The Powell Street Festival

BETWIXT: ARTISTIC COLLISIONS & COLLABORATIONS ON POWELL STREET
will be held on Saturday, July 31st and Sunday, August 1st, 2004
in Oppenheimer Park, 400 Powell Street & at the Firehall Arts Centre,
280 E. Cordova Street, Vancouver BC
So keep that weekend open!

MEDIA CONTACT: 604.683.8240 or email miko@dkam.ca

The Powell Street Festival is the largest Japanese Canadian festival and the longest running community celebration in Vancouver! Come enjoy traditional and contemporary Japanese Canadian performances, including taiko drumming, sumo wrestling, martial arts demos, folk and modern dance, alternative pop/rock/urban music, visual arts, film/video, as well as a fantastic array of Japanese food, crafts & displays.

FESTIVAL WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS
Taiko extravaganza featuring LOUD, Uzume Taiko, Katari Taiko & Sawagi Taiko • Contemporary dance by Kokoro Dance and Compaigni V'ni Dansi • Community art exhibition, Nikkei in Transition, facilitated by Haruko Okano • One-act play series called Sexual Practices of the Japanese: Volume One, written by Maiko Bae Yamamoto • IQU, underground electro-pop from Seattle, WA • Traditional Japanese tea service • Historical Walking Tours of the Powell Street area • HIPnoDORI, featuring breakdancers, MCs, graffiti art & more • Literary Series featuring Kei Ebata (Winnipeg) & Terrie Hamazaki

OTHER FESTIVAL EVENTS

Kuu
July 29th-August 10th, Jacana Gallery, 2435 Granville St.

IQU
Saturday, July 31st, 10:00pm, BLIM (#600-23 W. Pender)
$10 (general), $8 (students/seniors)

Coming of Age: Seijin no Hi... for those who missed theirs
August 7th, Elliott Louis Gallery, 1540 W. 2nd Ave.

Sleeping Tigers & East of the Pacific Screenings
August 10th, Pacific Cinematheque, 1131 Howe St.

http://www.powellstreetfestival.com/

Vancouver Chinatown Revitalization Committee (VCRC)Youth

Outdoor Movie Night in Chinatown Friday - July 30

The Vancouver Chinatown Revitalization Committee (VCRC) Youth, with help from the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, kick off their summer series at the Chinatown night market with an outdoor screening of some of Asian America's best short films:

What: "Flick Down in Chinatown" outdoor movie night
Where: Chinatown Night Market.
Keefer at Columbia, Vancouver
When: Starts at dawn (~9:30pm)
Cost: Free.
Info: 604-788-6773 (c), vcrcyouth@yahoo.ca
www.vancouverchinatown.ca, www.vaff.org

PROGRAM:

* "Living..." by David Kebo [1:30]: A young
philosophizing skateboarder takes us for a ride
through Venice Beach.

* "Yah Yah" by Yiuwing Lam [6:02]: A man remembers his
last days with his grandfather.

* "The Kameleon" by Jay J. Koh [28:00]: A young man's
dream to become a self-sufficient private eye, and his
first "real" assignment.

* "Reflexus" by Mark Yoshikawa [8:30]: A violent crime
is committed, and the victim's next-door voyeur
immediately finds himself involved.

* "World Inside Me" by David Takemura [25:00]: In the
cyberpunk Tokyo of the future, an agoraphobic computer
hacker meets the object of his desire while under the
watchful eye of his holographic companion.

This event is made possible thanks to the following generous sponsors:
Prospero International Realty, The City of Vancouver, Jack Chow Insurance,
Infinity Media, Vancouver Asian Film Festival, VanCity Savings and Credit Union, Vancouver Chinatown Merchants Association.

Upcoming events:
Aug. 8, 3 p.m.: Youth Talent Showdown 2004 (formerly "Chinatown Youth Idol")
Aug. 14, 8 p.m.: Streetfest: DJ showcase and import car meet
Sept. 3, starts at dusk: Flick Down in Chinatown: outdoor screening

Contact VCRC executives:
Dexter Lam: 604-788-6773 (cell)
Tracy Lam: 604-805-8028 (cell)

THE MIDDLE PATH

an epic of the Samurai, in Verse

ADMISSION: FREE
TIME & LOCATION:

Saturday, July 31st 1:30-2:30pm Firehall Arts Centre - Studio (upstairs)
Performers: Matthew Akira Klippenstein, Hiro Kanagawa, Ashley Liu

Sunday, August 1
1:30-2:30pm Firehall Arts Centre - Studio (upstairs)
Performers: Matthew Akira Klippenstein, Ashley Liu

There will be a different scene read each day. Come by, enjoy the reading,
and celebrate the festival with us afterwards!

http://www.powellstreetfestival.com/

Masala! Mehndi! Masti!

An Explosive South Asian Arts Festival
August 4-8

An explosion of contemporary South Asian culture - emerging and established performers showcase hot new innovations and traditional culture.

http://www.harbourfrontcentre.com/summerfestivals/masala.php

HSBC Celebration of Light

Three countries will participate in the HSBC Celebration of Light competition.

Wednesday, July 28 — China
Saturday, July 31 — Sweden
Wednesday, August 4 — Spain
Saturday, August 7 — Grand Finale

Location: English Bay, Vancouver BC

Start time: 10:00 p.m. rain or shine

http://www.celebration-of-light.com/fireworks/

Heritage Days in Edmonton

July 31-Aug 2, 2004

Kita No Taiko shows at:

July 31, Saturday 1:30 and 3:30
August 1, Sunday 3:30
August 2, Monday 12:30

CELEBRATION OF NATIONS

METROPOLIS AT METROTOWN & METROTOWN CENTRE

It might be the largest shopping and entertainment centre in BC, but it’s a small world at Metropolis at Metrotown & Metrotown Centre on Sunday, July 25 with the Celebration of Nations. This year’s multicultural festival will include international cuisine demonstrations, colourful dance performances, kids’ crafts with flag making, an impressive martial arts display and new this year, the International Village.

More than 18 million shoppers annually are attracted to Metropolis at Metrotown & Metrotown Centre’s unique blend of stores, services, facilities, eateries, and entertainment zone.

www.metropolisatmetrotown.com

Yugo - CALLOUT FOR PARTICIPANTS

YUGO: a hip hop fusion event
Saturday, July 31st, 2:30-3:30pm
Oppenheimer Park, court area

For the 28th Annual Powell Street Festival this year, we are inviting youth rappers to a freestyle/jam session with a live funk band. We are looking for young Asian Canadians to step up and rock the mic in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere. Admission is free and Prizes will be given to ALL participants. There will be tons of other events going on and lots of Japanese food and other festival booths set up all day. The first half-hour will be performances of mcing and djing by some local hip-hop groups and the second half hour will be the freestyle session. If you are wanting to participate please get there a bit early. For more information please call Jason at 421.1188 or Miko at 683.8240.

Workshop in Japanese Noh Theatre

Intensive 3-Day Workshop in Japanese Noh Theatre
with Guest Artist Richard Emmert from Japan

A rare opportunity in Vancouver to study the dance and chant of Japanese classical Noh Theatre.

When: August 27, 28, 29, 2004 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) 9:00am – 4:30pm Daily
Where: The Roundhouse Community Centre - 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver, BC

Special Event Open to the General Public: Noh Music and Chant

August 24, 2004 – free interactive lecture demonstration on the music and chant of Noh Theatre. 7:00pm – 9:30pm in the Roundhouse Dance Studio.

