Discover our active community collaborations and learn more about working with us.
The work the Garden does in collaboration with our community partners is a fundamental component of our daily operations, and helps us work toward our mandate of building cultural connections.
We work regularly with community groups, festivals, and partners based throughout Chinatown and the Downtown Eastside in various ways, whether simply as a venue, a collaborator, or a core partner.
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For more information on the Garden and the work we do, or to contact us about a potential collaboration, reach out to us today.
OUR RECENT COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
XIAO 孝
A cultural heritage and outreach program at Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden for Chinese Seniors to enjoy food, social and educational activities in a multilingual, diverse and safe space.
To learn more about this program and volunteer with us please click here.
VANCOUVER CHINATOWN FOUNDATION & CHINATOWN STORYTELLING CENTRE
We share the same passion, commitment and vision for our neighbourhood and have recently partnered during Lunar New Year to create a unique and fun Scavenger Hunt connecting both organisations in a fun, family-friendly way.
PRIDE IN CHINATOWN
As a founding partner, the Garden team collaborates annually with Pride in Chinatown to bring this colourful and vibrant celebration to Chinatown. As the first ever out loud and proud queer event in Vancouver’s Chinatown, Pride in Chinatown creates visibility for new queer pan-Asian art and artists. We cannot wait to celebrate with you again during the Summer of 2022.
DRAGON BOAT BC
The Garden is thrilled to be involved as an educational and community partner in the upcoming Dragon Boat Legacy Exhibition celebrating the Community, Culture, and Competition of Dragon Boating in British Columbia.
We cannot wait for all the future collaborative endeavors being planned to come to light.
CITY OPERA VANCOUVER
The Garden was honoured to host 5 concerts (pop ups in April, during Mid-Autumn Festival and more recently during Lunar New Year) bringing poetry in motion and a roster of talented singers. Their new Opera CHINATOWN premieres September 2022 and we cannot wait to have them back for another preview.
DUMB INSTRUMENT DANCE (ZIYIAN KWAN)
We have partnered with Dumb Instrument Dance for enchanting Spells for Chinatown hosting 4 live performances throughout Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month which you can revisit here and again for the Dancing on the Edge Festival presenting Dreaming of Koi alongside FireHall Arts Centre here
CHINATOWN BIA
The Garden and the team at Chinatown BIA have been working closely to promote our neighborhood’s heritage and cultural significance vibrancy.
Last year, we collaborated by bringing over 40 businesses together for Shop, Dine & Unwind and are enthusiastic for what the future will bring!
HON HSING ATHLETIC CLUB OF VANCOUVER
Considered one of the lower mainland’s premiere Chinese Dragon and Lion Dance Troupes, this volunteer run organization brought electrifying energy and their incredibly talented members, including Danny Quon, to our 2022 Lunar New Year celebrations! Their generosity and kindness in providing an encore performance after the immensely successful opening ceremony is something we will never forget.
THE TRANSGENDER EXPRESSION HAVEN (THE HAVEN)
The Garden partnered with this virtual performance art venue for transgender, non-binary, Two-Spirit, intersex artists and other artists transcending gender for CYBORG TRANSCENSION, a unique celebration of diversity and inclusiveness! We hope to continue to expand our collaboration with this amazing collective of artists for the coming years. Find out more here
360 RIOTS
The Garden is proud to partner with Vancouver artist Henry Tsang on the development of the 360º Video Interpretive Walking Tour of 1907 Riots. An online platform that examines the 1907 riots through Vancouver’s Chinatown and Japantown neighbourhoods, the context behind them, and their impact.
VILLA CATHAY
In honour of one of the Garden’s architects, the late Joe Wai, the Garden is working in collaboration with our partners and community to raise $10.000 to support Villa Cathay’s recovery efforts.
STRATHCONA CULTURAL WALKING TOURS
The Garden is proud to participate in this community-led tour, an initiative that aims to bring awareness to the contributions of early immigrant communities, and the rich layered history of Vancouver’s oldest neighbourhoods.
BEYOND PENDER
In collaboration with the Chinese Canadian Historical Society of British Columbia, Heritage Vancouver Society, the Garden conducted public outreach and education regarding people-centred approaches towards sustaining and cultivating living heritage in Chinatown.
