Artist Run Centre by Nya Lewis. Solomon Chiniquay and jaz whitford, April 27–July 1, 2023 at Artspeak, Vancouver, BC

Rocio Graham explores ritual, ceremony and relationality.

Water Threads and Warm Proximities: Christian Vistan’s art and practice. New Artist Run Centre by S F Ho.

Vol. 8, No. 4 / Artist Run CentreBurning SkinRoger Sinha’s personal vocabulary of movementBy Phil RobertsSinha Danse 2010 Thread Roger Sinha. Image credit: Michael Slobodian. Editor’s Note: Roger Sinha was first featured in Rungh in 1993 (“the colour of dance” Volume 2, No. 1&2). This article revisits Sinha and his creative journey.Share ArticleWhen Roger Sinha immigrated to Saskatoon from London, England …

Vol. 8, No. 4 / Artist Run CentreMiniature WorldsInterpreting folklore through found materialsBy Nimra and Manahil BandukwalaShells. Image credit: Nimra and Manahil Bandukwala.Share ArticleWe grew up collecting things in Karachi. From shells on the beach to our grandmother’s broken jewellery pieces, we stuffed drawers with materials that we used to create imaginary play worlds. As adults, we moved to Canada, …

Vol. 8, No. 4 / Artist Run CentreCaribou and Northern LightsNavarana Igloliorte stencils dreamscapes.By Navarana IgloliorteCaribou #1.Share ArticleI created this series of work at a residency at Griffin Art Projects in Vancouver in January/February 2021. In the fall of 2020, I was reading in the news about different protests in northern Canada and Alaska to protect the dwindling caribou herds …

Vol. 8, No. 1 / Artist Run CentreAn Abandoned Plaza of NationsPhoto essay and textBy Luya TshimbalangaAll Images: Luya Tshimbalanga ©Share ArticleOnce a glorious place for a live performance and a gathering of different countries, the Plaza of Nation lays inert remembering its past and awaiting its fate. On the East side is the former Edgecombe Casino. Remember the time …

Vol. 7, No. 4 / Artist Run CentreCrafting IdentityHeidi McKenzie’s “Family Matters”Text by Lera Kotsyuba; Art by Heidi McKenzieHouse of Cards, 40cm x 60cm x 11.5cm, porcelain ceramic substrate, iron-oxide ceramic decal, 2019, photo credit, courtesy of Latcham Art Gallery.There is a familiarity and wonder to objects that you can hold in your hands. Heidi McKenzie’s work occupies the liminal …

Vol. 7, No. 4 / Artist Run CentreEmbodied EngagementsThe artwork of Jamelie Hassan and Soheila Esfahani in TranslationsText by Jenelle Pasiechnik; Art by Jamelie Hassan and Soheila EsfahaniJamelie Hassan, Habibye, (My love, male) & Habibitee (My love, female), glass mosaic tile mounted on plywood, 2018. Collection of the artist. Photo Credit: Sarmad Almouallem.Share ArticleAs curators and museum professionals, we often …

Vol. 7, No. 3 / Artist Run CentreYellow Peril: Queer DestinyQueer Chinese diasporic culture celebratedBy David NgYellow Peril; The Celestial Elements. February 1 – April 18, 2020. SUM Gallery. #425 – 268 Keefer Street, Vancouver.Share ArticleWhen we conceptualized Yellow Peril: Queer Destiny (2019) and the film’s follow-up visual art exhibit, Yellow Peril; The Celestial Elements (2020), we wanted the Yellow …