Season 5, Episode 4: Where ART Thou? Sardines in Chinatown
In today’s episode of Glo Says Let's Talk Local Podcast - Season 5 - What ART thou? Where ART thou? (a weekly Business, Entrepreneur and Arts Podcast) host Gloria Chong brings listeners to Chinatown. Gloria discusses and explores along with co-host Kristin about all the art that we can see and enjoy in this neighbourhood, Chinatown. Gloria also shares whom she will be interviewing in the upcoming episodes.
Access Gallery
222 E Georgia St,
Vancouver, BC V6A 1Z7
Website: accessgallery.ca
Instagram: @accessgallery
Facebook: AccessGalleryVancouver
Twitter: @AccessGallery
Art Speak
233 Carrall St,
Vancouver, BC V6B 2J2
Website: artspeak.ca
Instagram: @artspeakartspeak
Facebook: ArtspeakGallery
Twitter: @artspeakgallery
Centre A
268 Keefer St Unit 205,
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X5
Website: centrea.org
Instagram: @centre_a
Facebook: CentreAGallery
Twitter: @centrea
Vimeo: CentreA
Canton-Sardine
Lower ground Unit 071, 268 Keefer St,
Vancouver, BC V6A 1X6
Website: canton-sardine.com
Instagram: @canton.sardine
Facebook: canton.sardine
YouTube: Canton-Sardine
Rennie Museum
51 E Pender St,
Vancouver, BC V6A 1S9
Website: renniemuseum.org
Instagram: @renniecollect
Facebook: Rennie-Museum
Twitter: @renniecollect
Vimeo: renniecollection
Chinese Canadian Museum
27 E Pender St,
Vancouver, BC V6A 1S9
Website: chinesecanadianmuseum.ca
Instagram: @ccmuseumbc
Facebook: ChineseCanadianMuseum
Twitter: @ccmuseumbc
Key Points
Vancouver’s Chinatown is a cultural hub of galleries, artist-run centres, museums, gardens, bakeries and restaurants.
Where ART Thou? Chinatown
Vancouver Chinatown Business Improvement Area Society
Website: www.vancouver-chinatown.com
Instagram: @visitchinatown
Facebook: vancouverchinatownBIAsociety
Twitter: @VisitChinatown
Season Co-Host, Kristin Lim
LinkedIn: Kristin Lim
Instagram: @kristin.art.travel
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Episode Highlights
02.50: - Gloria asks Kristen a little bit about any offer in Chinatown galleries, big installations, some special exhibition or what they should see.
07:00: - The host & the guest both talk about the size of these ‘Art & Media Galleries’ in Chinatown, Centre A, Canton Sardine
08:45: - Kristen states that there are several Artist Run Galleries located across Lower Mainland like ‘The Western Front’, ‘Grunt Gallery’, etc.
10:50: - Kristen mentions that besides the Artist Run Galleries is the Rennie Museum.
12:50: - “We touched on this when we were talking before, ‘Dr. Sun Yat Sen Garden’, which is a garden, but it also has contemporary art things
15:06: - Gloria says, “It's not just an ordinary garden that we would think of as a beautiful garden with lots of beautiful colours & lots of different patterns and different types and blooming at different times.”
17:00: - Kristen also mentions "A Seat at the Table" at the ‘Chinese Canadian Museum’ and ‘Museum of Vancouver’ (old Planetarium)
20:30: - She says that in recent years there have been a whole slew of new businesses, eateries, coffee shops opening-up a whole bunch of vegan restaurants.
22:40: - Kristen says that there are a few food joints/ eateries she has wanted to try including ‘Thank you pizza’ and ‘Honeybee’.
24:40: - Gloria states that she thinks it's time to spend the day down Chinatown and check it out.