Generation One: Art by First Generation Asian Canadian Artists

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The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) and the Vancouver Lipont Art Centre are pleased to present Generation One Art Exhibition during the 21st annual explorASIAN festival, which promotes national Asian Heritage Month in May. The Generation One Art Exhibition was created in 2009 as a signature program of the VAHMS festival to feature both established and emerging local artists, who are first-generation Asian Canadians by immigration or birth, and to provide a forum for exploring new expressions of Canadian identity. This year, the exhibition will focus on issues of social integration facing Asian Canadians of various generations.

“First-generation Asian Canadians face unique integration challenges related to language, adaptation, employment and housing issues, just to name a few,” said Candie Tanaka, Chair of the VAHMS Generation One Committee. “This year’s exhibition explores these issues in the context of how this synthesis might mean different things to different people, and promotes cross-generational dialogue about the subject.” The Generation One Art Exhibition is curated by a committee of experienced art professionals who are passionate about promoting dialogue and engagement through the arts. The free family-friendly exhibition will be on view from May 1 to June 4, 2017 at the brand new Vancouver Lipont Art Centre. All works are available for sale with proceeds to support artists and the new art centre. For more information, please visit www.explorasian.org.

About the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society

Founded in 1996, the Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society (VAHMS) is a non-profit society that is dedicated to recognizing Asian Canadian participation as an integral part of Canadian society. VAHMS organizes explorASIAN, an annual festival celebrating national Asian Heritage Month, to promote understanding and appreciation of Asian Canadian arts and culture in the month of May. The festival includes programs, activities and events produced in collaboration with various partners from the diverse communities in Metro Vancouver.

About the Vancouver Lipont Art Centre Vancouver

Lipont Art Centre (www.lipont.com) is a commercial art space established in 2016. Situated in the building of Lipont Place™ in Richmond, B.C., it advocates the integration of business, art, design and culture. Guided by the idea of “Internet plus” and supported by YKLM™’s online business platforms, it brings new vigour and vitality to the Vancouver art scene.

Media contacts: Patricia Lim media.vahms@gmail.com

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