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4th Annual Public Art Competition for Powell Street Festival Presented in partnership with Revery Architecture and Abaton Projects, students are invited to design an interactive artwork for the 43rd Anniversary Powell Street Festival, scheduled for August 3 and 4, 2019. The winning submission is awarded mentorship from Revery Architecture and Abaton Projects, and a commission … Read more
Powell Street Festival is proud to be a community partner at the following events at Push Festival, which runs Jan 17 to Feb 3, 2019. Ringo Tetuya Umeda (Japan) Performance Works 1218 Cartwright Street, Granville Island January 18, 2019, 7 pm Tickets: $39 The wildly inventive Tetsuya Umeda uses tin cans, dry ice, bowls, hot plates and more … Read more
All events are FREE, open to all, and snacks are provided!! Official Grand Opening of the new Gallery Gachet + WePress Space Open House Sunday, October 28, 2018 from 1 to 4 pm 9 W. Hastings Street ASL, Mandarin, and Cantonese Interpretation provided. More info… It’s been just under a year since Gallery Gachet … Read more
Thursday, October 11 at 9 pm Fox Cabaret, 2321 Main Street Tickets $30 One of the most visionary and individual voices to emerge from the Japanese underground is Keiji Haino. Active since the 1970s, his venerated career has navigated a wide array of styles and instrumentations including blues, rock, free improvisation, noise, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism, … Read more
Powell Street Festival Society honours food security and sustainability in partnership with the Wild Salmon Caravan at Oppenheimer Park. Sunday, September 16 Free salmon-chowder lunch at 1 pm Parade Prop-making workshops at 2-4 pm Parade prop-building workshops facilitated by interdisciplinary artist Wil D Salmon and WePress. Then, the following week, join Powell Street Festival with your … Read more
The Nakatani Gong Orchestra (NGO) is Tatsuya Nakatani’s large ensemble nomadic sound art project. Consisting of 17 of Nakatani’s adapted Gongs played with his handmade bows, it is the only bowed Gong Orchestra in the world. Local players from each community are brought together for a technique workshop and rehearsal with Nakatani before he conducts them in … Read more
Karakasa Obake Karakasa Obake installation is the winner of the 3rd Annual Design Competition for Powell Street Festival Society. The submission was created by Simon Fraser University art students: Jana Ghimire, Phoebe Huang, Haylee Marx, Elisha Wang, and Carmen Wong. The team has been awarded a $1000 prize, a production budget, and mentorship from Revery Architecture and Abaton Projects. The Karakasa Obake installation is an … Read more
Fri, 15 June 2018 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 pm Vancouver Maritime Museum 1905 Ogden Avenue Tickets $11 The Powell Street Festival Society and the Vancouver Maritime Museum present Spatial Poetics XVII. Once Lost In this one-night-only presentation, four artists explore the multilayered effects of WWII on Japanese in Canada, forming complementary narratives alongside, in, … Read more
Check out some highlights from the Cherry Blossom Picnic on April 7! Thank you to Oppenheimer Park, The Right to Remain and Vancouver Japanese Language School and Japanese Hall for a great day!
Sunday, May 13 Vancouver Buddhist Temple 220 Jackson St, 2nd floor Doors at 12:30pm; 1 – 4pm FREE To pre-register email admin [@] powellstreetfestival.com No experience necessary. All ages. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring your own water bottle. Please enter through the door in the lane 25 feet east of Jackson Avenue. Photo by Ed Law
COMMUNITY EVENT Presented by Vancouver New Music in partnership with Powell Street Festival and Native Education College Thursday, March 15, 2018, 7-9PM Native Education College, Fireside Lounge (285 East 5th Avenue) FREE Join Sumire Yoshihara and Miyama McQueen-Tokita as they demonstrate their unique approaches to performing on percussion, and koto (a traditional Japanese stringed instrument). ABOUT VANCOUVER NEW MUSIC … Read more
3rd Annual Design Competition – – Call for Entries! Presented in partnership with Revery Architecture and Abaton Projects, students are invited to design an interactive artwork for the 42nd Anniversary Powell Street Festival, scheduled for August 4 and 5, 2018. The winning submission is awarded mentorship from Revery Architecture and Abaton Projects, and a commission … Read more
The Annex 823 Seymour Street, 2nd Floor, Vancouver Saturday, March 17, 8PM Free pre-show chat at 7:15PM Tickets $35 general, $25 senior, $15 student UPDATE! We regret to inform that Kazue Sawai will be unable to perform as originally scheduled. We are pleased that Kazue Sawai has highly recommended, and introduced to us Miyama McQueen-Tokita, … Read more
Saturday, December 9, 7 – 11 pm At the Russian Hall: 600 Campbell Ave, Vancouver Are you a young Japanese Canadian Artist? Associated with Nikkei Arts? Study a Japanese art form? Want to get involved in the Japanese Canadian artist communiy? If you said yes then come to this Christmas mixer on Saturday December 9th … Read more
The Annex (823 Seymour Street) Tuesday, November 7 at 5 pm Tickets: $10 student // $29 general Witness the reincarnation of half broken iPods in surround sound. This is a concert that needs to be seen to be believed. Powell Street Festival is Canada’s largest and longest running expression of Japanese Canadian arts and culture, and for … Read more
Presenting: JYOCHO / Gozen Sanji to Taikutsu / Nuito / o’summer vacation / Koutei Camera Girl Drei / opening act: ame to kanmuri Venue: KW Studios – 111 West Hastings Street Date: Oct 11, 2017 (Wed) doors open: 7:00pm show starts: 8:00pm ***opening act ame to kanmuri will start performing at ~7:30pm*** tickets: $14 (advance) … Read more
Honouring the living memory of invisible lives Sat, 8 July 2017, 7:30 PM Vancouver Buddhist Temple, 220 Jackson Avenue Presented by Powell Street Festival Society in association with the O k’inādās Collective Curated by MARK TAKESHI MCGREGOR and EMIKO MORITA Created and Performed by AYUMI GOTO, MARK HANEY, JULIE TAMIKO MANNING, and LISA C. RAVENSBERGEN Get … Read more
Sunday, May 7 from 1 to 4 pm Vancouver Buddhist Temple 220 Jackson Street, 2nd floor; doors at 12:30 pm Information: 604-739-9388 Pre-registration: admin [@] powellstreetfestival.com Learn the basic rules and techniques of sumo wrestling and participate in a mini-tournament (optional). No experience necessary. Free. All ages. Please wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing and bring your … Read more
Macro Maki: Winner of the Design Competition Powell Street Festival Society is pleased to announce the winner of its design competition: “Macro Maki” invites festivalgoers to don pillow-sized sushi costumes and stage selfies on stage designed as an oversized wooden sushi tray. This quirky, interactive installation will be presented at the 41th annual Powell Street … Read more
The Koinobori at Sakura Days! Did you miss the Koinobori at Powell Street Festival last summer? Come see it at Sakura Days on April 8 and 9!! Sakura Days Japan Fair is on April 8 & 9, 11:00AM-7:00PM (Sat) & 11:00AM-5:00PM (Sun)VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5251 Oak Street at 37th.Part of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival. … Read more
Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 8pm SFU Woodwards – Studio D (149 West Hastings Street) Curated by Mark Takeshi McGregor New interdisciplinary work inspired by Japanese ghost stories by Jay Hirabayashi, Barbara Bourget & Stefan Smulovitz and Linda Uyehara Hoffman & Eileen Kage. Tickets are $12 in advance, $15 at the door Buy Tickets Now … Read more
