According to TRANSFORM co-curator Corey Payette, the event encourages collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.
What seems like a simple request feels devastating as if unfolds on the screen, watching the mother’s face fall even as she agrees.
The B.C. Arts Council normally has 15 members to oversee its strategic direction and review and approve funding.
Two longstanding employees, Pawan Deol and Laura June Albert, will share the leadership role with the Indian Summer Arts Society.
After four decades on stages and screens, Pollard remains busier than ever with roles in Our Ghosts, Champions, and Virgin River.
B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham said on March 9 that she would learn the fate of the folk fest within two weeks; it only took five days.
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominees for its 95th Oscars, a familiar refrain of frustration rang forth.
On December 22, friends of Tan, a longtime community TV producer, gathered with his family members at the Russian Hall to celebrate his life.
Dos Remedios says she’s never been busier—acting in one production, preparing for another next month, and directing a play in the spring.
There has been a public outpouring of love for dancer-producer Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss (seen with Ellen DeGeneres) who died at the age of 40.
Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng believes Communist rulers in China are ruining their country’s prospects with their dictatorial governance.
Festival director of programming Gabrielle Martin is highlighting the complexity of diversity—something she felt when she visited Zimbabwe.
Kanouté integrates several artforms into his practice, which is rooted in his French-Malian identity and his exposure to many cultures.
Very few North Americans realize that Filipino migration to the continental United States preceded the arrival of the Mayflower by 33 years.
This episode of Don’t Call Me Resilient includes McMaster University’s Faiza Hirji and award-winning Vancouver stand-up comedian Andrea Jin.
Read the second chapter of historian John Price’s six-part series, The BC Government and the Dispossession of Japanese Canadians (1941-1949).
In filming Colorblind, the Vancouver director relied on UBC experts to create point-of-view imagery showing how a boy can’t see the spectrum.
Victoria writer and producer Amy Sharp launched a web-based series because she wanted to help people feel better about their lives.
Sivananthan says it’s unusual to see a brown Clara, which is why she and her Sri Lankan–born mother burst into tears upon hearing this news.
Elmore, the new parliamentary secretary for anti-racism initiatives, is the first B.C. MLA who traces her roots back to the Philippines.
Iwaasa, a regular at Winter Solstice shows, has been researching the history of her father, a Japanese Canadian who predicted the internment.
Tutu, a leader in the anti-apartheid movement, is famous for his statement that “in a situation of oppression, you cannot be neutral.”
Two longstanding employees, Pawan Deol and Laura June Albert, will share the leadership role with the Indian Summer Arts Society.
After four decades on stages and screens, Pollard remains busier than ever with roles in Our Ghosts, Champions, and Virgin River.
B.C. cabinet minister Lana Popham said on March 9 that she would learn the fate
When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced nominees for its 95th Oscars,
The three memorable soloists were Ukrainian pianist Anna Sagalova, violin virtuoso Arianna Stott, and family folksinger-songwriter Ginalina.
Greta Thunberg scorns those who seem more frightened of changes that can prevent catastrophic climate change than climate change itself.
The theme of last year’s Vancouver Asian Film Festival was “Representation Matters”—and this will be on display at this year’s Oscars.
Some organizations still won’t use the “Lunar New Year” term, despite a growing Korean, Taiwanese, and Southeast Asian populations.
In the face of financial challenges, longtime devotees of the event, including former staff and performers, have banded together to
Soji-George, artistic director of Gallery Gachet and curator of the Black Arts Centre, is working with the PuSh Festival for
Fry says that the rabbit is an animal of peace—and she wove this theme into a speech at the LunarFest
According to the Cultch, it enabled Payette to investigate a part of himself that he hasn’t had as much time
Independent curator and writer Joni Low really feels that artists are living in a transitional time. In a Zoom call
Ukrainian concert pianist Anna Sagalova, violin prodigy Arianna Stott, and family folksinger Ginalina will all perform on the Orpheum stage.
Pancouver aims to build a more equal and empathetic society by advancing appreciation of visual and performing arts—and cultural communities—through education. Our goal is to elevate awareness about underrepresented artists and their organizations.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam Indian Band), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish Nation), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
Pancouver strives to build a more equal and empathetic society by advancing appreciation of visual and performing arts—and cultural communities—through education. Our goal is to elevate awareness about underrepresented artists and the organizations that support them.
The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
