Smile On Your Brother is a traveling exhibition that will showcase skateboard art. Conducted by Contributor and Club Mumble, the exhibition is a fundraiser for Canadian children living in poverty. 50 custom decks — which will be up for auction — designed by various artists will be featured in each of Smile On Your Brother’s stops across Canada. Continue Reading…
Sneeze — a magazine-newspaper-poster-eco-global-printed-MEGA-hybrid — is not your ordinary magazine. Situated in Vancouver and read around the world, Sneeze Magazine is an unbound collection of skateboard and cultural content. With the large format of Sneeze pages, photo spreads become posters. Each turn of the page is meant to hit you with something unexpected, highly visual, and amazing. Continue Reading…
Andrew McGraw, Charles Rivard, Tyler Maher, Wojtek Zawada, Sam Klassen, and Mike McCourt — members of the Adidas Canada skate team are currently on a nation-wide tour that will see them making stops in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, and BC. The team took flight for Montreal on Thursday where they began the 2 week-long tour which will conclude in Vancouver August 9th. Continue Reading…
In the summer of 2008, Simon Cole established the Show & Tell Gallery in downtown Toronto. As a vessel for often disregarded artists to showcase their work, Show & Tell introduces an exciting roster of contemporary artists from across North America, Europe, and Asia. Although still a young establishment, Show & Tell Gallery has had a huge impact on the Canadian art scene. Continue Reading…
The idea behind Contributor is pretty simple: skateboards for all. Today, there are approximately 1.6 million kids living in poverty across Canada. The negative effects of poverty are very significant and limiting for those who are affected by it on a daily basis, but are especially difficult for youth. For these youth things that we take for granted – let’s say, the simple action of going out to play with friends on a skateboard – seem unattainable. Continue Reading…
At Antisocial at 2337 Main St in Vancouver on June 13th, Concrete Skateboarding, Canada’s premier skate magazine will celebrate the release of its 100th issue. The event will be presented by Antisocial, Independent, Momentum, Pilsner and Concrete Skateboarding Continue Reading…
Underworld will be taking a crew of talented skaters across BC’s Okanagan. From July 26th through July 2nd you can catch the tour which features Micky Papa, Dan Redmond, Lee Saunders, Chad Dickson, and more. The tour is sponsored by Coor’s Light and Underworld. Continue Reading…
On Sunday June 21, Monster Energy will present Go Skateboarding Day and The After Show at Sound Academy in Toronto. The event will feature the Downtown Skate Jam presented by Osiris and TLG with $500 up for grabs. Continue Reading…
Entering its seventh year this season, the 2009 DC Nationals skate competition opened up Saturday June 13th. Kicking off in Winnipeg, the city qualifiers will continue every weekend before pushing its way to Toronto on August 1st for the final qualifier. Continue Reading…
On June 12 at The Baitshop in Toronto at 358 Dufferin, Zoo York is hosting the Toronto premier of their latest, and highly-anticipated skatevideo “State of Mind”. Continue Reading…