This workshop is three days of intensive, performance-based training in the dance, chant, music and performance history of Japanese Noh drama.

Actors, directors, dancers, musicians (particularly vocalists) and academics interested in non-Western performance experience are encouraged to apply.

One of the oldest continually performed theatre forms in the world, Noh combines dance, chant, music, and mask in a powerful and stately performance experience requiring intense inner concentration and physical discipline.

Emmert is visiting North America to give his annual three-week summer intensive Noh Training Project workshop in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. On his return to Japan, he will stop in Vancouver for this special workshop.

Cost: $180 (participants will need a Kita Noh fan, value $70)
Equity members discount available. Enrolment is limited.
Book now to secure your space.

Call Pangaea Arts at (604) 875-8316 for information and registration.

EVE AND THE FIRE HORSE

Golden Horse productions is looking for volunteers to help in the
Art Department for their upcoming project "Eve and the Fire Horse",
a feature from first time Vancouver director Julie Kwan and award-
winning producers Eric Paulsson ("Protection", "Army of One"), Yves
Ma ("Lunch with Charles") and Shan Tam ("Lunch with Charles"). This
whimsical film centres around Eve Eng, a yound Chinese Canadian girl
growing up in the 1970s who must try and spiritually reconcile her
Buddhist upbringing with the Christian environment and belief system
that surrounds her. They are looking for people who are eager and
interested in getting involved in Art Department work to help paint
and restore locations, and work with the Set Dec team to make the
locations as authentic as possible. Please direct your calls to Clif
at the production office (604) 983-5640 and feel free to fax a
resume to (604) 983-5600.

Toronto Japanese Short Film Festival

TORONTO JAPANESE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL 2004
Deadline: July 31, 2004

The Toronto Japanese Short Film Festival is now accepting submissions for 2004 and there is no entry fee! Send in your submissions now!

Please see http://www.tjsff.ca for more details.

I WANT YOU TO BE ME

Throughout July
Stride Gallery
1004 Macleod Trail SE, Calgary, AB

Stride Gallery (+15 Window) is now exhibiting "I Want You to Want Me" by Gale Allen and Karilynn Ming Ho (video/performance).

Telephone: (403) 262-8507
Web site: http://www.stride.ab.ca/
Gallery Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 5 pm

Canada's artistic talent needed for Expo 2005 in Japan

OYE! Canada, the producer of Canada's cultural program at Expo 2005 in
Aichi, Japan, is calling upon the country's best and brightest artists to
help celebrate Canada's cultural diversity by showcasing their talent and
work on the international stage at Expo next year.

Canada's cultural program for Expo 2005 strives to include the following
artistic disciplines: dance, media arts, music, theatre, literary and visual
arts. Newer and more established artists, representing a variety of artistic
genres, will be included. The cultural program aims to demonstrate cultural
diversity, establish linguistic and geographic equilibrium, and show gender
balance.

Canadian artists are invited to visit OYE! Canada's Web site at
www.oyecanada.com to submit their material to be considered for
participation in the cultural program for Expo 2005. The Web site also lists
the criteria that will be used for artist selection, which were developed by
OYE! Canada after consultation with the Department of Canadian Heritage and
several industry and governmental arts organizations.

Applications should be made online and must be submitted no later than July
30, 2004. Applications will be reviewed and evaluated, and artists will be
contacted within six weeks of the submission date.

The 2005 World Exposition takes place in Aichi, Japan, from March 25 to
September 25, 2005 and it is anticipated more than 15 million visitors will
attend. Canada's theme at Expo 2005, Wisdom of Diversity, will promote arts
and culture and celebrate the country's rich diversity.

For more information on Canada's cultural program and to answer this Call to
Artists, go to www.oyecanada.com. For details on Canada's participation in
Expo 2005, visit www.expo2005canada.gc.ca

Vancouver Chinatown Revitalization Committee (VCRC)

Chinatown Night Market targets Youth with Outdoor Movies, DJs and Import Cars

There's a new buzz on Keefer Street this year as the VCRC Youth launches a new summer series at Chinatown's Night Market.

On July 30, "Flick Down in Chinatown" as Keefer Street becomes an open-air movie theatre. With help from the Vancouver Asian Film Festival, some of Asian
America's best short films will be screened outdoors. The program includes "World Inside Me" (a futuristic film about an agoraphobic hacker and his holographic
companion) and "The Kameleon" (a hilarious tale about a young man's dream to become a private eye).

On August 8, performers aged 15 - 21 will be competing for $5,000 in cash and prizes in the annual Youth Talent Showdown (formerly "Chinatown Youth Idol" at the Chinatown Festival). From singing to dance, hip hop to pop, classical to jazz -- anything is fair game.

On August 14, Van City's hottest emerging DJs and souped-up import cars converge on C-Town for "Streetfest," an exciting celebration of street culture. CBC Radio 3 host Alexis Mazurin will be the MC. And REVScene, a Vancouver and Pacific Northwest
import modified car community, will hold a car meet there.

On September 3, we end where we began with another outdoor movie night.
Details to be announced.

What: Chinatown Night Market Youth Summer Series
When:
July 30, starts at dusk: Outdoor movie night
Aug. 8, 3 p.m.: Youth Talent Showdown 2004
Aug. 14, 8 p.m.: DJ Showcase and Import Car Show
Sept. 3, starts at dusk: Outdoor movie night
Where: 100 and 200-block Keefer Street, Vancouver

Contact VCRC Youth executives:
Dexter Lam: 604-788-6773 (cell)
Tracy Lam: 604-805-8028 (cell)

SPREAD THE WORD!

I'm looking for TEENS who are interested in writing a RANT about something
for our show, Vox at TVOntario. (You can check us at www.tvo.org/vox))
The rant can be on anything -- we've covered a range of issues from the
political, personal to the quirky (eg. global warming, muslims in the media,
people should sing more...).

It is usually 2/3 typed-page in length, roughly 4-5 paragraphs, or a minute
and a half when spoken.

We have 4 spots available next thursday and friday (July 29 and 30, 2004).
We are shooting these all season but if you know someone who is interested
and available to shoot next week, that would be fantastic. The shoot is
roughly 4 hours (max) and the person should have the rant memorized.

Interested persons (in Ontario) are encouraged to submit 3 to 5 ideas and
give a brief sample of what they would like to say on the topics.

I am happy to any questions, concerns and give feedback on possible ideas.

PLEASE SEND E-MAILS TO MY WORK E-MAIL ADDRESS INCLUDED BELOW.

Thanks!

victoria shen

Story Producer
Vox, TVOntario

tel: 416.484.2600 x.2401 (or 1.800.613.0513)
email: vshen@tvo.org

Vox airs every Sunday at 7pm EST on TVOntario. Check us at www.tvo.org/vox

BC's 3rd Annual Cultural Crawl

July 30 & 31 to August 1 & 2, 2004

Plan an "art-ful" adventure! The 2004 Arts & Cultural Guide to British Columbia is launching their third annual Cultural Crawl, as a way to celebrate BC Day long weekend in August.

"The Cultural Crawl is a four-day celebration of the arts and culture in BC, hosted by the Art Guide participants. It's a self-guided weekend art tour - hosted by the artists and business owners in that region", explains Trudy Van Dop, publisher of the Arts & Cultural Guide to BC.

"Whether you've always lived in BC, or you're visiting for the first time, the Arts & Cultural Guide promises many wonderful surprises, as BC has so much artistic talent to be proud of - and what better way to celebrate BC Day!"

