Cost: $10 to $12 or a free trial
What: Vancouver’s streets, plazas and alleyways are being transformed into open-air galleries all this month by augmented reality (AR) during VMF Winter Arts. Download the VMF mobile app to discover 20+ AR artworks during VMF Winter Arts Fest and over 250 murals across the city.
When: February 12 to 28, 2021
Where: Public Spaces across Vancouver’s core
Admission: Free
Ensemble Theatre
What: A free online arts festival celebrating Black artists is happening in Vancouver this month. In celebration of Black History Month, the Ensemble Theatre Company is presenting Us: A Black Peoples Month Festival curated by Black artists Adrian Neblett and Mariam Barry.
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As part of its commitment to anti-racism, Ensemble Theatre Company presents an online arts festival running until February 25, with shows releasing every Thursday.
Titled
Us: A Black People s Month Festival, the event is curated by Adrian Neblett and Mariam Barry.
Festival curators-producers Mariam Barry and Adrian Neblett.
Kristine Cofsky/Ashley Ross Studios
Program includes playwright L. Trey Wilson s
Three Part Disharmony (now showing), Aziza Barnes coming-of-age comedy
BLKS (releasing Feb. 4), and
The Poet & The Patrician: Baldwin vs Buckley, an audio recreation of the historic 1965 debate between James Baldwin and William F. Buckley Jr. (releasing Feb. 11).
“Our province has been shaped by the contributions of Black Canadians,” says Premier John Horgan and Parliamentary Secretary for Anti-Racism Initiatives, Rachna Singh, in a joint statement.
“We also want to acknowledge the leadership so many Black Canadians and Black community organizations have taken in the past, and continue to take, in advocating for social justice and equity for all – especially through this unprecedented and challenging year.”
A number of virtual events are also taking place in BC this month to highlight the contributions and history of Black pioneers. BC Black History Awareness Society (BCBHAS) has partnered with Digital Museums Canada for a virtual museum exhibit. The Ensemble Theatre Company is also presenting Us: A Black Peoples Month Festival curated by Black artists Adrian Neblett and Mariam Barry.