The Yukon Prize: New award seeks to expand the audience for Yukon artists
When Julie Jai and her husband, David Trick, set out to create the Yukon Prize for Visual Arts, they wanted to help alleviate some of the...
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- Jan 31, 2022
- 2 min
Art and Music: The Power of Cover Art
The visual integration of art into the music listening experience has undoubtedly been a significant milestone in music history. We are...
- Jan 24, 2022
- 3 min
Artist Interview Series: Crystal Noir and discovering the brush
Sometimes, adversity leads to discovery. A lost job can lead to a new opportunity or a lost wallet can lead to a new friendship. For...
- Jan 3, 2022
- 3 min
Artist Interview Series: Gabriela Hirt and storytelling
Appreciating art is not a passive experience. It requires the active engagement of the viewer, drawing from their own life and history to...
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
Artist Interview Series: Veronica Verkley’s animals
Veronica Verkley has a lifelong fascination with animals. It influenced her art career early on, beginning with drawings and sculptures...
- Dec 13, 2021
- 5 min
Exploring four decades of vintage Christmas card art
The visual art of vintage Christmas cards allows us to look at how society viewed and interacted with the world at a certain moment in...
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Helping Indigenous artists and art thrive: The story of Skwachàys Lodge
In 2012, Skwachàys Lodge opened with a unique model of social enterprise: to find new ways to encourage, foster and promote Indigenous...
- Dec 3, 2021
- 3 min
Artist Interview Series: Kevin “Freakshow” O’Quinn
Kevin O’Quinn is an experience. He’s as gregarious, inquisitive and engaging as the vibrant and visually stimulating art he creates. His...
- Nov 19, 2021
- 3 min
Sky Lilah is learning about herself so others can do the same
Sky Lilah wants to invite you to experience her vulnerability. And in doing so, she hopes that others will be more willing to do the...
- Nov 15, 2021
- 4 min
Five ways to approach your sketchbook
Sketchbooks are a window into our personalities, thought processes and inventions. They allow us to showcase a representation of who we...
- Nov 8, 2021
- 4 min
Tanya Bub challenges the definition of the art space
Tanya Bub wants to take you out of the art space. For her, the art space becomes what you want it to be and can include breaking certain...
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
Long Gao explores our connection to natural energy
From the Rain, the first solo show from Chinese-Canadian artist Long Gao, seeks to capture the energy and spirit of the rain experienced...
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
The Transcendence of Day of the Dead’s Art
Day of the Dead is a two-day holiday which originated in Mexico and has been prevalent in Latin America, encompassing Spanish culture,...
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
Artist Interview Series: Lanni Weingarten
Deciding to work as an artist does not need to be a full-time passion. It does not need to be something you pick up at a specific stage...
- Oct 11, 2021
- 2 min
Pop art: Yesterday to now
Throughout the years that preceded the tipping point of the 1950s, art was largely considered pretentious and inaccessible. For the most...
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Art Downtown returns to Vancouver for successful second year
Art Downtown is unlike any other local art exhibition. It is not every day you can walk about a gallery full of different artists, talk...
- Sep 28, 2021
- 4 min
A National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: How art can play a role
Art can be both a provocateur and a healer. As a provocateur, it can be used to incite hatred and division. It can also be a catalyst, an...
- Sep 20, 2021
- 2 min
Artist Interview Series: Leo Recilla
Leo Recilla’s path towards becoming a professional artist has not been a straight line. There have been stops and starts along the way....
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
The fascinating journey of natural history art
Natural history art dates to the simple yet mesmerizing cave drawings of the Paleolithic era up to present-day artwork depicting fauna...
- Sep 6, 2021
- 2 min
Artist Interview Series: Mohammad Reza Atashzad
I first saw Mohammad Reza Atashzad at Art Downtown at Cathedral Square last year. He was sitting in the plaza, facing the Holy Rosary...
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