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Whose Chinatown? A Virtual Conference

Whose Chinatown: A virtual conference brings together a weekend of collaborative panels and talks facilitated live over zoom, brought to you by Griffin Art Projects, Centre A, The New Gallery and the Asian Canadian Writer’s Workshop with collaborative support from Tea Base, aiya, and Youth Collaborative for Chinatown. April 10 – 11, 2021.

Fugitive Images: A Lecture by Chris Hamamoto & Federico Pérez Villoro

Join us on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 4:00 PM PST, online, for “Fugitive Images”, a lecture by Chris Hamamoto & Federico Pérez Villoro.

Migration, Memory, Land: A Panel Discussion

Join us on Saturday, February 6, 2021, at 2:00 PM PST, online, for “Migration, Memory, Land: A Panel Discussion”, with Dr. Chris Lee (UBC), Dr. Xiaoping Li (Okanagan College), and Mr. Gu Xiong. Register today.

FIRECRACKER: A Centre A Online Art Sale

Centre A is proud to launch FIRECRACKER, an online art sale featuring the works of more than 20 artists. 50% of the proceeds will go towards Centre A, and the rest goes to the artists. Available NOW until March 2021. Buy art at centrea.org/firecracker.

The Spirit Keepers of Makuta’ay: An Artist Talk with Yen-Chao Lin

Join us for an online artist talk by Montréal-based artist Yen-Chao Lin via Zoom in conjunction with the current group exhibition, We cast Spells on the Mothers of our Daughter and Daughters of our Mothers. Friday, September 25, 2020, 6:00 PM PST via Zoom.

JUSTIN SHOULDER PRESENTS PHASMAHAMMER / IN CONVERSATION WITH HENRY HENG LU

Join us for this lecture-performance illuminating Phasmahammer, an ecology of alter personae in their main body of work based on queered ancestral myths. Friday, August 7, 2020, 5:30 PM PST via Zoom. Register within.

Pacific Crossings: Dispatches from Manila

Part of Pacific Crossings’s Triangulations series, Dispatches From Manila asks artists and curators from the region to ‘check-in’, offering perspectives or creative projects that they have been occupied with during the recent months. Watch the program at pacificcrossings.ca