February 25th, 2016 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Strokes of Genius – Battle of the Brush | Season 6 Begins This Fri. Feb. 26
| When Kevan Seng realized he had no change for the bus, it was decision time: (1) turn back (2) carry on and have faith the flock in front could break a ten. It would be the latter, a choice that took him from medicine salesman to cultural ambassador, community builder, and founder of one […]
June 22nd, 2015 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on ArtWalk Granville & Fragrant Wood Gallery
| So much to do, so little time! It’s officially summer today, Sun. June 21 and Vancouver’s event schedule is bursting at the seams. Jazz Fest, Car Free Day, Make Music Vancouver, Celebration of Light — just some of the events we get to enjoy for being here! As a followup to the Canadian Art […]
April 2nd, 2015 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on VAN HOP – Art Gallery Hop 2015
Last night, the girlfriend handed me a sharp-looking pamphlet. I opened it up to learn there’s a not-for-profit charitable organization called the Canadian Art Foundation that links artists and art fans across the nation through a diverse program that includes interesting and free events like Gallery Hop. The event is on Sat. April 11 and […]
February 23rd, 2015 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Unscrolled – Vancouver Art Gallery, Institute of Asian Art
Back in October, with the opening of the Vancouver Art Gallery’s Forbidden City attraction, the Vancouver Art Gallery launched their Institute of Asian Art and its premier exhibit entitled Unscrolled. The Institute, per a September report published by the Gallery, has been created to reflect the strong connections between British Columbia and China in a […]
November 13th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on FUSE – REVOLUTION COUNTER REVOLUTION
Since 2005, on select Fridays, the Vancouver Art Gallery has held a party for adults only. Ah! The sweet sense of no screaming children. Alcohol is served, live performances take place in the Gallery spaces, DJs perform, eclectic Gallery tours are held, and unexpected surprises make FUSE Vancouver’s favourite see–and–be–seen event. This Friday, November 14, […]
August 29th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on MUJI
A friend posted a story from Vancity Buzz today about Japanese consumer goods retailer MUJI entering the Canadian market. “MUJI” derived from “Mujirushi Ryohin” which translates as “no-brand quality goods” will begin their Canadian operations with Toronto in mid-December 2014. Vancouver is sure to follow making this big news for anyone here who likes creative, […]
August 4th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Celebration of Light – Japan & France (2014)
Feature Gallery Photo Credit: Luna Blue Photography | On Saturday, the eve of Vancouver’s Pride Parade, Akariya Fireworks of Japan, entertained a crowd of between 300,000 and 400,000 capping off the 2014 Celebration of Light. Photo Credit: Dru Blackie An ambitious undertaking by the Japanese team, the massive scale and creativity of the performance made […]
July 28th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Celebration of Light – USA (2014)
Photo Credit: hondacelebrationoflight.com | If you ask tourists and locals what the best time of the year is in Vancouver, a large percentage of them (if not all) will say the Honda Celebration of Light. Annually, in late July/early August, hundreds of thousands gather around downtown’s English Bay pumping millions into the local economy for […]
July 14th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Keita Sagaki – Doodle Dude
“The concept of my creation is the borderless relationship between ‘whole and part’”. – Keita Sagaki | One hallmark of Takanori Aiba’s work is having big detail in a tiny space. The day I came across Aiba, I happened upon two websites (1) all-that-is-interesting.com and (2) thisiscolossal.com. Here, I was introduced to the work of one […]
July 9th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Hikaru Seino – Ganon Florist
Good ol’ Lynn Valley, 2011, a balmy summer evening: where and when I first met Hikaru Seino. After returning to his hometown of Sapporo, Hikaru-san started up Ganon Florist specializing in beautiful, evocative floral designs that are anywhere from tastefully conservative to sublime. “Ganon” is derived from Japanese “ガンガン恩返し” which is roughly an expression about […]