Culture

From dragon dances to live music, there are several ways to ring in the Year of the Snake

Five annual programs celebrate community leadership, applied art and design, First Nations art, Indigenous entrepreneurship, and reconciliation

The French dessert is traditionally served during Epiphany celebrations

Steering-committee member Rainbow Robert says the coalition is working toward funding increases for the sector, plus the implementation of a strategic action plan

New developments for the year ahead span a Vancouver Art Gallery redesign and the opening of SFU’s Burnaby Mountain art museum

A study out of the U.K. has found that taking in the arts boosts people’s well-being and saves society money

The annual event invites people to take in the traditions, flavours, and entertainment of rice pounding

British Columbians are invited to Recognize Remarkable by nominating individuals and organizations committed to leading, creating, and making a difference

Showcase at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre unites Indigenous designers from across Turtle Island for runway shows and an Artisan Market

Headlined by Polaris Music Prize–winning Colombian Canadian artist Lido Pimienta, program spans film, visual arts, dance, literary, and music events

Quick takes on La Suprema and Outsider Girls, two energized offerings at the upcoming ode to new cinema

Nonprofit’s founder Ralph Escamillan dives into ballroom’s importance to the queer community ahead of event presented with Vancouver Pride Society

Interactive multidisciplinary art installation by Annie Sumi and Brian Kobayakawa has an heirloom Singer sewing machine at its heart

Four-floor, 30,000-square-foot building features a professional theatre, media library, artist studio space, French café and bistro, and plenty more

At Ocean Artworks, artist Kimira Reddy unveils her ceiling-suspended work Drift and curator Nhylar hosts Jugalbandhi: Village Dreamscapes

The new feature exhibition shares the story of how the Chiefs of 11 communities joined forces in 1911

Welcome Gate is made of fibreglass, stainless steel, copper guilding, and LED lighting

A full day of free programming ranges from storytelling to film to a fashion show

Soul and folk singer Celeigh Cardinal and genre-defying singer-producer Sebastian Gaskin headline Indigenous festival on September 14; ANOHNI performs with the Johnsons on October 5

From taste-testing Ukrainian pierogies to learning watercolour-painting techniques, this year’s offerings have plenty of free activities in store

City backs removing barriers to artist studios, while new working group will devote further research into providing arts sector with vital real-estate support

Sharing of Asian Canadian artists’ stories will coincide with an Alliance of Asian Canadians in the Performing Arts meeting in Montreal

Also on the July 2024 roster, themed PARADOX: griot and hoodoo storyteller Arthur “Rickydoc” Flowers

Multi-part project explores Filipinx composer and ethnomusicologist’s pioneering work through photographs, objects, scores, and more

Paper planes, food rituals, and more, in Urban Ink and The Cultch production that maps the connections and disconnections over decades

Festivals, music, dance, poetry, and more as artists honour Asian culture with a luminous May events calendar

Presentation by Time Will Tell Arts Society and Caravan World Rhythms features live music and Vaidya’s guru, A. Lakshman,

At the New Westminster complex that houses Massey Theatre, an outdoor area is getting new life for Indigenous culture and ceremonies

Canadian-Pakistani filmmaker Zarrar Kahn’s assured feature draws on horror tropes for story of a young Karachi woman and her mother

Furniture takes an active role in new dance work that navigates familial breakup and and cultural identity