For a complete listing of participants, and ideas on how to spend your long weekend adventure, visit www.art-bc.com. With the Arts & Cultural Guide in hand, tourists and BC residents have an indispensable road map to the most talented, well-known Š and not-so-well-known artists in the world!

With the Arts & Cultural Guide in hand, tourists and BC residents have an indispensable road map to the most talented, well-known Š and not-so-well-known artists in the world!

The Arts & Cultural Guide to British Columbia is a full-colour, 64-page guide to over 200 art galleries, museums, studios, gardens, heritage and cultural sites in the province of BC. Listings include colour photos of the artist's work, a short description of the people behind the art and each participant's complete contact information including phone numbers and web site addresses.

The Arts & Cultural Guide is available for free at any BCAA Office, Tourist Information Centre, onboard BC Ferries, and at numerous hotels throughout the province.

For more information, please contact:
Trudy Van Dop
Van Dop & Associates
Tel: 604.521.7887 or 1.888.981.9886
E-mail: trudy@art-bc.com Fax: 604.540.1062
www.art-bc.com

Chinatown Arts & Cultural Festival

Bringing the World to the Heart of Chinatown
Last Saturday in the Festival's series July 24 - Japan (1-4pm)

* Donations greatly appreciated*

What to do besides Indy races on July 24? Bring the whole family and friends to enjoy the cultural extravaganza at the Dr. Sun Yat Sen PARK COURTYARD which is part of the 4th Annual Chinatown Arts and Cultural Festival. The festival celebrates the multicultural heritage in Vancouver and promotes the collaborative efforts of different community organizations working together to revitalize Vancouver’s oldest neighborhoods. The last cultural theme on July 24 features Japan in collaboration with the Powell Street Festival Society. Live performances on the open stage, crafts/artisan marketplace, sushi making demonstration and sale, and origami folding.

Schedule:
1:15-1:45pm – Sawagi Taiko Drumming
1:55-2:25pm – Nishikawa-ryu Dance
2:40-3:10pm – Kamea Lessoway
3:20-3:50pm – Granville Aikikai Japanese Martial Arts

SAWAGI TAIKO
Sawagi Taiko formed in 1990 and was the first all-women taiko group in Canada. The year Sawagi formed, most of the members were already part of Vancouver's Katari Taiko and had several years of drumming experience. Upon a request to perform at the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival, which is an all-women's festival, the members playing thought it would be most appropriate to form a women's group. Hence, Sawagi Taiko was born!! Sawagi has taken part in several Women's Music Festivals and a variety of other events, locally and across the U.S.A. All of the pieces performed by Sawagi Taiko are composed or arranged by their members. Big drums … Asian women … raising hell – combine these three elements and you get Sawagi Taiko!

NISHIKAWA JAPANESE DANCE
Nishikawa Dance Group is led by Mrs. Yoko Matsuno, who has been performing and teaching Japanese classical dance (odori in Japanese) in Vancouver for the last 29 years. Besides teaching Nikkei students at home, she holds recitals performances at multi-cultural events and seniors’ homes, and demonstrates at public schools and the Japanese Consulate’s “Touch of Japan” program.

Nishikawa, one of the schools of odori, grew out of various forms of folk dance in the 16th century. Later on, some aspects of Japanese theatrical arts such as Noh, Kyogen and Kabuki were incorporated into the style. Mrs. Matsuno came to Canada in 1973 and began teaching Nishikawa dance three years later. Since the first Powell Street Festival in 1977, she has been leading and teaching the Matsuri Odori, a participatory dance for all festival go-ers.

KAMEA
From classical to punk rock to jazz to folk, Kamea has been studying, performing, and loving the sounds of music for most of her short life. She is currently interested in creative forms of resistance that focus on breaking social barriers of alienation and systemic oppression. She is currently an undergraduate student at SFU.

GRANVILLE AIKIKAI
The Granville Aikikai members will be demonstrating Aikido, a Japanese martial art that was developed in the last century by Morihei Uechiba. Aikido literally means “the way of harmonizing energy” and its purpose is not to hurt others, but rather to resolve conflict without harming anyone. Sensei Michael St. Germain has been practicing Aikido for 30 years and lives and teaches in Vancouver.

Organizers of the Festival include Carnegie Community Centre, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver, Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, and the Vancouver Chinatown Revitalization Committee. We wish to thank and acknowledge the generous support from the City of Vancouver, NOWTV, and Vancouver Courier.

For more information or images please contact:
Connie Yuen at 604 462-8570
Yvonne Chui at Classical Chinese Garden, 604-662-3207 ext. 201 or www.vancouverchinesegarden.com
Rika Uto at Carnegie, 604-665-3003 or rika_uto@city.vancouver.bc.ca
William Wu, Chinese Cultural Centre, 604 658-8872

16th Annual Vancouver Queer Film + Video Festival

The 16th Annual Vancouver Queer Film + Video Festival is Rated F: suitable for people with open minds. Vancouver’s premier queer arts event boasts over 200 films, workshops, community forums, and gala parties from August 5-15, 2004.

Visit www.outonscreen.com and prowl around to get the lowdown on Vancouver’s premier queer arts event, which boasts over 200 films, workshops, community forums, and gala parties from August 5-15, 2004.

Be sure to pick up your Early Bird Festival Pass at Festival Box Office by July 28, to save 10% and be entered to win 3 nights at the Opus Hotel.

Call 604-257-0366 or order online at www.festivalboxoffice.com.

Tickets go on sale July 29 at Festival Box Office, Little Sisters, Tech Direct PC and Cinemark Tinseltown.

Kim-Oanh Luu

Master Artist Luu Thi Kim Oanh
With Special Guest: Tran Ngoc My - Poet, Writer
Introducing "Voices from the Heart" CD - Vietnamese Music & Poetry

Saturdays: Aug 21, 28 and Sep 4, 2004 (10:00 AM to 5:00 PM)
Alliance for Arts and Culture, 100-938 Howe St, Vancouver

Kim Oanh is inspired by the beauty and magnificent of nature and of life.
This special engagement and exhibit is her first appearance in North America. Netartgalleries.com is pleased to promote Kim-Oanh's work and invite all to visit this once in a life time exhibit.

http://www.netartgalleries.com/

The Female Eye Film Festival - Early Submission

The Female Eye Film Festival announces a new event date to coincide
with International Women's Day 2005

Female Eye Festival Dates: March 4th - 7th, 2005.
Early Submission Deadline: July 31, 2004
Extended Submission Deadline: Sept. 30, 2004

The Female Eye is also pleased to announce several new programs,
professional development workshops and special film presentations
throughout 2004 which will lead up to the next Female Eye Film Festival 2005.
The Female Eye will celebrate it's first North American Tour of award
winning FeFF films in the Spring of 2005!

Please visit our web site at www.femaleeyefilmfestival.com for more information.

Fubuki Daiko Summer Shows

Hope you are all having a good summer!

