Curators Judy Maxwell and Emily Carr University’s instructor Sheila Hall are presenting an exhibit celebrating the 125th anniversary of Vancouver Chinatown.

There are two components to the exhibition:. The first is contemporary art interpretations by students of Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and the second component features images researched and presented as a timeline for understanding the cultural and historical roots of Chinatown and its inhabitants and the evolution that it experienced since its foundation in 1885.

Emily Carr University of Art and Design Foundation students participated in Creative Processes and Drawing assignments to

create works inspired by sixteen specific sites. The students researched visual images and written documentation at the Vancouver Archives, visited the sites, and  gathered local research based on their senses; seeing, smelling, tasting and touching the beauty, surprises, objects and issues relevant to the Chinatown environment.

There are only two weeks left of this exhibit celebrating the vibrant Chinese culture present in Vancouver Chinatown. The gallery is located at 163 Pender across the street from the Bank of Montreal on Pender St in Vancouver, BC.