If you walk east from the Granville Island Food Market, you’ll see a beautiful installation: Altar de Muertos. Erected for Latin American Heritage Month Festival, this altar is created for Día de Muertos, a celebration in memory of those who have passed. The Altar de Muertos is scheduled to be

The National Day For Truth And Reconciliation falls tomorrow, on September 30th. As we read through the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre’s Instagram: ‘Thursday, September 30th is now a federal statutory holiday to recognize the tragic history and ongoing legacy of residential schools. Everyone is encouraged to reflect on the intergenerational

‘My little mushrooms dance by the sound of Strawberry Fields Forever with the mountains that surround the city as a background.’ So writes artist and  designer Dimítria Elefthérios in an Instagram post where she is standing by the South Granville artwork she designed pre-Covid. Located at 11th Avenue and Granville,

‘The Thunderbird is the keeper of the sky. When she opens her eyes, the sun shines. When she ruffles her feathers, the wind blows. When she waves her great wings, lightning flashes; and when her wings slap together, thunder sounds. This Thunderbird, together with all the other creatures, is my

Visit 1000 Eveleigh St downtown and you’ll see Dreamweaver, a beautiful mural created by artists Lauren Brevner and James Harry. On her Instagram, Laura Brevner shows us that she is Okinawan, Trinidadian, and German. And on his website, we learn that James (Nexw’Kalus-Xwalacktun) Harry was born in Vancouver and is

Since 2016, the Vancouver Mural Festival has been supporting the creation of murals across the city: more than 250! Now, in August of 2021, we will be able to discover 60 new murals across 11 neighbourhoods. The VMF list 6 key values that underpin their work: 1. Design for accessibility

If you haven’t been downtown for a while, you might not yet have seen the striking new mural by Vancouver artist Rory Doyle for Vancouver Mural Fest. Doyle both creates his own work and runs Sefton Design Studio. In creating this colourful work at Burrard near Thurlow, Doyle was assisted

Art, water, blue sky, boats. What’s not to like? Gabriola Island – aka ‘Isle of the Arts’ – has a newly expanded gallery to show off the work of its rich roster of local artists. The Pier Gallery is an Artists Collective located on the water side of Pages Inn

If your BC weekend travel takes you to the Gulf Islands, keep an eye out for roadside flower stands. Local farmers and master gardeners put together gorgeous, natural bouquets with fresh out of the soil sweet peas, dahlias, irises, gladiolas.. This sweet flower stand on Gabriola Island also features little

As the city slowly opens up, Vancouverites are delighted to once again visit the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Garden. And right now, the garden is featuring a special exhibit: Rivers Have Mouths. Rivers have Mouths is part of the Solidarity Public Art program which celebrates local Indigenous and Chinese Canadian