
Cree mural artist Jerry Whitehead finds inspiration in the Northern Lights, powwows, and community connections
Whitehead has been in Vancouver for decades, but he hasn’t lost touch with his roots on the James Smith Cree Nation.

Whitehead has been in Vancouver for decades, but he hasn’t lost touch with his roots on the James Smith Cree Nation.

This year, the work of Debra Sparrow, her nephew Isiah Sparrow, and her grandson Cyler Sparrow-Point are all on display at Jack Poole Plaza.

Sisiutl is a legendary two-headed serpent in Kwakwaka’wakw culture. It’s often represented in art with three heads.

在大多数城市,农历新年被视为中国、台湾、韩国和东南亚的庆祝活动。然而,在温哥华LunarFest Vancouver、城光艺境 (The Lantern City) 和 LNY Splash 展览活动中,情况显然不同。在2月9日(星期五)的开幕典礼上,主办人吴权益 (Charlie Wu) 谈到了包容的重要性,以及参与艺术家的多样性。

在大多數城市,農曆新年被視為中國、台灣、韓國和東南亞的慶祝活動。然而,在溫哥華LunarFest Vancouver、城光藝境 (The Lantern City) 和 LNY Splash 展覽活動中,情況顯然不同。在2月9日(星期五)的開幕典禮上,主辦人吳權益 (Charlie Wu) 談到了包容的重要性,以及參與藝術家的多樣性。

The Lantern City is at four locations, including Granville Island, whereas LNY Splash installations are presented in partnership with BIAs.

The Taiwanese-born chigiri-e artist tears hand-dyed and extremely thin washi paper into shapes. Then, she assembles them on a canvas.

温哥华艺术家 Leanne Lai Hildebrand 并不视自己为一位画家。然而,她仍然能透过一种有着千年历史,名为「和纸绘画」的日本艺术形式,创造出色彩缤纷而令人惊艳的风景和花卉场景。她的作品看起来完全就像水彩画一样。

溫哥華藝術家 Leanne Lai Hildebrand 並不視自己為一位畫家。然而,她仍然能透過一種有著千年歷史,名為「和紙繪畫」的日本藝術形式,創造出色彩繽紛而令人驚艷的風景和花卉場景。她的作品看起來完全就像水彩畫一樣。

温哥华插画家兼版画家 Tajliya Jamal 对今年城光艺境 (The Lantern City) 展览的主题非常感兴趣。主办单位选择了「生而自由 (Born to Be Free)」这个标语。而去年,他们联系了 Jamal,希望能为即将在固兰湖岛 (Granville Island) 上展示的一个大型农历新年灯笼设计。










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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.
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