Here is a list of upcoming performances for any who may be interested in
coming out to a show:

July 25, 2004 TBA -- The Forks, Winnipeg, MB
Manitoba Paddling Association Dragon Boat Race Festival
(performance by Fubuki Daiko Kagemusha student group)

July 31, 2004 at 2 pm -- Main Stage, Kenora, ON
Kenora Harbourfest

August 1, 2004 at 7 pm -- Winnipeg Beach Recreation Centre, Winnipeg Beach, MB
Full Concert/Fundraiser for the Recreation Centre

August 5, 2004 at 8:45 pm -- Lyric Stage in Assiniboine Park, Winnipeg, MB
Outdoor Evening Performance

August 11, 2004 at noon -- City Hall parking lot stage, Dauphin, MB
MTS Summer Games promotion

August 11, 2004 at 7:30 pm -- Selo Main Stage, Dauphin, MB
Opening Ceremonies for the Manitoba Summer Games

August 13-15, 2004 various times and venues, Ear Falls, ON
Trout Forest Music Festival

August 18, 2004 at 7 pm -- Nelson House Recreation Centre, Nelson House, MB
Full Concert

Sept 18, 2004 - time and location TBA, Brandon, MB
Brandon Dragon Boat Race Festival

If you're in the area or if you know anyone in any of the other locations
outside of Winnipeg, please pass on the information. Feel free to visit our
website at http://www.fubuki.ca

On a separate note, Winnipeg is in the middle of the Fringe Festival, and
we'd like to make a pitch for the show of a dear friend, Nils Ling. His one
man show, "The Truth about Daughters", is playing daily at Prairie Theatre
Exchange and should not be missed. Nils is simply amazing. His show will
make you laugh and cry. it is hilarious and heartwarming. If you have
kids, and even if you don't, we guarantee that you will like this
show. And the venue is nice and cool and comfortable!

Thanks again to all of you who supported our latest CD, either by coming
out to the release concert, or buying the CD, or both. A very special
thanks to those who made donations. We couldn't keep doing this without
all of your continued support! We hope all of you have a great summer.

Hiroshi and Naomi

York Artists Exhibit the "Sacred and Profane"

Sacred/Profane
Openings: Thursday July 22, and Thursday August 12
Exhibitions run: 21 June - 7 August, and 11 August - August 28, 2004
@ The Red Head Gallery, Toronto

York University graduate students hold a double exhibition entitled Sacred/Profane. In two parts, it will open in downtown Toronto at the Red Head Gallery on July 22, and August 12.

This exhibition addresses the sacred as a site of excess and the profane as the function that regulates that excess. Ever repressed because of its corrosive logic, relations to the sacred are always articulated in terms of desire. The possibility of profane existence thus becomes overwrought with desire. Each artist in this exhibition examines this dialectic through a variety of media, and approach the theme from diverse perspectives. Critically engaging with the constructed boundaries dividing these realms; the works deal with the relationships between the economy of loss, the function of repression, the suspension of ambiguity, the deferral of desire and possibilities for this transgression.

In this exhibition some artists examine how excess is mitigated to find daily existence: desire in violence assumes a regulatory nature when coupled with lawful battle, as does desire for identity when understood in the context of collectivity. In other works, the flesh irrupts, the building reveals fissures, photographs bear traces, memory becomes fluid and nature contravenes: thus, these also become sites for this exploration of the boundaries constituting the sacred and profane. Still other works articulate a desire for boundary loss, where these realms are necessarily united.

This is the second collaboration between the Visual Art and Art History graduate departments in the presentation of two group shows with an accompanying catalogue, involving past and present MFA and MA students. Reflecting the collaborative nature of the exhibition and that of greater curatorial practices in general, the catalogue includes images and discussions by the MA's of the MFA's and their work included in the exhibition.

The York MFA artists represented in the show include: Amber Andersen, Clemente Bothello, Laura Calvi, Lori Clermont, Niall Donaghy, Denniston Ewan, Adrian Fish, Justina Gardiner, Farheen Haq, Francis Henne, Maria Hupfield, Peter Kingstone, Day Milman, Craig Rodmore, Doris Sung, Tamara Toledo, Sara Vipond, and Scott Waters. The art history graduate students include: Debra Antoncic, Marcie Bronson, Martha Crombie, Lisa Daniels, Claire Eckert, Sarah Hollensberg, Gloria Kim, Nadia Kurd, Anne Merrill, Laura Milligan, Sarah Parrish, Roslyn Pivarnyik, Rosalynd Ronson, and Siobhan Smith.

The shows open at the Red Head Gallery in the 401 Richmond Street building on Thursday July 22, and Thursday August 12 both at 8:00 p.m.

For information please contact Marcie Bronson via e-mail at macie@yorku.ca, or visit www.yorku.ca/ahistory/redhead.htm

The Red Head Gallery, 401 Richmond Street West, Ground Floor, Suite 115, Toronto, Canada, M5V 3A8, Ph: 416-504-5654, E-mail: art@redheadgallery.org, www.redheadgallery.org/

CBC TELEVISION LAUNCHES 'EXPRESS DIVERSITY' PRODUCTION TOP-UP FUND

We are pleased to announce another example of our ongoing efforts on a
number of fronts to better represent the diverse faces, voices and lives
of Canadians throughout the country. CBC Television has created a
production top-up fund as part of the 'Express Diversity' initiative
to assist in the realization of programs that enhance our depiction of
Canada's diversity.

The $400K fund is effective immediately for the 2004-05 fiscal year.
Awards will be administered on a first-come, first-served basis through
the Network Program Office, with an anticipated maximum of $30K per
project. CBC-TV program executives can apply to the 'Ed' fund for
any in-house or independently produced special, documentary or limited
series that is a minimum half-hour in length. If your program would
like to apply to the fund, please advise your area head and they can make
an application on your behalf.

Over the next four months, CBC Television will be rolling out a series
of announcements related to diversity. The initiatives are to enhance
the overall quality of our programming, and many of them will be
launched in association with CBC Radio as it continues efforts in this
regard. It's one more way in which we are demonstrating our continuing
commitment to cultural diversity, both on and off the air. And it's
one more way in which CBC is fulfilling its crucial role as Canada's
national public broadcaster.

Harold Redekopp Rae Hull
Executive Vice-President Senior Director of Network Programming
CBC Television CBC Television

Conference of the Birds

Artistic Director Denise Fujiwara and Fujiwara Dance Inventions premieres an exciting new site-specific dance at the Distillery Historic District as part of the fFIDA International Dance Festival.

Conference of the Birds
August 14 and 15, 2004
1:00 p.m.

Distillery Lane in the Distillery Historic District, 55 Mill Street
PWYC with a suggested donation of $10.
Contact the fFIDA hotline at 416-410-4291 for show times and rain dates

Conference of the Birds, is inspired by the ancient Sufi poem of the same
name by Farid Ud-Din Attar. Birds come from far and wide to discuss a
journey to seek "the Simurgh", the bird King of enlightenment. They are
told the journey will be long and unimaginably difficult. Frightened and
in a flap, the birds first give excuses as to why each is unsuitable or
unavailable to go. Eventually a brave number of them muster the courage
to embark on this extraordinary journey; a dance on an unknowable path to
discovery.

This work will be Fujiwara's first ensemble choreography after 14 years of
intensive solo performance and creation, and harrowing adventures in the
Japanese art of Butoh dance. A site-specific work for 9 dancers and three
musicians, Conference of the Birds features a dream cast of some of the
city's finest independent dancers. As diverse as the whimsical group of
birds that gather, the cast features Nova Bhattacharya, Leanne Dixon,
Michael DuMaresq, Katherine Duncanson, Viv Moore, Hope Terry, Philip
Shepherd, Heidi Strauss and Sasha Ivanochko. Sure to delight audiences of
all ages, Conference of the Birds invites you to join us on a flight of
the imagination.

Task Force for Cultural Diversity on Television

The Task Force for Cultural Diversity on Television today released its final report and accompanying research study, representing the findings and outcome of nearly two years' work examining the reflection and portrayal of cultural diversity on Canadian private television stations.

