A Stroll Down Granville Promenade
It was an overcast Saturday afternoon in downtown Vancouver. The streets were bustling as usual, despite the gloomier weather, and one...
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- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Artist Interview Series: Michael Foers
Michael Foers’s life is strongly associated with the outdoors, it has been his home, his place of work and his source of inspiration.
- Aug 16, 2021
- 3 min
Art Masters a success in the hot August heat
Imagine you are a painter, full of creativity and jumping at the chance to paint for an audience. Now imagine you have no brushes, a...
- Aug 9, 2021
- 2 min
Gender, women and commemorative portraiture during the Italian Renaissance
*Note: the Renaissance was a long period and its start and end are the subjects of much debate. For this article, the period in...
- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
Artist interview series: Ron Legault
Art is fun. It is for pleasure. And for Ron Legault, doing whatever he wants, whenever he wants, is what ignites his creative passion.
- Jul 26, 2021
- 2 min
Ocean art: Emotional perception
Creating ocean art allows us to use nature as a tool of emotional and creative expression
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
A Day at Art Downtown
Have you ever wondered what a day at Art Downtown in Vancouver is like? Let us show you. A day at Art Downtown starts at 11 a.m. By this...
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
The male gaze in contemporary art
“Male fantasies, male fantasies, is everything run by male fantasies? Up on a pedestal or down on your knees, it's all a male fantasy:...
- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
The love and labour of Vietnamese art
As I walk through the Thieu Art Gallery with its owner, Julia Thieu, she tells me about the personal responsibility she feels to share...
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
Artist Interview Series: Galen Allan
Galan Allan sees art as something to be experienced, a relationship between individual and creation. For him, sound not only provides...
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
The importance of National Indigenous Peoples Day with Natasha Redwood-Scribe and Adrian Baptiste
For this National Indigenous Peoples Day, I sat down with Natasha Redwood-Scribe and Adrian Baptiste to discuss its importance and how...
- May 31, 2021
- 4 min
The Art of Marketing
Do you want to grow your art career to the next level? Tori Swanson, Vancouver Intuitive Artist, provided insight on her success and the...
- May 24, 2021
- 3 min
The Meaningful Effects of Creating Art
In such a fast-paced, money-driven world, creativity can easily get tossed aside. But why is it so important to stay creative?...
- May 19, 2021
- 2 min
Online Art Classes: Even in restrictive times, we can still have creative freedom
Taking online art classes during the pre-pandemic era could have been seen as an unconventional way to explore our artistic potential....
- May 17, 2021
- 4 min
Benefits of Participating in Art Challenges
Over the years I’ve developed an increased interest in the arts and illustration. In particular, I was exposed to digital artists that...
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Artist Interview Series: Lauren Morris and the Journey of an Artist
For Lauren Morris, becoming a painter has been a journey that has come full circle, complete with across the world travel and years of...
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Korean folk art, or minhwa
With most genres of art that are widely known today, there are famous artists associated with them. For example, we all know of Da...
- Apr 19, 2021
- 2 min
Artist Interview Series: Michael Edmund Ray and making sculpture approachable
Michael Edmund Ray enjoys his art in three dimensions. But he also realizes that within the art world, sculpture is sometimes viewed as...
- Mar 22, 2021
- 3 min
Art of Flowers
With sunnier weather and warmer days, the flora in Vancouver are rousing from their winter slumber. Flowers are blooming all around the...
- Mar 15, 2021
- 3 min
How artists are reinventing themselves during COVID
After a year in a pandemic that made many industries shut their doors, it’s clear the arts is a resilient market. An industry linked to...
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