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Peisen Ding (he/they) is a visual artist and an art educator who’s art practice often involves the exploration of urban relationships, through photography, painting, pottery, installation and/or whatever medium and form arise organically in the process.

As a queer Chinese immigrant, it is also important for Peisen to discover what life brings when living with different identities and cultures, and how art can show care, love, and courage to others who have similar backgrounds.

As a BC Culture Days ambassador Peisen Ding invites you to an interactive mixed media art installation called “Lost & Found,” for BC Culture Days running between Sept. 22 and Oct. 15, 2023. Living in between diverse cultures, identities, and disabilities, the artist finds that it is not always easy to blend into a new city as a queer immigrant. Through his installation (on display Sept 23 at grunt gallery in Vancouver), they share an artistic way of finding inner peace, confidence, and love from being disoriented in life. Instructions for the interactions with the installation will be shown on-site.

Summer Tyance (she/her) is an Anishinaabe, Queer, Two-Spirit, multidisciplinary artist that is also a BC Culture Days Ambassador. She is a self-taught painter who has been painting with acrylic for over ten years, and more recently also does beadwork. Other arts they are interested in and have been involved with are podcasting, improv, traditional hand drumming, singing, creative writing, film, and fancy shawl dancing. Summer utilizes art as a way to connect with their Anishinaabe culture, to heal, and to express spirit.

Summer is spearheading the Culture Days Indigenous Youth Two-Spirit Hand Drum Song Workshop taking place Oct 7th / 10am to 4pm at Persona Creative, in Vancouver

For more info on the Artists and BC Culture Days, visit @BCCultureDays or Peisen on Insta @dean.psd or Summer on Insta @berrytyance @moonstone.drumgroup
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Deleqúa (she/her) is a singer, actress, & philanthropist born in Maryland, in the U.S. The many forms of the arts have always been a love and passion of hers, music being her greatest love.

She has released 2 albums & 7 singles including her latest titled “New Me” available on music streaming services. She has also played many roles in various stage plays throughout her career. The forefront message of Deleqúa has and always will be to lead with LOVE.

A woman of trans experience, Deleqúa truly has a story, and it has brought us to today, and the release of her single NEW ME available on all the streaming platforms. A passion to live a life of purpose and encourage, inspire and make everyone feel their absolute best! After experiencing with different styles, from gospel to R&B to pop, Deleqúa’s music has and will transcend time and is truly for everyone. To learn more about the artist, follow them on Insta at @iamdelequa