community arts
All is not lost at East Side’s Secret Soul Walk, Bride of Parade of Lost Souls is alive and walking thanks to cash-strapped creativity
Like last year, masses of Halloween partygoers won’t be able to ramp up to late-night festivities with The Parade of Lost Souls. The procession and performances didn’t proceed in 2009 because of funding cuts, and this year’s incarnation is designed to be a more intimate affair. “It’s not going to be the big, crazy street [...]
Fernie: Light up the city in November
The Arts Station in Fernie will celebrate its 20th anniversary by lighting up the city with lanterns. The centre is holding lantern-making workshops so people can take part in the event on November 20. People will carry their lit-up creations from The Arts Station to the Aquatic Centre, led by drumming and stilt walkers, then [...]
Vancouver: Illuminares moves to Gastown
One of Vancouver’s most popular summer traditions, Illuminares, will take place in and around W2 Storeyum in Gastown for the first time this year. Public Dreams, producers of the magical event, is collaborating with W2 Storyeum and the surrounding Downtown Eastside community to present the event Saturday July 24, from 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. [...]
Project questions Castlegar connections
Exploring community identity in Castlegar is the subject of a local filmmaker’s latest project. Using both photography and dubbing sounds over the film, Rachel Schmidt is planning to talk to residents and put together a piece that will hopefully provide some answers. “Castlegar seems to be a bit spread out,” said Schmidt who completed high [...]
Vancouver: Public Dreams posts W2 Storyeum as new site for Illuminares
The Public Dreams Society has announced the venue for Illuminares will be at the newly renovated W2 Storyeum on 151 West Cordova Street. The group recently told the Straight that the annual lantern procession would be moving from its Trout Lake location to the Downtown Eastside on July 24. The new location was first announced [...]
Vancouver:Illuminares lantern procession moves from Trout Lake to the Downtown Eastside
The Public Dreams Society is moving its popular Illuminares lantern procession from Trout Lake to the Downtown Eastside. Although it’s mainly the result of the B.C. Liberals’ cuts to gaming grants, the move also allows the annual festival to find its stride in a new neighbourhood, according to the festival’s artistic director, Sam Shem. “We [...]
Help make mural in PoCo
Want to make your mark on the Shaughnessy Street underpass mural? The Port Coquitlam Community Police Station and Leigh Square Community Arts Village are inviting local youth and the community to take part in the second phase of the mural project at a workshop June 22. Artist Bert Monterona, who completed the first phase, will [...]
Williams Lake: Station House Gallery hosts community portrait project
Photographer Bob Preston is working with Station House Gallery staff and board members this month to create a large community portrait gallery of people living in the Williams Lake area. He will be working on the portrait collection starting June 10, through June 24. The portraits he creates will be on exhibition at the gallery [...]
New Westminster: 12th Street project wins provincial award
The BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) has awarded the city of New Westminster a provincial Award of Excellence for the city’s artistic redevelopment of 12th Street. The renovations on 12th Street include granite street markers, mosaic tile images and embedded poems in the sidewalk. These decorative ideas, the brainchild of neighbourhood resident Mary Wilson, [...]
