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Almost 500 artists taking part in this year’s incredible Eastside Culture Crawl in Vancouver

by Carrie Leslie in Events on November 1, 2019

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Image sourced from the Eastside Culture Crawl

It’s that time of year again, the 23rd annual Eastside Culture Crawl is back and bigger than ever. It’s the event where you never know what you’ll stumble upon!

Boasting almost 500 artists exhibiting in over 80 locations, the Eastside Culture Crawl is the highlight of the season. From November 14 – 17, local artists in Vancouver’s Eastside open their doors to give you an inside look into their creative world.

This fantastic, four-day festival of visual arts, design, and crafts features painters, sculptors, photographers, potters, and other creatives.

More than 45,000 visitors take part in this festival – located in the most densely populated community of artists across Canada.

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Vancouver’s biggest free art show coming up at Emily Carr University

by Shawn Conner in Insider on April 30, 2019

Andrew James McKay, Large Entanglement, acrylic, ink+graphite on 36″ by 48″ panel. 2018.

Vancouver’s biggest free art exhibition returns May 4-19. The Emily Carr University annual grad show, aka The Show, features original works by more than 300 graduating art students from the world-renowned art school. Work is by graduating students from across the school’s degree programs, including Fine Arts, Design, and Media Arts. The work will be exhibited on all four floors of the campus.

Find out more about The Show below.

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West of Main Art Walk invites visitors into artist’s workspaces, garden studios and more

by Shawn Conner in Events on May 22, 2018

Graznya Wolski art.

It’s time once again for the West of Main Art Walk. Each year, Vancouver artists open the doors of their studio to show their work. This year features 60 visual artists, including painters, potters, sculptors, fabric artists, photographers, and more. The work is on display in garden studios, workspaces, galleries and gathering places from Point Grey to Main Street and from Granville Island to 41st Avenue.

Artists in Our Midst, the organizer, presents two main events. There’s the Art Walk itself, of course, on June 2 & 3. But first, on Thursday May 24, an exhibit of work by West of Main artists is on display at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre. The exhibit lasts all day.

See below for more details.

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Sex Criminals and a horse named Neil are stars of this year’s Vancouver Comic Arts Festival

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on April 27, 2017

A cover for the adult comic Sex Criminals. Artist Chip Zdarsky is among the guests at this year’s Vancouver Comic Arts Festival.

One of the weirdest and wistfully strange comics ever published in Canada, Neil the Horse developed a cult following during its 1983-88 publication. The comic was written and produced by Katherine Collins, who was born in Vancouver and known as Arn Saba until 1993 when she came out as a trans woman.

This year, those 15 classic, family-friendly comics have been collected in book form, in The Collected Neil the Horse. To mark the event and the renewed interest in Neil and his pals, Collins is appearing at this year’s Vancouver Comic Arts Festival (May 20-21 at the Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews) – along with a number of other special guests, including the artist behind Sex Criminals, one of the most acclaimed adult comics of recent years.

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Tobias Jesso Jr., Destroyer and more Vancouver acts up for 2016 Juno Awards

by Shawn Conner in Uncategorized on February 2, 2016

Destroyer at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Oct 17 2015. Kirk Chantraine photo for thesnipenews.com.

Destroyer at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, Oct 17 2015. Kirk Chantraine photo for thesnipenews.com.

The nominees for the 45th Juno Awards were announced earlier today. The Canadian equivalent of the Grammys, the annual event rewards success as recognized by the music industry. To no one’s surprise, Toronto chart-toppers Drake, the Wknd, Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber (well, he’s originally from Stratford, Ontario, but close enough) led the pack.

Vancouver musicians and groups accounted for a respectable number of nominees, with the strongest showing by Tobias Jesso Jr. The Vancouver singer/songwriter had a breakout year for his debut solo album Goon and some high-profile songwriting credits (Adele, Sia).

Another Vancouver act that is new to the Junos is rock band Dear Rouge, who released their debut album earlier this year. Cellist Cris Derksen received a nod for her album Orchestral Powwow. Indie-rock sensation Destroyer received its second nomination, while perennials like Nickelback, Bryan Adams and Hedley are also acknowledged. The winners will be announced April 3 with a televised ceremony in Calgary.

Here’s a list of Vancouver artists nominated for Juno Awards.

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