Arts Rational

Arts Rational Gerry Kowalenko talks with Janice Beck about Ukrainian Kitchen:Borshch Making 101 at the Heart of the City Festival

You don’t have to be Ukrainian to like Ukrainian borshch. People of all nationalities enjoy a good bowl of Ukrainian beet soup. There are as many different recipes for borshch as there are cooks who make it – everyone has their own personal touch.

For more information: http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Libby Griffen about Ukrainian Day at this year Heart of the City Festival.

Traditionally, the Heart of the City’s final day of celebration is a concert and delicious Ukrainian dinner at the Ukrainian Hall. This year, however, the celebration will take a whole new format as the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians Vancouver (AUUC) would still like to share their beautiful Ukrainian Culture on the festival’s special Ukrainian Day.

The AUUC invites us to join them online as they share their recipes and history through thought-provoking reflections and discussion, and timeless traditional crafts handed down through generations. The day’s events will culminate at the Festival Closing Ceremony, which will include a mini-concert of recordings that showcase the AUUC performing arts groups demonstrating the rich and diverse culture of the beautiful Ukrainian heritage.

More info: http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/

Arts Rational Gerry Kowalenko talks with Steve Frost about the Heart of the City event "Nihon Machi Kotoba Forest Lounge".

Nihon Machi Kotoba (words),explores Nikkei history, culture, and identity. A short poetic film was created to mark the 20th Anniversary of Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre, which incorporates poems submitted by the general public.

For more information:
http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/

Shary Bartlett mixed media body of work includes encaustic, acrylic, fibre arts, prints, sculptural assemblage, collage and altered photographs. She teaches mixed media art and encaustic workshops in Vancouver and internationally.

She participates this year in her first Eastside Culture Crawl:
https://culturecrawl.ca/artist/7452

To get an inside view into the fascinating art of encaustic, watch Shary’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EKb5rZJIL0

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/SharyBartlettArtist
https://www.instagram.com/SharyBartlett/

Desirée Patterson is a Canadian photographic artist, currently living on the unceded territory of the Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam and Squamish Nations, in Vancouver, BC.

Her career began with photographic documentation of her extensive travels throughout more than thirty-seven countries. It was upon witnessing many exhausted environments and impoverished situations that Patterson dedicated her practice to creating visual art that cultivates awareness of the environmental issues that threaten a sustainable future and social justice.

Desirée takes part in this year Eastside Culture Crawl: https://culturecrawl.ca/artist/4705

More info:
https://www.facebook.com/desireepattersonart/
https://www.instagram.com/desireepatterson_/

Kate MacDonald is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist based in Vancouver, BC. Her paintings, digital collages and video art have been exhibited throughout North America and Europe, and her paintings have been featured in Wired and international editions of GQ.

She takes part in this year's Eastside Culture Crawl: https://culturecrawl.ca/artist/3983

For more information visit www.KateMacDonald.com and www.K8L35.com.

Arts Rational's Jim Mainguy talks with storyteller Rosemary Georgeson about Heart Of The City Festival's event 'In the Beginning'.

"This is a wonderful opportunity, over five events, to listen and learn from Indigneous elders, knowledge keepers and artists from the nations who have lived, fished and worked here for thousands of years; and from other Indigenous people who have come to this place by travelling down the rivers, across the waters and from over the mountains. Listen to stories of the land, told by people of the land, with images projected of the land and waters, and historic and personal photos."

In The Beginning: Over the Mountains
Wednesday November 4, 7:30pm
Firehall Arts Centre, 280 E. Cordova
$20 (incl. s/c & GST)
Also November 5, 6 & 7

More details:
http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/in-the-beginning-november-4-to-7-2020/

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Savannah Walling, Associate Director of the Heart of the City Festival about this year's event 'Ground for Goodness'

'Grounds for Goodness Downtown Eastside' artfully explores why and how people sometimes do good things toward each other.

GROUNDS FOR GOODNESS DOWNTOWN EASTSIDE:
Adventures in digital community art making
A virtual residency with Jumblies Theatre & Arts
October 30 - November 12
Online & Window Displays
Free, donations appreciated

More details:
http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/grounds-for-goodness-october-30-to-november-12-2020/

Arts Rational's Gerry Kowalenko talks with Thule van den Dam and Jenifer Brousseau about Heart of the City Festival's event 'Jenifer Reads'.

'Jenifer Reads' stars APTN TV personality Jenifer Brousseau (Wild Archeology) and special guests reading heroic coming-of-age stories, with the participation of youth exploring related themes.

Thule van den Dam is in charge of the Program Production.

More information:
https://jeniferreads.com/

Arts Rational's James Mainguy talks with Erin Frizzell, Eastside Culture Crawl Managing Director, about this year's edition. This year Crawl is spread out over 3 weeks in November.

EXTENDED 2020 DATES!
NOVEMBER 2–9, 12–15 & 19–22

Open studio dates:
November 12-15 + November 19-22 Thu/Fri: 5pm-10pm, Sat/Sun: 11am-6pm

For more details: https://culturecrawl.ca/