Art
Startup finds unusual exhibition spaces for Vancouver artists
February 2, 2015Do you have your artwork hiding somewhere in the dark recesses of your dorm room? Well, it’s time for your masterpiece to be front and centre at a unique location, thanks to a new startup by an SFU entrepreneur. Alex Dorandish, an SFU communications student, has created Folion, a service that seeks out unconventional exhibition sites for artists to display their artwork. The aim is to maximize artist exposure. For Dorandish, the idea was the result of personal frustration over being rejected from a lot of Vancouver’s conventional galleries. His big break came when Beau Photo, a Vancouver business, sponsored…
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Zine Scene
November 24, 2014Two weeks ago, SFU Woodward’s hosted one of Canada’s greatest annual independent cultural events: Canzine. Organized by Broken Pencil magazine, Canzine West (along with Canzine Toronto and Canzine Central in Winnipeg) is a full-day event dedicated to zine culture, independent…
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Art and science are not mutually exclusive
October 27, 2014I have always thought that there is more crossover than we might assume between art and science, and that interesting things happen when the two fields collaborate on a project. A couple of recent arts events have led me to…
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Separating the art from the artist
October 20, 2014I am a fan of the band Teen Suicide, a lo-fi noise-pop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, comprised of two core members, Sam Ray and Eric Livingston. Unfortunately for me, and many other fans of theirs, they never venture to…
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SFU student becomes an ally for artists
September 15, 2014This week, an SFU business student launched ArtsAlly, an online portal that allows art lovers and creators to buy and sell local art. Michelle Martin, Beedie School of Business student and the founder of ArtsAlly, hopes that the portal will…
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