announcement, through performances by Dominique Fricot, Dear Rouge, and The Boom […]
Music and Movement Mondays
A weekly collaboration of always changing dancers, musicians and locations, Ben Brown's experiment in cross-discipline dialogue is the stepping stone for Shapes In Sound
Written by Shalon W-H and Ash Tanasiychuk Photos by Ash Tanasiychuk and Yvonne Chew A unique series of evening events featuring a variety of multidisciplinary arts – Extravagant Signals – is about to launch into its inaugural year (June 15-22 2013). To prepare, Vandocument’s Shalon and Ash got a sneak preview of the improv music […]
Broadway East Art Walk
Free, family-friendly event revitalizes Mount Pleasant neighbourhood by connecting art with local businesses
The Broadway East Art Walk kicked off on Saturday June 8 2013 and VANDOCUMENT’s photographer Sheng Ho was there to capture it’s story. The initiative of the a group of passionate, community minded individuals in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant neighbourhood, “this event is meant to offer a taste of the larger Art Walk that is being […]