6:30pm at grunt gallery, #116–350 East 2nd Avenue
Vines Art Festival is based on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Səl ̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xwməθkwəy̓ əm (Musqueam) Nations. These are lands that, like Palestine, have been deeply impacted by settler colonial violence. We emphasize our solidarity with Palestinians through sharing an intergenerational program that uses movement, music, and storytelling as a means to challenge settler colonial narratives while reclaiming roots and place. An in-person event at grunt gallery will feature a shortened film screening, panel discussion, and additional films by Rana Nazzal. The full program featuring Edzi’u, Jamelie Hassan, Hamidreza Jadid, Eddy van Wyk, Tʼuyʼtʼtanat-Cease Wyss, Sobhi Zobaidi, and Alize Zorlutuna, will be available to screen online from Dec 6–10.
Vines is an arts organization that is responsive to and nurturing of artists that are working toward land, water, and relational justice. Founded in 2015, Vines supports marginalized artists in developing their work, while also hosting an annual festival and year-round events. Vines brings imagination into everyday spaces by presenting work for free in populated public spaces in Vancouver and throughout the province. We advocate for artists’ well-being and center anti-oppressive community care without bureaucracy.
The in person screening will feature a shortened film screening, panel discussion, and two additional films by Rana Nazzal Hamadeh:
Rana Nazzal—we would be freer (2023)
Rana Nazzal—Something From There (2020)
And a post show discussion with Kwiis Hamilton and dana qaddah.