another random white rabbit image.

Big red mittens.

Don’t think The Bay have these ones in stock.

The security view.

Bob and one of the Gilley’s chilling.


One of the Gilley Bros. with a back smith on the mini.

From behind the ramps.

Jef Choy and Bob after getting their skate on.

A couple more of the Gilleys and Jef on the mini.

Monke Skateboards rider, Matt Metzner was on hand to get everyone sorted out.

Ripping it up on the manual pad.

The Proof

1. This is our whiteboard wall at The Peak office where we discuss what will be going into each section of the upcoming issue. Each editor gets a cutesy caricature of themselves, courtesy of me.
2. There is a lot of stuff around the office left by previous editors, and no one can really explain their existence or origin. There has always been a shack on the Arts desk, and I suspect that there always will be.

3. Sam Steenhuus, The Peak’s founder circa 1965. I know—you want his glasses.
4. There is also a wooden mallard on my desk for which I have developed a fondness. Our Sports Editor, Matt Lee, has developed a tendency to kidnap it.
5. Our backdoor goes straight into the parking lot.
6. We are a student newspaper—shit happens. Mike Hingston, one of my forbearers, decided to make this list.
7. I have a small but growing collection of Psyducks at home. It is very difficult to find original 150 Pokemon merchandise these days.
8. The United Way has this annual book sale at SFU; it’s a great place to pick up vintage publications. This year I scored a two-volume Everyman Library edition of Thackery’s The Newcomes from 1910.

The Questions

What neighborhood do you live in?
I live in the charmingly sketchy area of North Vancouver. Yes, it exists. It is right by Phibbs Exchange and is also home to the scariest teenagers known to mankind.

What do you do and where?
I am an editor, writer, and student — all three at the same time, all of the time. I brainstorm stories with volunteer writers, I design spreads, and I scout out unique, independent, and local content for the Arts section of The Peak, Simon Fraser University’s student-run newspaper. I also sporadically write outside of The Peak, but they’re an awesome group of good people at the paper, so I tend to stick with them.

What are you working on?
Aside from the usual newspaper comings and goings, I’m hoping to brew up a second piece for SAD MAG, a local, non-profit, and all-round delightful arts magazine founded Deanne Beattie, an alumnus of The Peak; and Brandon Gaukel, a local photographer. I’m also working on a degree in English literature and Communication, which seems to be a never-ending and on-going endeavour.

Where can we find your work?
The Peak newsstands at all SFU campus locations: Burnaby, Vancouver, and Surrey.  Some of my writing can also be found on the newspaper’s website, the-peak.ca. We prefer PDFs, though.

Even benches are art.

Victor, one of the curators, was surrounded.


Some art work by Graham Landin.

Dayglo images.

Trip out!!!

Some small drawings.

Images by Natasha, the other half of the curating and organizing team.

Prints by Raif Adelberg.

Videos projected on to the ceiling.

Photographs by Michelle Ford.

By Heather Martin.

Andrew Pommier had some paintings there.

A detail.

A mix of sculpture, 3-D and 2-D images all worked great together.

Painting by Jessica Delorme, one of the headliners of the show.

Another headliner and VIA’s own, Bob Kronbauer, had a couple photographs.

Along with DJs downstairs, there was live entertainment and music on the second floor.

Sincerely Hana did some DJing and also had a photograph in the show.

Lifetime’s Reid Stewart showed some of his photos from film.

The flyer for tonight’s Art Social.
Bob Kronbauer
Randy Laybourne
Jessica Delorme
Sean Orr
Caroline Weaver

MUSIC PROVIDED BY:
DJ Holding Hands (Warm It Up Chris + Sincerely Hana )
Darik Don’t
Landon C

A Collection Of Films Curated By Erik Devereux
including – derfr // peter hagge // andrea lukic // Marek Bula

IN COLLABORATION WITH:
Jody Rogac // Salazar Collective // Heather Martin (Mono) //
Michelle Ford // Graham Landin // Tyler Lepore // Nathan Wiens // Kaput // Peter Taylor // Raif Adelberg // Nick Lepard // Camilla d’Errico // Andrew Pommier//Dan Siney // Luke Ramsey // Hana Pesut // Natasha Lands // Reid Stewart

HERE IS NOW is a series of “pop-up” exhibitions that features the work of contemporary Vancouver artists shown within the unconventional space. The intention of Here Is Now is to view the exhibits themselves as an overall installation, through the exploration of time and space, creating an aesthetic that varies in participation, duration and negotiates and reconfigures the use of the unconventional space. Through this approach we wish to create a movement that focuses on what Is Here Now.

There were lots of people, but still room to check all the images.


Down the rabbit hole.

A mix of styles and mediums were presented.

Shine’s space-agey walls worked perfect for the hanging of the images.

Just a few of the images.

One of the groups of photos and art pics.

The wall near the DJ booth.

The curved wall had a lot of the art.

Grounded TV got some footage.

VIA contributor and one of the Showcase artists, Christine McAvoy, was one of the interviewees.

The crowd.

Colin Moore and Jonathan Taggart were just a couple of the many artists at the show.

You’ll be able to see each category of art and photo in the next couple weeks.

DJ Age and Sincerely Hana did a great job of spinning the tunes.

Every single one of the images will be shown tonight and only tonight. The rest of the time it will be by the categories of photography, visual art and mixed media.


They are fairly randomly placed, making for great interactions of content.

Come on down the stairs!

Follow the crazy disco ball.

Don’t forget DJ Age and Sincerely Hana are spinning the tunes.

“We promise to make those faces all night!” –Sincerely Hana

If you haven’t RSVP’d yet, better get on it since a few hundred have already.
Here: rsvp@shinenightclub.com

There are a lot of great images to check out.


Scott was there to welcome everyone.

VIA’s own Jef Choy and Norm ‘The Storm‘ Wignall “one of the best flat land skimmers in the city…..over 35 division” were on hand.

Early on in the evening the crowd was enjoying the wine, treats and art.

The many hours of drawings and painting paid off in a solid and unified show for Scott.