helen siwak, eic, publisher, folioyvr, diner en blanc, vancouver, yvr, bc

Publisher’s Message: Welcome to Issue #27

As summer winds down and drizzly days arrive, I am pleased to share Part II of our Okanagan discovery journey that began in Issue #26 at Spirit Ridge Resort and continues with the Watermark Beach Resort, 15 Park Bistro, and Levia Wellness Spa. From there, I ventured to the District Wine Village with most gracious...

Splash Gala, Arts Umbrella, Fairmont Vancouver, Helen Siwak, Philanthropy, art gallery, fundraiser, vancouver, bc, luxury lifestyle

Arts Umbrella Annual ‘SPLASH’ Gala Raises Over $1.5M at the Historic Fairmont Vancouver

Leveraging innovation and creativity to overcome challenges of the current global pandemic, Arts Umbrella – Canada’s leading non-profit organization for youth arts education – held its most successful event to date with another unique adaptation of its annual Splash Art Auction & Gala. For an incredible 39-years, Arts Umbrella has connected guests at Splash with...

Folio.YVR 2019 / Top 10 Read: #5 Miriam Aroeste Celebrates the Ethereal HUMO

Bold, bright, and full of meaning. The works of Miriam Aroeste invoke powerful emotions with unidentifiable shapes and bursts of colour. In her latest collection, Humo, the colours seem to move on the canvas, like drops of ink in water. Each bloom of colour could be a physical representation of human emotions, usually impossible to...