Titled Reflecting Canadians: Best Practices for Cultural Diversity in Private Television, the 59-page report and 400-page research study represent the most comprehensive content analysis ever undertaken examining cultural diversity on television, anywhere, and will serve as a benchmark for future research. This major research undertaking consisted of five modules: Review of Academic Literature and Previous Content Analyses; Best Practices Review; Stakeholder One-on-One Interviews; Focus Group Research; and Benchmark Content Analysis.

Informed by its research findings, the Task Force developed and recommended Best Practices and Industry Initiatives to assist private Canadian television broadcasters with the overall advancement of reflection and portrayal of cultural diversity on television. "These best practices are intended not only to address gaps or weaknesses uncovered by the research, but also to strengthen the existing initiatives taken for the advancement of cultural diversity in television broadcasting," commented Beverley Oda, Co-Chair of the Task Force.

The Task Force was co-chaired by Beverley Oda, and Madeline Ziniak, Vice-President and Station Manager, OMNI Television. The nine-member Task Force was comprised of four non-industry members and five members representing the broadcasting industry. Along with the co-chairs, the members included: Chief Stefany Mathias, Squamish Nation/Next Exit Pictures Ltd.; Marie-Anna Murat, Journalist; Raj Rasalingam, President, Pearson~Shoyama Institute; Elaine Ali, Senior Vice-President, CTV Stations Group; Sarah Crawford, Vice-President, Public Affairs, CHUM Limited; Rita Cugini, Vice-President, Regulatory Affairs & Business Development, Alliance Atlantis Communications; and Pierre Lampron, Vice-président, Relations institutionnelles, Quebecor Media and President TVA films.

The full report and research study can be found at:
http://www.cab-acr.ca/english/culturaldiversity/report.shtm

1421: THE YEAR CHINA DISCOVERED AMERICA?

Next week on PBS - Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9 - 11:00 pm
This two-part program presents a startling journey of adventureand exploration that could turn the conventional view of worldhistory on its head. Gavin Menzies, a retired British submarinecommander, claims he has stumbled across "evidence" that nowshows that the Chinese were the first to discover America --decades before Columbus.

explorPERFORMANCE Development Award

The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society is pleased to announce explorPERFORMANCE, a new performance development award created by the Society and CBC Television in recognition of the success and significance of the explorASIAN 2004 Festival.

Designed to assist up-and-coming BC talent who have Asian or Pan-Asian influenced performances, the explorPERFORMANCE Development Award aims to provide the inspiration and tools for under-exposed artists to take that “next-step”. Recording time in a CBC Television studio, valued at up to $5000, and a personal consultation with a CBC Television programming executive will be awarded to the non-professional performer who best shows his or her creative potential. Performance genres eligible in the selection process include music, comedy, theatre, dance, spoken-word or cross-disciplinary performance with Asian or Pan-Asian roots.

As incubators of Canadian talent, CBC Television and the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society recognize the volume of talent that explorASIAN highlights each year. The goal of this award is to launch undiscovered talent, to elevate their profile and to help them realize their performance dreams.

The explorPERFORMANCE Development Award arose from the continuing partnership between the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society and CBC Television. explorASIAN celebrates Asian and Pan-Asian performance and culture in our community during Asian Heritage Month each May.

For more details on explorPERFORMANCE, please visit http://www.explorasian.org/explorperformance_intro.html

What's Your Genre?

Major CBC Radio Drama Proposal Call Announced!

CBC's Radio Arts & Entertainment department today announced its biggest-ever call for drama proposals. A & E is seeking adventurous new radio dramas in any number of popular genres, to be produced and broadcast in a Saturday evening slot beginning in January, 2005.

"We are looking for fresh, genre-based material, and we are interpreting that as broadly as possible," says A & E's Director Gregory J. Sinclair. "We will consider absolutely any kind of genre, including supernatural thrillers, speculative fiction, boundary-breaking new mysteries, westerns, romantic comedies, radio noir* there are no limits."

The broadcast slot will be early Saturday evening and this is a good time for experimentation, with a huge audience up for an aural challenge. Says Sinclair, "We only ask that you think as far outside the traditional box as you want. Don't limit yourself. Shoot for the moon and let us supply the hardware."

Proposals should be three to five pages and outline the general story or stories, the genre chosen, and the approach writers intend to take to make their drama or series work as unique, rule-breaking radio. Original proposals geared to the medium of radio will be given priority.

Writers can submit a proposal for a one-of drama in a specific genre, and A & E will group similar genre pieces from other writers in a mini-anthology - or simply program that lone drama as a stand-alone series of one. Or, writers may wish to propose an entire series of four to eight related dramas.

The dramas are to be a half hour in length.

CBC's Radio A & E Department commissions dozens of writers each year from across Canada. Past proposal calls have focused on themed series, such as this past January's Winter's Tales series (popular half hour dramas delving into the supernatural), Immigration Stories, and 'Hot Spots' (Canadians who find themselves in international hot waters.) Production of radio dramas and payment are in accordance with the CBC-Writers Guild of Canada standard contract agreement. It is not, however, necessary for writers to be a member of the Writers Guild. As with its past proposal calls, Radio A & E hopes to commission a mix of established writers and writers who are new to the radio drama form.

Issue date of this proposal call: Wednesday, June 23, 2004
Deadline for submission of proposals: Friday, July 16, 2004
Notification of winning proposals: Friday, September 3, 2004.
Email notification of unsuccessful proposals will be sent out that day as well.

Got questions? Call Dave Carley, A & E's Script Editor, at 416-205-6015 or email sunshowcase@cbc.ca
If e mailing, please clearly identify your query as "Proposal Call Query".

Address for submission of proposal calls is also sunshowcase@cbc.ca
Please clearly identify your submission as "CBC Proposal Call".

Good luck!

Sunday Showcase
CBC Radio
www.cbc.ca/showcase

ACTORS' FUND BENEFIT - VANCOUVER

13 All-Star Directors Take Their Turn with Shakespeare in Vancouver to Benefit The Actors' Fund of Canada

Christ Church Cathedral is the site of Savage God's Bardathon

For thirteen evenings in July, some of Vancouver's finest directors will each bring a Shakespeare play to life at Christ Church Cathedral, as The Shakespeare Project completes its mission of presenting the entire canon in staged dramatic readings.

The Bardathon begins with the husband and wife team of Anna Hagan and Terence Kelly sharing directorial duties on Henry IV Part One. An all-female cast is led by veteran director and UBC professor John Wright in telling the Second part of Henry IV, followed by Playhouse Artistic Director and recent Jessie-Winner, Glynis Leyshon tackling final chapter in Henry V.

The Henry saga continues with Henry VI, performed in two parts in a new adaptation by Stratford director Leon Rubin, and brought to life by David Bloom, and John(Jack) Paterson.

Richard III's rise and fall are charted by Katrina Dunn.

The final instalment of the Histories is the rarely seen Henry VIII, directed by Moira Wylie.

Week 2 of the Bardathon begins with Arts Club Artistic Director Bill Millerd and the romantic hilarity of Twelfth Night followed by Donna Spencer taking on the twists and turns of Cymbeline.

Next up, Playhouse Artistic Associate Bill Dow tackles Timon of Athens and has also chosen an all-female cast to tell the tale. Jessie Award winning director John James Hong is next up with his rendition of Pericles, Prince of Tyre and A Winter's Tale is directed by recent Vancouver Sun Critics Choice Award winner Conrad Alexandrowicz.
And finally the fortieth instalment in The Shakespeare Project is Hamlet. Dean Paul Gibson directs what will be
the culmination of a project that has lasted over four years and involved over 200 actors, directors, and musicians.

