The Museum of Anthropology (“MOA”) is launching a groundbreaking exhibit this month called “Safar/Voyage: Contemporary Works by Arab, Iranian and Turkish Artists”. This is a collection of 16 contemporary works from some of the world’s most celebrated artists from within the Middle Eastern region.
The Merchants by Ali Banisadr
Safar/Voyage will be the first major exhibition of contemporary art from these regions to be shown in Vancouver. It is constructed as a journey in the company of 16 artists, each of whom is neither fixed inside the territories of the Middle East nor permanently diasporic. These artists define themselves and the world according to their own creative representations, often informed by culturally specific conditions.
The exhibit, curated by former MoMa curator Dr. Fereshteh Daftari, expresses the universal themes of voyage and journey. The exhibit’s journey through geographical, emotional, existential, and spiritual voyages, acknowledges the realities of war, revolution, and diaspora conditions, as well as the engagement of these artists with cultures outside of the Middle East.
The exhibition will foster thought-provoking dialogue coupled with a deep appreciation and understanding about a culture and region of the world that – despite their constant presence in news and media – are simplified, reduced, and misrepresented in most North Americans’ conceptions.
Tehran by Mitra Tabrizian
Featured Artists
Safar/Voyage featured artists include: Adel Abidin, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, Nazgol Ansarinia, Kutlug Ataman, Ayman Baalbaki, Ali Banisadr, Taysir Batniji, Mona Hatoum, Susan Hefuna, Raafat Ishak, Y.Z. Kami, Farhad Moshiri, Youssef Nabil, Hamed Sahihi, Mitra Tabrizian, and Parviz Tanavoli.
Exhibit Details
Safar/Voyage: Contemporary Works by Arab, Iranian and Turkish Artists will run April 20, 2013 until September 16, 2013 in the MOA’s Audain & O’Brian Galleries. There will be a public opening on April 20th from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. The Museum of Anthropology is located at 6393 N.W. Marine Drive at UBC.
Follow the MOA on Facebook and Twitter for more information about this exhibit, special events, and their collections.
On June 13th 1933, Major J.S. Matthews declared the Vancouver City Archives officially open and on April 7th, 1993 (20 years ago yesterday) a group was formed to support Vancouver’s archives. The Friends of the City Archives hold regular meeting, sponsor talks, promote awareness about the archives, encourage appreciation of the city’s history, and much more.
For their anniversary, I contacted author Michael Kluckner (Vanishing Vancouver, Vancouver Remembered) who is on the Board of Directors to see if he could contribute a few words about the Friends:
“Public institutions like the City of Vancouver Archives need support groups to publicize their activities and supplement their programs. The Friends of the Archives, celebrating its 20th anniversary on April 7th, has been just such a group. With a volunteer board, it has received more than $80,000 in provincial gaming funds between 2000 and 2012 and has raised $78,830 through its own programs – lectures, field trips, special events and donations from its members.
What’s become of all this money? The main project in this Internet age has been the ongoing description and digitization of archival photographs in the archives’ holdings, a project that has hired numerous technicians and made Vancouver’s history accessible to anyone who can get on the web. Even the search engine that makes the archives’ holdings accessible on-line was funded by the Friends.”
I have been using the archives for research purposes for years and now you can even find people taking images from the online database and posting them to their Instagram profiles. It’s always good to be reminded that these resources take time to produce, preserve, catalogue, store, and share — and we should be supporting the source.
If you would like to learn more about upcoming events to support the archives, just follow the Friends of the Archives site for listings and donation information. Follow the City of Vancouver Archives’ blog, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube as well.
As Michael puts it: “…Remember that any city with an interesting future is likely to have had a fascinating past.”
The Bone and Bowl in the Village on False Creek hosted their official Grand Opening and Best in Show Green Carpet Soiree at 1610 Salt Street this past week. The pet shop, for dogs and cats, serves the neighbourhood and beyond by offering environmentally-friendly and locally-made products as much as possible. They also have food, toys, care products, and other necessities for your four-legged family members.
The Bone and Bowl is a specialty pet store for dogs and cats. Our clients are dog and cat owners who are looking for an upscale, friendly and convenient pet store that goes beyond your average shopping experience. They want a place to socialize with other pet owners, find out more about how to make the most of their relationships with their pets, and to meet experts in various areas in the pet field. We are that and more…
To spread the word and have you discover The Bone and Bowl for yourself, they have offered up a $50 gift card for one lucky Miss604 reader. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one contest winner at random from all entries at 5:00pm on Saturday, April 13, 2013. The Bone and Bowl is open in the Village on False Creek from 10:00am to 7:00pm Monday to Saturday and from 11:00am to 5:00pm Sundays. Follow on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for product information, news, and special events.
