I was born and raised in Japan. When I came to Canada in the early nineties, I first landed in Toronto and then moved to Vancouver a few years later. Vancouver is a fascinating place where mountains and oceans meet and greyish urban setting in a…

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.…

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…

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,…

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…

Hello! My name is Alexandra Bustos. I had just turned 23 a few weeks ago, and I have a passion for 2D Background painting. I enjoy reading, and indulging myself into forms of pop culture through comics. I often pursue creative writing communities…

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.

Kyla Yin James is an illustrator and designer whose work is inspired by subcultures, sociopolitical systems, the unconscious, and their mixed heritage. They love to explore their connection to intergenerational experiences and how they apply to the…

I am a proud grandma, who has a design background, and, who is submitting photos of an artwork created during COVID-19 by my grandson, Matthew. The Arts Umbrella Drawing and Painting Class was something for him to look forward to, to be happy…

<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…

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 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…

I am a self-taught illustrator born and raised in Vancouver, BC. My family is from Hong Kong and it is my second home.

"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…

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…

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.…

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…

Granddaughter of shipbuilding japanese internment camp survivors who relocated back to the BC coast after the ban was lifted in the 50's. For the past 10 years Silke has been rediscovering her ancestral pull of the ocean through paintings,…