Category Visual Arts

Culture Crawl’s 25th edition

photo - Esther Rausenberg, Eastside Arts Society’s artistic and executive director

Esther Rausenberg, Eastside Arts Society’s artistic and executive director. (photo by Adam P.W. Smith) The Eastside Arts Society welcomes art enthusiasts to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Eastside Culture Crawl Visual Art, Design & Craft Festival in-person and online…

Capturing nature in photos

photo - Micah Groberman with his son, Evan

Micah Groberman with his son, Evan. (photo by Micah Groberman) The current photography exhibit at the Zack Gallery, Discoveries: A New Way Forward, allows visitors a peek into the wilderness of British Columbia. A bird serenades the sunset. A bear…

Nature-inspired artist

image - "Silver Marsh" by Monica Gewurz

Two of artist Monica Gewurz’s paintings – “Silver Marsh” (above) and “Dawn II” – are featured in the exhibition of the Nature Trust of British Columbia’s Artist of the Year Award. “Silver Marsh” was inspired by a sunset at Addington…

Chosen Family now at Zack

photo - JQT Vancouver executive director Carmel Tanaka at the Zack Gallery, where the Chosen Family exhibit is on display until Sept. 30

JQT Vancouver executive director Carmel Tanaka at the Zack Gallery, where the Chosen Family exhibit is on display until Sept. 30. (photo from Carmel Tanaka) In a Simon Fraser University survey of more than 4,000 elderly Canadians (55+), conducted from…

Communicating with visuals

photo - “Hanging Out” by Derry Lubell

“Hanging Out” by Derry Lubell. Derry Lubell’s photography captures the motion of dance, the ephemeral magic of the art form that generally only exists at the moment of performance. Unless, of course, it is recorded by a talented photographer. Lubell’s…

Honouring women’s courage

photo - Anne Petrie

Anne Petrie (photo from Maurice Yacowar) The University of Calgary has organized a virtual exhibition to honour the efforts of Jewish women in the Canadian Armed Forces during the Second World War. Called She Also Served, it comprises a series…

Artwork flies, returns home

photo - Suzy Birstein in her studio, with works featured in her solo exhibit Tsipora, now at the Zack Gallery

Suzy Birstein in her studio, with works featured in her solo exhibit Tsipora, now at the Zack Gallery. (photo from Suzy Birstein) Suzy Birstein’s Hebrew name – Tsipora – means bird. The artist’s new show, Tsipora: A Place to Land, which…

Crackin’ Out online exhibit

image - A still from the documentary Crackin’ Out: The Ronnie Tessler Rodeo Collection, showing photographer Ronnie Tessler. The documentary was directed by Sarah Genge and produced by the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia

A still from the documentary Crackin’ Out: The Ronnie Tessler Rodeo Collection, showing photographer Ronnie Tessler. The documentary was directed by Sarah Genge and produced by the Jewish Museum and Archives of British Columbia. The Jewish Museum and Archives of British…

From a singular perspective

photo - Barb Choit’s “Ravenous Appetite and Boundless Energy” features a chimney swift that can only be recognized as such from one vantage point

Barb Choit’s “Ravenous Appetite and Boundless Energy” features a chimney swift that can only be recognized as such from one vantage point. (photo from Barb Choit) Last October, in a year that could be considered one of the worst in…

Chai Quilt grows and changes

photo - Chai Quilt at Zack Gallery #1

When I first entered the Zack Gallery to view its new show, the Chai Quilt, my first impression was that it was an amateur show. Only one wall of the gallery featured art, and it looked like the work of…