Update The winner is Cameron!
Happy 127th Birthday Vancouver! It was on this day in 1886 that the City of Vancouver was incorporated. Our beloved city, built up within the traditional territory of the Coast Salish First Nations, is more than a place we call home. It’s a natural playground, an inspiration, a melting pot of cultures.
I know that I could never describe Vancouver as well as so many of our talented artists, musicians, writers, and poets so I’ll simply raise my glass and share a poem from one of my favourite writers and performers who called the city home a hundred years ago, E. Pauline Johnson:
A Toast
By E. Pauline Johnson
There’s wine in the cup, Vancouver,
And there’s warmth in my heart for you,
While I drink to your health, your youth, and your wealth,
And the things that you yet will do.
In a vintage rare and olden,
With a flavour fine and keen,
Fill the glass to the edge, while I stand up to pledge
My faith to my western queen.
Then here’s a Ho! Vancouver, in wine of the bonniest hue,
With a hand on my hip and the cup at my lip,
And a love in my life for you.
For you are a jolly good fellow, with a great, big heart, I know;
So I drink this toast
To the “Queen of the Coast.”
Vancouver, here’s a Ho!
And here’s to the days that are coming,
And here’s to the days that are gone,
And here’s to your gold and your spirit bold,
And your luck that has held its own;
And here’s to your hands so sturdy,
And here’s to your hearts so true,
And here’s to the speed of the day decreed
That brings me again to you.
Then here’s a Ho! Vancouver, in wine of the bonniest hue,
With a hand on my hip and the cup at my lip,
And a love in my life for you.
For you are a jolly good fellow, with a great, big heart, I know;
So I drink this toast
To the “Queen of the Coast.”
Vancouver, here’s a Ho!
[Source: Canadian Poetry]
Summer in Vancouver means warm strolls at sunset on the sea wall, fireworks in the sky, and Bard on the Beach. The annual festival under the iconic red and white tents at Vanier Park has recently released their 2013 season line-up and tickets will go on sale Monday, April 8th. This is the 24th season of the summer festival which will run from June 12th to September 14th, 2013.
Twelfth Night
“Twelfth Night brings romance and intrigue, as everyone at Europe’s What You Will Hotel and Spa seems to be falling in love with wrong person.”
Directed by: Dennis Garnhum
Location: BMO Main Stage
Run Dates: June 12th to September 14th
Opening Night: Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Hamlet
“In the great tragedy Hamlet, a troubled young man tries to make sense of a modern-day world where power still corrupts absolutely.”
Directed by: Kim Collier
Location: BMO Main Stage
Run Dates: June 13th to September 12th
Opening Night: Saturday, June 29, 2013
Measure for Measure
“Measure For Measure is set in early-1900s New Orleans, and live jazz plays a featured role.”
Directed by: John Murphy
Location: Studio Stage
Run Dates: July 3rd to September 13th
Opening Night: Thursday, July 11, 2013
Elizabeth Rex
“In Elizabeth Rex the setting is Elizabethan England, as the great Queen meets up with Shakespeare’s acting company the night before her traitorous lover is due to be executed.”
Directed by: Rachel Ditor
Location: Studio Stage
Run Dates: July 5th to September 11th
Opening Night: Sunday, July 14, 2013
Special Events
Special events include the Bard Explored Lecture Series (July 15th & 29th, August 12th & 19th); Bard Explored Shakespeare’s Rebel (book launch and sword fight event July 22nd); Bard-B-Q & Fireworks (play plus sit-down salmon barbecue & fireworks viewing July 27th & 31st, August 3rd); Celebrating Red & White (wine tasting following the matinee performances and before the evening shows August 17th); Viva Verdi! Opera & Arias (UBC Opera Ensemble & members of Vancouver Opera Orchestra, hosted by Christopher Gaze August 26th & September 2nd).
Bard on the Beach is Western Canada’s largest professional Shakespeare company. Performances run Tuesdays through Sundays with evening curtain at 8:00pm, except Sunday evenings and from September 4th onward, when curtain time is an hour earlier at 7pm. Matinees are presented on selected weekends and weekdays.
Tickets
Ticket prices include all fees & taxes and are $43 (evenings) and $25 to $30 (previews, matinees and long weekend evenings) with a $25 Youth Rate (6-25 years, all performances). Early bird pricing offers a $40 regular adult ticket to May 31st. Prices for special events, groups and multi-play ticket package discounts can be found on the Bard website. Early booking is recommended for best seat selection (all seats are reserved) and because many performances sell out in advance.
Order by phone (604) 739-0559 or 1-877-739-0559, or online, and follow @BardontheBeach on Twitter for season updates.
