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In Conversation with Makambe K Simamba: Solo Show Creation As part of our Spring Series we are offering free online programming. This artist talk will be hosted on our Facebook page at 5:30pm on Tuesday, April 20. Join Dora award winner, playwright, theatre creator and UNO Fest alum (A Chitenge Story and Our Fathers, Sons, Lovers and Little Brothers) Makambe K Simamba for this free online artist talk. In Conversation with Intrepid’s Sean Guist, Simamba will discuss her process

"Real Life, Real Light" by Dan Eastabrook April 8th - 28th 2021 Dan Eastabrook has called Victoria home since 2009, when he came to study at the Western Academy of Photography. While enrolled, he obtained diplomas in photojournalism and advanced visual communications. He has been photographing since he obtained his first digital camera in 2001, and has covered a range of subjects from news to landscapes, and fine art to portraits.

Canadian College of Performing Arts: Festival of New Works The Festival of New Works is this week! The two-day festival is the culmination of the Year II mentorship program. Students apply for this extra-curricular with a project proposal. Each student is then paired with a faculty member to guide them through their artistic creation project, from preparation to incubation to final presentation. It’s a unique opportunity for students to take on a leadership role by guiding their pee

Beyond Enlightenment: The Best is Yet to Come Presenter: Rabbi Matt Ponak Sunday, April 25, 2021 at 7 pm on Zoom Does Judaism have an end goal for spiritual growth? Is Buddhist enlightenment the same as Hindu liberation or Christian mystical union? Religions are both traditions and innovations. Their innermost spiritual expressions change over time. In our culture, we embrace newness in technology, science, business, and the arts, but we leave spiritual innovation largely unexplored—at least openly. Religions are storehouses of tremendous wisdom that originate in an

Karen Kaiser presents New Work April 20 - May 9, 2021 at the Gage Gallery See http://www.artopenings.ca/karen-kaiser.html

Right of Return Sanaz Sohrabi | Caroline So Jung Lee | Mona Kasra | Peng Zuqiang April 10 to May 8, 2021 online at deluge.ca Deluge Contemporary Art 636 Yates Street, Victoria BC Right of Return is an online exhibition of media works by four international artists exploring revolutionary politics, diasporic knowledge and the intersection of collective memory vs. archival evidence. Sanaz Sohrab

The last of the ancient trees on Southern Vancouver Island are being protected by some very determined and capable people. AT THE FAIRY CREEK BLOCKADE “headquarters” and intake centre on a sunny but chilly Easter Monday morning, breakfast is being served by Rupert Koyote and his mom Alison. Rupert is a farmer in the Cowichan Valley. He and Alison have brought eggs, bacon and hot cross buns and melon slices and are doling out platefuls to the many camp organizers and volunteers. Everyone is well-masked except when in their small pods. People stand at a distance from each other

April Featured Artists at the Gallery at Matticks Farm: Introducing Jessica Pedersen Jessica Pedersen is a Canadian artist born in Vancouver, BC. She was raised by artist parents - her mother is a ceramic artist and her father is a painter. Jessica studied Fine Arts at Camosun College in Victoria, BC, Emily Carr University of Art and Design in Vancouver BC, and Nova Scotia University of Art and Design in Halifax - where she received her BFA. Jessica’s current body of work is inspired by nature, beauty, a

Jeremy Herndl: Human Nature April 10 - 24, 2021 Madrona Gallery is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new paintings by Jeremy Herndl. "Human Nature" is a collection of work that combines the natural landscape with big industry, inviting viewers to look at the beautiful and often contradictory connections between humans and their surrounding environment. Of these works, Herndl says "As a landscape painter, ideas about land use, colonialism, privilege, and environment shape the way I look at places. I am interested in the stories embedded in place and how

Blue Bridge Theatre presents: Spring Beatles Conceived by Ride the Cyclone creators Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell Victoria's finest musicians bring you the music of the greatest rock and roll band that ever lived - straight to your living room! Live Streamed April 27 - May 2 2021 Tickets $25-$45 plus service charge and GST For tickets click here