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March 8 alumni in art//

In the middle of things — Medias Res Gallery platforms Farsi-speaking artists

A quilted piece hung on a white wall depicting henna designs being drawn onto a hand. There's a thin white curtain with red flower designs beside it.

The Vancouver Iranian Visual Arts (VIVA) Alliance is set to open their new Medias Res Gallery curated by UBC alum Maryam Babaei on March 27. Read more.

Julian Forst

All in Culture

March 9

Realwheels Theatre accepting artists to disability-led performance arts training program

The Vancouver-based company has announced the intake for The Academy, a three-year, part-time, fully-subsidized performing arts training program.

Thorn Austin

March 8

In the middle of things — Medias Res Gallery platforms Farsi-speaking artists

The Vancouver Iranian Visual Arts (VIVA) Alliance is set to open their new Medias Res Gallery curated by UBC alum Maryam Babaei on March 27.

Julian Forst

Graphic of four hands with different skin colours holding a title card that reads "Don't Call Me Resilient." There are purple and green tiles in the background.

March 4

Don't Call Me Resilient podcast holds live recording at UBC

Hosted by Vinita Srivastava, the podcast is now entering its eighth season — it started up during the peak of the pandemic, when the Black Lives Matter movement was gaining traction on social media after the murder of George Floyd.

Elena Massing

Two girls smiling and sitting in front of a movie screen, one of them cupping the other's face with her hands. Their faces are slightly blurred from movement.

February 27

The lesbian masterdoc (UBC edition)

Generations of confused teenagers have turned to the lesbian masterdoc, a scripture for the women-loving-women community, to answer one of the world’s greatest mysteries: am I a lesbian?

Gloria Klein, Aisha Chaudhry and Elena Massing, Photos by Saumya Kamra

A girl with blonde hair lights a cigarette in the mouth of a girl with dark hair, both of them leaning against a pole

February 27

Google, how do I untie the knots in my heart?

In my first year of college, I decided to go to a drag show for the first time.

Tiana Khandelwal, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Two people about to kiss and holding each other's faces. There's a glass brick wall behind them.

February 27

First steps

For as long as I can remember, the idea of ‘family’ has been an entanglement of comfort and tension — years of feeling torn between what I thought a family should be and what it actually felt like.

Anonymous, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Hands holding a book open, with snow in the background.

February 26

Me, my parents and the elephant in the bedroom

I was a smart kid. I read above grade level and teachers called me a pleasure to have in class. But as the lady flipped through pages and talked about body parts in a cheery voice, my forehead furrowed deeper and deeper.

Joyce Park, Photos by Saumya Kamra

A person with long light brown hair and tattoos leans over another person who has long brown and red hair. There is a shelf of books in the background.

February 26

How Queer sex ed is taught — and how it should be

Rory Sexton was living in Texas when she first received any form of sexual education — if you could even call it that.

Aisha Chaudhry and Elena Massing, Photos by Saumya Kamra

A person with dark curly hair in the reflection of a car's rearview mirror. Another person's hand cradles their face.

February 26

The right way to lose your virginity

For some people, it’s with a high school boyfriend in the back of his Honda Civic. For others, it’s with a stranger you met in college, or even on your wedding night with your new spouse.

Olivia Vos, Photos by Saumya Kamra

A person with light brown hair with bangs holds a strip of red tape reading "DANGER" over their eyes.

February 25

A fragmented account of your local kinkster

Forget about the exact time of day — I don’t even remember the month or year of my initiation into the world of sensuality.

Aditi Mankar, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Two people hold books in front of their faces so only their eyes are exposed as they look at each other. The one on the left has red hair, a red top and glasses, and the one on the right wears a black beanie and fingerless gloves.

February 24

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As a child, there was nothing more sacred than my uninterrupted, unsupervised computer time.

Ava Dunkel, Photos by Saumya Kamra

Twenty drawings hung on a white wall and a tag with small text next to the pieces. There are a few pops of red, blue and yellow in the drawings, but they are mostly black, white and grey.

February 21

Griffin Art Projects asks viewers to stop taking art so Seriously?

Through cartoons, comics and satire, Seriously? Comedy and Satire in Canadian Art 1970s-Now, curated by Melissa E. Feldman, confronts mainstream culture and politics, using humour to make critical ideas more accessible and engaging.

Kaasvi Bhatia

Four singers stand in front of a wooden entryway. Three are wearing dresses and aprons, and the other stands in the centre wearing a collared shirt and suspenders.

February 13

Rats! Street Scene wasn’t as good as it could’ve been

From January 30–February 2, UBC Opera put on their version of Street Scene at the Chan Centre and unfortunately, it was a slightly underwhelming affair — save for select standout performances.

Spencer Izen and Lauren Kasowski

February 11

A beginner's guide to Lunar New Year

This past January I watched my social media feeds fill with Lunar New Year celebrations, and I realized that in my 21 years of living, I have never truly learned about the holiday.

Olivia Vos

A sculpture of a watermelon with a quarter cut out of it, positioned on a pedestal in the middle of the Hatch. There is a bench and paintings hung on the wall in the background, with a person standing and looking at them.

February 11

Preserves: A Hatch Art Gallery exhibition that looks forward by looking back

The Hatch Art Gallery’s most recent exhibition may be reflecting on the past, but the conversation it creates is futuristic enough to blast off to Mars with Elon — although I’m not sure the curators would enjoy that journey.

Fiona Etheridge, Photos by Saumya Kamra

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In the middle of things — Medias Res Gallery platforms Farsi-speaking artists

All in Culture

Realwheels Theatre accepting artists to disability-led performance arts training program

In the middle of things — Medias Res Gallery platforms Farsi-speaking artists

Don't Call Me Resilient podcast holds live recording at UBC

The lesbian masterdoc (UBC edition)

Google, how do I untie the knots in my heart?

First steps

Me, my parents and the elephant in the bedroom

How Queer sex ed is taught — and how it should be

The right way to lose your virginity

A fragmented account of your local kinkster

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Griffin Art Projects asks viewers to stop taking art so Seriously?

Rats! Street Scene wasn’t as good as it could’ve been

A beginner's guide to Lunar New Year

Preserves: A Hatch Art Gallery exhibition that looks forward by looking back

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