Fine Arts

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Creative Corner: Sculpting reminds me art is about impulse and process

Kelly Chia June 16, 2023

I’m sure many people, like me, see creativity as a luxury they can rarely indulge in during adulthood. I can’t count how many unfinished projects pile up in my brain, waiting for the day I declare I finally have time to honour them. So one day, I decided to try following my impulse into a Michaels store after seeing a number of adorable baked-clay projects on YouTube. I daydreamed of making figurines, like YouTube creator Squash Clay, who makes adorable Pokémon figurines, one thin strip of clay at a time. It just brought me so much joy to imagine making…

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A sculpture of a white teapot with the front half open with windows like a dollhouse with the navy polka dots on the interior wallpaper. Water is coming out of the spout like a fountain, into an orange clay dish. Leaned over above the dish, a copper sculpture is kneeling over it.
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explorASIAN gallery hopping guide

Petra Chase May 23, 2023

One of the best ways to reignite your sense of wonder is by visiting an art exhibit — or three. And I’ve got your next field trip covered! Last week, we toured exhibits surrounding Vancouver, and like the sunlight that…

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A photo of a coloured tattoo that flows from the back of their neck and down their spine. The tattoo is an East-Asian style charm made up of red string with tassels and beautiful floral knots. The string is tied to a jade ring, small beads, and a miniature framed photo of a tree with a branch emerging out of the photo behind a blue background.
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Questions first-time tattoo getters have

Isabella Urbani May 11, 2023

I didn’t like my tattoos when I first got them. A week later, I was Googling “tattoo removal near me,” and scouring Reddit to see if other people’s tattoos looked as crooked as I thought mine did. Needless to say,…

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An illustration of three masked individuals holding paint brushes wearing colorful clothing.
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Q&A with Accessibility as Creative Practice intern, Keimi Nakashima Ochoa

Nercya Kalino March 29, 2023

SFU Galleries is hosting a series of workshops for creatives with access needs led by 2023 Accessibility as Creative Practice intern, Keimi Nakashima-Ochoa. The first workshop, which took place on February 25, was for immunocompromised artists. Taking place at Audain…

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An Indigenous model in a wheelchair wearing a shimmery dress made of fireweed flower. The dress consists of large fireweed flowers and flower petals adorning the wheelchair, with LED lights and purple fringe.
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Exploring Michel Dumont’s wearable art

Petra Chase March 21, 2023

At the core of his drag queen-“christened” trademark, House of Dumont, Michel Dumont is an “old, queer punk” whose commitment to love is infused into his creative work. Dumont is a “Métis, Two-Spirit, disabled artist” based in Thunder Bay, Ontario.…

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Photo of Alice Wong, an Asian American disabled woman in a power chair, against a background of bamboo trees. She is wearing a blue cardigan and sitting in a power chair. She is holding a copy of her memoir, Year of the Tiger, a paperback in yellow and red with a fierce tiger on it designed by Madeline Partner. She is wearing a bold red lip color and a trach at her neck.
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Reclaiming disability narratives through art

Olivia Visser March 7, 2023

[caption id="attachment_124792" align="alignnone" width="300"] PHOTO: Eddie Hernandez Photography[/caption] Alice Wong Alice Wong is an Asian-American “disabled activist, writer, editor, media maker, and consultant.” She founded the website Disability Visibility Project, a platform to share and connect disabled voices. Wong is…

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A group of shirtless dancers with black pants lift two dancers up.
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Alan Lake Factorie presents Le Cris des Méduses

Saije Rusimovici February 20, 2023

Le Cris des Méduses is a 19th century romantic painting come to life through choreography and art direction by Alan Lake Factori(e). An interpretation of French romantic painter Théodore Géricault’s The Raft of the Medusa (1819), the haunting performance featured…

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Cedar Sage and Sweetgrass Indigenous Art exhibition at Massy Arts Society Gallery showing various portraits and paintings on display.
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A Strathcona gallery guide

Petra Chase February 7, 2023

Massy Arts Society Gallery Where: 23 E Pender St, Vancouver Hours: Saturday–Sunday, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Located in Chinatown, Massy Arts Society is a “community hub dedicated to supporting the practices of Indigenous and over-excluded artists.” They currently have their Cedar…

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A white and pink flower on a black canvas background made using acrylic pour method.
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Creative Corner: Acrylic pour reignited my creativity

Farah Messan January 23, 2023

At the height of pandemic restrictions in 2020, I had become consumed by loneliness and felt an insatiable thirst for excitement and exploration — all of which seemed, at the time, impossible within the confinements of my four walls. Being…

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PuSh International Performing Arts Festival 2017: Preview

EIC January 16, 2017

The 13th year of this diverse festival of performing arts from near and far is once again presenting a variety of innovative dance, theatre, and music to entertain and inspire all types of audiences. PuSh runs from January 16 to…

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