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Chan Centre hosts fourth edition of ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl Come Toward the Fire, September 20 and 21

Indigenous-led festival features performances by powwow group Northern Cree and pop singer Tia Wood, plus film screenings, a marketplace, and more

On Granville Island, 221A makes shortlist to turn former Emily Carr building into an arts and innovation hub

Nonprofit’s proposal for the 125,000-square-foot building revolves around a concept by Musqueam weaver Debra Sparrow

NEWS, CULTUREJanet SmithAugust 15, 2025granville island, Granville Island, 221A, CMHC, Emily Carr University

Onibana Taiko pumps Japanese tradition full of riot grrrl aesthetics at the Powell Street Festival

Taiko artists Noriko Kobayashi and E. Kage reflect on punk-rock roots and gender expression

FESTS, CULTURE, MUSICJanet SmithJuly 23, 2025Powell Street Festival, Summer 2025, taiko, Onibana Taiko

Vancouver City Council motion calls for “urgent investment” in local arts and culture sector

In the motion set for July 23, recommendations to address funding and space shortfalls include setting a $40,000 minimum for operating grants and establishing a Festivals Vancouver Fund

NEWS, CULTUREJanet SmithJuly 21, 2025Vancouver City Council, arts funding

The Dōjin Japanese Arts Society celebrates the revival of ancient hitoyogiri bamboo flute

Marking 400 years since the death of Ōmori Sōkun, shakuhachi master Alcvin Ryūzen Ramos leads a series of programs about an instrument making a quiet return

MUSIC, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 25, 2025Dojin Japanese Arts, Japan

Metro Vancouver's Canada Day celebrations span live music, parades, and all-day parties

Performances by the Wild Moccasin Dancers, jazz trumpeter Feven Kidane, party band Dr. Strangelove, and plenty more artists are in store

The Paper Trail to the 1923 Chinese Exclusion Act chronicles silenced lives of heartbreak and hope

An extension of her national exhibition of the same name, Catherine Clement’s latest book shares individual experiences of Canada’s dark period of Chinese exclusion

READ, FESTS, CULTUREJanet SmithJune 24, 2025Chinese Canadian Museum, LiterAsian

Angela's Shadow screenings and marketplace mark National Indigenous History Month at VIFF Centre, June 20 to 26

Jules Arita Koostachin’s feature, set in the 1930s, centres a young pregnant woman who discovers she is of Cree ancestry

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre celebrates ever-evolving tradition for National Indigenous History Month

Through everything from guided tours to artist workshops, SLCC programming honours vital Indigenous heritage and creativity

The Work of Repair: Redress and Repatriation at the Museum of Vancouver opens June 20

Exhibition digs into the institution’s efforts towards decolonization and connection with Indigenous communities

ART & DESIGN, CULTUREStir VancouverJune 3, 2025Partner Content, Museum of Vancouver, Summer 2025

Seeds of Resistance honours the vibrant legacy of Mexican poet Rosario Castellanos

With the Vancouver Latin American Cultural Centre, artists Marco Esccer and Carla Alcántara celebrate the centenary of the feminist writer’s birth

Hong Kong Exile tunes into celestial stories at the Vancouver Art Gallery, May 15

As part of Asian Heritage Month, the gallery’s first performers-in-residence use old-school radios and headlamps in a new piece that fuses dance, multimedia, and theatre