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Jan 31, 20222 min read

Art and Music: The Power of Cover Art

The visual integration of art into the music listening experience has undoubtedly been a significant milestone in music history. We are...

Artist Interview Series: Crystal Noir and discovering the brush

Jan 24, 20223 min read

Inspiration

Artist Interview Series: Crystal Noir and discovering the brush

Sometimes, adversity leads to discovery. A lost job can lead to a new opportunity or a lost wallet can lead to a new friendship. For...

Artist Interview Series: Gabriela Hirt and storytelling

Jan 3, 20223 min read

Opinion

Artist Interview Series: Gabriela Hirt and storytelling

Appreciating art is not a passive experience. It requires the active engagement of the viewer, drawing from their own life and history to...

Artist Interview Series: Veronica Verkley’s animals

Dec 20, 20213 min read

Inspiration

Artist Interview Series: Veronica Verkley’s animals

Veronica Verkley has a lifelong fascination with animals. It influenced her art career early on, beginning with drawings and sculptures...

Exploring four decades of vintage Christmas card art

Dec 13, 20215 min read

Inspiration

Exploring four decades of vintage Christmas card art

The visual art of vintage Christmas cards allows us to look at how society viewed and interacted with the world at a certain moment in...

Helping Indigenous artists and art thrive: The story of Skwachàys Lodge

Dec 13, 20212 min read

Inspiration

Helping Indigenous artists and art thrive: The story of Skwachàys Lodge

In 2012, Skwachàys Lodge opened with a unique model of social enterprise: to find new ways to encourage, foster and promote Indigenous...

Artist Interview Series: Kevin “Freakshow” O’Quinn

Dec 3, 20213 min read

Inspiration

Artist Interview Series: Kevin “Freakshow” O’Quinn

Kevin O’Quinn is an experience. He’s as gregarious, inquisitive and engaging as the vibrant and visually stimulating art he creates. His...

Sky Lilah is learning about herself so others can do the same

Nov 19, 20213 min read

Event

Sky Lilah is learning about herself so others can do the same

Sky Lilah wants to invite you to experience her vulnerability. And in doing so, she hopes that others will be more willing to do the...

Nov 15, 20214 min read

Opinion

Five ways to approach your sketchbook

Sketchbooks are a window into our personalities, thought processes and inventions. They allow us to showcase a representation of who we...

Tanya Bub challenges the definition of the art space

Nov 8, 20214 min read

Opinion

Tanya Bub challenges the definition of the art space

Tanya Bub wants to take you out of the art space. For her, the art space becomes what you want it to be and can include breaking certain...

Long Gao explores our connection to natural energy

Oct 31, 20214 min read

Inspiration

Long Gao explores our connection to natural energy

From the Rain, the first solo show from Chinese-Canadian artist Long Gao, seeks to capture the energy and spirit of the rain experienced...

The Transcendence of Day of the Dead’s Art

Oct 25, 20213 min read

Opinion

The Transcendence of Day of the Dead’s Art

Day of the Dead is a two-day holiday which originated in Mexico and has been prevalent in Latin America, encompassing Spanish culture,...

Artist Interview Series: Lanni Weingarten

Oct 19, 20213 min read

Inspiration

Artist Interview Series: Lanni Weingarten

Deciding to work as an artist does not need to be a full-time passion. It does not need to be something you pick up at a specific stage...

Oct 10, 20212 min read

Opinion

Pop art: Yesterday to now

Throughout the years that preceded the tipping point of the 1950s, art was largely considered pretentious and inaccessible. For the most...

Art Downtown returns to Vancouver for successful second year

Oct 3, 20212 min read

Event

Art Downtown returns to Vancouver for successful second year

Art Downtown is unlike any other local art exhibition. It is not every day you can walk about a gallery full of different artists, talk...

A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: How art can play a role

Sep 28, 20214 min read

Exhibitors

A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: How art can play a role

Art can be both a provocateur and a healer. As a provocateur, it can be used to incite hatred and division. It can also be a catalyst, an...

Sep 20, 20212 min read

Event

Artist Interview Series: Leo Recilla

Leo Recilla’s path towards becoming a professional artist has not been a straight line. There have been stops and starts along the way....

The fascinating journey of natural history art

Sep 13, 20213 min read

Inspiration

The fascinating journey of natural history art

Natural history art dates to the simple yet mesmerizing cave drawings of the Paleolithic era up to present-day artwork depicting fauna...

Artist Interview Series: Mohammad Reza Atashzad

Sep 5, 20212 min read

Inspiration

Artist Interview Series: Mohammad Reza Atashzad

I first saw Mohammad Reza Atashzad at Art Downtown at Cathedral Square last year. He was sitting in the plaza, facing the Holy Rosary...

Aug 30, 20212 min read

Inspiration

A Stroll Down Granville Promenade

It was an overcast Saturday afternoon in downtown Vancouver. The streets were bustling as usual, despite the gloomier weather, and one...

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