Articles — Stir

Vancouver Biennale releases statement on Boy Holding a Shark public-art installation

Chen Wenling’s sculpture, proposed for the South False Creek Harbour and speaking to the plight of oceans, shows public art continues to divide Vancouverites

ART & DESIGNJanet SmithJune 11, 2021Vancouver Biennale

Sound of the City: Devours chimes in on depression, hyping other artists, and Tropical Skittles

The underground queer pop project of DIY artist Jeff Cancade, Devours curates an all-Vancouver playlist

SOUND OF THE CITY, MUSICStir VancouverJune 11, 2021Sound of the City, music

The Dance Centre wraps up its Discover Dance! program, streaming Goh Ballet performance until June 17

The company excels at classical ballet, but the performance also includes contemporary works and Chinese traditional dances.

DANCEStir VancouverJune 11, 2021Partner Content, The Dance Centre, Dance Centre, Goh Ballet

From Snotty Nose Rez Kids to Peggy Lee, the Jazz Fest's Marquee Series highlights the range and remarkable depth of world-class, BC-based talent

A festival highlight from the Granville Island venue, the series draws from soul, jazz, pop, folk, and other diverse music influences

Baritone Jonathon Adams brings Indigenous and two-spirit identity to the classical world

Early Music Vancouver’s new artist in residence hosts a June 14 panel on Indigeneity and the arts

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 10, 2021Jonathon Adams, EMV, Early Music Vancouver, livestream, Homepage feature

North Van Arts launches Arts in the Garden Online with a creative transition to summer

The virtual celebration of art, music, and nature features garden concerts, interactive artist vignettes

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 10, 2021Partner Content, North Van Arts

Art Walk Strathcona invites you to discover Strathcona’s extraordinary gallery district

Until June 14, check out contemporary-art billboards while you take your self-guided tour

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 10, 2021Partner Content, Strathcona BIA, Strathcona Art Walk

The Cinematheque announces it's opening its doors to live screenings again on June 17

The film house is celebrating with the visual wonders of In the Mood for Love, 8 1/2, and Tokyo Story

SCREENJanet SmithJune 10, 2021The Cinematheque

Top guest artists and teachers join the roster for Arts Umbrella's junior and teen summer dance intensives

Registration is now open for the July programs at the new state-of-the-art facility on Granville Island

DANCEStir VancouverJune 10, 2021Partner Content, ARTS UMBRELLA, Arts Umbrella

Kyle Fostner takes the Vancouver International Film Festival helm as executive director

He got his start at the fest as venue manager in 2014, and recently oversaw VIFF Centre’s $2.8-million renovation

NEWS, SCREENJanet SmithJune 10, 2021VIFF, Kyle Fostner, VIFF Centre

B.C. wine pioneer Anthony von Mandl and his centenarian artist-designer mother, Bedriska v. Mandl, receive Capilano University honourary degrees

The wineries-owner’s mom, 105, worked as a fashion designer in Czechoslovakia before being forced to flee Europe prior to the Second World War

CULINARY, NEWSGail JohnsonJune 10, 2021culinary, news, wine, BC wine, Mission Hill Winery

Two Pieces of Cloth recalls the remarkable Holocaust survival story of a Vancouver fabric legend

Joe Gold writes the story his father was never able to pen in his lifetime

READJanet SmithJune 9, 2021Holocaust, Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre

Whistler’s Audain Art Museum re-opens its doors on June 10

Exhibitions featuring works by Itee Pootoogook, Louie Palu on view through the summer

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverJune 9, 2021Partner Content, Audain Art Museum, Whistler

DanceHouse innovates to enrich community through bold, transformative performances

To come back strong on the Vancouver stage and keep the arts alive, the renowned presenter launches Dedicated to Dance campaign

DANCEStir VancouverJune 9, 2021Partner Content, dance, DanceHouse

Griffin Art Projects presents William Kentridge: The Colander, to September 4

Post-apartheid, authoritarianism, globalization, and colonization among the themes that emerge in the prolific South African multidisciplinary artist’s work

Rosario Flamenco guitar legend Victor Kolstee dies at 75, after a lifetime spent spreading passion for the art form in Vancouver

Cofounder of Centro Flamenco and the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival brought Spanish sounds home after meeting his wife, dancer Rosario Ancer, in Madrid

NEWSJanet SmithJune 9, 2021Flamenco Rosario, Centro Flamenco, flamenco, Homepage feature