Soul Gardens Long Table Dinner Series as part of W2 Soul Gardens Public Art Project within Surge: 2nd Annual Festival of Urban Digital Culture

Founding DTES communities shared gardens, ingredients and stories. Now taste the recipes and flavours from Vancouver’s early settlers on the Unceded Territories of the Squamish Nation,  Tsleil-Waututh,Nation and Musqueam Nation. Guest Chef Mark Smith (Toronto) works with artists Cease Wyss, Indigo, Anne Marie Slater, Wayde Compton, and Lani Russwurm.

Tickets online $1-20 by donation, sliding scale

European, Monday Aug  1, 7pm, W2 Media Café

Coast Salish, Tuesday Aug 2, 7pm, W2 Media Café

African, Wednesday Aug 3, 7pm, W2 Media Café

Japanese, Thursday Aug 4, 7pm, W2 Media Café

Chinese, Friday Aug  5, 7pm, W2 Media Café

Pie Competition, Saturday Aug 6, 4pm W2 Media Café

Comfort Soul Food Sunday Aug 7,  6pm,  For Women and Children, Location TBA

Soul Gardens Public Art Project

Event Details

Time: July 5, 2011 to September 21, 2011
Location: W2 Media Cafe, DTES locations
Event Type: project, exhibition, workshop
Organized By: W2 Woodwards

Soul Gardens is a W2 community public art project that investigates the cultural history of the Downtown Eastside as told through stories of food, gardening and community.

A collaboration between five muralists and five artist researchers, the project draw heavily on individual and shared narratives within founding DTES cultural groups including the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, and Musqueam Nations, and African, Chinese, Japanese and European settlers.  In addition to a large public mural, Soul Gardens will create a dynamic online interface inviting individuals to share recipes, stories, photos and other information about how food has played a role in shaping their experience of Vancouver.

Muralists: Jordan Bent, Indigo, Scott Sueme, Melanie Shambach, Take5. Researchers: Wayde Compton, Lani Russwurm, Anne Marie Slater, Sid Tan and Cease Wyss. Project Coordinators: Irwin Oostindie, Lianne Payne.

Look here for further event updates on the project as they are announced, including long table dinners, recipe card collections, and public talks and workshops on cultural heritage and community history.

With support from the City of Vancouver’s 125th Anniversary Grants Program and the participation of the Government of Canada. Artwork design: Jordan Ben

AHA MEDIA is very proud to help support the W2 Soul Gardens Public Art Project!

Below are photos from a recent meeting at W2 Media Cafe

Surge: 2nd Annual Festival of Urban Digital Culture
July 30 – August 7, 2011
W2 Media Cafe

July 30 Pride World Dance Party
Doors 9pm-3am
Salaam Canada and W2 Present the Pride World Beat Dance Party in celebration of the Salaam Conference, Outgames – Human Rights Conference and Vancouver Pride 2011.
Simulcast on 102.7FM Coop Radio starting at 11pm.
$10 advance/$15 door; tickets at W2 Media Cafe, Little Sister’s, Salaam Conference, and online at Clubzone.com

July 30 – Aug 7 Surge Daily’s: DJs at W2 Media Cafe 8-10pm, curated by Kaglar Omega

July 31 Just Beyond Hope: Women’s Internment Stories Talk and Screening by Pia Massie. 2pm, Chapel Arts, in association with Powell Street Festival.

August 1 – 5 Soul Gardens: Long Table Dinners 7pm daily, cuisine from Coast Salish, European, African, Japanese and Chinese Vancouver traditions.

August 1 – 5 Utopia DJ Camp Youth Showcase Friday Aug 5, 6-8pm

August 2 Stock Characters: The Cooking Show Video Premiere 2pm

August 4 City as Spectacle, Panel discussion on Vancouver Riots. 8pm

Aug 5 Just Beyond Hope: Women’s Internment Stories Talk and Screening by Pia Massie.
W2 Media Cafe, Vancouver 125 Redress Series

August 5 – Tangled Wires Exhibition 7pm, Ayden Gallery
After Party, W2 Media Cafe, 10pm-late.

August 6 Beating Homelessness: A Live Editing and Production Workshop 10am – 6pm

August 6 Soul Garden: Pie Competition 4- 6pm

August 6 Yours Truly #1 with PRISONGARDE | EAMES | AJK | ZEEAA 11pm – 3am

August 7 Comfort Soul Food Dinner 6pm