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Dona Nabata’s exhibition The Picnic at VisualSpace Gallery explores the lives, leisure and legacy of Japanese Canadians in the 1930s through rare pre-war photographs enhanced with kintsugi.
Part memoir, part meditation on ecology, Dead Bees Still Sting by Susan Cormier follows a rural BC homestead where beekeeping, rescue animals and invasive species reveal the fraught relationship between humans and nature. The book offers a nuanced exploration of environmental responsibility and what it means to care for the natural world.
August’s Forecast offers opportunities for connection, inviting us to go deeper with ourselves and with one another. Emotional honesty continues to be at the forefront this month, encouraging us to hash things out and make amends. Thanks to the bright energy of Leo, now is a good time to get honest about what we want and celebrate who we are.
Dona Nabata’s exhibition The Picnic at VisualSpace Gallery explores the lives, leisure and legacy of Japanese Canadians in the 1930s through rare pre-war photographs enhanced with kintsugi.
Part memoir, part meditation on ecology, Dead Bees Still Sting by Susan Cormier follows a rural BC homestead where beekeeping, rescue animals and invasive species reveal the fraught relationship between humans and nature. The book offers a nuanced exploration of environmental responsibility and what it means to care for the natural world.
Stop binging Love Island USA and start listening to poetry, watching outdoor movies and dancing at street parties (or maybe do both?).
July’s Forecast brings a dramatic shift from June, highlighting heightened sensitivity and emotional honesty. The need to protect your peace through authenticity rather than avoidance will become a big theme. With powerful Cancer season energy and a rare Mars–Uranus conjunction, this month encourages slowing down to embrace simple pleasures, and showing up fully for yourself and your community.
Celebrate one whole year of Mood Swing with another list full of the city’s best art events! A trans strip night, an all femme fronted rock show, SAD’s own launch party and more!
Escape FIFA fever with five of the best arts and culture events Vancouver has to offer.
Check out some indie movies, appreciate a new artist, or hunt for new treasures at the city’s biggest garage sale. Keep reading for Vancouver’s hottest arts and culture events of the week!
Nostalgia is present everywhere, and Whitney Brennan sums that up perfectly in her profile of “Bebop Ink”. Having previously explored the art of tattoos during her Masters in Art History, she dives deeper into a tattooist’s ability to work meaningful memories onto their clients’ skin, creating a sense of permanence.
Mood Swing may be on a day but it’s still offering up the same list of the city’s hottest and cheapest arts and culture events all summer long! This week features a comedy show for singles, a Philippine Independence Day drag show and so much more.
A social and lighthearted month filled with connection, celebration and summer fun. While the energy encourages indulgence and saying all the right things, this month closes with important reminders around finances, grounding and staying true to what’s real beneath the surface.
Start your Vancouver summer off right with this week’s list of the city’s most engaging, inspiring and unique arts and culture events! Get involved at an anti-FIFA art build, refresh your wardrobe at a clothing swap or bounce at a high energy hyperpop rave.
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