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explorASIAN gallery hopping guide
May 23, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor 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 day, there was no shortage of awe and insight to soak up. These exhibits are all part of the explorASIAN Festival, which is put together by Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society, covering events across Metro Vancouver. Supporting and tuning in to the work of Asian artists is important year-round, and Asian Heritage Month…
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Need to Know, Need to Go: May–June
May 22, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Arts in the Garden Where: 13 garden spaces in the North Shore When: May 27 and May 28, 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. What better way to spend a sunny day than at a community…
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Manufacturing the Threat exposes how policing upholds power in Canada
May 15, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Content warning: mentions of Islamophobia, colonialism, and racism. Canada’s façade of tolerance and freedom is stripped away in a new documentary called Manufacturing the Threat. It’s the first feature-length documentary that explores the…
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In Case You Missed It: Obasan by Joy Kogawa
May 12, 2023By: Izzy Cheung, Staff Writer Content Warning: Discussions of Japanese internment camps and racism. As a student who’s taken their fair share of Communication and English courses, I’m no stranger to digging around large bodies of literature in search of…
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Questions first-time tattoo getters have
May 11, 2023By: Isabella Urbani, Staff Writer 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…
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There Are Hierarchies of Grief honours lost loved ones
May 8, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts and Culture Editor There Are Hierarchies of Grief plunges into the way grief suddenly swallows you. The five-minute short film is part of the CBC Gem series, How to Lose Everything, which features five short films…
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Q&A with Accessibility as Creative Practice intern, Keimi Nakashima Ochoa
March 29, 2023By: Nercya Kalino, Staff Writer 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…
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Exploring Michel Dumont’s wearable art
March 21, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor 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,…
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New Music: Vivek Shraya releases single and announces new album, Baby You’re Projecting
March 20, 2023By: C Icart, Staff Writer My first encounter with Vivek Shraya’s work was through her book, I’m Afraid of Men. Shraya’s powerful account of her relationship with masculinity in the context of homophobia, transphobia, and misogyny was unfortunately very relatable…
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Q&A with Elvira Chan on her independently-published novel
March 16, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor Elvira Chan is an SFU graduate student in the area of counselling and human development. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communication with a minor in print and digital publishing. The following is…
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