Queer Arts Festival
This summer in Metro Vancouver, music festivals, night markets and more are the perfect way to let loose in the heat. Here is a collective list of all the events happening over the summer months to inspire you to step out of the house and celebrate the beautiful Vancouver summer ahead. VIEW ARTICLE HERE.
Art walks, Shakespearean plays, early-music concerts, and outdoor dance: all are vying to pry you away from your barbecue this summer. The roster of arts festivals continues to grow at a pace akin to craft breweries, and you’ll want to catch some of them. Hit the barbie and brewskis afterward. VIEW ARTICLE HERE
BY ECUAD, Published Wed, June 4, 2014 1:00 pm EDTORIGINAL ARTICLE: http://www.ecuad.ca/about/news/313320
Shaira (SD) Holman (’92) is the recipient of a 2014 YWCA Women of Distinction Award for her work as Co-founder/Artistic Director of Vancouver’s Queer Arts Festival.
The festival, now one of the fastest growing cultural festivals in Canada, was started by Holman seven years ago. She initally started Pride in Art (the name of the initial exhibition) because she felt there was nowhere else at the time for her to pursue art on identity.
The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards honours individuals and organizations whose outstanding activities and achievements contribute to the well-being and future of our community.
Holman plans to take a sabbatical year to focus on other projects.
We congratulate her on this wonderful achievement!
Published in Vancity Buzz, March 06, 2015
By Jill Slattery
For International Women’s Day, we thought we’d celebrate some local women doing great things in Vancouver and around the world. They are either owning their industry, volunteering their time for amazing causes or lending their talents to support other women in the community.
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Published in Vancity Buzz, March 06, 2015
By Jill Slattery
For International Women’s Day, we thought we’d celebrate some local women doing great things in Vancouver and around the world. They are either owning their industry, volunteering their time for amazing causes or lending their talents to support other women in the community.
To view full article, click here
Published in Westender, February 26, 2015
It’s no secret that Vancouver is best place to live in the world. Heck, we know it, that’s why we live here! Vancouver has a lot going for it: there’s the majestic mountains, the ocean, the beaches, the parks, and the untamed wilderness at our doorstep.
But what makes Vancouver a truly great city is more than good looks and fortuitous geography. It’s the people who make this multicultural metropolis what it is today. It’s our friends, our families, our neighbours that make Vancouver the best place on Earth.
So for the 18th year in a row, Westender has asked you, the people of Vancouver, our readers, to tell us what makes this city so special. This year a record number of people took part in the online poll, proving once again that Vancouverites love their city, and they’re not afraid to say so.
Robert Mangelsdorf,
Editor, Westender
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Posted in OutTV January 2, 2015
By David Jones
There are so many Vancouver queers that inspire me, make me jealous, or simply make me smile.
Be they loving, passionate, tenacious, controversial, creative or political they capture my imagination and touched my heart. It’s an entirely personal and eclectic list and for some sense of symmetry it’s in alphabetical order.
Here they are My Top Ten Queers of The Year Vancouver 2014. View link HERE.
Excerpt from SD Holman and Rachael Iwaasa: These remarkable people have discovered, nurtured and featured artists across a wide range of disciplines at the Queer Arts Festival while being accomplished artists themselves.