Fine arts
Shafira Vidyamaharani’s intuitive path to design
June 17, 2025By: Ashima Shukla, Staff Writer A graphic designer, photographer, videographer, painter, writer, and textile artist, Shafira Vidyamaharani’s practice resists definition — and that’s the point. Now a graduate student in SFU’s communication program, they are building a career that merges intuition with intellect, art with community, and personal memories with collective futures. Even as a child, art was the language Vidyamaharani best understood. Their mother enrolled them in art competitions,…
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We Belong to the Land: Vital Signs at the Bill Reid Gallery
June 4, 2025By: Kyla Wane, SFU Student Have you ever noticed how spokespersons at public events — SFU or otherwise — take a moment to recognize the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) and many other Indigenous…
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i dream in decay
March 27, 2025By: Sofia Chassomeris, Opinions Editor this body aches for death, a cure? a resolution, like it longs to rest in the muddy embrace of a grave so that the earth may hold me as gently as my tender flesh allows.…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: End of semester events
March 24, 2025By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor Blue Jay Sessions at Medina Café 780 Richards St., Vancouver March 27, 6:00 p.m.–10:15 p.m. Tickets: $15 for one session, $23 for full session on showpass.com The Blue Jay Sessions, a Calgary-based pop-up…
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Flowing verses at Black Futures Open Mic
March 3, 2025By: Lucaiah Smith-Miodownik, News Writer A gentle wash of purple and green clung to a white brick wall, as if the colours themselves were intent on listening to the evening’s poems. Behind the microphone sat a few modest armchairs and…
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Poetry in Transit presents stanzas for a safe ride
October 9, 2024By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Poetry in Transit is back for its 28th year to transport you into a poetic abyss amidst the hustle and bustle of bus delays and SkyTrain chaos. The aim of Poetry in Transit is to…
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How to spend a day at . . . Granville Island
July 3, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor With a bustling public market and beautiful views of False Creek, Granville Island is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Vancouver. Even as locals, many of us are still privy to…
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NTKNTG: Exhibits highlighting Indigenous communities
June 13, 2024By: Izzy Cheung, Arts & Culture Editor PHOTO: Elyana Moradi / The Peak snəxʷəł: an art exhibit by Mekwalya (Zoe George) Vancouver Maritime Museum, 1905 Ogden Ave., Vancouver Runs until November 2024 Every day 10:00 a.m.–5:00…
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Explore the “ajeeb” in life with Asian Heritage Month at Morrow
May 27, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer On an unassuming street in Vancouver, I found myself at Morrow, a hidden art studio. I went in on a Wednesday just to check the gallery out, but little did I know, I’d stumbled into…
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Create and Enter: Free summer opportunities in the arts
May 22, 2024By: Prerita Garg, SFU Student The Small File Media Festival Deadline: June 15, 2024 Entry fee: none Website: https://smallfile.ca/ Film enthusiasts and creators can showcase their talent in The Small File Media Festival. Hosted by The Cinematheque (a partner of…
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