Place: Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street (Georgia & Burrard)
Dates: Monday, July 12th - Sunday, July 18th, 2004 & Monday, July 26th - Saturday, July 31st, 2004
Time: 7:00pm
Admission: Pay What You Will (proceeds to The Actors Fund of Canada)

For further information call: 604.682.3848 ext.30 or
Visit our website: http://www.savagegod.com

ACCÈS ASIE Festival in Chinese Garden

The Montreal Asian Heritage Festival under its new name Festival Accès Asie will be presenting from the 14th to 25th of July Oriental dance and music in collaboration with the Chinese Garden of the Montreal Botanical Garden. This event is a blend of traditional, classical and community based dance and music of Asian origin. The shows are happening outdoor at the Chinese Garden during the afternoon.

Adresse du jardin de Chine : 4101 Sherbrooke Est, métro Pie IX

Festival Accès Asie
1200, rue Bleury, # 009
Montréal, (Québec)
H3B 3J3
Tél(514)523-1047
fax(514)866-4853
www.accesasie.com
info@accesasie.com

Making Culture Matter: Current Trends and Future Directions

July 23 10:30 - 11:45 AM
Images Theatre

Panel Discussion
Moderator: Max Wyman
featuring;

Martin Gotfrit, Director, SFU School for Contemporary Arts
Betty Hanley, Faculty of Education, University of Victoria
Anne Hill, Fine Arts Co-ordinator, BC Ministry of Education
Claude Schryer, Coordinator, Inter-Arts Office, Canada Council for the Arts

EVERYONE WELCOME

Sharon Bailin
Professor
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6
Canada
phone: (604) 291-5828
fax: (604) 291-3203
E-mail: Sharon_Bailin@sfu.ca

Eve and the Fire Horse

Golden Horse productions is looking for volunteers to help in the Art Department for their upcoming project "Eve and the Fire Horse", a feature from first time Vancouver director Julie Kwan and award-winning producers Eric Paulsson ("Protection", "Army of One"), Yves Ma ("Lunch with Charles") and Shan Tam ("Lunch with Charles").

This whimsical film centres around Eve Eng, a yound Chinese Canadian girl growing up in the 1970s who must try and spiritually reconcile her Buddhist upbringing with the Christian environment and belief system that surrounds her. We are looking for people who are eager and interested in getting involved in Art Department work to help paint and restore locations, and work with the Set Dec team to make the locations as authentic as possible.

Please direct your calls to Clif at the production office 604.983.5640, and feel free to fax a resume to 604.983.5600

Asian Youth Conference

Chinese Music: Rare Violins and Talents

Contemporary Chinese music, rare instruments and outstanding performing talents are the themes of two recital concerts on Contemporary Chinese Violin Music at the Chan Centre for Performing Arts on Saturday, 24 July at 8:00 pm and Sunday, 25 July at 3:00 pm.

This series of two recitals of contemporary Chinese violin music will no doubt help to bring international attention to the achievements of both violin teachers and performers in China in recent years. Works by living Chinese violin teachers and composers, including those by Yang Baozhi, Li Zili, Tang Kang-Nian and Zhao Wei will be featured. They will be performed by first-rate Chinese violinists, including Li Chuan-Yun(recently featured in Chen Kaige’s film “Together”), Canadian-Chinese Yi Jia Susanne Hou(gold medallist of three major recent international violin competitions, 1997 Sarasate, 1999 Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud, and 1999 Lipizer), and the rapid rising Chen Xi (silver medallist of the 2002 Tchaikovsky Competition). It is bound to be an exciting event in the Vancouver’s cultural circle.

In conjunction with the concerts, former director of China’s Central Conservatory of Music, Professor Wu Zuqiang and famed pedagogue Professor Lin Yaoji will serve as artistic advisors to the event and respectively will give lecture on contemporary Chinese music development and master-class for violin students at downtown Tom Lee Music Concert Hall on 22 and 23 July from 1 pm to 5 pm. For more details, please check www.cccvan.com or contact 604-685-8471 or 604-658-8850.

Tickets for the concerts at $45, $40, $35 or $25 are available at Chan Centre box office (604-822-2697), Ticketmaster (604-280-3311), Chinese Cultural Centre (604-658-8850/8875), online at www.ticketmaster,ca
More information may be obtainable by telephone 604-658-8850 or by searching the website www.cccvan.com

THE VANGUARD FILM FEST

JULY 20,2004
PACIFIC CINEMATHEQUE
Showing: 7:30pm + 9:30pm
Tickets available at Videomatica + Black Dog
http://www.thevanguardfilmfestival.tk

Featuring the work of ten recent Emily Carr Institute
of Art and Design Integrated Media graduates.

Steve Elliot
Josh Olson
Lecia Kay Burkitt
Erich Gerl
Curtis Grahauer
Angie Kwong
Stefanie Loveday
Paul Rencort
Xia Tong
Jen Wechsler

TIFF Talent Lab

The Toronto International Film Festival¹s new TALENT LAB is seeking 20 of
the best young filmmakers in Canada to participate in the programme. The
Talent Lab is a three day programme that will expose our participants to
some of the best Canadian and international filmmakers in an intimate
setting. Participants will also be given a full industry pass to the
Toronto International Film Festival. As well, financial assistance may be
available.

The deadline for submissions is July 19th.
Please see
http://www.tiffg.ca/industry
for for information.

KidsFringe

If you are interested in telling at the KidsFringe (which is a part of the Fringe Festival), and you have not contacted us yet, please let the office know by the end of this week (Friday, July 16).

The event takes place from Sept 9 to 19; storytelling on Saturdays 11 and 18, and Sunday the 12th.

Website: http://www.vancouverfringe.com/

Toronto International Film Festival

Your chance to see the world is just around the corner with the
29th annual Toronto International Film Festival®, September 9 to
18, 2004. This year we are making it easier than ever for you to
join us as we celebrate film from around the globe. Visit our
2004 Official website at:

http://www.bell.ca/filmfest

for tips on how to make the most of this year's Festival.

Our Festival Insights section provides insider information from
staff such as Co-Directors Noah Cowan and Piers Handling, and our
How To Festival section contains all the information you need to
make the Festival your own. Be sure to check back frequently
throughout the summer for exciting updates and film announcements.

The advance Box Office opens July 19 at 10:00 AM. Returning buyers
and VISA cardholders, may purchase Passes and Coupon Books one week
before the general public online at:

http://www.bell.ca/filmfest

or by phoning the Bell Infoline at 416-968-FILM. VISA is the
exclusive card of the Toronto International Film Festival.

The Toronto International Film Festival Group is a charitable,
cultural, and educational organization devoted to celebrating
excellence in film and the moving image.
http://www.tiffg.ca

DUSK DANCES ON TOUR IN ONTARIO

Dusk Dances, the hugely popular summer event that has brought contemporary and traditional dance to public parks across Canada for ten years, will soon visit six regional Ontario cities from July 1 ­ August 8, 2004.

The brainchild of acclaimed dancer/choreographer, Sylvie Bouchard, Dusk Dances debuted in 1993 using the natural beauty of Toronto¹s Trinity-Bellwoods Park. It has been an annual event since 1996, produced by Bouchard and artistic partner David Danzon, under their company CORPUS.

A curated dance event, Dusk Dances features an array of choreographic works presented nightly at sunset. Choreographers from various backgrounds are programmed to present ten-minute pieces inspired by the park¹s natural environment. As dusk descends, host Diana Tso leads the audience to five eclectic dance pieces that unfold in different areas of the park.

