Photo from Amateur Cartography Exhibit.
By Loose Lips Mag
@looselipsmag
Here’s what’s happening in Vancouver digitally and IRL this month. Enjoy!
ExplorASIAN Festival: Celebrate the diversity of Asian cultures and voices in Vancouver with a tremendous line-up of events until June 10, including “Ching Shih: How a Woman Pirate Ruled the South China Seas” and “Exhibition:【长乐未央】JOY NEVER ENDS – Painting and Chinese Seal Engraving Art by Jiangang Su.”
Date: Until June 10
Location: Online and IRL
A Seat At The Table: This exhibition, at Museum of Vancouver and the Hon Hsing Building in Chinatown, explores historical and contemporary stories of Chinese Canadians in BC and their struggles for belonging. It looks to food and restaurant culture as an entry point to feature stories that reveal the great diversity of immigrant experience and of the communities immigrants develop.
Date: Until January 2022
Location: Museum of Vancouver, tickets here.
Imagine Van Gogh: Imagine Van Gogh, is an exhibition where one can admire The Starry Night, Irises and Sunflowers, or be drawn into the intimacy of his Bedroom in Arles. An experience that brings viewers to the heart of its images, Imagine Van Gogh is accompanied by the music of the great composers Saint-Saëns, Mozart, Bach, Delibes and Satie.
Date: Until August 29
Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre. Tickets here.
Arctic Voices: Until August 31, visit Science World for a riveting, interactive exhibition on the world’s northernmost biome. Enjoy an immersive experience of the beautiful Arctic landscape through its diverse voices: its people, ecology, wildlife, and way of life.
Date: Until August 31
Location: Science World, 1455 Quebec Street, Vancouver. Find out more here.
A Future for Memory: Art and Life After the Great East Japan Earthquake: To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 2011 triple disaster that saw a 9.0 magnitude earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown hit the eastern region of Japan, this exhibition will be an important opportunity for those of us living in Canada to consider the impact of natural disasters — as the coast of BC is at risk from potentially major earthquakes and tsunamis.
Dates: Until September 5, 2021
Times: 10 AM – 5 PM Daily
Location: The Museum of Anthropology (6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC)
A Future for Memory – Art and Life After the Great East JaIt’s #AsianHeritageMonth which means it’s time to amplify Asian stories. Start with “Me” a STORYHIVE documentary short that follows a mom’s journey and a family legacy.pan Earthquake: “In the 10th anniversary year of the Great East Japan Earthquake, or 3.11, A Future for Memory addresses how we deal with memory when our physical surroundings are drastically altered. It focuses on the changing physical and psychological landscapes in the aftermath of 3.11 and shows that regional disasters have global relevance. Events such as 3.11 force us to rethink our ways of life in relation to nature.”
Date: Until September 11
Location: Museum of Anthropology, 6393 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver. Buy tickets, here.
Exhibition: Nicholas Tay-Amateur Cartography: Explore Amateur Cartography—a visual exploration of immigrant identity.
Date: April 17-May 24
Time: Varies
Location: Massy Books, 229 East Georgia Street, Vancouver. Read more here.
Artist Talk with Musqueam Carver Chrystal Sparrow: Join Vines Art Festival and Chrystal Sparrow as she speaks about her art and how the new house post she will be carving represents Musqueam Nation and her family legacy.
Date: May 6
Time: 6 PM
Location: Facebook Live
The Boy in the Moon: “Based on Canadian journalist Ian Brown’s memoir of life with his son, The Boy in the Moon tells a deeply moving story about a family’s struggle to raise a child with a severe disability.”
Date: May 6-9
Location: Available via streaming
DOXA Documentary Film Festival: Say hello to Western Canada’s largest documentary film festival! Presented by The Documentary Media Society, a Vancouver based non-profit, DOXA is devoted to presenting independent and unique films to local audiences.
Date: May 6-16
Location: Available via streaming
Book Launch – Bill Reid: To Speak With A Golden Voice: Join as the Bill Reid Gallery unveils the highly anticipated commemorative book, ‘Bill Reid, To Speak With A Golden Voice.’ Published by the Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art, the book is written by Gwaai Edenshaw and Beth Carter with contributions from Tyson Brown, Jisgang Nika Collison, and Dr. Martine Reid.
Date: May 8
Time: 1 PM
Location: Virtual
Weaving and Learning through Art: Join Squamish and Sto:lo artist Nicole Preissl as she explores the importance of plants within Coast Salish culture. During this interactive session, participants will have the opportunity to learn basic weaving techniques.
Date: May 11
Time: 7-8:15 PM
Location: Virtual
Yellow Objects: Yellow Objects invites audiences to explore their duty to future generations by stepping into a Hong Kong of two differing eras: 2019 and 2050.
Date: May 11-22
Location: Firehall Arts Centre, 280 East Cordova, Vancouver. Learn more, here.
Breeshia Wade – Grieving While Black: “‘Grieving While Black’ is an exploration of grief from the perspective of a Buddhist end-of-life caregiver, grief coach, and doula who has worked with populations ranging from new parents to people who are incarcerated.”
Date: May 12
Time: 7 PM
Location: Virtual
White Magic – Book Launch with Elissa Washuta and Billy-Ray Belcourt: “In this collection of intertwined essays, Elissa Washuta writes about land, heartbreak, and colonization, about life without the escape hatch of intoxication, and about how she became a powerful witch. She interlaces stories from her forebears with cultural artifacts from her own life—Twin Peaks, the Oregon Trail II video game, a Claymation Satan, a YouTube video of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham—to explore questions of cultural inheritance and the particular danger, as a Native woman, of relaxing into romantic love under colonial rule.”
Date: May 12
Time: 7-8 PM
Location: Virtual via Massy Books
Art Connects | Ralph Escamillan, Gino Gonzales and Carlo Eliserio on Piña: Join in as artist Ralph Escamillan, fashion historian Gino Gonzales, and textile designer Carlo Reporen Eliserio explore the influence of Piña textile in the Philipines and beyond.
Date: May 13
Time: 5 PM
Location: Virtual
Grace Club x Book Club: Join Grace Club for their virtual book club discussing this month’s pick: Heart Berries.
Date: May 16
Time: 7 PM
Location: Virtual. Register, here.
Virtual Brunch + Benefit for QMUNITY: In honour of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, QMUNITY is hosting its annual benefit event. Come out and show your support for BC’s forefront LGBTQ+ non-profit! P.S. You don’t want to miss performances by Queer as Funk, Ilona Verley, Cris Derksen, and more!
Date: May 16
Time: 11 AM – 1 PM
Location: Virtual
1 Hour Photo: “Written and performed by Tetsuro Shigematsu (creator of the hit show Empire of the Son), 1 Hour Photo is the story of Mas Yamamoto, a man whose life was swept up by the major currents of the 20th century. From growing up in a fishing village on the banks of the Fraser River, to being confined at a Japanese Canadian internment camp during World War II, to helping build the Distant Early Warning Line in the Canadian Arctic during the height of the Cold War, 1 Hour Photo is a moving portrait saturated with the most vivid colours of our times.”
Date: May 28-30
Location: Available via streaming
Kristi and Brittany are the co-founders and co-editors of Loose Lips Mag. Together, they’re building their feminist media empire—leaving the patriarchy, charcuterie boards and empty bottles of wine in their wake. The monthly Marquee column is compiled with the help of Tayvie Van Eeuwen. Loose Lips Media is grateful to operate on the unceded Coast Salish territory of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh First Nations.
