Western Front Artist in Residence Casey Wei, has programmed a month of events at nearby Kingsgate Mall throughout June. Wei will be participating in and documenting the Kingsgate Mall Happenings, footage from which will be made into a film about the Vancouver art and music scene, and the community of Mt. Pleasant. Kingsgate Mall Happenings is part of an ongoing conversation between Western Front, local artists and the Kingsgate Mall.
Casey Wei (b. 1985 Shanghai) is a Vancouver based artist and musician. She graduated from SFU’s MFA program in 2012 and has made two films: Murky Colors (2012), and Vater und Sohn/Father and Son/父与子 (2014). Her films collage together self-shot and appropriated footage to explore themes of family, memory and history.
Calendar of Events:
For more information contact sarahtodd@front.bc.ca, or kingsgatemallhappenings@gmail.com, or visit kingsgatemallhappenings.tumblr.com
June 2-7th
2 Mon: Town Hall at the Mall, 12pm & 5pm
3 Tues: Cobra’s Corner
4 Wed: TBA
5 Thurs: Kingsgate Waste Open Mic, 6pm
6 Fri: Kingsgate Waste: Cut Losses/ Zoo/ January 12th, 6pm-9pm
7 Sat: Kingsgsate Waste: Kele-Kenji / Only Wolf/ Strawberry, 3pm-6pm
June 9-14
9 Mon: Town Hall at the Mall, 12pm & 5pm
10 Tues: Cobra’s Corner
11Wed: Mall Stand Up, 12-6pm
12 Thurs: Mallzak: Ok Vancouver Ok/ SLUGS/ M. Lund, 6pm-9pm
13 Fri: Mallzak: Late Spring/Holy Hum/TBA, 6pm-9pm
14 Sat: Art Flea, 12pm-6pm
June 16-21
16 Mon: Town Hall at the Mall, 12pm & 5pm
17 Tues: Cobra’s Corner
18 Wed: Stack of Moves, 7pm-9pm
19 Thurs: Mallzak: V.Vecker Ensemble/ Suzuki Jacuzzi/ Drogue/ Darren Williams, 5pm-9pm
20 Fri: Mallzak: Pete & Pete/ SP Davis/ Tasteproof, 6pm-9pm
21 Sat: Art Flea, 12pm-6pm
June 23-28
23 Mon: Town Hall at the Mall, 12pm & 5pm
24 Tues: Cobra’s Corner
25 Wed: Readings hosted by Michael Turner, 7pm-9pm
26 Thurs: Mallzak: Young Braised/ Stefana Fratila/ Blond Kiss, 6pm-9pm
27 Fri: Weekend Leisure Karaoke, 5pm-9pm
28 Sat: Art Flea, 12pm-6pm