On-Campus Events (May 15-20)

An art exhibition produced by Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) artists & community partners in multiple locations to showcase Asian-Canadian artists’ creativity and vitality, featuring both established local artists as well as emerging artists who are first-generation Canadians.
Time: May 1- May31
Location: Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC
Fee: Free admission

Exhibition about globalization and migration along the Yangtze River in China. This exhibit is drawn from on an 1800 km journey along the Yangtze River from Chongqing to Shanghai taken by multi-media artist Gu Xiong and research collaborators Chris Lee and Jennifer Chun in 2011. A series of public events in conjunction with the exhibit will further explore waterways as metaphors for displacement, survival, and renewal.
Time: Mar 15- May 18
Location: Lobby Gallery, Liu Institute for Global Issues
Fee: Free admission

A roundtable discussion on the complex processes that go into the present and future making and remaking of Mexico’s histories and historiographies. Chaired by Dr. Paul Garner (University of Leeds), with Dr. Evelyn Hu-DeHart (Brown University) and Dr. William French (UBC)
Time: Thursday, May 17, 5:30-7:30pm
Location: Liu Institute for Global Issues
Fee: Free admission. Refreshments will be served.

View local birds like never before through displays and activities of bird specimens from our exclusive behind-the-scenes collections. Special programming will include hands-on activities with real bird specimens, birding activities and lessons, museum tours, puppet shows, scavenger hunts, crafts and more
Time: Daily 12:45pm; Shows on weekends: 11am
Location: Beaty Biodiversity Museum
Fee: Free admission

Northwest Coast Kwakwaka’wakw art is renowned for its flamboyant, energetic, and colourful carving and painting. Among the leading practitioners was Doug Cranmer (1927-2006), whose style was understated, elegant, and fresh, and whose work quickly found an international following in the 1960s. He was an early player in the global commercial art market, and one of the first Native artists in British Columbia to own his own gallery. A long-time teacher, he inspired generations of young Native artists in Alert Bay, BC, and across the province.
Time: May 17 to Sep 3
Location: Museum of Anthropology
Fee: Regular admission

Dr. Ross, a weaver and Assistant Professor in First Nations Studies at Simon Fraser University, completely transformed the car inside and out. Forest One speaks of colonization, urban sprawl, trash, and remediating the urban landscape through acts of salvage
Time: Mar 20 – May 27 | 2pm to 7pm
Location: Museum of Anthropology
Fee: Regular admission

Featuring leading Chinese artists Zhang Peili, Geng Jianyi, and Huang Ran the Belkin Art Gallery will show a multimedia installation, photography and video art as part of a city-wide exhibition series of new media works by twelve internationally acclaimed Chinese artists
Time: Apr 27 to Aug 29
Location: Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery
Fee: Free admission

Presented by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as part of the Bach & Beyond Series at the Chan Centre
Time: May 18-19 | 8:00 pm
Location: Chan Center
Ticket: $25-$70