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Welcome Room of Skwachay Lodge

Vancouver's insanely cool Aboriginal boutique hotel you've never heard of

Skwachay Lodge and Gallery basks in the glowing reviews as a boutique art hotel with first class accommodations and an innovative back story that could be the model for other properties.
Andrea Bang - The Portrait Project - Aharon Jinjihashvili

'The Portrait Project' shoots people's true emotions

"I am intrigued by how people express emotion and the way they look while doing so." — photographer Aharon Jinjihashvili
Morocco, poverty, social change, film, reel causes, premiere, circus

Film night supports young artists and social change

Reel Causes hosts exclusive preview of Pirates of Salé in support of ArtQuake and social causes through film.
Uproot, art, Come Toast the Coast, Jericho Beach. Photo by Jessica Wilson

Art and environmental activism come together at beach fest

A giant salmon lantern made of found and waste materials is the lead-off to an evening of art, live music and information at Come Toast the Coast.
Mumbai, Vancouver Art Gallery, Offsite, installation, India, art, VAG

Mumbai artist maps out web of wire at VAG Offsite

Reena Saini Kallat leads off the Indian Summer Festival with her global tapestry installation, 'Woven Chronicle' on West Georgia Street.
Webs We Weave, a play written and performed by Vancouver Youth

'Webs We Weave,' a play written and performed by Vancouver youths

It's a merry-go-round of relationships at the strangest 18th birthday party ever. It’s Friday night and Elise is anxiously waiting for her guests to arrive. Caught in a complex web of conflict, loss...

Artists shed new light on Enbridge, tar sands and environmental destruction

Lindy Sisson is one of four Vancouver artists featured here who are using their art to raise awareness about the oil pipelines.

SIGGRAPH 2014 offers inside look behind the scenes of of summer's blockbuster films

Vancouver's large digital arts community gathered for the International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) conference, an annual trade show that will run...

"Out of Sight" to be kept in mind: exhibition of New Acquisitions at the VAG

New Acquisitions show, "Out of Site" at the VAG features some gems
Birgit Piskor, concrete, Garden, victoria

Victoria-based artist Birgit Piskor pairs art and concrete

Victoria-based artist Birgit Piskor works from her sketches to create fluid, ethereal works of art out of concrete and fabric.