Portraits of Brief Encounters: Heaven's Gate
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Unfortunately, there was one issue with his tribute: the subject wasn’t dead yet. They wouldn’t be dead for a while either.
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Music/Art Waste: Red Gate Arts Society
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First held in 1994, the Music, and Art Waste festival purports itself as a multi-venue, affordable and accessible stage for variations of different artistic mediums and expressions. Originally borne out of retaliation against the heavily commercialized and corporate-backed New Music West festival, Music and Art Waste provided a safe, non-profit, alternative space for music and art lovers of Vancouver. Predominantly volunteer run, this amalgamation of music, visual art, comedy, and local culture quickly expanded into an integral part of the Vancouver subculture scene. Twenty-two years later, Music and Art Waste has proved itself here to stay.
Read MoreMusic/Art Waste Review: Opening Night at Fortune Sound Club
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Music/Art Waste has come and gone, leaving Vancouver sweaty and ready for next year's festival. Entirely volunteer run, the festival returns annually and repeatedly outdoes itself, no doubt with thanks to the incredible minds at the helm, but also Vancouver's vibrant and growing art and music scenes.
Read MoreReview: Agnès Varda at the Cinematheque
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Film writer Sarah Bakke takes to the Cinematheque and delights in six films by French director Agnès Varda, each more assured than the last. "I have since changed my take on what it means to be a woman inspired by art and beauty," says Bakke, "and I don’t think I’ll stick to the meandering nymphet as created by men in film." We're lookin' at you, Godard.
Read MoreMeet the Dream Team: VAG's Art Rental & Sales, Kafka's, and ROVE
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We talked to Jamie Smith, Michael Schwartz, and Zoe Mackoff de Miranda about the upcoming collaboration between Kafka’s and the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Art Rental and Sales program. Their exhibit at ROVE, a biannual art walk in Mount Pleasant, promises to be spectacular.
Read MoreReview: In a Vaulted Room
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Jenna Mazur reviews In a Vaulted Room at the Art Beatus gallery. As part of the 2016 Capture Photography Festival, the exhibit features works by two students from Vancouver's own SFU.
Read MoreInterview: Patrick Kyle
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Read MorePreview: I Dare You
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If you thought your teenage experience was bad, well, you've got another thing coming. I Dare You is an independent short film about growing up in a small town and all the unexpected horrors that can come with it.
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