Towards Alternate Landscapes

GRANVILLE ISLAND Tajliya Jamal Cantonese and Muslim-Indian Instagram In response to the theme “Born to Be Free”, the design features two genderqueer people standing together in unfolding mountainscapes. The characters display strength and vitality; they are also ambiguous in gender, are interpretable as more than a singular identity, and break out of the confines of … Read more

Looking Back

šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery Jerry Whitehead Cree Facebook Instagram Twitter As we look back at our lives, childhood was a memorable time, being allowed to play with other children freely at our gatherings. Guided by our elders and ancestors spiritually to where we are now and beyond. Whether we are … Read more

Beauty That is Brave

šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery Rashmi Tyagi South Asian Link Instagram Beauty that is brave symbolizes the triumph of sisterhood, and celebrates the indomitable strength of being a woman. The female figures in the artwork are mirror reflections of each other, emphasizing that self discovery is possible when we choose to … Read more

The Spirit Child

šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery The Spirit Child Odera Igbokwe Ethnicity Instagram Twitter The spirit child is the purest version of ourselves. They represent the inner child that roams freely between the physical and spiritual realm. They freely jump from the precipice to start new journeys, knowing they are protected by … Read more

Dragon Sea

šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery Dragon Sea Kristina Luu Vietnamese Canadian Link Instagram Twitter Ha Long Bay, also known as Vịnh Hạ Long, is a world UNESCO site and one of the many natural marvels of Vietnam. The name translates to “Dragon Landing Bay”. Local legend says that a dragon descended … Read more

grounded

šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery grounded Damian John Tl’azt’en Link Inspired by the question of the wholeness, this piece uses the idea of the warrior and tries to imagine it from its most whole, its most healthy place. In that place there is a sense of the ground, of being connected … Read more

Talking to the Moon

šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery Talking to the Moon Jade Hanuse / Anuximana Nuxalk, Kwakwaka’wakw, and Wuikinuxv Facebook Instagram I created this piece because I often find myself having conversations with the moon.  To be a balanced functioning society, we follow the phases of the moon to know when to hunt … Read more

2024 Photo Contest

PHOTO CONTEST We Are a Family, šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square (VAG Plaza), 2022 The Lantern City, Photo by @nat_is_a_fish Coastal Lunar Lanterns 2019, Jack Poole Plaza – Photo by Steven Barks We Are A Family, šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square (VAG Plaza), 2022 The Lantern City Coastal Lunar Lanterns 2020, Jack Poole Plaza Photo by Joseph Chang Family … Read more

2024 Lantern Single Post

Ethnicity Lantern Name Artist Name Facebook Instagram Twitter The sun radiates healing and peace. The Eagles are messengers, carrying our prayers to the Creator. The Eagle is the one creature that flies highest closest to the Creator. This year, we are moving back closer to nature. Like the graceful birds that take to the skies, … Read more

Lantern Gallery

VAG Lantern city feature image

2019 2020 2021 2022 2019 LunarFest celebrates LNY with Coastal Salish artists EXPLORE 2020 LNY Celebration uniquely Vancouver. EXPLORE 2021 LNY Lanterns bring Vancouver diverse communities together! EXPLORE 2022 The city where diversity SHINES like no other. EXPLORE 2019 LunarFest celebrates LNY with Coastal Salish artists [rev_slider alias=”2020-lantern-collection-11″ slidertitle=”2019 Lantern Collection”][/rev_slider][rev_slider alias=”2019-lantern-collection-11″ slidertitle=”2019 Lantern Collection … Read more