EXHIBITION

Garden
Paintings by Water Poon

May 1 - 31, 2012
Hall of One Hundred Rivers

Born in China, photojournalist and artist Water Poon (Shui He Tian) has exhibited in China, Canada and the United States of America. In l988 he won Hong Kong Artist of the Year and in 2005 in Shanghai, China, he won the Martell Artist of the Year award. His works are in the collection of MIT Art Museum (USA), United Airlines (Hong Kong International Air Port), Crown Macau, and many more.

This May, after five exhibits at the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Garden over the years, Water Poon is bringing the beauty and magnificence of his paintings to our world famous Ming Dynasty style garden.

His new Garden painting exhibition promises to take your imagination far away to China. Do not miss the opportunity to admire these paintings from May 1 to May 31. Bring home some of his artwork featured at the Eight Treasures Shop.

 

CONCERT

Vancouver Chinese Instrumental Music Society &
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Chinese Garden Presents

Taps and Twang
Strumming, Drumming, and Tapping: an intercultural Jam Session

Saturday, May 26 2012, 7:30 pm
Doors open at 7pm
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

Tickets: 604 662 3207 | Info: 604 683 8240
$15 general/ $10 student and senior


Banjo - Nick Hornbuckle | Sanxian - Qing Chang
Tap Dance - Danny Neilson | Erhu - Jirong Huang
Guitar - John Oliver | Percussion - Bruce Henzcel
Dr. Jan Walls as MC

Taps and Twang brings together the sounds of ethnic traditional music fused with rhythmic dance. Audiences will experience the influences of old-time bluegrass from Nick Hornbuckle on banjo, classical Chinese sounds from Qing Chang on Chinese banjo and the unique style of tap dance from Danny Neilson accompanied by the ensemble on erhu, guitar and percussion.

Our eclectic group will draw inspiration from youtube video-sharing to create new music. The performance is a response to a clip of influential international artist Agatsuma Hiromitsu that can be found at this link. Contributing to the vast collection of instrumental works disseminated on the web, the ensemble continues the dialectical nature of online artistic collaboration.

The performers will demonstrate their mastered skills with solo performances to highlight their artistry and then present selected pieces in various unconventional arrangements. They will take time to display experimental innovations that occur during rehearsal and conclude the evening with a new piece. This tune will be the result of the creative opportunistic experience provided by our concert programming and will be a joint effort by the entire ensemble.

Formed in 1989, the Vancouver Chinese Music Ensemble is the first professional Chinese Instrumental music group established in Canada. For more information please contact Angie@dkam.ca| Tel 604.683.8240 | Fax 604.683.7911 | www.vancouverchinesemusic.ca

 

Chinatown Community Campaign

Chinatown Cleaning Day

Date: May 13th, 2012
Time: 9am/9.30am - 12noon (at the latest)
Details: Breakfast is provided as well as cleaning and safety gear (includes protective gloves)
Dress Code: Wear something comfortable

On Sunday, May 13th we will be taking part in the Chinatown Cleaning Day! Many of you may live in the area and you have all been involved with the Garden. We are proud of the history, culture and uniqueness of our neighbourhood and are happy to take part in this community event. Working with lots of local organizations and businesses we will work in teams (we will be the Garden team!!).

It is a really fun event which encourages a sense of community and makes you feel really good about yourself! There will be a team photograph, and city councillors and community members will be in attendance!


To sign up, please contact Gillian Wood, Tel: 604-662-3207 ext. 208, email volunteers@vancouverchinesegarden.com

 

Terracotta Warrior at the Garden
May - September
Courtyard at the Garden's entrance


Remembers the Bears and Eagles that added colors & fun to the streets of Vancouver? The newcomers are here! The Garden gets a terracotta warrior! His name is "the Brilliant Warrior", painted by artist James Tan. It's part of the Terracotta Warrior Public Art Project by the BC Lions Society. The warrior will stay at the Garden throughout the spring and summer, till September, when he will be auctioned off to benefit children with disabilities in BC. Come to the Garden and witness the warrior for yourself! 

Read more media stories:
Terracotta soldiers coming to Vancouver (Inside Vancouver)
Terracotta army to hit the streets of Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
Colourful warriors brighten up city streets (24 Hours Vancouver)