Funded by Ontario¹s Trillium Foundation and the Touring and Collaborations program of the Ontario Arts Council, the Dusk Dances Tour 2004 will perform in:

€ Ottawa¹s Strathcona Park from July 1 ­4 , co-produced with the Grasshoppa Dance Exchange;

€ Kingston¹s City Park from July 8 ­ 11, co-produced with Rising Sun Productions;

€ Guelph¹s Exhibition Park from July 15 ­ 18, co-produced with the Guelph Contemporary Dance Festival;

€ Chatham¹s Tecumseh Park from July 22 ­ 25, co-produced with the Chatham Cultural Centre;

€ Deep River¹s Cedar Park from July 29 ­ August 1, co-produced with Deep River SummerFest; and

€ Peterborough¹s Nichols Oval Park from August 5 ­ 8, co-produced with Peterborough New Dance.

Presenting works in the Dusk Dances Tour 2004 are Jenn Goodwin and Sarah Doucet with their street smart Sneaker; Julia Aplin, who pairs a dynamic duo of synchronized swimmers with a couple of wading pools in Inner City Sirens Pt II; Nova Bhattacharya performing classical Indian Bharata Natyam in Ma; Jenn Goodwin and her dancers performing Stink, suspended with bungee cords from a tree; and finally CORPUS with a new version of their hilarious, award winning work, A Flock of Flyers.

Designed to promote dance in the community, Bouchard explains her approach to producing Dusk Dances: ³Our aim is to make dance accessible for everyone. Our venues are public parks where everyone is welcome, admission is pay-what-you-can so the ticket price is within everyone¹s budget, and our programming is diverse, for all tastes and ages.²

The Dusk Dances Tour 2004 is presented in addition to a two-week Dusk Dances season in Toronto, which will feature a retrospective program in Withrow Park in the east end and Dufferin Grove Park in the west end from June 22 ­ July 4.

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT www.corpus.ca

SUMMER DREAM READING FESTIVAL

When: all day Saturday, July 24, 2004: 9:30am to 8:30pm
Where: Vancouver Art Gallery (Georgia St. Square)
What: A showcase of the Best of every literary open mike in town
-- 17 venues rolled into one
M.C.'d by: BONNIE NISH & SITA CARBONI of PANDORA'S COLLECTIVE

FEATURING: Each of the hosts with their featured readers from:

Vancouver Poetry Slam--Every Monday @ Cafe Deux Soleils on Commercial
Literatura--3rd Sundays @ Donato's off Main Street
Shoreline Writers' Society--3rd Sunday @ Port Moody Arts Centre
Poets Nuit--3rd Wednesdays @ Java Express on Bidwell
Revisions Reading Series--Every Thursday @ Myles of Beans on Kingsway
Third Thursdays--3rd Thursdays @ Java Express on Broadway/Alma
Carnegie Writers--1st Saturdays @ Carnegie Centre on Main and Hastings
"Melic Thrum" --Our Half-Time Entertainment
Thundering Word Heard--Every Sunday @ Cafe Montmartre on Main Street
Wax Poetic--Every Wednesday on CFRO Radio 102.7 FM
Twisted Poets--3rd & 5th Mondays @ El Cocal on Commercial
Under the Elephant--2nd & 4th Tuesdays @ Tigers on Granville
The World Poetry Reading Series-- 2nd Mondays @ Vancouver Public Library
Quills' North Shore Poetry Night--1st Mondays @ Sugar Suite CafeMtn Hwy.
Ten Dollar Words Publishing--1st Tuesdays @ Tigers on Granville
First Tuesday Assembly of Poets--1st Tuesdays @ Chapters on Robson
Bolts of Fiction--3rd & 4th Mondays @ El Cocal and 3rd Tuesdays @ Tigers

PANDORA'S COLLECTIVE hosts the first annual Summer Dream Reading Festival.

We ask you to support Covenant House and their work with young adults by
bringing donations of cash, clothing and non-perishable foods.

For details: www.pandorascollective.com or call: 604-321-4039

Asian Delights

July 16 - August 8
Opening Reception: Thursday, July 15, 6-8 pm
Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

This retail exhibition will feature the work of 15 ceramic artists who have been influenced by Asian culture. Artists include Truus Roest Chapman, Lynn Fisher, Tracey Lyn Hannun, Ted Hodgetts, Harlan House, John Ikeda, Kasumi Lampitoc, Fumiko Maehara, Audrey Mah, Kayo O'Young, Richard and Carol Selfridge, Jane Wilson, Eric Wong and Alex Yeung.

The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art in Transition

The Gardiner Museum is currently undergoing an exciting period of change! The $15 million transforming expansion has begun, and will culminate in the fall of 2005 with a stunning new third floor and elegant new spaces to accommodate the Museum's growing collections, exhibitions and educational programs. Although the Museum is currently closed for renovation, it has partnered with other cultural institutions to continue to present extraordinary exhibitions, and offer a full schedule of programs during this transition period.

June 16 through August 13, 2004 the Italian Cultural Institute and the Gardiner Museum will present Homage to the Etruscans, recent work by Nino Caruso, Italy's most renowned contemporary ceramic artist.

We will also present Picasso and Ceramics, a landmark exhibition jointly realized by the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Gardiner Museum in partnership with the University of Toronto Art Centre September 28, 2004 through January 23, 2005. This spectacular exhibition will feature work from the Picasso family's own collection as well as objects from some of the world's best public collections including the Musée d'Orsay, the Museu de Cerámica in Barcelona and the Louvre.

Our clay studios, museum shop and offices currently reside at a wonderful temporary home at 60 McCaul (just south of the AGO and the Ontario College of Art and Design). The building is covered with images of objects from the Museum's permanent collection and bustling with school groups, clay pit drop- in participants and adult clay classes.

The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art is the only ceramics focused museum in Canada. Founded in 1984 by George and Helen Gardiner, it houses their internationally renowned collections of Ancient American ceramics, Italian Renaissance Maiolica, 17th c. English delftware, 18th c. English porcelain, and as well as gifted collections of 19th c. Minton, Chinese and contemporary ceramics. In 2004, the Gardiner will undergo a strategic renovation and expansion of its physical space and facilities to house its ever-growing collections and increasingly popular educational programs.

For media information and images, please call:
Sarah Douglas-Murray
Marketing and Public Relations
Phone: 416-408-5076
Email: sarahdm@gardinermuseum.on.ca

Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art
(Temporary Home)
60 McCaul Street
Toronto, Ontario M5T 1V9
Phone 416-586-8080
Website: www.gardinermuseum.on.ca

Biennnial Symposium and Exhibition

Exhibition: July 17
Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art
849 Homer Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 2W2
telephone: 604-683-8326
email: centrea@centrea.org

Mutations Connections International (Ex)Changes in Asian Diasporas.
www.centrea.org

Powell Street Festival Society and Video In

present: S p a t i a l P o e t i c s III

Saturday, July 10, 2004, 8pm

Video In, 1965 main street

Tickets $10 (general) / $8 (students/seniors)
Featuring premieres of collaborative pieces by

Theatre Replacement
(Maiko Bae Yamamoto & Kofu Yamamoto)
Madoka Hara & Lee Hutzulak
Mariko Tamaki

Powell Street Festival Society and Video In present Spatial Poetics III, an interdisciplinary event which celebrates collaboration, experimentation and innovation in the use of text, visuals, music, and performance by an eclectic line-up of artists. The end result will be a diverse collection of new works exploring community, identity, boundaries, and the nature of performance by emerging and established Asian Canadian artists, building on the success of the 2002 and 2003 Spatial Poetics events.

