Dr T'uy't'tanat-Cease Wyss
Join Interdisciplinary artist Cease Wyss on this walk from Luq’luq’i through the Kanaka Ranch site into places where the three local nations shared some food gathering, winter dancing and other sacred ceremonies, and salmon fishing along with shellfish and other shoreline delights.
Claire Love Wilson and XWECHTAAL (Dennis Joseph)Join Squamish cultural leader Xwechtaal (Dennis Joseph) and Scottish-Canadian multidisciplinary artist Claire Love Wilson as they walk and sing together at Sen̓áḵw. This journey brings you to the edge of what is presently known as Kitsilano, on the unceded territories of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil- Waututh) Nations, where you can listen alongside Claire as Xwechtaal shares stories of the land, his grandfather, and his visions for the future of Sen̓áḵw.
Leah Abramson
Recently named as one of the most expensive cities in the world, Vancouver's sky-high real estate and outdated zoning by-laws have left artists struggling to find spaces in which to perform, collaborate, and incubate. Artists who have stayed in the city know the value of small venues and semi-legal community spaces that often pop up for a year or two before a lease doubles in price, or a building is torn down for development. Join Leah Abramson on a walking tour of some of the city's current and now-defunct underground arts spaces, and discuss how Vancouver artists and art-lovers are fighting back against the social and economic forces that have changed the map so drastically in recent years.
Starr Muranko
Take a walk through historic Gastown with dancer/choreographer Starr Muranko (Co-Artistic Director Raven Spirit Dance) as she shares some of the local Indigenous dance artists and companies that she is connected with.
Sebastien Archibald
A guided tour, mixed with autobiography, through the Mount Pleasant neighborhood centered around Broadway and Main St.: exploring its history as an artistic hub, it's subsequent gentrification and the impact on local artists.
Jivesh Parasram
We'll seek out an iconic Downtown East Side milkshake (actually a milkshake) and cruise our way down to the island.
