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What Is It Like to Be Black in Rural Canada?

Shayna Jones spoke to Black people across the country and turned their soul-searching reflections into a new one-person show.

Arts

A Canadian Dentist’s Art Collection Revels in the Richness of Black Life

“It’s not about oppression. It’s not about the typical kind of exploitative images around the Black community that you might see in newspapers.”

Arts

After Dementia Struck Both His Parents, a Vancouver Actor Took His Activism to the Stage

Aaron Craven’s semi-autobiographical play Instantaneous Blue portrays a family grappling with dual diagnoses of dementia.

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A Haida Artist Reimagines the Relationship Between Museums and Indigenous Art

In Berlin, the work of celebrated artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas is at the centre of the newly opened Humboldt Forum.

Community

At an East Side Vancouver Art Studio, Experts and Amateurs Share a Love of Life Drawing

At Basic Inquiry, everyone can draw.

Community

How a Boy From Mission, B.C., Became an Internationally Recognized Dance Star

As an Asian Canadian growing up in a small town, Alex Wong scarcely dared dream a professional-dance career was possible.

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Artists Light Up the Vancouver Art Gallery at Night

Be sure to catch the Façade Festival’s final weekend.