Premiering new pieces will be three groups of talented and inventive artists: Mariko Tamaki is a Toronto writer and performance activist who has published two books and is currently working on a third collection of essays, tentatively titled Cool/Uncool. She also performs with her experimental theatre troupe TOA. Maiko Bae Yamamoto and her father Kofu Yamamoto perform Train, using theatre and live musical accompaniment, a story of three people brought together by a strange connection in a place where lives and possibilities intersect. Madoka Hara and Lee Hutzulak perform live video manipulation with improvised music. Interdisciplinary artist Vanessa Kwan will also curate a selection of shorts by local videomakers, including RonTran, Lyndsay Sung, Rafael Tsuchida, Meesoo Lee and more.

This is the opening event for the 28 Annual Powell Street Festival, held in Oppenheimer Park and the Firehall Arts Centre on July 31 and August 1. More information at www.powellstreetfestival.com.

The Powell Street Festival Society gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the Canada Council for the Arts, Department of Canadian Heritage, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver through the Office of Cultural Affairs and Video In.

2004 Powell Street Festival -- July 10th-August 10th (fest weekend: July 31st - August 1st)
Tel: 604 739 9388/ Fax: 604 739 9308
475 Alexander Street, Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6
www.powellstreetfestival.com

S.K. Lee Enchanted Evenings

Music concerts in a tranquil garden
July 2 – August 27

Celebrating it’s 11th season, the S.K. Lee Enchanted Evenings series returns at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden with your favorite performers and some new talent from July 2 to August 27. The 2004 repertoire includes classical, Asian, world, Indian, and spiritual music. Against the architectural masterpiece of a Ming Scholar's reception hall and surrounded by the tranquility of rocks, plants, and a waterfall, the audience is treated to an intimate and enchanting performance. Make it a night to remember!

All shows start at 7:30pm and end approximately 8:30pm on Friday nights. Tickets are $15.00 for non-members and $12.00 for members; seasons passes are also available. Tickets are available at the door at 7:00pm on the evening of the concert, but this is a popular event -- advance tickets are can be purchased by calling 604-662-3207 (extension 205) or via email at programmes@vancouverchinesegarden.com.

The Enchanted Evening concert line up includes:
July 2 Marjit Juhasz (piano) & Michelle Gao (violin)
July 9 Joutou (a fusion of east and west)
July 17 An Evening in India: (Classical North Indian dance & ragas by PJSM)
July 23 Jabulani (Zimbabwean marimbas and percussion)
July 30 Orchid Ensemble (erhu, guzheng, and percussion)
August 6 Silk Road (Chinese music with jazz, Latin, French Canadian and Celtic influences)
August 13 Khac Chi Ensemble (Vietnamese folk music)
August 20 Piano Quatour (2 pianos, 8 hands) and Ian & Caitlin Wood (piano and violin)
August 27 Sangha (Persian, Indian, and Arabic influences)

Location:
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, 578 Carrall St., Vancouver, in the heart of Chinatown.

For more information contact:
Erika Korstrom, Marketing Coordinator
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden
578 Carrall St., Vancouver, BC, V6B 5K2
Tel: 604-662-3207 ext. 204 Fax: 604-682-4008
www.vancouverchinesegarden.com

Gim Wong

EIGHTY-TWO YEAR OLD LEADS MOTORCYCLE RIDE FOR REDRESS:
CALLS FOR JUSTICE NOW WHILE THERE ARE STILL HEAD TAXPAYERS ALIVE

Eighty-two year-old Gim Wong, a World War II Air Force veteran and Canadian-born son of two Chinese head taxpayers, will set off on a cross-Canada motorcycle ride on July 1, 2004.
Mr. Wong is riding his motorcycle across Canada to call upon the federal government to redress the Chinese Head Tax and Chinese Exclusion Act, sixty-two years of legislated racism endured by the Chinese in Canada from 1885 to 1947. "The Canadian government has unjustly taken money from my parents and from the Chinese who paid the head tax to enter Canada," Mr. Wong said. "I want this money refunded to the surviving head tax payers and their families."

Canada Day marks a significant anniversary for Chinese Canadians. It was on July 1, 1923 that the Canadian Government enacted the Chinese Exclusion Act and until it was repealed in 1947, the Lo Wah Kiu (old overseas Chinese) referred to it as 'Humiliation Day.' Joining Mr. Wong on the first leg of his journey across Canada will be former BC Chief Human Rights Commissioner Ms. Mary-Woo Sims, also a motorcyclist enthusiast. "Gim and I are both proud Canadians but we are also sad and angry Canadians. We're sad and angered because successive Canadian governments have failed to honourably and justly redress this racist part of Canadian history," Ms. Sims said. "All we are seeking is a just and honourable resolution and we hope this ride will bring attention to this longstanding issue".

Also joining Gim Wong's Ride for Redress will be Jack Munro, Order of Canada recipient and former President of the IWA (International Woodworkers of America) "Chinese workers were exploited because existing railway workers were working on other railways for more money and the CPR wouldn't pay higher wages." Mr. Munro said. "The CPR imported Chinese workers who died helping to build Canada and we repaid them with the Chinese Head Tax and the Chinese Exclusion Act. I want to help bring attention to this great injustice and hope that our newly elected politicians and Governor General Adrienne Clarkson, herself a woman of Chinese-Canadian heritage, will work harder to bring about redress."

Gim Wong's Ride For Redress departs on July 1, 2004 at 10 am from the Vancouver Chinatown Memorial to Chinese Canadian War Veterans and Railway Workers (Keefer & Columbia Streets). On July 2, 2004, Mr. Wong will make a stop in Craigallachie, BC, where the last spike was driven in to complete the trans-Canada railway. Mr. Wong will have in his possession the Last Spike donated by noted Canadian author Pierre Berton to the Chinese Canadian
National Council (CCNC) to help draw attention to the injustices endured by Chinese railway workers and successive generations of Chinese immigrants and their families. "CCNC is grateful to Mr. Gim Wong and the participants of the Ride for Redress," Ms. Winxie Tse of the CCNC Redress Committee Chair said. "We remind Prime Minister Paul Martin that those who ignore the mistakes of the past are doomed to repeat them. We remind him and all of the Party leaders of their pledges to do the right thing. Its time for action to restore dignity to the families and the community."

The Chinese Canadian National Council (CCNC) is a national non-profit organization working to promote social justice, equality and civic participation for all Canadians. CCNC was formed in 1980 and has 27 chapters across Canada.

For more information, please contact:
Mary-Woo Sims (604) 464-5668
Sid Tan, President, Vancouver Association of Chinese Canadians (604) 433-6169
Victor Wong, Executive Director, Chinese Canadian National Council (416) 977-9871

2005 MAYWORKS FESTIVAL

GENERAL CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Deadline: November 15, 2004

About Mayworks
Mayworks Festival of Working People and the Arts is a multi-disciplinary
arts festival that celebrates working class culture. Founded in 1986 by the
Labour Arts Media Committee of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council,
Mayworks is Canada's largest and oldest labour arts festival. The Festival
was built on the premise that all workers share a common struggle for decent
wages, healthy working conditions and a living culture. Mayworks is
committed to showcasing artists of diverse backgrounds and artistic forms,
and to highlighting labour issues little talked about.

Festival 2005 Outline: Mayworks at 20!
In 2005, Mayworks turns 20! 20 years of multi-disciplinary programming from
a labour-positive, sociall