The Museum of Anthropology (“MOA”) at UBC presents the powerful exhibition, Arts of Resistance: Politics and the Past in Latin America, on display from May 17 to October 8, 2018.

The Ayotzinapa Codex uses ancient Mesoamerican iconography to tell the history of 43 male students from a school for Nahuatl-speaking teachers in rural Mexico, who disappeared in 2014. Their disappearance has been attributed to a local drug cartel, who have been shown to be in collusion with the state authorities. Made by Juan Manuel Sandoval Palacios and Diego Sandoval Avila, Mexico City. Photo by Alina Ilyasova. Courtesy of Museum of Anthropology at UBC.

Curated by Laura Osorio Sunnucks, MOA’s Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow for Latin America, this premiere exhibition illustrates how Latin American communities use traditional and historic art forms to express contemporary political realities.

Visitors will have the rare opportunity to view art and multi-sensory installations from Mexico, Guatemala, Peru, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Chile, with special attention to marginalized communities, while exploring the role of creativity during times of political turmoil.

MOA Presents Arts of Resistance

Where: Museum of Anthropology (UBC, 6393 NW Marine Drive)
When: May 17, 2018 to October 8, 2018
Exhibit Opening Reception: May 17, 2018 at 7:00pm

Arts of Resistance is a unique opportunity for visitors to learn about Latin American politics through the lens of contemporary art—the objects on display embody important historical and cultural memories.

The exhibition has the potential to influence how Latin American art and culture are showcased in museums and galleries. Considering the growing global mobility of people, ideas, and objects, Arts of Resistance demonstrates how museums and galleries can become sites of return and remembering, as communities use collections to reassert their identities and political agency.

Win Passes

I have a family 4-pack of tickets to give away so that you can experience Arts of Resistance: Politics and the Past in Latin America. Here’s how you can enter to win:

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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. Follow MOA on Twitter and Facebook for more information about this exhibition and more.

Update The winner is Karen!

Free outdoor movies in Vancouver are a summertime tradition, set in beautiful locations like Second Beach in Stanley Park. Every Tuesday, from July 3rd to August 21st you can plan your date night, friends night, and night out watching some of your favourite movies as the sun sets by the ocean.

Free Outdoor Movies in Vancouver

Outdoor Movies BC is changing things up this year. They have opened up a public poll so you get to decide what movies will be playing on Tuesday nights this summer. Here are the matchups: Continue reading this post ⟩⟩

This weekend you can celebrate the mom in your life with several activities and events around Vancouver, along with this full lineup of fun:

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

Friday, May 11, 2018
Richmond Night Market Opens
Shipyards Night Market
BCCF World Chorfest 2018
Vancouver Design Week
West Coast Amusements Surrey Carnival
Ballet BC: Program 3
DOXA Documentary Film Festival
ITSAZOO Presents WET
The Arts Club Presents: Mamma Mia!
Art Smash on Granville Island
Crafted Vancouver
Pacific Theatre Presents: Tolkien by Ron Reed
First Impressions Theatre Presents: Shirley Valentine
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The Shipyards Night Market, one of Metro Vancouver’s biggest night markets, has returned for the summer! Join thousands of nightly visitors on the picturesque waterfront setting in Lower Lonsdale to experience the Shipyards Night Market’s vibrant atmosphere.

Shipyards Night Market

Where:Lower Lonsdale’s Shipyards District, North Vancouver
When: Fridays until September 28, 2018 5:00pm to 10:00pm
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Surrey Fusion Festival, presented by Coast Capital Savings, has announced the Saturday headliner for the 11th annual event. Canadian band Walk Off The Earth will bring their high energy live performance to the stage on Saturday, July 21.

Every year, I either utter these words or I overhear them: “I’m going to Mexico, then Greece, but first I’ll stop at India and Nepal, so I’ll meet you over at Portugal.” With dozens of cultural pavilions, serving up amazing fare along with activities, shopping, demos, and music, the Surrey Fusion Festival is like no other festival around!

Surrey Fusion Festival

Where: Holland Park, Surrey
When: Saturday, July 21 & Sunday, 22, 2018 11:00am to 10:00pm
Admission: FREE! You can also purchase food tickets $1 each.

Surrey Fusion Festival Lineup

Additional performers include alternative-soul group The Boom Booms, reggae surf-rock band John Welsh & Los Valientes and Brazilian capoeira performers Aché Brasil. Also appearing is world-renowned environmentalist Ricky Kej live in concert featuring the Surrey Orchestra.

Other festival attractions include over 45 cultural pavilions, five music and dance stages, one cooking stage, over 150 performers, an Indigenous village and a kid’s zone.

Cultural Pavilions

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