<p>*Disclaimer, Profanity is in the Piece* </p> <p>Producing the BC Quarantine Qapsule gave me not only a sense of community but a place of inspiration—gathering all the talented Asian Canadian’s in our Province, I was privy to the…

莫 (Mò) represents absence. Something that isn’t there or isn’t able to be done. I was drawn to this character when it appeared in a movie to represent the spirit realm. This piece was also a way for me to process the feelings and philosophical…

This mixed media illustration, "Misfortune Cookies", uses the paper fortunes protruding from the iconic Americanized idea of Chinese food to voice negative commentary. The negativity can be interpreted as personal inner monologue of self-…

This series experiments with space by documenting sites where I felt the most fulfilled within my own body movement during COVID-19. Through the process of printmaking with dried hand sanitizer cloths, this allowed me as the artist to learn more…

Music has been a lifelong hobby of mine. I've been interested in creating my own original music for a long time but was always scared that my songs will be trash. I finally took the leap in 2017 and published my first song. It's only been…

The "Kodama Bones" painting submitted was painted in February of 2021. The well worn driftwood in the sunshine but with storms in the background is symbolic of the artists and many other coastal and rural british columbians response to…

Nearly a year ago, I began the process of remotely photographing individuals over FaceTime and video chat in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. In doing so I sought to create a collective document and alternate archive of the moment in time,…

The piece I’ve submitted was created after I had started taking therapy amidst quarantine, and my first piece of advice was to think of a ‘happy place’. During this time, I found myself troubled by the idea of being unable to go outside. I left my…

Heroes Without Capes is a song to all the healthcare worker and how they pulled through when we needed them like they always do during the covid-19 pandemic.

I’m Crystal Chen, I usually go by Coco and I’m a 14 year old student that currently attends moscrop secondary school. I’ve always really enjoyed songwriting and I’ve been playing the piano since I was 4.

Alger's recent short-film, looking for oranges, is a site specific video piece that pays homage to cultural grief and collective mourning.

Alger Ji-Liang (he/him), is an emerging photographer, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist living, breathing, and learning on the unceded territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam peoples. His works situate the body as the centre…

I wrote this piece in March of 2020, in response to the news, and how Covid was impacting our sense of community and way of life. It was just after all the houses of worship were closed. I created 3 in my 2020 Series and uploaded them on YouTube,…

"Inscription of Hope"" is a personal exploration of feelings and how they can be translated through the usage of objects and spaces. Often, we associate ourselves with our comforts that could allow our emotional state to connect…

The inspiration of “The Wall Speaks” is first sparked by the conversation between Sarah and her mentor, Dr Cissie Fu on how the pandemic can magnify or shrink oneself. Sarah remembered when hate language/racial slurs were painted on a wall near her…

Being confined in a small apartment room, my footprint had become smaller and smaller. So did my artwork. My minuscule painting reflects the psychological and physical state of the creative process under lockdown. Fuzzy shapes float and multiply in…

The piece I am submitting was created in Feb 2021 by my 8 yr old grandson Matthew. He created this ink drawn and coloured still life while adhering to all COVID-19 safety protocols during his first ever Arts Umbrella Program Drawing and Painting.…

I noticed that I kept drawing women, girls that I identify with in my paintings. At the end of the piece, I noticed that this image is my pictorial representation of what it feels like to be overthinking. At times, I notice that even if I catch…

Our piece 'Smoke and Mirrors" is a collage of movement and emotion that expresses how we felt during quarantine. It is an intimate, visual dance film about the longing for one’s touch, the inescapable desire to connect with another person…

I am a Japanese Canadian Circus Artist and Contortionist based in Vancouver.

The piece I am submitting was created in Feb 2021 by my 8 yr old grandson Matthew. He created this ink drawn and coloured still life while adhering to all COVID-19 safety protocols during his first ever Arts Umbrella Program Drawing and Painting.…

"""COVID・Snowfall・nin4 jaa6 cat1"" is a 2 minutes silent short film about COVID-19 quarantine and family connection. The film is inspired by an original voice message sent by my father about being cautious of the COVID-19…

Born in Victoria, I've been playing music my whole life – piano and school band when I was younger, and then teaching myself guitar as a teenager and going out to play rock and/or roll music. Since then I've been in a few bands, the last…

I am a Chinese-Canadian artist who specializes with character-focused art. I am currently a second-year student at Emily Carr University of Art + Design and I am majoring in illustration. Being someone who identifies as queer and is 3rd generation…